Jaws

Jonathan Searle appeared along with his brother in the Steven Spielberg film which was set on a fictional town on Long Island but filmed on the Vineyard, where a great white shark was wreaking havoc on beachgoers.

Jonathan Searle has served as a police officer on Martha’s Vineyard since 1986.

Both victims are expected to be okay.

Two cars crashed early Saturday morning in Abington, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Hancock and Chestnut streets. Abington firefighters had to use the jaws of life to rescue one person stuck inside a vehicle, officials said. Two people were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries, according to officials. The crash remains under investigation.

It’s not exactly the stuff of “Stop the presses!” that some of the greatest filmmakers in the world have misgivings about the rise of the superhero film and its outsized place in our film culture. And yet recent critical comments by Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola have been greeted like entreaties to a prizefight, a battle royale. “In this...

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A man boogie boarding earlier this month off a Cape Cod beach died after being attacked by a shark, becoming the state’s first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years....
Bob Benson and his girlfriend Gail Sluis were among those who tried to help save 26-year-old Arthur Medici’s life. Benson recalled the tragic incident as “traumatizing.”...
Medici’s death prompted officials and...

The Massachusetts town where a man was fatally attacked by a shark this month is holding a public meeting to consider how the community can respond.

Newly released 911 calls paint a vivid picture of the chaotic scene at Newcomb Hollow Beach after a shark attack Saturday that ultimately claimed the life of a 26-year-old Massachusetts man.

Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet remains off limits to swimmers today after a 26-year-old Revere man died from injuries during a shark attack yesterday. Citing the tragedy, Truro Police also announced that ocean-side beaches in that town will also be closed until further notice.

Could there be a connection between the beloved horror classic “Jaws” and a lingering murder mystery on Cape Cod? Fantasy and horror writer Joe Hill, son of author Stephen King, says an extra in one of the film’s scenes could be the woman found brutally murdered on a Cape Cod beach. The “Lady of the Dunes” case has puzzled investigators...

Eat: Publico was named Best Neighborhood Restaurant by Boston Magazine! Publico is one of the prettiest spots in the Southie with its atrium garden. Share some snacks like empanadas, tacos, and ceviche or larger plates like steak frites and fish tacos! Drink: Raise your glass! Row 34 in Fort Point won for Best Beer Program! Order up a lobster roll…

The latest installment in the groundbreaking series battles for supremacy during a fierce summer of sequels.

The latest installment in the groundbreaking series battles for supremacy during a fierce summer of sequels.

A Temple University fraternity has been suspended after allegations of underage drinking and sexual misconduct. The investigation is ongoing.

A great white shark detected in waters off Maine could be a sign that the big fish will become a more common sight in the years to come, say scientists who study sharks in New England.

A massive great white shark was thrashing in the water on top of an upended kayak. But an Australian dad couldn’t see his daughter. In a matter of seconds, 15-year-old Sarah Williams surfaced and was rescued by her father and brother from the shark attack she says was “everything you picture in the ‘Jaws’ movie.” The 4.5-meter (15-foot) shark struck...

May is usually very early for the first great white shark sighting off Cape Cod. But according to the Cape Cod Times, Greg Skomal, a senior scientist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and the state’s top shark expert, is reviewing a video captured by a park ranger on Saturday of what appears to be a great white shark...

The composer of the music scores for “Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones” and other iconic films is being honored by his former orchestra.