March 10, 2025 • 7 mins
Governor Maura Healey's new plan to tackle high energy bills, Harvard University announced a hiring freeze, and it's last call for Twin Donuts in Allston. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
See this is WBC Boston's news radio redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Blue Skies, Sonny and fifty one in Boston and again,
our time has now officially changed and happening now. Governor
Mari Healey and several local leaders and officials are holding
a news conference about our plan to tackle sky high
energy costs statewide. Governor Healey and her energy secretary are
(00:31):
in Lowell right now, along with the mayor there and
city manager, getting ready to lay out their plans to
cut cost, cut red tape, and provide discounts to concern customers.
The governor has already pressured the DPU to do more
to lower gas prices, which went up significantly this winter.
In response, the DPU did reduce the mass A plan
(00:53):
by half a billion and then ordered a reduction in
the March and April bills, but then said customers, you're
going to have to pay it down the line. State
Attorney General Andrea Campbell says the cost cuts for those
months should be permanent. President Trump defends his rapidly changing
tariff policies as the markets once again see read investors
(01:14):
are afraid of a possible recession. ABC's Rachel Scott reports Just.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Days ago, the market's tumbled when Trump imposed a twenty
five percent tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, the
president quickly reversing course. Now, Trump says he's planning for
even more. A twenty five percent tariff on all FOURGN
steel and aluminum will take effect on Wednesday, and vowing
to impose what he calls reciprocal tariffs on countries too.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Oh. I think the tariffs are going to be the
greatest thing we've ever done as a country.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
It's going to make our country rich again.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
The President also threatening hefty tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
We are seeing stock sliding all right. Let's start with
the Dow at down three hundred and forty eight points
and getting closer to forty two thousand again. The SMP
is down that and the Nasdaq is down three and
a half percent. The Nastak is taking it on the
chin right now. We'll check in with Bloomberg Business News.
At eleven oh eight, Harvard University announces a hiring freeze,
(02:13):
just days after the Trump administration pulled four hundred million
dollars in federal funding from Columbia University. The Globe reports
Harvard President Alan Garber announced the freeze in a message
to faculty and staff, blaming it on substantial financial uncertainties
driven by rapidly shifting federal policies. The Trump administration pulled
(02:36):
the funding for Columbia, citing its failure to protect Jewish
students from anti semitism and harassment during the pro Palestinian
student protest. Harvard has come under similar scrutiny by the
Trump administration, and this freeze applies to all of Harvard's
schools and divisions. It's about to be last call at
(02:57):
a local diner in Austin that's been served up meals
since the mid nineteen fifties. Ably bz's James Rojas reports.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
For three quarters of the century, you didn't have to
go any further than Twin Donuts on Cambridge Street to
find a warm donut, hot coffee, and hearty comfort food.
But unfortunately for longtime customers like Jack, that's something they're
going to have to do soon. Just yesterday they announced
that the twenty third of this month will be their
last day, and then after that they're closing.
Speaker 5 (03:24):
Shocking and the hard workers. I'd see them there every
morning at six They provided a great service, and I'll
tell you that. So I'm sad here.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
The owners haven't publicly said why they're closing, just that
it's been an honor and privilege. They stayed very busy
all the time, so it's sad to hear they're going.
Twin Donuts will serve its last donut on the twenty third,
so get them while they're fresh. In Austin, James Rojas
WBZ Boston snows radio well.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Sunshine out there actually feels a lot better. So it's
still windy, but not the kind of wind that's going
to rip that baseball cap off your head. It's a
little calmer, a breezy high fifty six. We're seeing fifty
three out there, as are high right now Brockton, Boston,
fifty one. Very chilly tonight under Starlit Sky's upper twenties
(04:10):
inland Boston above freezing tomorrow. Back in the high fifties
was sunshine, still breezy, cooler in the Capean Islands. So
we're eyeing the chance of a little snow in this
forecast by the time Thursday rolls in. We're cooling it
down Wednesday. We'll have more on that coming up. Flood
insurance can wash away a lot of your money, especially
if you're required to get it. But some homeowners in
(04:34):
Quinsy are watching the costly tide receive thanks to new
flood maps. He means he's Jim McKay reports, you.
Speaker 5 (04:42):
Can imagine the delight hearing the news you no longer
have to purchase flood insurance.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
That would be great for the homeowners.
