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6 vehicles crash on I-95 at Route 3 exit ramp in Mass.
A pile-up crash on Interstate 95 left multiple people injured at the exit with Route 3 in Burlington, Massachusetts, Tuesday, police said. Six vehicles collided on the northbound side of I-95, closing the ramp to Exit 51A, according to Massachusetts State Police. They said there were multiple injuries, but none considered life-threatening. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash,...
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Nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital vote to authorize strike, union says
Nurses voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to authorize a one-day strike at Newton-Wellesley Hospital amid an ongoing contract dispute, their union said.
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Man admits killing son-in-law, shooting at daughter in 2021 in New Bedford
A man has admitted fatally shooting his son-in-law in front of his daughter and their three kids outside a New Bedford, Massachusetts, auto repair shop three years ago, prosecutors said.
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Man dies in Lowell house fire believed started by smoking, officials say
A man died in a fire in Lowell, Massachusetts, Monday night, officials said. The fire was believed to have started with smoking materials. Neighbors called 911 to report the fire on Chelmsford Street near Grace Avenue about 10:30 p.m., and firefighters heard on the way that someone may hve have been trapped inside, according to state and local fire officials,...
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Judge Cannone still set to oversee Karen Read's retrial
Judge Beverly Cannone will oversee the next Karen Read case proceedings in Norfolk Superior Court, a court representative said Monday.
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Man dead in Webster hit-and-run; damaged car found amid investigation
A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Webster, Massachusetts, early Saturday morning, prosecutors said.
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Man busted offering federal benefits seeker $100 for sex, prosecutors say
A Social Security Administration worker suggested to the woman they “help each other out” at a Mass. hotel parking lot, federal prosecutors say.
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Biden returning to NH Tuesday for comments on prescription drug pricing
President Joe Biden is coming back to New Hampshire on Tuesday. Biden is set to give a speech in Concord on his administration’s efforts to lower the cost of prescription drugs, the White House said. They didn’t share more specifics. When Biden was last in New Hampshire, in May, he was still the Democratic candidate for president. He also stopped...
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Boston renaming bridge for late Celtics legend Bill Russell
“Bill Russell showed us on and off the court that, to deliver a brighter future, you have to reckon with the past. He knew he had a platform, and he used it to push for a better world,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said
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Head of Mass. State Police unit that investigated Karen Read transferred out
Police announced Friday evening that Det. Lt. Brian Tully, who has been under internal investigation, has been transition to a different department for the time being.