BOSTON, MA — The Healey-Driscoll Administration unveiled a comprehensive initiative to address hate crimes across Massachusetts. This effort includes the formation of the Hate Crimes Awareness and Response Team (HART) …
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Former Massachusetts State Senator Arrested for COVID Fraud
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON – Former Massachusetts State Senator Dean Tran was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with allegedly scheming to defraud the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance and …
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Massachusetts Man Arrested in New Jersey for Eluding Police and Multiple Driving Offenses
LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ — Christopher Miller, a 26-year-old resident of North Andover, Massachusetts, was arrested in the early hours of Thursday after attempting to elude police officers. Officers Scott Keefe …
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D.C. Police Investigating Monday Night Shooting on Massachusetts Avenue
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Authorities are investigating a shooting at the 1400 block of Massachusetts Avenue in Southeast D.C. on Monday night. The shooting happened shortly before 9 p.m. The Washington, …
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Massachusetts Man Indicted for Knowingly Concealing the Source of Material Support or Resources to a Terrorist Organization
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON – A Wakefield, Mass. man was indicted today for knowingly concealing the source of material support or resources that he intended to go to a foreign terrorist organization, namely …
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Massachusetts Businessman Pleads Guilty to Million Dollar Payroll Tax Fraud Scheme
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON – A Melrose man pleaded guilty today to a decade-long tax fraud scheme in which he failed to pay employment taxes he had withheld from employees of his two …
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Massachusetts Awarded Over $118 Million in Federal Grants to Support Community Safety
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelBOSTON – Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy has announced that $118,366,566 in federal grants has been allocated to the District of Massachusetts to support public safety and community …
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Five Injured in Chesapeake Shooting
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesCHESAPEAKE, VA – Five people, including four male juveniles and one adult male, were injured in a shooting in the 1300 block of Drayton Road. The Chesapeake Police Department received …
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Seal Lost in Massachusetts Pond Gets New Lease on Life
BEVERLY, MA – A gray seal that swam through a cement tunnel into Shoe Pond in Beverly, Massachusetts, was safely returned to its natural habitat after a week-long stay that …
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Single Use Plastic Bottles Banned in Mass., Could New Jersey Be Next?
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has banned plastic bags, plastic straws, foam containers, and gas cars, could single-use plastic bottles be next? If he continues to follow …
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Holy Cow! Massachusetts Steer Breaks Guinness World Record in Height
CHESHIRE, MA – A steer named Tommy has earned a spot in the Guinness World Records for being the tallest living steer, with a height of 6 feet, 1 inch. …
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Cape Cod Weekend Weather Report: Cloudy With a Chance of Showers
In Cape Cod, areas of fog are expected to clear by 9 am today. The weather will then turn mostly cloudy with a high temperature near 85 degrees. South winds …
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Cape Cod Weather Report: Summer Heat Returns on Monday
CAPE COD, MA – The summer heat and humidity are slated to return to Cape Cod on Labor Day and may persist through midweek. While temperatures are expected to remain …
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Phil Murphy, From Massachusetts Declares: Central Jersey is Real
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTRENTON, NJ – Does Central New Jersey exist? According to one Massachusetts-born Wall Street banker, it does. In a decisive move today, Governor Phil Murphy signed S3206 into law, solidifying …
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Woman Suing Restaurant after Slipping on Prosciutto
BOSTON, MA – A New Hampshire woman has filed a lawsuit against the Italian food emporium Eataly in Boston, claiming that negligence in floor maintenance led to her slipping on …
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Large Ice Chunks Fall From Plane Damaging Mass. Home
A Massachusetts family had a terrifying experience when a large ice chunk, weighing between 15 to 20 pounds, plummeted from the sky and struck their home on Sunday night. Jeff …
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Mass. Couple Sues State After Being Denied as Foster Parents Over Religious Beliefs
by Adam Devineby Adam DevineA Catholic couple, Mike and Catherine “Kitty” Burke, has initiated legal action against Massachusetts state officials, alleging that they were denied the opportunity to foster children due to their religious …
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Massachusetts regulators launch probe into AI in securities industry
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nate Raymond and Chris Prentice BOSTON (Reuters) -Massachusetts securities regulators have opened an investigation into the ways in which investment firms use artificial intelligence in their interactions with investors, …
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Town Offers Creative Fix After Spelling School Wrong on Roadway
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonHOLDEN, MA – Workers for the town of Holden, Massachusetts, embarrassed city officials after spelling the word “School” wrong on a roadside sign ahead of the upcoming school year. Residents …
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Arrest Made After Thief Steals Winning Lottery Ticket
by Adam Devineby Adam DevineCAMBRIDGE, MD – The Cambridge Police Department has announced an arrest in the case of a stolen winning lottery ticket. According to police, Jaclyn Marie Johnson, 35, from Madison, was …
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Great White Shark Weighing 425 Pounds Continues Circling Cape Cod Bay
CAPE COD, MA – There’s a 9-foot-long, 425-pound great white shark circling Cape Cod Bay. Anne Bonny, a female shark, has been calling Cape Cod Bay home for several weeks. …
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Shark Attacks Fisherman’s Bass as He Reeled it in
by Adam Devineby Adam DevineEAST DENNIS, MA – In Massachusetts, the captain of a charter fishing boat had an unexpected encounter when a shark decided to snatch his catch right out of the water. …
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Large Great White Shark Still Wandering Cape Cod Bay
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonCAPE COD, MA – A 425-pound great white shark named Anne Bonny is continuing her vacation in Cape Cod. Bonny, a 9-foot, 3-inch long shark, was first spotted by OCEARCH …
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Car Thief Returns Stolen Baby to scene of Crime
by Adam Devineby Adam DevineBOSTON, MA – On Friday, at around 2:55 pm, Boston Police officers received a report of a kidnapping at Geneva Ave. and Leroy St. in Dorchester. The suspect, described as …
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Boston Drug Control Unit Arrests Suspected Drug Trafficker
by Leo Canegaby Leo CanegaBOSTON, MA – Hector Lopez, a 51-year-old Boston resident, was arrested on drug trafficking charges on Friday. The arrest occurred at about 2:00 PM, by officers of the District B-2 …