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Boston pizza shop owner sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for threatening workers with deportation
Stash’s Pizza owner Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis of Westwood has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted this summer on forced labor charges
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Karen Read's defense pushes back on prosecutors' argument not to dismiss charges
The defense team in the high-profile Karen Read case submitted their response to the prosecution’s argument against dismissing some of the charges against her as both sides prepare to square off before Massachusetts’ highest court next month.
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10 years after funding approval, RIPTA still doesn't know where to put its new bus hub
This week RIPTA announced that a piece of land in the 195 District was no longer under consideration after feedback from riders.
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Man convicted of murder in deadly South Shore Plaza shooting
A man was convicted of murder nearly three years after a deadly shooting in a Massachusetts mall. Dijoun Beasley, a 26-year-old from Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, was fatally shot at South Shore Plaza in Braintree on Jan. 22, 2022. Julius Hammond-Desir of Maynard, who was 19 at the time, was arrested on a murder charge. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office...
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Turtleboy's defense claims DA lied about evidence, improperly used personal email
An attorney for one of Karen Read‘s most visible supporters, facing charges of witness intimidation in the case, is leveling new allegations against prosecutors. The defense team for Aidan Kearney, the blogger better known as “Turtleboy,” sent a letter to prosecutors Thursday claiming that Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey lied about evidence and improperly communicated by personal email. Kearney’s...
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Strike suspended at 2 Omni hotels in Boston, union says
The hotel workers strike at two Boston hotels has been suspended as a tentative agreement was reached, the union announced Friday night. Workers at Omni Parker House and the Omni Boston Seaport are no longer picketing, the union 685 UNITE HERE Local 26 announced, with a vote to ratify the contract set for Sunday. The union didn’t release details on...
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59th Head of the Charles Regatta this weekend in Boston
Watch all the action of the 2024 Head of the Charles Regatta from Friday-Sunday Oct. 18-20 streaming live here.
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Ethel Kennedy to be honored at memorial with Biden, Obama and Clinton in attendance
The three most recent Democratic presidents will be on hand Wednesday at a memorial service in Washington honoring the life of Ethel Kennedy. The service will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, according to the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization. President Joe Biden will be in attendance, as will former Presidents Barack...
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Remembering the celebrities and public figures who died in 2024
Remembering the notable people we lost in 2024.
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to Speak at NH Fundraiser for ‘Right-of-Center Activists'
Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow and a prominent defender of former President Donald Trump, will be a featured speaker at a conservative organization’s fundraiser in New Hampshire this summer, the group announced. The fundraising dinner, hosted by 603 Alliance, will conclude a full-day conference for “right-of-center activists,” the group said in a save the date announcement Sunday. Lindell, who…
