Operation Bridal Gown Gives Dresses To Military Brides
ANDOVER (CBS) — There are parades and ceremonies to commemorate Veterans Day, and then there are. . . bridal dresses? It’s called Operation Bridal Gown and on Tuesday there was a Veterans Day parade of...
View ArticleEye On Education: Program Teaches Girls How To Control Media And Message
BOSTON (CBS) – Every day we are bombarded with images in magazines, on TV, and online. And those images can shape a young girl’s self-esteem before she even understands what she’s looking at....
View ArticleEye On Education: Local Mom Invents Learning Tool For Blind Children
BOSTON (CBS) – For children who have special vision needs, some computer programs or an iPad can be too visually complex. A local mother noticed that her daughter who is blind was drawn to basic lights...
View ArticleFundraising Efforts Underway For Injured Habitat For Humanity Volunteer
NASHUA, NH (CBS) – It’s a huge step towards home for a New Hampshire man severely injured just two weeks ago. Forty-seven year old Carl Ellis was working as a volunteer on a Habitat for Humanity...
View ArticleEye On Education: Community Lab Teams Scientists Up With Students
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s a unique field trip to one of the world’s top bio-tech companies: Biogen Idec. “Biogen has definitely, you know, let me experience what life would be as a scientist,” says high...
View ArticlePushcart Vendors Worried About Faneuil Hall Renovation Plan
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s shaping up as a pushing match about pushcarts, and the stakes are the future of Faneuil Hall Market. The famed marketplace and tourist magnet is set to undergo major renovations and...
View ArticleNH Skier Killed In Avalanche In Austrian Alps
BOSTON (CBS) – A member of the U.S. Ski Team from New Hampshire was killed in an avalanche Monday in the Austrian Alps. Ronnie Berlack, 20, of Franconia, New Hampshire and Bryce Astle, 19, of Sandy,...
View ArticleEye On Education: Local Students Learn Science From Scientists
PLAINVILLE (CBS) – At first glance it looks like your typical 5th grade science class and then the experiments start. At the Wood Elementary School in Plainville the class is being taught by Dr. Audra...
View ArticleMass. Education Secretary Looking To The Future
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s his job to shape education reform in Massachusetts from Pre-K straight through college. And the state’s new Education Secretary gave his very first interview to WBZ. Secretary Jim...
View ArticleCommuters Use ‘MBTA Ninja’ To Help Other Riders
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s the latest way to find out what the heck is going on with “T” service without having to rely on the T for the information. Instead “MBTA Ninja” is all about riders helping riders....
View ArticleCambridge Restaurant Owner Shames Yelpers Who Berated Staff
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_0303201518154700000AA.mp4 CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – Turning the tables on negative reviews. One restaurant owner is saying enough is enough when it comes to Yelpers...
View ArticleFriends And Neighbors Welcome Home Injured Bourne Police Officer
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_20150304172338950AA.mp4 BOURNE (CBS) – Friends and neighbors lined the streets to celebrate the survival of wounded Bourne Police Officer Jared MacDonald....
View ArticleUS Military Hopes To Learn From Victim Of Chimp Attack
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_1003201517440000000AA.mp4 BOSTON (AP) — Charla Nash never served in the military. She was horribly disfigured, not in combat, but in a 2009 attack by a...
View ArticleHolistic Medicine Becoming More Popular For Pets
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_1603201522484100000AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) – For us humans, holistic medicine has been a growing field for a while. Now it’s gaining popularity in the treatment of...
View ArticleInvestigators Confident Paintings Stolen From Gardner Museum Will Be Found
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_1703201518264900000AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) – Twenty five years ago, thieves pulled off the largest art heist in history. It happened right in the heart of Boston at...
View ArticleEye On Education: Urban Improv Tackles Tough Talks
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_20150323195756873AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) — Through music, laughs — and sometime silly wigs — hundreds of kids are getting the opportunity to tackle some tough...
View Article‘Sonic Blossom’ Makes MFA Visitors Part Of The Art
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_20150324080917273AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) — It’s the gift of song. A new exhibit unlike any other ever done at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts lets you become part of...
View ArticleEye On Education: Gardner Museum Takes Teens Beyond The Classroom
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_0604201517543300000AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) – “There’s something about the courtyard and everything around it. It’s just beautiful.” Damaris Calderon’s face lights...
View ArticleSimmons College President Battles Breast Cancer
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_1004201518303800000AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) – Breast cancer is a very personal diagnosis. When a woman with breast cancer holds a powerful leadership position, the...
View ArticleEye On Education: Young Scientists Visit Starbase Academy At Hanscom Air...
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_1304201517515000000AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) – Where will we find the innovators of the future? Or the next great scientists and engineers? Many of them may be...
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