Speaker 5 (04:48):
Eileen lives in Quincy. She was all smiles knowing the
financial burden of homeownership.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
All the other expenses are going at.
Speaker 5 (04:54):
The latest redrawn maps from FEMA, see three hundred homes
removed from a flood sensitive zone where homew owners are
required to purchase the policies, which can run close to
two thousand dollars a year. For Luis, his flood policy
is written into his mortgage.
Speaker 4 (05:08):
For the amount of money that we are paying five percent,
it actually eats some savings.
Speaker 5 (05:13):
Now it'll be adjusted and those payments are going down
by one hundred and fifty dollars.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
A month, So definitely I'll take some savings.
Speaker 5 (05:19):
As the saying goes, every penny counts and Quincy. Jim
MCKAWBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
From Criminal Court to a court martial. Jack Nex Sara,
the Air National guardsman who admitted he leaved government's secrets online,
is right now before a military court martial at Hanscombe
Air Base. As lawyers argue the military trial amounts to
double jeopardy. The US military disagrees with that, So this
is happening and Tech Sarah is now today charged with
(05:50):
disobeying orders while stationed on air base Cape Con and
obstructing justice. Last year, the young Dyton man was sentenced
to fifteen years of in prison for leaking highly classified
military secrets and documents. He pleaded guilty in federal court
in Boston. At least thirty two people are injured after
(06:10):
an oil tanker and a cargo ship collide in the
North Sea, off the coast of England. Your CBS is
e in Lee.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
A Portuguese flagship, the so Long, was sailing from the north.
That's when it hit the nearly stationary US flagship. A
huge fireball erupted. Some people we are hearing jumped into
the water.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
The extent of the injuries is unknown. Ground control to
Needham Zone. It's about time for Sunny Williams and her
fellow stranded astronaut to come back to Earth.
Speaker 6 (06:42):
Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams will return to Earth on
March sixteenth. The Boeing Starliner spacecraft they launched in for
what was supposed to be roughly a ten day mission
was deemed unsafe to return in, so they'll now be
helped in their journey home by SpaceX. I'm Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout
the day, Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Laurie Kirby, WBZ, Boston's news radio
See this is WBC Boston's news radio redefining local news.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Blue Skies, Sonny and fifty one in Boston and again,
our time has now officially changed and happening now. Governor
Mari Healey and several local leaders and officials are holding
a news conference about our plan to tackle sky high
energy costs statewide. Governor Healey and her energy secretary are
(00:31):
in Lowell right now, along with the mayor there and
city manager, getting ready to lay out their plans to
cut cost, cut red tape, and provide discounts to concern customers.
The governor has already pressured the DPU to do more
to lower gas prices, which went up significantly this winter.
In response, the DPU did reduce the mass A plan
(00:53):
by half a billion and then ordered a reduction in
the March and April bills, but then said customers, you're
going to have to pay it down the line. State
Attorney General Andrea Campbell says the cost cuts for those
months should be permanent. President Trump defends his rapidly changing
tariff policies as the markets once again see read investors
(01:14):
are afraid of a possible recession. ABC's Rachel Scott reports Just.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Days ago, the market's tumbled when Trump imposed a twenty
five percent tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, the
president quickly reversing course. Now, Trump says he's planning for
even more. A twenty five percent tariff on all FOURGN
steel and aluminum will take effect on Wednesday, and vowing
to impose what he calls reciprocal tariffs on countries too.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Oh. I think the tariffs are going to be the
greatest thing we've ever done as a country.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
It's going to make our country rich again.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
The President also threatening hefty tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
We are seeing stock sliding all right. Let's start with
the Dow at down three hundred and forty eight points
and getting closer to forty two thousand again. The SMP
is down that and the Nasdaq is down three and
a half percent. The Nastak is taking it on the
chin right now. We'll check in with Bloomberg Business News.
