July 11, 2025 • 6 mins
The MBTA embarks on a new project at the Back Bay station, new study showed the state made strides battling opioid abuse, and more court drama for Karen Read. Stay in "The Loop" with WBZ NewsRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ Boston's news radio. We defining local news.
Sixty five degrees.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
We have plenty of clouds and fog here at six o'clock.
We have made it to Friday morning. It is Friday,
July eleventh, twenty twenty five. In this hour of news
is brought to you by your new England Toyota Dealer,
your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Thank you so much
for joining us. I'm Jim McKay and here's what's happening. Well,
some patche fog as we start off on this Friday,
(00:35):
but later on we're gonna see that big beautiful sunshine
once again, will.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Eventually give way to some sunshine.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
Today highs will be the mid seventies in the city
of tow eighty four Inland.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
That is wvz AKI weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. And it
looks like we've got a pretty nice forecast in store
for us this weekend. Plenty of nice sunshine and also
some nice temperatures. We'll talk about that in just a
few moments, but first, at six oh one, the NBT
is in the beginning stages of a massive construction project.
Speaker 5 (01:03):
It is overhauling the back base station. They are entering
the pre construction phase and when work gets started, they're
expecting an end date of twenty twenty seven. Some eighteen
thousand commuters passed through that busy station on a daily basis.
They will be getting new entrances, improved lighting, messaging, new signage, seating,
security cams, bike racks, and retail How about that, Jay Willett,
(01:25):
WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
Well Massachusetts is showing the state has made huge strides
in the fight against opioid abuse. The State Substance Addiction
Bureau releasing new information this week that showed the Commonwealth
saw a thirty six percent decrease in opioid related overdose
deaths last year, the lowest level in eleven years. Many
health health experts are crediting the public's efforts to raise awareness,
(01:50):
offering more avenues for help and treatment. Also the widespread
availability of Narcaan in public places. That's the nasal spray
that reverses an active opioid overdose. We'll have about them.
Red Sox stores were so trying to score the troll
Shaddan Rafaela, the big hit suld have come from behind
four to three win over the Rays and to hear
(02:12):
that crowd last night at Fina, the place was rocking.
Seven wins in a row. Now for the Red Sox
as they are catching some mid July fire in another
huge semi final day at Wimbledon.
Speaker 6 (02:23):
The only thing.
Speaker 7 (02:23):
Hunter than the Red Sox is the Americans at Wimbledon.
American Taylor Fritz gets Carlos Alkaaz today eight thirty start
this morning. Then it's some guy named Djokovic, first sinner.
Two big names right. There should be fun all day
long today at Wimbledon. And how about the story of
American Amanda Anisamva to.
Speaker 5 (02:40):
Be in the final is just indescribable, honestly, a huge wain.
Speaker 7 (02:46):
Yesterday over Arena Sebalanca, the number one player in the world.
Amova gets IGOs Viatk tomorrow when the women's final at Wimbledon.
We shall see if she can pull another upset over Ego.
Drew moholland WWZ Boston's news radio, Well.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
We are certainly aring off looking like another drury morning
out there. We've got a whole lot of fog and
some cloudy skies, but also some cooler air and we
will certainly be seeing some sunshine once again today, and
boy do we deserve it after all of those rain
showers yesterday, the flooded roads and different areas. The cleanup
was lasting all day on Thursday. But we've got that
(03:21):
in our rearview mirror. Luckily, the clouds will break off.
We should have a really beautiful afternoon highs around eighty
degrees for tonight, partly cloudy, lows down into the sixties.
For tomorrow, you're going to be mid seventies, picture perfect
weather along the coast, intervals of sunshine and clouds. And
then on Sunday, looks like we're going to heat up
a little bit, but again, a nice sunny day with
(03:42):
just a few clouds around, and really just a very
nice weekend that we're looking at. Here at the moment,
we are at sixty five degrees with those foggy conditions
out there in Boston at six oh six. Well, Karen
Reid is now making moves to get a civil suit
against her thrown out.
