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School bus driver who stalked 8-year-old boy sentenced to 9 years in prison
A former school bus driver who stalked and threatened an 8-year-old boy in New Hampshire was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison. Michael Chick, of Eliot, Maine, who pleaded guilty in federal court last month to one count of cyberstalking, also was sentenced to three years’ supervised release. Chick worked as a bus driver for First ... -
Bruins clinch berth in 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, extending NHL-best streak
The Bruins have claimed a playoff spot for an NHL-leading eighth consecutive season.
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6 hospitalized after SUV rolls over on I-95 in Wakefield
A crash on Interstate 95 in Wakefield injured six people Thursday night, Massachusetts State Police said. An SUV rolled over near Exit 59, according to police, who were called to the scene around 10:20. All six patients were in the vehicle. There was no word on the extent of the victims’ injuries. No further information was immediately availa... -
Celtics-Hawks takeaways: C's can't contain Dejounte Murray in OT loss
Dejounte Murray dropped a career-high 44 points on 44 shots, including the overtime game-winner to give the Hawks a 123-122 win over the Celtics. We share our takeaways.
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Mass. launches youth sports betting safety coalition
With college sports tournaments taking place at both ends of Massachusetts this week, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell on Thursday announced the launch of a public-private partnership to focus on the risks of sports betting and gambling among young people. The Youth Sports Betting Safety Coalition is meant to raise awareness of the laws, risks,... -
‘I don't need any more hurt': Harmony Montgomery's mother criticizes man's fundraiser for statue
A man’s fundraising effort in the name of Harmony Montgomery is drawing criticism from the slain child’s mother. Crystal Sorey is not happy a GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money for a statue and a bench to honor her little girl in Manchester, New Hampshire. “I don’t need any more hurt,” Sorey said. “I do... -
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... -
What ‘bag' is the right ‘bag' for the Patriots to trade down?
Jerod Mayo said the Patriots would consider trading the No. 3 pick for a “bag.” Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry debate what the right “bag” would be.
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MBTA approves low-income fare program, slashing prices for thousands of riders
A big moment at the MBTA on Thursday as a plan for reduced fares for low-income riders was given unanimous approval from the control board. The action makes it so anyone earning 200% or less of the federal poverty level could see their price for riding the T slashed in half by summer. “It just means so much to me…
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Harvard removes human skin from binding of old book
Harvard Library said it pulled the human skin binding from its copy of “Des destinées de l’âme,” written by Arsène Houssaye in the 1880s.
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Patriots fans will love these Drake Maye Pro Day highlights
After a bit of a slow start, Drake Maye put on a show with a bunch of impressive throws at his UNC Pro Day on Thursday.
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Sutton magician sentenced on child pornography and illicit sexual conduct charges
A Massachusetts magician has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of transporting child pornography and illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place. Scott Jameson, a 47-year-old Sutton man who has worked more than two decades as a magician, appeared in U.S. District Court in Boston Thursday. The office of a... -
Woman seriously hurt at Legacy Place supermarket parking lot, police say
A woman was seriously hurt in an accident involving a car at the Whole Foods parking lot at the Legacy Place shopping center in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Thursday, police said. The incident outside the supermarket was reported about 10:30 a.m., according to Dedham police. They didn’t share information on how the woman, a 71-year-old from Dorc...