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Mass. man attacked by bear in national park in Wyoming
A Massachusetts man was seriously injured after being attacked by a bear in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park over the weekend, officials said. The attack occurred Sunday afternoon in the area of Signal Mountain Summit Road, the National Park Service said Monday in a release. Grand Teton National Park rangers and Teton County Search and Rescue personnel responded to...
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Flight attendant pleads not guilty to attempting to record teen girl in airplane bathroom
An American Airlines flight attendant who authorities say tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September on Monday pleaded not guilty to two counts in federal court in Boston. Estes Carter Thompson III was indicted last month on one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of images…
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The first 80-degree day is coming!
Monday evening: Partly Cloudy. Warmer. Temps in the 60s. Overnight Monday night: Partly Cloudy. Humid. Low: 54. Tuesday: Hot. Plenty of Sun, isolated late storm far north. High: 82. Wednesday: Hot and Sunny. High: 88.
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Boating season: Here are some tips to stay safe on the water
Hot temperatures are in the forecast all over New England and you may be itching to get out on the water. It’s time as boating season has arrived, but there are some precautions to take as our water temperatures remain cold this early in the season. And this week also happens to be National Safe Boating Week. Here are...
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Budgets, staffing, and social media can all impact violence in schools, administrators say
School violence has been in the spotlight during the past few months with stabbings, fights and threats in many Massachusetts schools. This comes in the wake of the pandemic and a shift in the way students are disciplined. Many kids are struggling with their social-emotional health, peer pressure and the influence of social media. In some cases, this is...
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Mass. driving school owner bribed RMV road tester to pass test takers
The owner of a Brockton driving school paid thousands of dollars to a Massachusetts road test examiner to falsely pass several people who applied for driver’s licenses, federal prosecutors said Friday. Carlos Cardoso was arrested Friday on grand jury charges of honest services mail fraud and conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts. The 70-year-old is accused...
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Family fighting possible parole of man who killed 15-year-old girl in Groveland
The family of a teenage girl who was beaten to death more than 30 years ago in Groveland, Massachusetts, is fighting against her killer’s pursuit of parole. Richard Baldwin was convicted in the murder of 15-year-old Beth Brodie after he attacked her with a baseball bat in 1992. As Baldwin walked into his parole hearing on Thursday afternoon, a sea…
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Steward outlines process to sell, auction hospitals
Attorneys for Steward Health Care want a federal judge to bless the company’s proposed process for selling or auctioning its 31 hospitals, including eight in Massachusetts, over the next seven weeks. A late Wednesday night filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court case that started last week proposes “global bidding and auction procedures” to govern the sale of Steward’s hospitals and its physician...
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Mass. teen died from eating a spicy chip as part of social media challenge, autopsy report concludes
A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from ingesting a substance containing a high amount of the chili pepper extract capsaicin, according to autopsy results. Harris Wolobah, a 14-year-old sophomore at Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester, died on Sept. 1, 2023, after eating the chip manufactured by Paqui, a Texas-based subsidiary…
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Biden approves disaster declaration for Mass. months after severe flooding
President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration that will help two Massachusetts communities affected by last year’s storm that caused severe flash flooding — reversing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s decision in February. The storm impacted residents in Bristol and Worcester counties from Sept. 11 to Sept. 13, 2023. The severe flash flooding trapped people in their cars, left behind buckled…
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Father of Groveland girl fatally beaten in 1992 opposes killer's chance at parole
It’s been 30 years since Stephen and Anne Brodie faced their daughter’s killer in court. Now, they’re getting ready to see him again at a parole hearing. Beth Brodie, the couple’s 15-year-old daughter, was savagely beaten in Groveland, Massachusetts, in 1992. Richard Baldwin, a 16-year-old, attacked her with a baseball bat inside a friend’s home down the street from...
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Body of missing Mass. hiker found under boulder in NH river
The body of a Massachusetts hiker who’d been missing for nearly a month was found beneath a boulder in New Hampshire’s White Mountains Tuesday, officials said. William Neal Donovan, a 65-year-old avid hiker from Cambridge, was reported missing April 16. His car was located about two weeks later at the Crawford Path parking lot in Carroll. This weekend, hikers...
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At Vatican, Healey makes climate tech workforce pledge
Speaking to a climate summit at the Vatican on Wednesday morning, Gov. Maura Healey announced that Massachusetts is partnering with a social impact investing firm to launch a climate technology workforce training fund, shooting for an initial $10 million combination of public, private and philanthropic dollars it can loan out. With ambitious mid-century emission reduction targets on the books, Massachusetts…
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Steamship Authority worried staffing shortage could impact summer ferry service
On another picture perfect day on Cape Cod, a Steamship Authority ferry bound for Martha’s vineyard from Woods Hole left right on time. But as the always-busy summer season picks up, there is worry about staffing shortages. The organization says it has just enough staff to operate all its ferries, which travel to the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and...
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Gov. Healey to give keynote address at Vatican Climate Conference this week
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s trip to speak at a Vatican climate summit this week will include an audience with the pope, but the governor also plans to tend to the Bay State’s business ties with Italy while she’s there. The governor’s Italian itinerary starts in Rome with an American Chamber of Commerce in Italy roundtable on Tuesday. Healey will...
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Police investigating armed robbery in Randolph
State police were helping local officers in the area of the town dump, Randolph police said. There was a large police presence in the area.
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After long wait, Mass. trial on rideshare driver status set to begin
The judicial front in the long-running battle over Uber and Lyft’s treatment of Massachusetts workers has been a flurry of paperwork for nearly four years. That’s about to change.
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Recipient of pig kidney transplant has died
A Massachusetts man who received the world’s first genetically-edited pig kidney transplant has died, his family announced Saturday.
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Mass. man's body found in Puerto Rico days after he was swept from waterfall
The body of a Massachusetts man who was swept away by the current at a waterfall in Puerto Rico on Wednesday has been found, according to the authorities. Rescuers and emergency teams were searching for 28-year-old Alex DaLomba Tavares of New Bedford after he was swept away at the Gozalandia waterfall in the Municipality of San Sebastián. Daniel Cabrero...
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Soccer stadium bill clears first committee
Legislation paving the way for a soccer stadium in Everett scored a favorable committee report, and while the bill’s hometown sponsor is revved up about “getting everything going,” the bill appears to be on the Senate backburner for at least this month. Sen. Sal DiDomenico’s bill (S 2692), which seeks to change the designation for a blighted land parcel...