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Bomb threat targets Rep. Lori Trahan and her family, Mass. congresswoman says
Congresswoman Lori Trahan says a bomb threat was made targeting her and her family, and that police in Westford were investigating along with U.S. Capitol Police and Massachusetts State Police. The Massachusetts Democrat said she was made aware of the threat Saturday morning. She didn’t share more details about the nature of the threat, but thanked the officers who investigated....
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Bruins celebrate 100 years of hockey in Boston with new bear statue outside TD Garden
The Bruins unveiled their centennial legacy monument outside TD Garden Saturday afternoon, celebrating 100 years of B’s hockey in Boston and serving as a tribute to the fans past, present and future.
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2nd annual ‘gift back' event honors Boston basketball star who died in 2021
The family of late basketball star Terrence Clarke is honoring him by giving back this holiday season in Boston for the second year in a row.
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Car slams into wall, bursts into flames in Revere; Good Samaritans rescue driver
A speeding car slammed into a wall in Revere, Massachusetts, overnight, bursting into flames upon impact and trapping the driver inside before he was rescued from the fiery wreck by several Good Samaritans — and the heroic rescue was all caught on camera.
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Marblehead student athletes will be allowed to compete despite teachers' strike
The varsity high school football team in Marblehead, Massachusetts, is in the Elite Eight, but the ongoing North Shore teachers strikes left Friday’s game in jeopardy. “It’s been scary for a lot of seniors. Norwood could’ve been our last game last week and we’re not done, whatsoever.” It was unclear if extracurricular activities, including sports, could go on amid the...
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Firefighters rush to contain flames at Marshfield home before it causes brush fire
Firefighters rushed to extinguish fast-spreading flames when fire broke out at a home in Marshfield, Massachusetts, Wednesday, preventing a larger brush fire from starting. “This morning when it started, the entire area was engulfed in black smoke. You didn’t know what was what! I thought I heard an explosion but I couldn’t be sure. It could’ve been anything,” witness George...
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New details released after police chase through Haverhill into Lawrence
An officer was hit by a car and another officer fired a gun when a suspect took off when confronted by police in Haverhill in Tuesday, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office
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1 captured, 1 at large after police chase through Haverhill into Lawrence
One person is in custody and a second remains at large after a police chase through two Massachusetts cities Tuesday, the suspects at one point speeding the wrong way down the highway as they attempted to escape police, officials said. Lawrence police said the situation started at a Friendly’s in Haverhill, but did not specify what first set things off....
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2 people dead, 2 others injured in I-495 crash in Methuen
Two people are dead and two others are hurt after a pickup truck crashed into a tree along Interstate 495 in Methuen, Massachusetts, early Saturday morning.
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Historic Harvard Square news kiosk set to reopen
A historic Harvard Square kiosk is set to reopen early next year. Its local impact has spanned decades as it served as a popular newsstand in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Organizers have a modern vision for the local landmark, which is nearly 100 years old. “The kiosk was constructed in 1927 by the Boston Elevated Railway. It was originally an entrance to...
