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CBS News
3 hours ago
- General
- CBS News
Italian tribute painted over on Newton, Massachusetts street, outraging neighbors
The Nonantum community in Newton, Massachusetts is seeing red because for 90 years, the red, white, and green lines painted on Adams Street have been a symbol of Italian heritage. But now they say the City of Newton crossed the line, painting over the Italian lines without warning. Neighbors surprised, upset "Everybody is pissed off, it's terrible," said Jim Donovan, owner of Pressed Café Newton. "People have kind of been up in arms here today; there's been a lot of people on the street being very vocal." "It's upsetting," said Adams Street resident Paul Lupo. Parade on Adams Street in Newton, Massachusetts. CBS Boston "What's going on?" asked neighbor Margie Magraw. It's just three weeks before the before the St. Mary of Carmen Society Italian Festival and parade. Society Chairman Chuck Proia says even they weren't given notice. "In the last seven years there's been nothing that the city has told us they had a problem with, why now?" said Proia. "We had no idea that was going to happen last night, as a matter of fact I was working as a firefighter last night for the City of Newton, and I had no idea at all." Mayor cites safety reasons But Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller says by state and federal law the yellow center lines must be on Adams Street for safety reasons because of its traffic volume and width, adding she's been communicating with the group for months. The red, white and green lines on Adams Street in Newton were painted over with yellow. CBS Boston "What we're doing is marrying public safety and tradition," said Mayor Fuller. "What we let them know for quite a few months now is that we're going to have public safety with yellow center lines and also simultaneously allow the festival volunteers to paint the green, white and red of the Italian flag colors next to the yellow lines." Again, volunteers say they didn't know about that plan to paint the flag colors next to the yellow center lines. "I hope she's going to do it for us then, if that's the case, have her come down, take these yellow lines out and put the red, white and green back," said Proia. It's clear Italian pride is on full display in this community and neighbors can't help but feel their heritage is being chipped away. "Newton is very proud of its Italian community, truly it's a long-standing community," said Magraw. "It's a big deal for our community it really is," said Lupo.
USA Today
10 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
72 days until the Texans' 2025 season opener: Who has worn No.72?
The Houston Texans are less than 100 days away from kicking off the 2025 season in Los Angeles against the Rams at SoFi Stadium and we're counting down the days until a victory ensues on the west coast. Texans Wire will each day tell you which player has worn the number of the day leading up to kickoff and pick the player who ensured the number best during their time at NRG Stadium. As for today, let's take a look at who has won No. 72 since the inaugural season in 2002. Texans players to wear No. 72 No. 72 currently belongs to offensive lineman Jaylon Thomas, who should be in line to maintain his role as one of the top names on the practice squad who could get called up midseason. Last year, he was waived due to injury but the returned to the roster on the season-ending injured reserve after goining unclaimed. Through the early stages of training camp and OTAs, Thomas should compete for a job in terms of depth at either tackle spot, but no one expects him to start Week 1 when the Texans travel out west to take on the Los Angeles Rams. And since he's only played in one game for Houston on Sundays, it's hard to consider him the G.O.A.T. in No. 72. Best Player: Derek Newton What could have been with the great right tackle? After replacing Eric Winston in 2012, Newton became a stable option in run blocking during the days of the Arian Foster era. He started three straight seasons, helping Houston reach the postseason twice before inking a long-term, five-year, $26.5 million contract ahead of the 2015. Sadly, he'd never live up to the standard of the deal because of injury. On October 24, 2016, Newton needed to be carted off during the first half of Week 7's game against the Denver Broncos with air casts attached to both legs. It was eventually revealed that both patellar tendons were torn, effectively ending his 2016 season. While he tried to come back in 2017, Newtwon was never able to recover physically, thus leading to his release in 2018. Newton's career was cut short due to a horrific injury in Houston, but he still remains one of the team's best right tackles over the last 12 seasons.
