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Person shot in Boston
10/18/24 UPDATE: Boston police said Friday morning the victim had died from his injuries. Police are investigating a shooting Thursday night in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood. A person was shot near the intersection of Huntington Avenue and South Huntington Avenue, near the Riverway stop on the MBTA’s Green Line sometime before 10 p.m., according to police. Police said Friday night...
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30 Harvard professors hold ‘study-in' protest at library
Dozens of professors at Harvard University staged a “study-in” protest at the school’s library Wednesday, in solidarity with students disciplined for taking part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration. Thirty professors sat down inside Widener Library to take a stand against the university’s decision to suspend 12 students from using the facility. “I can’t imagine that a university would want to punish...
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Man allegedly tried to kidnap teen girl in Boston's Museum of Science women's bathroom
A man hiding in a women’s bathroom stall at Boston’s Museum of Science grabbed a teenage girl from behind and tried to restrain her this weekend, officials said. The 15-year-old was able to scream and escape, while her assailant fled, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. The man was identified the next day and arrested a day...
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Many are evacuating Hurricane Milton, but this woman is staying. Here's why.
Some people have gone to great lengths to evacuate Florida, but others are deciding to ride out the extremely dangerous and looming Hurricane Milton.
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‘Do not drink': Some Medford schools have lead in the water
School officials are warning families after they detected lead in the water at some of the schools in Medford, Massachusetts. Parents received a message Friday from Medford Public Schools superintendent Marice Edouard-Vincent, informing families of what was discovered by recent water sampling conducted by the district. “We are taking these results seriously and are moving immediately to safeguard the health…
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Tour guides feel ‘targeted' by Salem's noise ordinance this Halloween season
Halloween excitement is building in Salem, Massachusetts, but the city is trying to make sure the sound isn’t. A new noise ordinance is in effect during the busy Halloween season, prohibiting sound above 68 decibels from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. Tour guides in the popular Halloween destination are…
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‘We're going to protect Nibi': Gov. Healey says she paused plan to release beaver into the wild
Tuesday was meant to be deadline day for Nibi, as the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife told the wildlife rescue organization that has been caring for the 2-year-old beaver that it would be released into the wild. However, the state said Tuesday morning that they would not be coming for Nibi at 9:30 a.m. as originally scheduled. Exactly what…
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Concern growing for internet sensation ‘Nibi' the beaver as MassWildlife plans to release her
With millions of views around the world, a spread in National Geographic for Kids, and several televised appearances, Nibi the Beaver has made a splash for audiences across the globe. But now the 2-year-old beaver faces an uncertain future starting Tuesday morning. Jane Newhouse says she rescued the one-pound newborn beaver on the side of the road in Sturbridge, Massachusetts,…
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‘He wanted to do good:' MSP trooper who died after academy exercise laid to rest
Delgado-Garcia died two weeks ago after sustaining serious injuries during a boxing training exercise at the Mass. State Police Academy in New Braintree.
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Mass. State Police trooper who died after training exercise mourned at wake
Calling hours were held Friday for a Massachusetts State Police recruit who died after a training mishap at the state police academy earlier this month. Loved ones gathered in Worcester Friday afternoon for Enrique Delgado-Garcia‘s wake. His funeral will be held on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. He will receive full state police honors for the service. “He was just...