Speaker 6 (03:58):
Sharon Reed is moving to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit
against her that was filed in August of twenty twenty
four in Plymouth Superior Court by the family of Boston
police officer John O'Keefe. Reid was acquitted of the murder
of O'Keeffe last month, and she was just found guilty
of OUI. The civil suit was also filed against two
Canton bars, c F. McCarthy's and the Waterfall Bar and
(04:20):
Grill where O'Keeffe and Reed were drinking the night before
he died. The latest filing by Reed does not cite
a reason for her request to dismiss the lawsuit. Back
on July third, Read added three additional lawyers to her
team to represent her in this case. The O'Keefe family
is seeking at least fifty thousand dollars in damages for
what the lawsuit calls pain and suffering, emotional distress and more.
(04:41):
Burke McCarthy WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
And we continue now at six seven. The Market Basket
saga continues and another senior manager has been benched.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Market Basket has been in the throes of a leadership
upheaval for months since the board there suspended CEO Arthur T.
Demoulis and several other execs. The latest casualty Paul Quigley,
a supervisor who manages twenty two.
Speaker 8 (05:03):
Stores, and I was calling them out and questioning and said, hey,
what are we doing here?
Speaker 3 (05:07):
The forty four year veteran has been suspended until the
end of September, and he says that's because he was
asking too many questions about where the change popular CEO was.
He describes the current situation as a kind of power vacuum.
Speaker 8 (05:19):
The reason for my dismissal was that they said I
was being disruptive. In fact, I was asking questions and
regat to my boss. Mister Demillis wanted to know when
he's going to be back.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
The leadership struggle touched off in May when the board
appointed by Arthur T's sisters accused him of planning a
work stoppage.
Speaker 8 (05:35):
I covered twenty two stores. If there was any type
of a planned walkout, I think I would know about it.
This is a sham.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Kyle Schaffel Dibbs Boston's News Radio at.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Six oh seven. Study shows it's never too late to
start exercising.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Being physically active as an adult lowers your risk of
death by thirty to forty percent later in life. I
study published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine found
people who were consistently active got the most benefit, but
even people who did not exercise but started becoming more
active had a twenty to twenty five percent lower risk
of death.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
CBS's Michael George. Recent numbers claim about a quarter of
adults in the US achieved the recommended amount of physical
activity for a healthy lifestyle. You are now in the loop.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
For news updates throughout the day.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
Jim McKay, WBZ, Boston's news radio
This is WBZ Boston's news radio. We defining local news.
Sixty five degrees.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
We have plenty of clouds and fog here at six o'clock.
We have made it to Friday morning. It is Friday,
July eleventh, twenty twenty five. In this hour of news
is brought to you by your new England Toyota Dealer,
your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Thank you so much
for joining us. I'm Jim McKay and here's what's happening. Well,
some patche fog as we start off on this Friday,
(00:35):
but later on we're gonna see that big beautiful sunshine
once again, will.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Eventually give way to some sunshine.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
Today highs will be the mid seventies in the city
of tow eighty four Inland.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
That is wvz AKI weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. And it
looks like we've got a pretty nice forecast in store
for us this weekend. Plenty of nice sunshine and also
some nice temperatures. We'll talk about that in just a
few moments, but first, at six oh one, the NBT
is in the beginning stages of a massive construction project.
Speaker 5 (01:03):
It is overhauling the back base station. They are entering
the pre construction phase and when work gets started, they're
expecting an end date of twenty twenty seven. Some eighteen
thousand commuters passed through that busy station on a daily basis.
They will be getting new entrances, improved lighting, messaging, new signage, seating,
security cams, bike racks, and retail How about that, Jay Willett,
(01:25):
WBZ Boston's news radio.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
Well Massachusetts is showing the state has made huge strides
in the fight against opioid abuse. The State Substance Addiction
Bureau releasing new information this week that showed the Commonwealth
saw a thirty six percent decrease in opioid related overdose
deaths last year, the lowest level in eleven years. Many
health health experts are crediting the public's efforts to raise awareness,
(01:50):
offering more avenues for help and treatment. Also the widespread
availability of Narcaan in public places. That's the nasal spray
that reverses an active opioid overdose. We'll have about them.
Red Sox stores were so trying to score the troll
Shaddan Rafaela, the big hit suld have come from behind
four to three win over the Rays and to hear
(02:12):
that crowd last night at Fina, the place was rocking.
