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Good morning, eleven o'clock in sunny and right now we're looking at thirty one and if it's thirty nine degrees in Boston, nice day. But the big weather story I think you're all wondering about is the earthquake on three point nine nine two being built all around Greater Boston and beyond. Today. W Boozy's Dremalin has now.
This thing strikes centered off the coast of York Harbor, Maine. And yes, lots of people are feeling it here. No word yet on any injuries or damage. I just got off the phone with the US Geological Survey. This is what they got.
Located eleven kilometers southeast of York Harbor, Maine, offshore, so it puts it at about five five and a half miles southeast of York Harbor.
Light to moderate's shaking, so we don't expect too much damage. If any of the depth of this thing was six miles deep. Most of massive you SAIDs as far out as Springfield could have felt this, as well as most of New Hampshire, lower third of Maine, parts of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Again, a big earthquake centered up the coast of Maine. Your Carver, We got you covered all day here WBZ News Radio and streaming on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Drew maholland WBZ Boston's news radio.
A lot of people calling about this one, wondering what was that shaking. It was an earthquake from Newton to Quinsy, Needham and Denham. Getting reports of people feeling that little bit of rattle, that little bit of shaking, wondering is it a snowplow. No, it was an earthquake again, three point nine magnitude. They just updated that measurement to three point eight. It's now three point eight. No report of any injuries or damage. We'll stay on this story both
here and streaming on the new iHeartRadio app. Our Other breaking news today, Josh Kraft is running for mayor of Boston. He just filed the paperwork, and wbz's Jared Brosnan has more.
As the president of the New England Patriots Foundation and the son of Pat's owner Robert Kraft, he's certainly no stranger to Bostonians. He also currently serves as board chair for the Urban League of Massachusetts and previously spent thirty years working for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston. According to the campaign filings, he's running as a Democrat, and all signs point to a face off with incumbent Mayor Michelle wou. She just hasn't pulled the trigger on
an official announcement just yet. Jared Brosnan w BZ, Boston's News Radio on.
The picket line today, professors at Toffs University. They're on strike after their contract talks failed.
After nearly a year with no new contract, Over one hundred and twenty lecturers in the School of Arts and Sciences are going on a two day strike. Not only are they demanding a pay increase to meet the cost of living, but also a more manageable workload, signing undergraduate
enrollment continuing to climb. A tough spokesperson says the university has a compensation and merit increased philosophy that applies to all faculty and staff, adding they look forward to continuing to work with the union to arrive at an agreement. In Metaford, James Rojas w b z Z Boston Some news radio.
Blues Skys it's sunny out there. We're head of our high of thirty nine. Most of you in the thirty three to degree maybe thirty two degrees zone now and it's a little bit windy, especially on the Cape. Tonight, it will be windy with some snow falling by morning. And again because we're thawing out a little bit today
from the Arctic blast, we can see it. It's going to freeze tonight at a low of thirty two, So that's going to be icy tomorrow when we head back to work, and we could see some morning snow showers. We could see some steady or snow tomorrow night actually into Wednesday morning, and again one to three inches. How about that. Now we have some actual measurements here, one to three inches of snow Tuesday night into Wednesday, and Wednesday looks like it's a little snowy. It's eleven oh five.
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Dave Matthews, a notorious girl dad to Grace and Stella, is now a grandfather. He shared the news with his fans during his annual weekend in Mexico Dave paused for a long time in that crowd, and a lot of diehard fans who know him well, they knew something was up.
My first, my first grand babies here.
What a surprise for the Dave Matthews fans in Mexico. Now the crowd went crazy. Dave Matthews notoriously holds the family stuff very close to the vest. So we don't know which daughter had the baby, or if it's a boy or girl. But I'm sure we'll know soon enough. Drew mohalland Aberty Busy, Oh Guys, Sion Boston's news radio.
And the One That Got Away No More. Pop star Katy Perry is heading out on tour for the first time since twenty eighteen. Should be making a stop in Boston. She'll be taking the stage at the TV Guard in August days as she tours her latest record for teen teen thirty two. The pre sale of tickets begins tomorrow, followed by a general sale on Friday for Katie Perry and it's opening day for tax season. Starting today, the IRS will begin accepting and processing your tax returns from
last year. But here's the question. Do you do it yourself or do you hire somebody to help you do it see me as News business analyst Jill's Lessinger weighs in on that if you're a.
Way journer, you could probably do it yourself. If you have some complexity, you own a business, you are self employed, maybe you sold the piece of real estate you have to file on a state tax return.
You may want to hire a professional. Do it now.
The IRS has some tips about how to look for a professional and what is considered a legitimate tax professional.
All right, and justa heads up, Massachusetts taxpayers, we do not get an extra day this year to fill our taxes because tax Day is April fifteenth and Patriots Day is the twenty. 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