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N.E. dogs need heartworm prevention, too

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:10 GMT

Dear Dr. John,I have read your column with interest for a long time! It has always been a great source of information. Today I write to you regarding heartworm and how often preventatives should be given. Some of my friends have been told that since we are in the Northeast that there is much less risk for heartworm disease to occur and, as such, the preventative monthly pills need only be given during the warmer summer months. Is that correct or appropriate? I have always given my dogs the heartworm preventative medications throughout the year as my vet has always suggested. D.C.Dear D.C.,Thank you for your kind words. I have been writing my column going back to 1987 and it has been gratifying to think that I have been able to answer questions and give advice about pets and matters relating to veterinary medicine for so long.Your question is timely as we step into the warmer summer months and, interestingly enough, my first column was about heartworm! To my chagrin, there are a few ...

Get ready for a revolutionary musical lineup as WasFest hits Boston

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:10 GMT

On April 12, 1968, jazz giant Charles Lloyd, electric blues innovators Paul Butterfield, and folk king Tom Rush played on the same bill at the Fillmore East in New York. It was a night like no other, and nights just like this happened across the ’60s at dozens of clubs. Revolutionary bills as rule not exception guided Don Was as he booked the first-ever WasFest at Boston’s Wang and Shubert Theatres“(Boch Center president) Joe (Spaulding) and I were reminiscing about how the old Bill Graham shows at the Fillmore were this wild mixture of artists that would only happen once,” Was told the Herald. “We asked, how can we do some unique events that aren’t going on tour, that aren’t being filmed for a TV show, that are never going to be seen again.”Presented by the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame and the Boch Center from June 23 to 25, WasFest will deliver on Spaulding and Was’ dream.Was got free reign to book the artist and art-forward event. And he’s the perfect guy for such a job.Curr...

What vaccines do tweens, teens and young adults need?  

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:10 GMT

Starting at about age 7 through age 18, children and teens need a number of important vaccines to protect them.The vaccines that are recommended for them help prevent major health problems, including infertility, muscle paralysis, brain damage, blindness, deafness and cancer.The American Academy of Pediatrics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other medical groups all agree on the schedule of recommended immunizations. They recommend these vaccines at specific ages. Why? It is the age when the vaccine works the best with your child or teen’s immune system. It is also the time when your child or teen needs the protection the most.Is your preteen or teen behind on some of their immunizations? It is important for them to see their pediatrician and make sure they are fully protected. Vaccines keep others safe, too. That’s why all 50 states have laws requiring children and teens to get vaccines before they can attend school or child care.Here’s ​​​what to k...

NHL notes: Off-season business is about to pick up

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:10 GMT

In case you missed, the Bruins opened as the co-favorites with the Colorado Avalanche to win the Stanley Cup in the 2023-24 NHL season, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.That’s peachy. Now if DraftKings Sportsbook could just tell fans who is actually going to be, you know, playing for the Bruins.The B’s currently have a grand total of seven NHL forwards and one big league goalie under contract, and less than $5 million in cap space to fill out the roster.Changes are coming, and some of them could be franchise-altering, for better or worse. But after B’s fans endured a brutally long playoff run with their main rooting interest watching from the sidelines, we are nearing the point in the hockey calendar when something of team-building substance has to happen.The buyout window began on Friday and runs through June 30. Mike Reilly, who has one more year left on a deal worth a $3 million AAV (the real salary is $4 million), remains a candidate for a buyout after spendi...

The best ways to improve your job interview skills

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:10 GMT

Q. I thought my interview went well but didn’t get the job. I’m dying to know why. Can I email them to ask so I can improve my interviewing game?A. Sorry to hear you didn’t get the job, but it’s great you’re looking to improve. You can email them asking for feedback, but I’d set expectations low. They may be super busy, but more importantly, if they give you feedback, they should give every candidate they turn down equivalent feedback to truly be equal opportunity.To improve, you may want to reach out to your alma mater’s career office — some offer to counsel to alums and ask them to conduct mock orientations. Someone in your family or a friend may also be available to conduct interviews by asking you most commonly asked questions. Take a video and watch it, tweak your responses but also look at your energy levels and confidence. With each progressing interview hopefully you will improve.Q. I have an interview coming up and know I need...

