This is WBZ at Boston's news radio. We defining local news sixty seven degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon, I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. Lest we forget honoring veterans on what was once called Armistice Day. President Biden laying wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlepen National Cemetery. Today November eleventh, the eleventh hour, the eleventh day of the eleventh month, when World War One ended in nineteen eighteen, and now it's a day to say thank you to those who have served.
We have many obligations, only one truly sacred obligation, sacred prepare those we send in a harms way to care for them and their families when they return home.
All across the country, local celebrations of veterans. VFW Post five sixty one members in South Boston held their annual ceremony today.
Thank you for making sure that we are standing strong and remembering the sacrifices that made it possible for us to enjoy our freedoms.
Mayor Michelle MoU speaking at the VFW Fitzgerald Post five sixty one Veterans Day Memorial Service, the seventy third year for the event.
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The mayor and officials, along with the South Boston High Rotc and Girl Scouts, all joined the VFW members in a march to Saint Brigid Church for a mass and breakfast. James McCarthy is a Vietnam Army vet. He says Post five to sixty one is a crucial source of camaraderie.
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The combat pot because it's tough, but if someone's feeling really bad, a couple of us taking aside a little bit, you know, saying you can get through it.
I'm trying to help on events in South Boston. Sherry Small WBC Boston's news radio.
The Helly administration launching a new tax credit program for businesses that hire National Guard members. The program will provide a two thousand dollars tax credits to the businesses that qualify, aiming to increase economic opportunities for members of the Guard and to encourage businesses to hire them. This comes alongside the recent expansion of the Veteran Higher Tax Credit, a
similar program to the National Guard tax credit. Governor Healy says this is just the latest step in the administration's efforts to support the economic well being of service members, veterans, and small businesses, meaning this week at the White House between the incoming president and the current one.
The White House says the first and most important message President Biden will convey to President elect Donald Trump in their meeting in the Oval Office is a commitment to the peaceful chansfer of power and a responsible handoff from one president to the next. Biden National Security advisor Jake Sullivan said that's in the best tradition of the country. Sullivan said the President plans to talk to Trump about key domestic and foreign policy issues, including the situation in
the Middle East and Ukraine. He'll make the case to Trump that the US should not walk away from Ukraine because it would mean more instability in Europe. Karen Travers ABC News the White House.
As we told you, it is Veterans Day. Some places are closed today, schools, government offices, and there's no mail delivery today. But businesses are open and some are offering deals to honor vets. Applebee's, for example, giving a free lunch or dinner for veterans and active military today along with a gift card good for three weeks, a free
drink for vets and active military members. Today at a rome of Joe's, Duncan's giving a free donut to vets and active military members, and the one ten Grill, which has nearly two dozen locations in Massachusetts, offers complementary lunch for veterans. There's a special menu there as well. You
still got the dry conditions around it. Because of that, we have just seen the red flag warnings go up for tomorrow from nine am until six p m. National Weather Service issuing those warnings and we will continue to monitor the fire situation across the Commonwealth. Almost all of some the New England in fact under red flag warnings with the windy conditions and the dry conditions as well.
So around here we've got to breeze around tonight, partly cloudy in the upper forties, the blustery and cooler tomorrow. The coolness isn't really going to help us with the fires because it's dry and there's low humidity, and of course things that burn will spread rapidly. Fifty two for the high temperature tomorrow, with the wind blowing around, it will feel like it's in the forties. It's going to feel really chilly tomorrow night, especially in the coldest suburbs
where we'll be in the twenties. But the real fields with the winds tomorrow night in the teens. Haven't said that in a while. Blustery conditions about thirty two downtown tomorrow night and then some sunshine, breezy on Wednesday in the upper forties and the mid forties with sun and clouds on Thursday right now sixty seven degrees in Boston. Teachers in three north Shore communities coming together this afternoon demanding change and better pay. WBC's Brook McCarthy has the tails.
Stage Fort Park in Gloucester was packed with teachers from Gloucester, Beverly and Marblehead, all with a common goal.
We are fighting for equitable and fair contracts.
We are done being under service, understaffed and underfunded.
Teachers in the three communities fighting for new contracts following failed negotiations, all pushing for better pay and benefits. This Gloucester teacher says they're also fighting for their students.
You deserve the best, the best education, the best from your teachers and the best from your community.
Rallying teachers were joined by fellow educators from around the state. Parents and students. Teachers in Gloucester and Beverly went on strike Friday. Teachers in Marvelhead voted to strike starting tomorrow if their demands aren't met. Brooke McCarthy WBZ, Boston's News Radio.
The Marvelhead School Committee telling WBZ they're working through mediation to students and teacher to get students and teachers back in the classroom. They say they want a fair, affordable and sustainable contract, while the Gloucester School Committee says the city's teachers union has not offered meaningful proposals in the last few days and the union refuses to negotiate. We have reached out to the Beverly School Committee for comment
as well. Halloween is over, but it's still scary in Salem. Some Salem Middle school students offering the next horror bestseller. Salem Public schools telling the Salem News. The Scary Stories Group at the Collins Middle School and Saltonstall School meets twice a week. The program made possible by the twenty
first century Community Learning Centers Grant. It covers materials and instructor and other expenses to provide students a quality enrichment program, someone more than just common folk, a Boston folk legend, Chris Smither turning eighty.
Chris Smither just keeps on keeping on homes, and the people love them. That's why this legend had a birthday party put on for him a club pass seems Saturday, and then the Iron Horse at Northampton last night. Quite a tribute with musicians coming out to honor him. Chris Smither grew up largely in New Orleans.
Most of the successful musicians from New Orleans have had to leave, including Lewis Armstrong. Then they go back.
Yeah, but now Chris Smither, he arrived in Boston sixty years ago and never left the last fifteen years.
In Amherst.
I spoke with him always back about how he connected in the Boston area. Immediately, well, right.
Away, I started getting gigs in these little coffee houses on Beacon Hill and all over New England, all over Massachusetts. And you know, I was making money doing something that I would have cheerfully paid to be allowed to do.
As for the parties these last few nights, he says he had nothing to do with them, adding, all I'm doing is turn in eighty. Happy birthday, Chris smither, Drew Mohallan WBZ Boston's news Radio.
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