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Teacher strikes underway on North Shore
Teachers in three North Shore towns are taking to the picket line. Educators in Beverly and Gloucester voted to strike on Thursday. On Friday, Marblehead also authorized a strike, starting Tuesday. All three districts are striking over stalled contract negotiations. Under state law, public employees are prohibited from striking, making all of the strikes illegal. In Marblehead Saturday, union leader...
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Winchester father and son face list of charges involving child sex abuse images
A father and son from Winchester, Massachusetts, are facing serious charges related to child abuse and endangerment. The younger man, 33-year-old Dr. Bradford Ferrick, was previously arrested on federal charges in March of 2023. Prosecutors said he had thousands of child sex abuse images and used hidden cameras, including one designed to look like a bracelet. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea...
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Teen arrested in attack on person with disability in Danvers, police say
A teenage boy has been arrested in an attack on a person with a disability near a Danvers, Massachusetts, middle school, police said Friday. The 15-year-old, whose name wasn’t shared, was arrested about 1:30 p.m. Friday over the attack six days earlier in the area of Holten Richmond Middle School and Plains Park, Danvers police said. He faces charges of...
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Mass. town orders resident projecting Trump sign on water tower to stop or face consequences
The Town of Hanson, Massachusetts, has ordered a resident to stop projecting a political sign onto the town’s municipal water tower or face fines, town officials said in a statement. The projected image, displayed on the tower on High Street, led to public confusion, since some residents mistakenly believing the town endorsed the message. Hanson Town Administrator Lisa Green...
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Bikers Against Predators group helps bust alleged online predator in Mass.
A man was arrested on suspicion of having and selling images showing child sex abuse after a nonprofit tracked him to his East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, home, police said. Jason Giles, 21, agreed to talk to the man from Bikers Against Predators who traveled to the home from Indiana about his alleged behavior with minors online, prosecutors said as Giles was…
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Mass. man with 32 guns, 9K rounds of ammo, explosives faces new charges, feds say
Months after an explosion led police to arrest a man on suspicion of having a small arsenal of guns, ammunition and explosives at his home in North Andover, Massachusetts, he’s been charged in federal court. Daniel Medina, 64, was charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun and explosives, as well as being a felon with guns and ammunition, the…
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Police investigate threats made to Massachusetts schools
Three Massachusetts schools have received threats in the last three days following the deadly school shooting in Georgia on Wednesday.
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Teen who spent almost month in a coma after Worcester pedestrian crash now in rehab
The teen’s brother says the fact that she is awake is truly a miracle and hopes her story will lead to road safety improvements and drivers slowing down.
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Day care workers leave toddler at Chelsea park
A mother in Chelsea, Massachusetts, is speaking out after her toddler was left behind at a park while under the supervision of day care workers. Leaders at Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School, which provides day care services for parents who are still in school, acknowledge that the young girl was left Wednesday morning at Kayem Park. About an hour…
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Vigils held in Mass. after Israeli-American among 6 hostages found dead in Gaza
There were vigils in Newton and Sharon, Massachusetts, Sunday after six more hostages were killed in Gaza, including a 23-year-old Israeli-American. For nearly 11 months, many have stood alongside the aunt of Hersh Goldberg-Polin. They meet every Sunday to honor the hostages. This time, that hope has turned to unbearable heartache. There was silence but certainly so much pain, anger…
