December 29, 2025 • 6 mins
Fenway concession workers ratified a new contract deal, Dedham Christmas Eve fire victim identified as a Syracuse University senior, and new push to legalize magic mushrooms on Beacon Hill. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Cloudy sky's forty five degrees in Boston at eleven o'clock. Hello,
and thanks for being with us on this Monday. It
is December twenty ninth. I'ks Sherry Small. Here's what's happening.
After an icy start to the day for many, things
are warming up.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Areas of dense fog for a while this morning.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Of the wise, cloudy today, becoming breezy and warmer with
periods of rain.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
The high fifty and that's Acky weather meteorologist. The full
forecast coming up, all right, happening now in Boston. The
left lane in the Ted Williams Tunnel eastbound is closed
because of a tractor trailer crash and fuel spill earlier
this morning. Offici'll say it will remain closed until Cruise
can get out there and clean up everything. Drivers being
asked to avoid the area if at all possible. Anyone
(00:53):
heading that way should expect alaze well the very latest
with traffic and weather coming up. A handshake over the
concession stands at Fenway Park.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
They're the ones serving up Fenway Frank's crackerjacks or some
good old fashioned summer, Logger and now the concession workers
at Fenway ratify a new contract with food service company
ara Mark. Unionized workers with Unite Here Local twenty six
say the new deal sets a standard for staffing, better pay,
and technology improvements while securing their jobs amid a self
checkout line. The contract dictates there should be one ID
(01:26):
checker for every two self service machines on the salary front.
Now tipped Aramark staff will get a ten dollar raise
over five years, and the gratuity for catering is also increased,
up two percent over last summer at the height of
the Red Sox season. These employees went on a three
day strike for these changes. Jay Will led WBZ Boston's
news radio.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
The victim who died during a house fire in need
Among Christmas Eve has been identified as twenty one year
old Kayla Corrigan. Mccorgan was a senior at Syracuse University's
Whitman School of Management and was preparing to graduate this spring.
Investigators believe the fire on Woodward Road likely began in
the rear of an attached garage. A GoFundMe campaign has
(02:05):
been launched to support Corgan's mother and sister. The US
announces a two billion dollar pledge for you and humanitarian aid.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
The funding is a sharp drop from previous years, when
US contributions reached a hias seventeen billion dollars annually, but
the Trump administration insists it's a generous amount that will
maintain the United States status as the world's largest humanitarian donor.
Critics say the steep cuts have already forced major reductions
in aid programs, worsening hunger, displacement, and disease worldwide. Stacy Lynn,
(02:39):
CBS News Washington.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Nettan Yahoo, is prepared to meet
with President Trump in Florida.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
Tresan Pazeshkian says his country is in a full scale
war with the US, Israel, and Europe, saying the West
does not want Iran to stand on its feet. He
also claimed the military is stronger than it was when
the US and Israel targeted Iran's nuclear sides over the summer.
You remember, back in June, President Trump ordered an attack
on three of Aram's and nuclear facilities using bunker buster
(03:07):
bombs and cruise miss up.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
And that's ABC's James Longman. Now the four AWBC ACU
Weather forecast. It looks like we're seeing areas of dense
fog into the early afternoon, otherwise cloudy, becoming breezy, intermittent
rain and drizzle. Highs near fifty, Partly cloudy and windy
tonight and overnight low of twenty four. Tuesday, it's going
to be very windy at times. We'll see sun and clouds.
(03:31):
Highs only reaching twenty seven, but with winds gusting to
forty miles per hour at times, those real field tempts,
they'll feel like they're in the single digits. On Wednesday,
New Year's Eve, clouds and some sun. It'll be breezy
with a high thirty four. New Year's Day. On Thursday,
we'll only reach a high twenty nine, sun and some clouds.
(03:52):
It's going to be breezy again, and as we look ahead,
some sun for Friday with highs in the mid to
upper twenties. It's cloudy right now in Austin forty five
degrees at ten oh five, all right out of winter
storm to an already busy holiday travel time, and you
get a lot of disruptions. Wbz's James Rojas is at
(04:12):
Logan Airport with more.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
What's up in the air. For many travelers is their
flight status. As folks navigate a busy Logan.
