Ted Wayman

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Protesters gathered in Boston Sunday afternoon to rally against any further attacks after the United States intervened in the war between Iran and Israel over the weekend. The U.S. dropped 30,000-pound bombs on a uranium enrichment site early Sunday, raising urgent questions about what remains of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond.

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Ted Wayman

A 100-year-old, three-story tree came crashing down Friday on vehicles and a home in Boston. The vehicles were parked along Laurel Street in the city's Roxbury neighborhood. The tree fell across the road and onto a house. Two cars sustained major damage, but luckily, no one was injured. Neighbors said it was a windy morning when the tree fell at about 8 a.m. They heard a giant crash when it landed on Minerole Bonifacia's house.

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Ted Wayman

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority christened two newly-named ferries after a naming contest was held. The contest was open to kindergarten through eighth-grade students from Boston, Quincy, Winthrop and Lynn, including public and private schools and homeschooled students. If you’re heading to or from Winthrop, keep an eye out for the Harbor Gem. For Quincy ferry riders, it’s the Abigail Adams. Fourth-grader Hailey Sommers chose the name Abigail Adams. “I think she is a good name.

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Ted Wayman

OUR TED WAYMAN IS IN CHARLESTOWN. THESE ARE THE DESCENDANTS OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. THEY SAY THEIR RELATIVES ARE AMERICAN HEROES. I THINK ABOUT MY FIFTH GREAT GRANDFATHER, DAVID, HOW HE FOUGHT HERE AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. JIM PHILBRICK IS A HISTORIAN. HE POINTS TO BUNKER HILL AS HALLOWED GROUND IN AMERICAN HISTORY. IT WAS THE MOMENT THE BRITISH REALIZED THEY WEREN’T JUST GOING TO PUSH US OVER.

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Ted Wayman

The Boston pride rally and the No Kings rally organizers said more than 1 million people showed up Saturday on Boston Common to celebrate the LGBTQ community and democracy. A ribbon cutting kicked off Boston's Pride for the People march while a motorcycle contingent led a rally down Clarendon Street and through the Back Bay as hundreds of thousands of people celebrated the LGBTQ+ community. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joined marchers downtown. "It’s not just about people who are gay.