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Basketball Hall of Fame opening new exhibit titled ‘The Vault: Boston Celtics Unlocked’
The Basketball Hall of Fame has announced a new exhibit entitled “The Vault: Boston Celtics Unlocked,” which will be unveiled in Springfield this summer. The Vault will be a rotating feature in the Hall of Fame, and the Boston Celtics are the first installation.
“We are so pleased to be working with the Boston Celtics,” President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame John L. Doleva said. “It’s a natural [fit] for us. There are more Celtics than anybody than any other team in the NBA in the Basketball Hall of Fame.”
It will include a collection of displays intended to honor the history of the Celtics.
The team, individual collectors, and other outsiders have donated a variety of items that will be included in the exhibit, which will be displayed in a giant bank vault-like space. The Hall has worked closely with the Celtics organization to initiate the opening.
Among the objects within the exhibit will be a wide array of championship rings.
“We have 11 championship rings, and these are not replicas,” Doleva said. “We’ve got the Cousy ‘57, Sam Jones ‘59, Red Auerbach will have two rings there from ‘62 and ‘74, Jo Jo White ‘76, Robert Parish, two rings.”
The Vault will also include Ray Allen’s jersey from the 2008 Finals (champagne stains and all), Paul Pierce’s St. Patrick’s Day edition jersey from 2006, Robert Parish’s 20,000-point ball, and clogs that Larry Bird wore when he was a part of the Dream Team.
Paul Pierce and Jayson Tatum did the voiceovers for some of the presentations within the exhibit, emphasizing the importance of connecting the Celtics’ rich history with their present-day successes.
“I think all of us here who are with the Celtics, I think you feel like you’re, obviously, a part of history every day,” said Celtics President Rich Gotham. “It’s something we all appreciate. Just all the great moments, all the great players, the coaches, the accomplishments, all of that stuff is so much a part of what it means to be the Boston Celtics.
“And I think the really cool thing about this display that I kind of like is it kind of creates a thread, starting with Red and Russell, all the way through to JT and JB.”
Now, the most historic franchise in the NBA will be the first members of The Vault.
“We hope all of our fans and all basketball fans get a chance to enjoy it while it’s. We [are] really, again, proud to be partnering with you and be the first team to be able to do this with the Hall of Fame.”
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The boy was stabilized and flown to a Boston hospital, police said.
A 13-year-old boy was flown to a Boston hospital after he was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a home in Beverly on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Police and firefighters were called to a home on Parramatta Road after bystanders pulled the boy from the pool, the Beverly Police Department wrote in a press release.
Bystanders administered CPR until first responders arrived, according to police. First responders continued CPR and other “life saving measures,” police said.
An ambulance took the boy to Beverly Hospital where he was stabilized. He was then taken by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital, police said.
The incident is currently being investigated by Beverly police, the department said.
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Federal judge in Boston bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote – The Boston Globe
A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary injunction she issued a year ago, in which she temporarily blocked many of Trump’s efforts to overhaul elections, into a permanent ban.
Casper rejected the administration’s argument that the lawsuit to block the changes brought by Democratic state attorneys general was premature because the rules had yet to be implemented. Instead, she agreed that the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to regulate elections, and that Trump’s requirements violated the separation of powers.
The Constitution “does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” she wrote.
Among other proposed changes, Trump’s order would have required people to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote, prevented mail ballots from being counted if they arrive after Election Day, even if they were postmarked by then, and punished states that failed to comply by withholding certain federal money.
It was the latest in a string of rulings against the elections executive order Trump signed just months after taking office for his second term. He has since signed another executive order on elections, seeking to create a national voter list and limit mail balloting. That directive also faces multiple legal challenges.
Last fall, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., overseeing a separate challenge to the first election executive order by civil rights and Democratic Party-aligned groups blocked the government from taking steps to include the proof-of-citizenship requirement on the federal voter registration form. That judge later barred the Secretary of Defense from requiring documentary proof of citizenship when military personnel register to vote or request ballots.
In an apparent nod to the difficulty of implementing a proof-of-citizen requirement by executive order, Trump is pushing legislation in the Republican-controlled Congress to create such a mandate. The SAVE America Act has passed the House but has stalled in the Senate, leading Trump to advocate for eliminating the filibuster that is blocking the legislation.
On Wednesday, he abruptly cancelled the expected signing of a bipartisan housing bill, saying he won’t sign legislation until Congress passes his proof of citizenship requirement for voting.
Three days after an alleged carjacker hit and killed a woman in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, members of the community came together to honor her life.
A candlelight vigil was held Tuesday evening for 32-year-old Mabinty Janneh of Dorchester. She died after being hit Saturday afternoon on Blue Hill Avenue.
Ibraim Matos, 37, of Hyde Park, is charged with murder in the crash. He allegedly stole a vehicle and drove it onto the sidewalk, fatally hitting Janneh.
Ibraim Matos of Hyde Park has been charged with murder in the deadly crash.
Heartbroken family, friends and community members gathered near the site of the crash to remember Janneh Tuesday.
“We need justice for Mabinty,” said her aunt, Mbalu Tarawally.
“I just felt like I needed to be present,” said Rev. Dr. Barbara Simmons. “If the family lost a person, the least I can do is come here and show my face.”
“She was young, vibrant. Hard worker. Wants to do everything,” said Ahmad Thorley, a family member of Janneh.
The suspect in a deadly carjacking and crash in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood appeared in court to face charges including murder.
Witnesses said Matos dragged Janneh several hundred feet after hitting her.
The stolen Toyota RAV4 crashed into an MBTA bus, and people at the pulled Matos out of the car and holding him there until police arrived.
Matos pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of leaving the scene of personal injury and death and motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, along with murder and carjacking. His defense attorney spoke briefly on Monday, saying they will evaluate “where we stand” in a few weeks after the mental health evaluation.
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