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Salem tour guides could soon be required to pay licensing fees
While tourism can be a real treat in Salem, Massachusetts, the city says the costs are tricky. “Costs are starting to get close to a point where they’ll exceed the direct revenues the city brings in from things like parking and license fees,” said Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo. The city can draw tens of thousands of visitors a day...
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Boston brings on first chief climate officer
At a time when harsh storms, hot days and rising sea levels have become a reality for Boston, the mayor’s office is now looking to target these issues with a new position. Brian Swett, a native of Newton, Massachusetts, will soon become the city’s first chief climate officer. He says he’s looking to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, and...
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Investigation underway after cart performing track work on MBTA's Blue Line derails
An investigation is underway after a rail cart performing track work experienced a low-speed derailment at Orient Heights on the MBTA’s Blue Line on Wednesday morning. The derailment did not impact riders at the Blue Line station because planned track improvement work replaced train service with buses for the week. Shuttle buses are now replacing service between Maverick and...
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Boston Marathon athletes' stories: Running ‘helps me to grow and heal'
Some 30,000 people made their way through the Scream Tunnel, up Heartbreak Hill and down Kenmore Square on Marathon Monday in Boston. Among them was Caleb McCoy, who said at the Boston Marathon finish line that running has opened doors for him amid a 15-year struggle with addiction. “Eleven years ago, I was shooting up meth and opioids,” he said…
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Explosive device thrown at Satanic Temple, Salem police say
Police and federal authorities are investigating after an explosive device was thrown onto the porch of the Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts. The Salem Police Department said the device was left at the Bridge Street temple around 4:14 a.m. Monday, damaging the building. No one was inside at the time, and the device and damage were not found until staff…
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Mass. feeling impact of nor'easter as storm pounds region
As the nor’easter continues to make its way through Massachusetts, the snow just won’t quit in Fitchburg. However, the roads are a lot better than they were earlier Thursday. Still, a little slush but not bad considering we’ve had more than 12 hours of snow, sleet, wind and rain. Driving conditions were really rough earlier Thursday morning. With the...
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Brother arrested in Maine days after fatal shooting at Brockton home
A man who’d been at large in the deadly shooting of his older brother at a Brockton, Massachusetts, home on Easter Sunday has been arrested, police said Tuesday. Jeremiah Abreu, 20, is believed to have fatally shot 27-year-old Sedrick Abreu in the chest, killing him, at a home on Hoover Avenue, the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office has previously said....
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Brockton woman killed in suspected murder-suicide after returning from trip
A woman returning from a trip abroad was fatally shot in the driveway of a Brockton, Massachusetts, home early Tuesday morning, authorities said. Her husband, believed to have killed her, was found fatally wounded inside. Investigators believe 61-year-old Carlos Brown fatally shot his wife, 56-year-old Sheron Trowers, before turning the gun on himself. “It appears she was ambushed,” Plymouth County…
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Brother wanted in man's fatal Brockton shooting, 2 others arrested
A man is wanted in the deadly shooting of his older brother at a Brockton, Massachusetts, home on Easter Sunday, authorities said Monday. Another brother of the victim has been arrested. Jeremiah Abreu, 20, is believed to have fatally shot 27-year-old Sedrick Abreu in the chest, killing him, at a home on Hoover Avenue, the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office said…
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Parents want answers after armed man arrested at Stoneham elementary school
Concerned parents met at an elementary school in Stoneham, Massachusetts, Thursday night after police caught an armed man who was previously registered as a sex offender on school grounds. Parents say they weren’t notified about the incident until days after when their superintendent sent out an email. James McCarty was caught with two knives while walking the grounds of...