At eleven oh eight, Harvard University announces a hiring freeze,
(02:13):
just days after the Trump administration pulled four hundred million
dollars in federal funding from Columbia University. The Globe reports
Harvard President Alan Garber announced the freeze in a message
to faculty and staff, blaming it on substantial financial uncertainties
driven by rapidly shifting federal policies. The Trump administration pulled
(02:36):
the funding for Columbia, citing its failure to protect Jewish
students from anti semitism and harassment during the pro Palestinian
student protest. Harvard has come under similar scrutiny by the
Trump administration, and this freeze applies to all of Harvard's
schools and divisions. It's about to be last call at
(02:57):
a local diner in Austin that's been served up meals
since the mid nineteen fifties. Ably bz's James Rojas reports.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
For three quarters of the century, you didn't have to
go any further than Twin Donuts on Cambridge Street to
find a warm donut, hot coffee, and hearty comfort food.
But unfortunately for longtime customers like Jack, that's something they're
going to have to do soon. Just yesterday they announced
that the twenty third of this month will be their
last day, and then after that they're closing.
Speaker 5 (03:24):
Shocking and the hard workers. I'd see them there every
morning at six They provided a great service, and I'll
tell you that. So I'm sad here.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
The owners haven't publicly said why they're closing, just that
it's been an honor and privilege. They stayed very busy
all the time, so it's sad to hear they're going.
Twin Donuts will serve its last donut on the twenty third,
so get them while they're fresh. In Austin, James Rojas
WBZ Boston snows radio well.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Sunshine out there actually feels a lot better. So it's
still windy, but not the kind of wind that's going
to rip that baseball cap off your head. It's a
little calmer, a breezy high fifty six. We're seeing fifty
three out there, as are high right now Brockton, Boston,
fifty one. Very chilly tonight under Starlit Sky's upper twenties
(04:10):
inland Boston above freezing tomorrow. Back in the high fifties
was sunshine, still breezy, cooler in the Capean Islands. So
we're eyeing the chance of a little snow in this
forecast by the time Thursday rolls in. We're cooling it
down Wednesday. We'll have more on that coming up. Flood
insurance can wash away a lot of your money, especially
if you're required to get it. But some homeowners in
(04:34):
Quinsy are watching the costly tide receive thanks to new
flood maps. He means he's Jim McKay reports, you.
Speaker 5 (04:42):
Can imagine the delight hearing the news you no longer
have to purchase flood insurance.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
That would be great for the homeowners.
Speaker 5 (04:48):
Eileen lives in Quincy. She was all smiles knowing the
financial burden of homeownership.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
All the other expenses are going at.
Speaker 5 (04:54):
The latest redrawn maps from FEMA, see three hundred homes
removed from a flood sensitive zone where homew owners are
required to purchase the policies, which can run close to
two thousand dollars a year. For Luis, his flood policy
is written into his mortgage.
Speaker 4 (05:08):
For the amount of money that we are paying five percent,
it actually eats some savings.
Speaker 5 (05:13):
Now it'll be adjusted and those payments are going down
by one hundred and fifty dollars.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
A month, So definitely I'll take some savings.
Speaker 5 (05:19):
As the saying goes, every penny counts and Quincy. Jim
MCKAWBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
From Criminal Court to a court martial. Jack Nex Sara,
the Air National guardsman who admitted he leaved government's secrets online,
is right now before a military court martial at Hanscombe
Air Base. As lawyers argue the military trial amounts to
double jeopardy. The US military disagrees with that, So this
is happening and Tech Sarah is now today charged with
(05:50):
disobeying orders while stationed on air base Cape Con and
obstructing justice. Last year, the young Dyton man was sentenced
to fifteen years of in prison for leaking highly classified
military secrets and documents. He pleaded guilty in federal court
in Boston. At least thirty two people are injured after
(06:10):
an oil tanker and a cargo ship collide in the
North Sea, off the coast of England. Your CBS is
e in Lee.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
A Portuguese flagship, the so Long, was sailing from the north.
That's when it hit the nearly stationary US flagship. A
huge fireball erupted. Some people we are hearing jumped into
the water.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
The extent of the injuries is unknown. Ground control to
Needham Zone. It's about time for Sunny Williams and her
fellow stranded astronaut to come back to Earth.
Speaker 6 (06:42):
Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams will return to Earth on
March sixteenth. The Boeing Starliner spacecraft they launched in for
what was supposed to be roughly a ten day mission
was deemed unsafe to return in, so they'll now be
helped in their journey home by SpaceX. I'm Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
You are now in the loop. For news updates throughout
the day, Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Laurie Kirby, WBZ, Boston's news radio
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