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  From Shelter to Home-Sweet-Home: Meet The Vets Who Make It Happen For Animals in Need

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  Massachusetts 3 hours ago

  Cape Cod Women Excitedly Bought a Puppy Online, But It Turned Out to Be a Scam

  Excitement turned to despair when a Cape Cod woman realized she was the victim of a puppy scam. The little dog she bought never showed up and the website she purchased it from disappeared. Truro residents Barbara Wohlgemuth and Carrie Stapleton bought a dog bed, collar and toys in preparation for the new Maltese puppy they purchased from what they&...
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  coronavirus 3 hours ago

  Mass. Reports 8,224 New COVID-19 Cases This Week

  Massachusetts health officials reported 8,224 new COVID-19 cases and 47 new deaths in the last week, with the new data released Thursday. In total, there have been 1,830,211 cases and 20,025 deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The state reported 176 people primarily hospitalized for COVID-19 and a total of 582 hospitalized patients ...
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  James "Whitey" Bulger 42 mins ago

  3 Men Charged in Fatal Prison Beating of Notorious Mob Boss Whitey Bulger

  Fifty-five-year-old Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 48-year-old Paul “Pauly” DeCologero, and 36-year-old Sean McKinnon were charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the beating death of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison in 2018
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  monkeypox 6 hours ago

  41 More Monkeypox Cases Identified in Mass. in Last Week

  Massachusetts health officials have announced 41 more monkeypox cases in the last week, bringing the state’s total to 243. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health provides monkeypox updates on Thursdays. State cases increased by approximately 20.3% since last week. The department noted that 13,517 U.S. cases have been identified by the ...
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  mbta 6 hours ago

  Orange and Green Line Shutdowns: See Shuttle Bus Routes, Street Closures

  The streets of Boston are being radically transformed for 30 days as the MBTA Orange Line and part of the Green Line are shut down into mid-September, with shuttle buses being brought in to help replace trains. The closures will condense years’ worth of badly needed repair work, officials have said, but from Friday until Sept. 18, it will cau...
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  Northern Lights 5 hours ago

  Northern Lights: Your Best Chance to See the Aurora in New England

  A G2 geomagnetic storm is taking place Thursday night, and many are hoping for a chance to see the northern lights. If you’re wondering whether you’ll be able to see the aurora, let’s go over some important factors: your geographic location and the geomagnetic activity. Geomagnetic activity represents the degree of disturbance of ...
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  Massachusetts 9 hours ago

  Mass. Gaming Commission Gauging Interest in Sports Betting Licenses

  The Massachusetts Gaming Commission would like to know how many and which companies are interested in seeking a sports betting license in the state and is asking that interested companies get in touch by the end of the month. As it prepares to launch a newly legal form of gambling under the close eye of the betting public, the Gaming…
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  bulgin brothers 3 hours ago

  Body Found in Search for 2nd Brother Missing After Vineyard Bridge Jump

  A body was found by a fisherman on Martha’s Vineyard Thursday, state police said, that matches the description of a 21-year-old who’s been missing for days, since he and his brother jumped off a bridge between Edgartown and Oak Bluffs. The shell fisherman found the body at the edge of Sengekontacket Pond at about 11:30 a.m., according t...
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  South Shore Plaza 5 hours ago

  Watch: This SUV Ended Up on the Second Floor of a Massachusetts Mall

  In video posted to social media, police and firefighters appeared to be walking alongside an SUV as it backed up on the second floor of a mall in Braintree, Massachusetts.
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  9 hours ago

  Former State Trooper Indicted in Superior Court in Deadly 2021 Boston Crash

  The case against a former Massachusetts State Police trooper accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Boston last year has moved to superior court with a new indictment this week. Kristopher Carr, 26, of Monson, graduated from the Massachusetts State Police Academy just days before the crash that killed 51-year-old Christop...
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  mbta 9 hours ago

  Gov. Baker Explains His Orange Line ‘WTF' Moment

  When it comes to the MBTA, even Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker isn’t immune to the occasional “WTF” moment. During an appearance on GBH News’ “Boston Public Radio” Thursday, the governor was asked about a Tweet that GBH “Morning Edition” co-host Jeremy Siegel sent out Monday morning saying he had be...
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  mbta 8 hours ago

  Some Orange Line Shutdown Signs Show Wrong Start Date: ‘Quite Confusing,' Wu Says

  A day before the Orange Line’s 30-day shutdown begins, signs were spotted at MBTA stations showing the incorrect start date, an error the MBTA acknowledged Thursday. While the Orange Line will be shut down at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, signs spotted at stations, including by NBC10 Boston at the Community College Station station, showed that the ...
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  Housing 11 hours ago

  Mayor Wu Announces $50 Million in Funding for Affordable Housing in Boston

  Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has announced millions of dollars in funding to go toward developing and maintaining affordable housing projects in the city. Mayor Wu announced Wednesday that the city has released two requests for proposals that total $50 million. That funding is available to create and maintain rental, coop and homeownership developments...
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  Boston Business Journal 9 hours ago

  Can Boston Support Two Luxury Shopping Neighborhoods? Experts Say Yes

  Can Boston support two luxury shopping neighborhoods? Experts say yes.