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Everett man arrested after hazmat investigation into dumped drug-making chemicals
A man has been arrested a day after a report of drug-making chemicals being dumped around Everett, Massachusetts, led to a hazmat investigation that shut down a neighborhood. Crews worked Monday to secure the home on Gledhill Avenue, about a block from Everett High School. Authorities gave limited information that day, but the city said the investigation was “in response...
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2 more MBTA employees fired amid Cabot Yard investigation
The MBTA has terminated two more employees amid an investigation into suspected criminal activity at the Cabot Yard maintenance facility.
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3 arrested in Methuen triple shooting
Police in Methuen, Massachusetts, have arrested three teenagers after a triple shooting last week. Three males — ages 16, 17 and 18 — were injured in the Oct. 21 shooting on Boston Street. The older gunshot victims were treated at the scene before being hospitalized, while the 16-year-old went to the hospital on his own for treatment. The 17-year-old victim...
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Woman dies after being ejected in rollover crash on I-95 in Foxborough
A woman died in a car crash on Interstate 95 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Wednesday evening, police said. Troopers responded just before 8 p.m. to the rollover crash on I-95 south, according to state police. The driver was ejected from the vehicle. That person was brought to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleborough, where they were pronounced dead, police said. On Thursday,...
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Woman dies from injuries after fire at Stoughton condo complex
Firefighters responded to a fire in a condo complex in Stoughton, Massachusetts, on Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported just before 2:30 p.m. at a condominium complex on Greenbrook Drive. Aerial footage showed numerous fire engines and vehicles surrounding the building, though no smoke or fire was immediately visible. A landing zone was set up in a field at the…
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4 MBTA employees fired amid investigation into alleged criminal activity at Cabot Yard
The MBTA has terminated four employees as the agency continues to investigate suspected criminal activity at the Cabot Yard maintenance facility.
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Boston Hilton workers reach tentative deal to end strike
Hundreds of Hilton hotel workers in Boston who have been on strike for weeks have reached a tentative agreement on a new deal. UNITE HERE Local 26 said Tuesday night that an agreement was in place to end the strike if members vote to ratify the contract Thursday afternoon. The union says about 765 workers at four Hilton properties in...
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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.