Adrian Dunbar leads the case in ‘Ridley’ detective series

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:10 GMT

“Ridley,” PBS’s new British detective series premiering Sunday with the first of four 120-minute murder mysteries, gifts Adrian Dunbar with a character he could fine tune.Dunbar’s Alex Ridley is a retired Detective Inspector, slowly recovering from a nervous breakdown after his wife and daughter were killed in a house fire.  He returns to work after 18 months but only as a consultant, a development inspired by real-life retired detectives re-joining police forces in consultancy roles.“That means,” Dunbar said, “he’ll go outside normal police procedures — because he’s not bound by police procedures.”Ridley is assisting colleague Carol Farman (Northern Ireland’s Bronagh Waugh) who has been promoted to D.I. He’s also co-owner of a jazz club where he lets off steam at the piano and sings.For Dunbar, 64, having this above-the-title starring role is one result of a long run, from 2012 to 2021, in one of the BBC-TV’s biggest hits.  “Line of Duty,” he said in a phone inter...

Dear Abby: SIL’s unhinged behavior burns a family bridge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:10 GMT

Dear Abby: I’m hoping you can help with an ongoing issue I’m having with my sister-in-law. She has verbally assaulted me four times, each time acting like she doesn’t remember what she said or apologizing — only to do it again. When these assaults happen, she’s intoxicated and high (I suspect she has an addiction problem).I have never been anything but kind to her, her husband and her children, and I never fight back. These attacks happen mostly via phone or text, after which I hang up or block her. Once, it happened in person, and I just walked away. I have done this so it doesn’t cause even more problems, but I have reached my limit.What do I do next time I see her at a mutual get-together? I already told my husband I will no longer attend events at her home. — Hates All the DramaDear Hates: Have you or your husband approached your sister-in-law’s husband about her erratic behavior and your concern about her substance abuse? I think ...

1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Liberty Station Juneteenth event

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- One person is dead following a shooting at a Juneteenth event in Liberty Station Saturday evening that left another injured, the San Diego Police Department confirmed.According to SDPD, authorities were alerted to the shooting at the center's NTC Park around 6:45 p.m. Authorities say there was a dispute between attendees at the Juneteenth event held in the park, prompting an individual to pull a gun.Nine shots were fired by the shooter, according to surveillance video from a business in Liberty Station, Point Loma Sports Club, obtained by FOX 5.Two people were struck in the shooting, SDPD said. The second victim was escorted to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Their current condition is not known at this time.Police are currently searching for the shooter. A description of the suspect has not been disclosed by law enforcement at this time. No arrests have been made.SDPD officers have not implemented road closures or a shelter-in-place for residents in th...

Cruising to Nome: The first U.S. deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:10 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The cruise ship with about 1,000 passengers anchored off Nome, too big to squeeze into into the tundra city’s tiny port. Its well-heeled tourists had to shimmy into small boats for another ride to shore.It was 2016, and at the time, the cruise ship Serenity was the largest vessel ever to sail through the Northwest Passage.But as the Arctic sea ice relents under the pressures of global warming and opens shipping lanes across the top of the world, more tourists are venturing to Nome — a northwest Alaska destination known better for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and its 1898 gold rush than luxury travel. The problem remains: There’s no place to park the big boats. While smaller cruise ships are able to dock, officials say that of the dozen arriving this year, half will anchor offshore.That’s expected to change as a $600 million-plus expansion makes Nome, population 3,500, the nation’s first deep-water Arctic port. The expansion, expec...

Philippine ferry with 120 people onboard catches fire at sea, rescue underway

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:10 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine ferry carrying 120 passengers and crew members caught fire at sea on Sunday and a coast guard vessel was deployed to rescue those onboard and try to extinguish the flames, coast guard officials said.The M/V Esperanza Star caught fire at dawn while traveling from Siquijor province to Bohol province in the central Philippines, the coast guard said. It did not immediately say how many people have been rescued from the ferry or if there were casualties.Photos and video released by the coast guard show flames and black smoke billowing from two decks at one end of the ferry as coast guard personnel onboard another vessel used a water cannon to try to put out the fire. A fishing boat and one other vessel could be seen nearby.None of the 65 passengers and 55 crew members could be seen aboard the burning ferry based on the photographs and video released by the coast guard.Sea accidents are common in the Philippine archipelago because of frequent storms...