Speaker 4 (04:19):
I found out I was canceled at the big o'clock
this morning, got delayed an hour today. Hopefully I didn't
get delayed in a more.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
I'm going to Minnesota, so there's actually like a storm
happening there, so I was a little worried, but I
think should be good.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Hopefully hours is on time as of now, so hopefully
to days that way. The lines are long, surprising folks
who are expecting or hoping it wouldn't be this busy
until after New Year's coming here.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
And on Monday morning.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
After the holidays, I was I was kind of hoping
everyone had already traveled on like Saturday. I was a
little shocked at Logan. James Rojas WBZ Boston Snooze Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
All Right, checking the flight board. So far today over
at Logan, there have been eighty nine flights delayed thirty
nine flights canceled, according to flight aware all Right. Even
though voters in Massachusetts recently rejected a plan to legalize
magic mushrooms, advocates are back on Beacon Hill pushing for
the healthcare benefits of psychedelics. The Joint Committee on Public
(05:18):
Health is set to vote to decriminalize the drug for
those twenty one and over for treatment of post traumatic
stress disorder and other illnesses. If approved, the measure would
authorize a pilot program with five sites across the state.
A regretful thief who stole two Mandolins from a music
store in New Jersey returned them with an apology.
Speaker 6 (05:40):
He opened the door at Mark Street Music and Teeneck
Friday afternoon just wide enough to slip the two purloined
instruments inside, with a handwritten note attached that said sorry,
I've been drunk. Merry Christmas. His repentance comes after being
shamed on Buzzy Levine's social media account. He posted surveillance
video of the tip thief plucking the Mandolins from the
(06:02):
wall and tucking them inside his winter jacket before taking off.
No word yet and whether there's been an arrest. I'm
Sarah Lee Kessler.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
A number of ducks and chickens find their way to
safety as flames ripped through a barn in winchingdon No
humans were hurt in that fire, which required assistance from
surrounding towns to help put it out. No word on
the cause of that lace either. You are now in
the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to
WBZ News Radio on the iHeart Radio app. I'm Sherry Small, WBZ,
(06:34):
Boston's news radio
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Cloudy sky's forty five degrees in Boston at eleven o'clock. Hello,
and thanks for being with us on this Monday. It
is December twenty ninth. I'ks Sherry Small. Here's what's happening.
After an icy start to the day for many, things
are warming up.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Areas of dense fog for a while this morning.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Of the wise, cloudy today, becoming breezy and warmer with
periods of rain.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
The high fifty and that's Acky weather meteorologist. The full
forecast coming up, all right, happening now in Boston. The
left lane in the Ted Williams Tunnel eastbound is closed
because of a tractor trailer crash and fuel spill earlier
this morning. Offici'll say it will remain closed until Cruise
can get out there and clean up everything. Drivers being
asked to avoid the area if at all possible. Anyone
(00:53):
heading that way should expect alaze well the very latest
with traffic and weather coming up. A handshake over the
concession stands at Fenway Park.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
They're the ones serving up Fenway Frank's crackerjacks or some
good old fashioned summer, Logger and now the concession workers
at Fenway ratify a new contract with food service company
ara Mark. Unionized workers with Unite Here Local twenty six
say the new deal sets a standard for staffing, better pay,
and technology improvements while securing their jobs amid a self
checkout line. The contract dictates there should be one ID
(01:26):
checker for every two self service machines on the salary front.
Now tipped Aramark staff will get a ten dollar raise
over five years, and the gratuity for catering is also increased,
up two percent over last summer at the height of
the Red Sox season. These employees went on a three
day strike for these changes. Jay Will led WBZ Boston's
news radio.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
The victim who died during a house fire in need
Among Christmas Eve has been identified as twenty one year
old Kayla Corrigan. Mccorgan was a senior at Syracuse University's
Whitman School of Management and was preparing to graduate this spring.