Seven wins in a row. Now for the Red Sox
as they are catching some mid July fire in another
huge semi final day at Wimbledon.
Speaker 6 (02:23):
The only thing.
Speaker 7 (02:23):
Hunter than the Red Sox is the Americans at Wimbledon.
American Taylor Fritz gets Carlos Alkaaz today eight thirty start
this morning. Then it's some guy named Djokovic, first sinner.
Two big names right. There should be fun all day
long today at Wimbledon. And how about the story of
American Amanda Anisamva to.
Speaker 5 (02:40):
Be in the final is just indescribable, honestly, a huge wain.
Speaker 7 (02:46):
Yesterday over Arena Sebalanca, the number one player in the world.
Amova gets IGOs Viatk tomorrow when the women's final at Wimbledon.
We shall see if she can pull another upset over Ego.
Drew moholland WWZ Boston's news radio, Well.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
We are certainly aring off looking like another drury morning
out there. We've got a whole lot of fog and
some cloudy skies, but also some cooler air and we
will certainly be seeing some sunshine once again today, and
boy do we deserve it after all of those rain
showers yesterday, the flooded roads and different areas. The cleanup
was lasting all day on Thursday. But we've got that
(03:21):
in our rearview mirror. Luckily, the clouds will break off.
We should have a really beautiful afternoon highs around eighty
degrees for tonight, partly cloudy, lows down into the sixties.
For tomorrow, you're going to be mid seventies, picture perfect
weather along the coast, intervals of sunshine and clouds. And
then on Sunday, looks like we're going to heat up
a little bit, but again, a nice sunny day with
(03:42):
just a few clouds around, and really just a very
nice weekend that we're looking at. Here at the moment,
we are at sixty five degrees with those foggy conditions
out there in Boston at six oh six. Well, Karen
Reid is now making moves to get a civil suit
against her thrown out.
Speaker 6 (03:58):
Sharon Reed is moving to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit
against her that was filed in August of twenty twenty
four in Plymouth Superior Court by the family of Boston
police officer John O'Keefe. Reid was acquitted of the murder
of O'Keeffe last month, and she was just found guilty
of OUI. The civil suit was also filed against two
Canton bars, c F. McCarthy's and the Waterfall Bar and
(04:20):
Grill where O'Keeffe and Reed were drinking the night before
he died. The latest filing by Reed does not cite
a reason for her request to dismiss the lawsuit. Back
on July third, Read added three additional lawyers to her
team to represent her in this case. The O'Keefe family
is seeking at least fifty thousand dollars in damages for
what the lawsuit calls pain and suffering, emotional distress and more.
(04:41):
Burke McCarthy WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
And we continue now at six seven. The Market Basket
saga continues and another senior manager has been benched.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Market Basket has been in the throes of a leadership
upheaval for months since the board there suspended CEO Arthur T.
Demoulis and several other execs. The latest casualty Paul Quigley,
a supervisor who manages twenty two.
Speaker 8 (05:03):
Stores, and I was calling them out and questioning and said, hey,
what are we doing here?
Speaker 3 (05:07):
The forty four year veteran has been suspended until the
end of September, and he says that's because he was
asking too many questions about where the change popular CEO was.
He describes the current situation as a kind of power vacuum.
Speaker 8 (05:19):
The reason for my dismissal was that they said I
was being disruptive. In fact, I was asking questions and
regat to my boss. Mister Demillis wanted to know when
he's going to be back.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
The leadership struggle touched off in May when the board
appointed by Arthur T's sisters accused him of planning a
work stoppage.
Speaker 8 (05:35):
I covered twenty two stores. If there was any type
of a planned walkout, I think I would know about it.
This is a sham.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Kyle Schaffel Dibbs Boston's News Radio at.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Six oh seven. Study shows it's never too late to
start exercising.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Being physically active as an adult lowers your risk of
death by thirty to forty percent later in life. I
study published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine found
people who were consistently active got the most benefit, but
even people who did not exercise but started becoming more
active had a twenty to twenty five percent lower risk
of death.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
CBS's Michael George. Recent numbers claim about a quarter of
adults in the US achieved the recommended amount of physical
activity for a healthy lifestyle. You are now in the loop.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
For news updates throughout the day.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm
Jim McKay, WBZ, Boston's news radio
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