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Dorchester Roommates Subdue Intruder on Christmas Eve
Some residents of Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood went into their kitchen on Christmas Eve to find a stranger. Ring doorbell video allegedly shows Olive Sampeur of Brooklyn, New York, stealing a Jeep belonging to Alec Donegan’s girlfriend. He lives in Dorchester with four roommates. He came home on Dec. 22 to find the Jeep gone, so he went next door...
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‘Unacceptable:' Southwest Cancelations, Delays Leave Passengers Stuck in Boston
Travelers across the United States remained stranded at airports like Boston Logan International Airport on Tuesday amid thousands of flight cancelations by Southwest Airlines. Passengers were lined up at the Southwest ticket counter Tuesday morning at Logan, as 39 cancelations and 21 delays impacted flights for the day. Most of those were for Southwest flights. There were 2,818 cancelations Tuesday…
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Holiday Travel Nightmare: Expert Advice as Airlines Offer Flight Waivers
A major winter storm is already causing problems out west, forcing people headed that way to change their plans. Aga Ilwicka changed hers. “I’m traveling from Boston to Chicago and then from Chicago to San Francisco and we had to change our plane in Chicago because there is a huge snow storm coming in on Thursday,” she said. As...
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Boy Stabbed at Medford High School, Prompting Increased Police Presence
A boy was hospitalized and another taken into custody after a fight at a bathroom at Medford High School Monday, police in the Massachusetts city said.
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Mass. Officials, Sports Teams to Address Hate in School Sports
State and education officials gathered Thursday to address ways to prevent incidents of hate and bias in school sports in Massachusetts. It comes as the number of hate attacks appears to be on the rise, according to the attorney general’s office. The conference was hosted by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in partnership with several other state agencies and...
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After Long Wait, Green Line Extension Connecting Boston, Medford Nears Opening
Its been a long journey but the end is in sight — on Monday, Green Line trains will carry passengers five stops further than ever before. The T line will soon terminate at the Medford/Tufts stop. The $2.8 billion project broke ground in July 2018 and had its share of problems and delays. The pandemic was the biggest issue, but there…
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Information About Mass. Police Officers Will be Made Public, But How Much Remains Up for Debate
Starting as soon as this week the names of certified Massachusetts police officers will start to be made public, along with information on those officers. How much information is still under discussion by the Peace Officer Standards and Training, or POST, Commission. At a virtual public hearing the commissioners heard some strong words on the subject. Annemarie Grant began with...
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Wayland Police Chief, Found to Have Sexually Harassed Employees, Resigning
The chief of police in Wayland, Massachusetts, is resigning this month after an independent investigation found several violations of policy, including having sex with a subordinate and, at his swearing-in ceremony last year, referring to another sexual encounter. Chief Sean Gibbons’ last day will be Dec. 20, the town said in a statement. With the department for 20 years, he…
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Medical Staff Treating ‘Serious Head Trauma,' ‘Mangled Limbs' After SUV Crashes Into Hingham Apple Store
Medical staff at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts are treating 17 patients after an SUV crashed through the window of an Apple Store in Hingham, some of whom have life-threatening or limb-threatening injuries. First responders said the SUV smashed through a plate glass window at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham, struck multiple people and pinned some customers against...
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3 Walgreens in Boston Set to Close, Creating ‘Pharmacy Deserts' for Some
The decision to close the three Walgreens locations in Boston neighborhoods, leaving two of those communities without a convenient pharmacy, isn’t sitting well with residents. Hennie Beaman lives in Mattapan and is upset the Walgreens at 90 River St. is closing. “This store was just open three or four years ago and now they are closing again? It’s absolutely ridiculous.”...