Investigators believe the fire on Woodward Road likely began in
the rear of an attached garage. A GoFundMe campaign has
(02:05):
been launched to support Corgan's mother and sister. The US
announces a two billion dollar pledge for you and humanitarian aid.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
The funding is a sharp drop from previous years, when
US contributions reached a hias seventeen billion dollars annually, but
the Trump administration insists it's a generous amount that will
maintain the United States status as the world's largest humanitarian donor.
Critics say the steep cuts have already forced major reductions
in aid programs, worsening hunger, displacement, and disease worldwide. Stacy Lynn,
(02:39):
CBS News Washington.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Nettan Yahoo, is prepared to meet
with President Trump in Florida.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
Tresan Pazeshkian says his country is in a full scale
war with the US, Israel, and Europe, saying the West
does not want Iran to stand on its feet. He
also claimed the military is stronger than it was when
the US and Israel targeted Iran's nuclear sides over the summer.
You remember, back in June, President Trump ordered an attack
on three of Aram's and nuclear facilities using bunker buster
(03:07):
bombs and cruise miss up.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
And that's ABC's James Longman. Now the four AWBC ACU
Weather forecast. It looks like we're seeing areas of dense
fog into the early afternoon, otherwise cloudy, becoming breezy, intermittent
rain and drizzle. Highs near fifty, Partly cloudy and windy
tonight and overnight low of twenty four. Tuesday, it's going
to be very windy at times. We'll see sun and clouds.
(03:31):
Highs only reaching twenty seven, but with winds gusting to
forty miles per hour at times, those real field tempts,
they'll feel like they're in the single digits. On Wednesday,
New Year's Eve, clouds and some sun. It'll be breezy
with a high thirty four. New Year's Day. On Thursday,
we'll only reach a high twenty nine, sun and some clouds.
(03:52):
It's going to be breezy again, and as we look ahead,
some sun for Friday with highs in the mid to
upper twenties. It's cloudy right now in Austin forty five
degrees at ten oh five, all right out of winter
storm to an already busy holiday travel time, and you
get a lot of disruptions. Wbz's James Rojas is at
(04:12):
Logan Airport with more.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
What's up in the air. For many travelers is their
flight status. As folks navigate a busy Logan.
Speaker 4 (04:19):
I found out I was canceled at the big o'clock
this morning, got delayed an hour today. Hopefully I didn't
get delayed in a more.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
I'm going to Minnesota, so there's actually like a storm
happening there, so I was a little worried, but I
think should be good.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Hopefully hours is on time as of now, so hopefully
to days that way. The lines are long, surprising folks
who are expecting or hoping it wouldn't be this busy
until after New Year's coming here.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
And on Monday morning.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
After the holidays, I was I was kind of hoping
everyone had already traveled on like Saturday. I was a
little shocked at Logan. James Rojas WBZ Boston Snooze Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
All Right, checking the flight board. So far today over
at Logan, there have been eighty nine flights delayed thirty
nine flights canceled, according to flight aware all Right. Even
though voters in Massachusetts recently rejected a plan to legalize
magic mushrooms, advocates are back on Beacon Hill pushing for
the healthcare benefits of psychedelics. The Joint Committee on Public
(05:18):
Health is set to vote to decriminalize the drug for
those twenty one and over for treatment of post traumatic
stress disorder and other illnesses. If approved, the measure would
authorize a pilot program with five sites across the state.
A regretful thief who stole two Mandolins from a music
store in New Jersey returned them with an apology.
Speaker 6 (05:40):
He opened the door at Mark Street Music and Teeneck
Friday afternoon just wide enough to slip the two purloined
instruments inside, with a handwritten note attached that said sorry,
I've been drunk. Merry Christmas. His repentance comes after being
shamed on Buzzy Levine's social media account. He posted surveillance
video of the tip thief plucking the Mandolins from the
(06:02):
wall and tucking them inside his winter jacket before taking off.
No word yet and whether there's been an arrest. I'm
Sarah Lee Kessler.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
A number of ducks and chickens find their way to
safety as flames ripped through a barn in winchingdon No
humans were hurt in that fire, which required assistance from
surrounding towns to help put it out. No word on
the cause of that lace either. You are now in
the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to
WBZ News Radio on the iHeart Radio app. I'm Sherry Small, WBZ,
(06:34):
Boston's news radio
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