Fox Sports
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Fox Sports
Cam Newton, Marshawn Lynch coach up current NFL players on personal branding
LOS ANGELES — Former NFL MVP Cam Newton has certainly not faded into the sunset after his playing days. Through content creation and provocative discussion on his social media channels, Newton has developed a second career after football. And at the NFL's annual Player Personal Branding and Social Workshop this week in Los Angeles, the former Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl quarterback encouraged current players to take a similar path. "Use [football] as a tool, not as oxygen," Newton told young NFL players during a breakout session. "It's cool, but once you've leveraged your access and leveraged who you are, that can pay you dividends for years to come." Now in its sixth year, the two-day event offers players insight on entrepreneurship, securing partnerships, getting the most out of social media and other ways to build their brand while still playing in the league. YouTube, which has a partnership with the NFL and will broadcast its first live game this season, hosted the second day of the seminar at the company's facility in Playa Vista. Kim Larson, global head of creators and gaming for YouTube, hammered home the importance of players finding their voice, building relationships and using the resources available to them. Tracy Perlman, senior vice president of player operations, said the NFL partnered with former NFL receiver Larry Fitzgerald to create an event that teaches skills to help players brand themselves during and after their careers. In addition to Fitzgerald, other former players who spoke include burgeoning media creators and TV personalities Ryan Clark, Jason McCourty and Marshawn Lynch, who was not necessarily a willing interview subject during his playing career. "If you're a current player in your first, second or third year, you start thinking about what I aspire to do after football and then try out those things through the programs that we have," Perlman said. "And if you're a veteran on the back end, now you have to start pinpointing, and what does that mean? And how does that impact who you are on the field? "The more you start to let people know who you are while you are playing or as you start transitioning out, the more people are going to start to look for your content, look for your story and follow you as you are doing that." One player on that road is veteran New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson, who has 161,000 followers on Instagram and posts regularly about his family life. "When I first got into social media, you're really kind of lost," Johnson told me. "You're trying to see where you can fit in, where you can help. Honestly, I think it's about really finding my way, how I can represent myself and my family — me being a father and being a football player, because you're also representing a team. So, handling myself on the football field and off the football field is the biggest thing. Being here gives you the tools, but also the access they have to help us out." Entering his second NFL season, Chicago Bears receiver Rome Odunze was an active participant during breakout discussions as he learns to navigate new spaces on social media. "There's a great opportunity here with what the NFL is doing for us with this workshop," Odunze told me. "So I'm just trying to make the most of it. There's so many avenues and spaces that you can step into within this realm. I'm just trying to learn how I want to approach it." Eric D. Williams has reported on the NFL for more than a decade, covering the Los Angeles Rams for Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Chargers for ESPN and the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma News Tribune. Follow him on X at @eric_d_williams. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account , and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from National Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
New York Times
16 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Bucks hoped Bogoljub Marković would fall to them at No. 47: ‘Crossing our fingers'
MILWAUKEE — As the Milwaukee Bucks' front office attempted to improve their position in the 2025 NBA Draft's second round while watching names come off the board, they hoped one name in particular would not get called. 'He was a player we definitely had ranked higher,' Bucks assistant general manager Milt Newton said Thursday night. 'Did not think he was going to be there. We were surprised when he was, so we were really ecstatic about that. Advertisement 'As the round went on, we actually were crossing our fingers, but also trying to see if we could move up, just in case, just to give ourselves a better opportunity to select him. … We tried, but at the end of the day, we got him where we drafted, so we're pretty excited about that.' In the end, the Bucks were able to instruct the NBA to announce the player's name. With the No. 47 pick, the Bucks selected Bogoljub Marković, a 19-year-old forward from Serbia. Marković, or Bogi as he prefers to be called, spent the last season in the Adriatic League with Serbian basketball power Mega Basket, where he won the league's Top Prospect award by averaging 13.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. The moment Bogi got the call. — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) June 27, 2025 'A player that really has nice size, athletic, can shoot the ball,' Newton said. 'Really good basketball IQ, good feel for the game.' Newton told reporters that the Bucks' international scouts have been looking at Marković for at least four years in the lead-up to the draft. He reminded reporters that Marković actually worked out in Milwaukee last summer before withdrawing his name from the 2024 NBA Draft and returning to Serbia for another season. While draft expert Jonathan Givony told ESPN's television audience that Marković would remain overseas for another season as a 'draft-and-stash' prospect immediately after the Bucks made their selection, Newton — who spoke instead of Bucks general manager Jon Horst, who was originally scheduled — informed reporters that may not end up being the case. 'We really don't know right now,' Newton said. 