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Mass. homeowners plead state for help with crumbling foundations
Massachusetts homeowners across the state are pleading with lawmakers to help them with crumbling foundations. Insurance won’t cover the issue and the government is the last place for them to turn. The advocacy group, Massachusetts Homeowners Against Crumbling Foundations, went door to door at the State House Wednesday calling for aid. The home foundations are failing because the concrete is...
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Salem brush fire: No need for evacuations as firefighters battle flames, smoke
A large brush fire is burning in Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts, Sunday morning, after sparking visible fire in the woods late Saturday.
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‘Hallmark moment': Stranger finds rings woman lost on Boston Common days before
Lori Lange had lost a ring that belonged to her mother and her diamond wedding ring when the Phoenix resident recently visited Boston on trip — lucky for her, another visitor who happened to be in the area “had his angel wings under his little red flannel shirt”
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Swampscott man meets good Samaritan who saved his life
A Swampscott, Massachusetts, man who nearly lost his life met the people who saved it on Wednesday. In mid-August, Tom Creamer and his wife Mary were wrapping up a busy day of errands. “She wanted to go home but I had a letter to mail,” Creamer explained. He walked to the Swampscott Post Office to mail his letter, and that’s...
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Young boy from Gaza, who lost his leg in airstrike, flown to Boston for surgery
There were cheers at Boston Logan International Airport on Saturday as a young boy and his mom from Gaza arrived in the United States for life-changing medical care. Dua’a al Areer and her 4-year-old son Joud, an amputee, were brought to the US by the Palestine Children Relief Fund so the little boy can receive surgery at Shriner’s Hospital after...
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Family to file wrongful death lawsuit after man was hit and killed by MBTA bus
The family of a man who died after he was hit by an MBTA bus outside of Forest Hills station in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood on Saturday is taking legal action against the agency, their attorney said Thursday.
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Man struck by MBTA bus at Forest Hills station has died
An investigation is underway after a man was struck by an MBTA bus outside of Forest Hills Station in Boston on Saturday. The incident occurred shortly before noon at the bus station in Jamaica Plain. The man was taken to Beth Israel Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The fire department reported having to remove the man from under the bus following…
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For Some Florists, Valentine's Day Is a Boon Amid the Pandemic
Arrangement, after arrangement, after arrangement. Albert Clough has ordered roses from Ecuador to his business for 30 years. This year’s Valentine’s Day in a pandemic is the most lucrative of his career.
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22-Year-Old Dead After Brockton Shooting: Police
A 22-year-old man has been shot and killed after an incident in Brockton Saturday night.
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Active Police Investigation After Shots Fired in Brockton
There is an active police investigation underway in Brockton, Massachusetts, after police responded to a report of shots fired. Brockton police responded to Belmont Avenue late Saturday night, and the majority of their attention was on a home located at 117 Belmont Avenue. A number of evidence markers are littering the roadway, with more than 15 visible. Investigators could be…
