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3 found dead after apparent carbon monoxide leak in Nahant
Police and fire officials said three people were found dead Monday evening in an incident that appears to involve carbon monoxide in Nahant, Massachusetts. Emergency crews responded to a home on Cottage Street for a well-being check, authorities said. The bodies of three adult members of a family were found. “Great people. The grandmother that lived there was our French…
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Coyote Kills Dog in Nahant Months After Town Called in Sharpshooters
The town of Nahant, Massachusetts, took bold steps to remove aggressive coyotes last year, but pet owners said the wild animals have not gone away. After another dog was killed by a coyote over the weekend, some in town are calling on officials to take more action. At 15 years old, Chris Del Dotto knew his dog, JJ, did not…
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Nahant Residents Haven't Seen a Change in Coyote Activity Since Sharpshooters Were Brought in
It’s been two months since officials in Nahant, Massachusetts, announced a plan to kill off habituated coyotes using trained sharpshooters. But pet owners say they are still not seeing much of a difference. For months, coyotes have terrorized the seaside town, killing countless pets. It became such a public safety threat that back in December, the town signed a...
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Nahant Calls in Rifle Experts to Kill Aggressive Coyotes After Attacks
A town on Massachusetts’ North Shore has become the first in the state to approve killing off aggressive coyotes. Nahant officials voted this week to hire rifle experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services. The move comes after a number of complaints from residents in recent months about the aggressive animals. Some residents have even had their...
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Harvard Grad Student Helping Nahant Residents Facing Eviction From Town-Owned Homes
A Harvard University graduate student is helping Nahant residents facing eviction from their town-owned homes.
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Nahant Residents Facing Eviction From Town-Owned Housing
Harvard University graduate student Isis Patterson recruited help from a Harvard law student and an attorney to assist with more than a dozen Nahant residents, living in the so-called Coast Guard housing, who were told to appear in district court on Dec. 1.