'We just know that he's going to be with us for summer league. He could be with us. We could roster him this year or the year after, but we're going to work with his agent to try to figure out the best course to proceed with him, but we're really excited to have him.' Advertisement In Las Vegas, Marković will have the opportunity to show off the skills that led to the Bucks selecting him with their only pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Throughout his session with reporters late Thursday night, Newton frequently mentioned Marković's feel for the game and ability to play in transition, which has to do with his passing ability. It is easy to imagine how a 6-foot-11, 215-pound forward, who can lead the break and pick out the right pass, as Marković does below, could find a place in the modern NBA. 'We actually see him more as a very mobile four,' Newton said. 'We believe in time as he fills out, he could play some five. Pretty decent rim protector, but he can really score the basketball and run in transition. Really pass the ball. He has ball skills.' Frequently, when talking about what teams want in a draft prospect, evaluators bring up those players need to be able to dribble, pass and shoot. While Marković might not do all of those at an NBA level quite yet, the framework is there for him to be one of those players. At Mega, Marković regularly made plays with the ball in his hands as a driver in transition and a passer. The Athletic's draft guru, Sam Vecenie, noted concerns about how 'tight' his handle is and how turnover-prone Marković can be at times. The Serbian forward knocked down 38.8 percent from 3 on 2.7 attempts per game last season, so his 3-point touch seems real, but he will still need to prove that at the next level as well. The biggest concern for Marković — who Newton said drew comparisons to Dario Šarić and Nikola Mirotić — will be building up his size and strength as he tries to find his true position in the NBA. 'We just know that he has to get stronger to hold his position,' Newton said. 'In terms of putting on weight to get a certain size, we have to consult with our sports performance and our medical people. But I can't give you specific weight as to what we think we would like him to be. Advertisement 'Whatever that weight is, we still want him to be mobile and hold his lateral agility. And so that's something that we'll have to look at and see what's best for him.' No matter what path the Bucks choose, whether that means stashing Marković overseas for another season or rostering him in the NBA for the 2025-26 season, it is noteworthy that the organization chose to select a teenager in the second round for a second consecutive season as they build out their roster and look for contributors on cheap contracts. 'For one, we also look at upside,' Newton said, when asked how the Bucks decided to draft another teenager in the second round. 'To have a player with that length, who can do the things that he can do, those are all transferrable, translatable things that you can do in the NBA. 'But like I said, going back to the fact that playing with grown men, playing in a physical league and being able to have some success in that, we think that is something we can look at and think that, you know what, in a year, two years, he will be able to compete on the NBA level, if not sooner than later. The potential is there, and the upside is there that we just couldn't pass on.' Second-round picks rarely end up making an impact as a rookie, and many of them don't end up making an impact at any point in their NBA career, so drafting for maximum upside and potential may end up being a good strategy for the Bucks. The team will, however, need to find a way to develop Marković and Tyler Smith, the then-19-year-old forward they selected at No. 33 in last year's draft, to turn both into second-round success stories. (Photo of Bogoljub Marković: Nikola Krstic / MB Media / Getty Images)
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Singapore to build 80,000 new homes across 10 sites under URA Draft Master Plan 2025
SINGAPORE, June 27 — At least 80,000 new public and private homes are set to be built across more than 10 areas in Singapore over the next 10 to 15 years, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) Draft Master Plan 2025. The blueprint outlines developments in both city-centre and suburban locations to boost housing supply and bring residents closer to workplaces and public transport links, according to a report published in The Straits Times today. Up to 5,000 private homes are planned for Newton, while Paterson, near Orchard Road, could see 1,000 new units; both neighbourhoods will be transformed into mixed-use urban centres with integrated transport, retail, and recreational features. 'In Newton, a new Village Square will rise next to the MRT station and food centre, while Monk's Hill Road will become a park and a green corridor will link to Emerald Hill,' said URA. Paterson's makeover will include a new integrated development above Orchard MRT station, incorporating the former Institute of Education site. In the one-north precinct, the Dover-Medway area may house 6,000 public and private units in its first phase, while Mediapolis could add 5,000 private homes; both are intended to accommodate workers in the tech and biomedical sectors nearby. URA said Dover-Medway's redevelopment would consider existing leases and operations, with advance notice provided to affected parties; the Dover campus of the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) will not be impacted. Kranji's former racecourse will be turned into a housing estate with around 14,000 new homes, located near the Kranji Nature Corridor and other green and blue spaces. Sembawang Shipyard and Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) are also being studied for future housing; the shipyard site, due to close in 2028, could be redeveloped into a waterfront district, while PLAB's relocation from 2030 will free up 800ha for a new eastern town. The new PLAB town will be linked to areas like Defu via green and blue networks, and heritage features such as old runway sections will be preserved and repurposed. Additional central sites identified earlier, such as Pearl's Hill, Marina South, Bukit Timah Turf City, Mount Pleasant, and the former Keppel Golf Course, are also in the pipeline for housing developments.
