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Motorcycle hits pedestrian at Mass. and Cass
Two people were hospitalized Monday after a motorcycle hit a pedestrian in Boston. Police say the crash happened near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. The motorcyclist and the person who were hit were hospitalized. Their conditions were not immediately known. No further information was immediately available.
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Family pleads for driver to turn self in after hitting grandmother in Stoneham
A grandmother was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash this weekend, according to police in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The woman was hit Saturday evening near the intersection of Spring Street and Pleasant Street. Officers responded around 8:45 p.m. to find the woman on the sidewalk, suffering from serious injuries. Police say the woman was in a crosswalk when she was hit....
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Person shot in Boston
10/18/24 UPDATE: Boston police said Friday morning the victim had died from his injuries. 10/21/24 UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Braulio Castillo of Jamaica Plain. 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...
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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,…
