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Belchertown man dies while diving off Gloucester

The scuba diver who died off the coast of Gloucester this weekend has been identified as a Belchertown man

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Tickets down, parking meter revenue up in Boston

Boston’s parking meter violations are down compared to last year, and the city is projected to post its highest meter revenue since 2012, The Boston Globe reports. The Globe credits the change to the city’s ParkBoston app and upgraded meters that allow for credit card payments. The app debuted for parking meters in certain Back Bay parking spots in early 2015 before expanding […]

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Truck strikes overpass on Storrow Drive, causing delays

A crash involving a truck striking the Bowker Ovepass on Storrow Drive westbound is causing delays Monday morning. #MAtraffic Storrow Drive WB at the Bowker overpass, truck struck bridge. Cruisers enroute. Expect delays. — Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) April 25, 2016 Closed due to accident in #Boston on Storrow Dr Outbound at Kenmore Sq, stopped […]

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Boston officials seek input on body camera pilot program

Officials in Boston will hold three community forums this week to gauge the public’s opinion on a body camera pilot program for the city’s police department

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Walpole officers injured after being struck by fire hose

Two police officers were hospitalized over the weekend after they were struck by a loose fire hose while responding to a blaze in eastern Massachusetts

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Crash on Mass. Pike stalls traffic

A crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike is causing problems for commuters headed into Boston. The crash is on the Pike eastbound near the Prudential Tunnel. Accident in #Boston on Mass Pike EB at Prudential Tunl, stop and go traffic back to Market St. overpass, delay of 6 mins #traffic — TTN Boston (@TotalTrafficBOS) April 25, […]

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Massachusetts weighs another casino for crowded southeast

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ casino scene could get more crowded. The state Gaming Commission is deciding this week whether to award the state’s third and final gambling license to a developer seeking to build a $677 million resort on the Brockton Fairgrounds. On Tuesday, it begins a multi-day review of the project, which is the […]

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State trooper accused of restraining, choking girlfriend

BOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts State Police say they’ve arrested one of their own on domestic abuse charges. State police say the unidentified 45-year-old trooper assaulted his girlfriend early Saturday morning at their Boxborough apartment. They say he restrained and choked her, and at one point put her in a chokehold before she was able […]

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Husband and wife who met at Boston College more than 60 years ago die within 6 hours of each other

A Maine couple who met at Boston College in the 1950s left the world in the same way they navigated it for more than six decades — together. On March 23, Robert and Lucille Robinson entered hospice care at Foreside Harbor in Falmouth, Maine. On Wednesday, Robert, 95, passed away peacefully. Lucille, who was sleeping beside him, […]

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Police investigate attack at New Hampshire bar

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say a 30-year-old man is in critical condition after an assault at a bar in Laconia. Police say they responded to a report of an assault at the Funky Monkey bar at 1:21 a.m. Sunday. Authorities say they found a man unconscious with a head injury. They […]

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Police: Maine man arrested in drive-by shootings in Duxbury

DUXBURY, Mass. (AP) — A Maine man has been arrested for allegedly shooting two men at random in Duxbury early Sunday morning. Twenty-five-year-old Lucas McPherson, of Mapleton, Maine, is accused in the drive-by shootings. Police say the first victim, a 33-year-old Marshfield man, was driving on Tremont Street around 1:15 a.m. when he was shot […]

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Mayor Marty Walsh’s past as labor leader reportedly draws him into federal investigation

Allegations that labor union officials threatened developers and businesses that hired nonunion workers has drawn union leaders, developers, and Boston City Hall staff into a federal investigation, leading some to wonder what role Mayor Marty Walsh played when he served as a labor leader prior to becoming mayor in 2014, people familiar with the inquiry told The Boston […]

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Endicott College sophomore dies in crash

BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — Police have identified a man who died and another who was injured in an overnight car crash near Endicott College. Police say the car’s passenger was 19-year-old Craig Sampson, of Williston, Vermont. Sampson was taken to Beverly Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was a sophomore at the college. The […]

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Toddler struck, killed by ambulance near Tufts Medical Center

A toddler died Saturday afternoon after being struck by an ambulance near Tufts Medical Center. Police said the crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Nassau Street just outside of Tufts Medical Center’s emergency room. The child was taken inside the hospital and pronounced dead, police said. No charges have been filed against the driver at this time, Jake Wark, […]

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Motorcyclist dies after crashing into guardrail in Lowell

Massachusetts State Police are investigating a Lowell crash that killed a 21-year-old motorcyclist Sunday morning. Around 11:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a crash on the Lowell Connector near the Industrial Avenue exit. Police said a Brockton man, whose name has been withheld pending the notification of his family, lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into […]

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Child dies after being struck by ambulance in Boston

A child has died after being struck by an ambulance in downtown Boston

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Massachusetts among states without enough sexual assault examiners

There aren’t enough medical professionals trained to perform examinations for rape kits in Massachusetts, according to a study by the Government Accountability Office. Massachusetts was among six states (Florida, Colorado, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Oregon were the others) that were studied by the office. Officials in all six states told the GOA that the number of examiners […]

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Firefighters on scene of fire at Everett scrap metal yard

The Everett Fire Department is on the scene of a fire at a scrap metal yard. The department responded the call for the fire at 69 Rover Rd. before 2 p.m. The site of the fire is next to Tractebel LNG Distrigas, a liquified natural gas facility. Pic’s of the #Everett Fire from East Boston […]

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Scientists say more cod might survive fishing than thought

A group of scientists say more Atlantic cod might survive being thrown back in the water by fishermen that previously through

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Man arrested after assaulting teen, jumping out of moving car on I-91

A Webster man was arrested Thursday night after he jumped out of a moving car on I-91 southbound in Longmeadow after allegedly assaulting a teenage girl in the back seat, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Police received a call from one of the occupants of the car around 9 p.m. that the suspect in the backseat was intoxicated and […]

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Gov. Baker backing plan to ban under-21 purchase of tobacco