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As youth sports become big business, major real estate projects follow

Shortly after settling on Cape Cod in 2014, Mike Sherman, the former Green Bay Packers head coach and general manager, captured national headlines for accepting the head coaching gig at Nauset Regional High School for the 2015 season. Now Sherman is taking his experience in a more entrepreneurial direction: He’s going to build a nine-acre complex for youth […]

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Man wanted on multiple warrants found hiding in box spring, say police

A Maine man wanted on multiple charges, including domestic violence assault and unlawful sexual contact, was found by police hiding inside a box spring Wednesday, The Bangor Daily News reports. Police had been looking for Zachary McFarlin, 21, of Newport, Maine, for almost two months before a tip led officers to a home in Newport […]

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Environmental police rescue two fawns after mother hit by car

Two young fawns were rescued Thursday morning after one of the babies was found trying to nurse from its dead mother. A Massachusetts Environmental police officer was traveling to New Bedford when he saw a fawn with the doe, which had been fatally struck by a car, along the median of I-195 in Wareham, according to a […]

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Arrests made in connection to severely matted dog found in Westport

Two people have been arrested and are facing animal cruelty charges in connection to a severely matted dog that was found wandering in Westport on June 5. Due to untreated conditions, the 8-year-old llasa apso had to undergo enucleation surgery, which rendered her permanently blind, and still requires procedures for dental decay and bladder stones. […]

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Police: Good Samaritan helps nab thief who punched woman in face

A good samaritan helped police capture a suspected thief who punched a woman in the face in a Worcester parking lot on Wednesday night, authorities say. The incident happened at about 9 p.m., when a man approached a married couple walking in the lot, punched the woman in the face, and then grabbed her wallet […]

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Norwood firefighters battle late-night warehouse blaze

An abandoned warehouse in Norwood caught fire shortly before midnight Wednesday, putting local firefighters into action into the early hours of Thursday morning, according to Norwood police. The state Department of Fire Services said Thursday that the Davis Avenue warehouse had been vacant for several decades and that it was “possible that homeless people had gained […]

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MBTA GM: Transit police were called over apparent Muslim prayer on Orange Line

MBTA Transit Police responded Thursday morning to rider concerns of suspicious activity on the Orange Line for what apparently turned out to be two people praying, according to MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola. “Some people riding our system noticed two people that appeared to be Middle Eastern, and in their opinion, they were acting suspicious,” DePaola […]

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Driver rolls over on I-495 after swerving to avoid a deer, hitting another deer

An early morning drive ended in an ugly crash Thursday due to multiple deer in the road on I-495, according to Massachusetts State Police. Driving southbound, just south of the I-93 intersection, police said the driver swerved to avoid a deer in the travel lane, but ended up striking another deer and then rolling over off […]

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Massachusetts police stop man on I-495 after multi-town car chase

Two men were arrested, one after a multi-town highway car chase, following reports of an assault Thursday morning, according to Mansfield police. Police said they received a 911 call just after 9 a.m. of two men involved in an assault in the parking lot of a Francis Avenue apartment complex. Upon arrival, they said they […]

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Police searching for man who allegedly befriended a disabled veteran at a Cape Cod park, then stole his belongings

Police are searching for a man who they say befriended a disabled veteran, who was vacationing with his family Wednesday at a Cape Cod park, and then stole all the man and his family’s belongings while they were taking their kids down a slide. Yarmouth police said Thursday that they responded Wednesday evening to reports […]

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Money rains down in Providence after bags fall off armored truck

It was raining money in Providence after three bags of cash fell off a Brink’s armored truck and a car drove over them, bursting two of the bags open

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Unoccupied SUV takes a summer dip in Quincy Bay

An SUV in Quincy had its own plans for a beach day on Thursday morning when the unoccupied vehicle rolled into the water by Wollaston Beach. Quincy Police said its dive team went to work near Adams Shore to get the water-logged vehicle back to shore. No one was in the car when it took a […]

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Boston Globe runs special section, editorial calling for assault weapons ban

Four days after the Orlando nightclub shooting that killed 49 people and wounded 53 others, The Boston Globe has created a special section and written an editorial calling for a ban on assault weapons. Running off the presses as we speak, stay tuned. #MakeItStop pic.twitter.com/o8KN8h9Msy — Boston Globe Opinion (@GlobeOpinion) June 16, 2016 The Globe section, […]

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Boston-based Coast Guard cutter seizes 4.6 tons of cocaine

A Boston-based U.S. Coast Guard cutter seized 4.6 tons of cocaine during a recent 68-day deployment to the Pacific Ocean. After traveling through the Panama Canal, the cutter Seneca intercepted five vessels carrying cocaine from South America to the United States while “combating transnational crime” for several weeks in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast […]

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Death of infant at Lynn shelter under investigation

The death of a 4-month-old boy at a Lynn shelter in September is being investigated as a possible child endangerment case, The Boston Globe reports. Court documents obtained by the paper show that employees at the shelter made several reports to the state Department of Children and Families about the welfare of the boy, Charles […]

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Maine restaurant owner: If you support assault rifles, don’t eat here

A Maine restaurant owner’s post about guns on Facebook has been getting a lot of attention this week. Anne Verrill, who owns Grace in Portland, named one of America’s 10 Most Beautiful Restaurants, and Foreside Tavern in Falmouth, told potential patrons if they support assault rifles, they are not welcome at her businesses. Her original […]

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Foundation for Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard posts ‘Pride’ tribute for Orlando shooting victims

The Martin Richard Foundation, created by the parents of the youngest Boston Marathon bombing victim, posted a tribute Wednesday on Facebook to each of the lives lost in the mass shooting in Orlando. The post features a picture by Jane Richard, the sister of Martin Richard, accompanied by the names of every one of the 49 people killed […]

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NH firefighter dies of heart attack hours after rescue training

A New Hampshire firefighter has died of a heart attack hours after returning home from rescue training

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Man who spent 21 years in prison sues police, claims framing

A former Massachusetts man who spent 21 years in prison for a killing he says he did not commit has sued the city of Lynn and several police officers

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Appeals Court orders new trial in 1995 Boston killing

The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ordered a new trial for a man who was convicted in a killing that led to a surge of violence in Boston’s Cape Verdean community

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Miss Boston Pride mourning friends lost in the Orlando shooting

William Brown went to sleep exhausted but exhilarated early Sunday morning. The drag queen, who performs as Kamden T. Rage, is the reigning Miss Boston Pride and spent the day marching in the city’s pride parade, then continuing the celebration into the night. But when he awoke hours later Sunday morning, his phone was filled with questions: How […]

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How one injured veteran traded opiate painkillers for medical marijuana

One snowy day this past winter, Stephen Mandile did what lots of other homeowners did and snow-blowed his driveway. Unlike most people, he was thrilled. Ten years after Mandile was injured in Iraq and three months after stopping his opiate painkiller regimen for chronic spine pain and nerve damage, the father of two from Uxbridge […]

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Indicted probation officer killed in single-car crash

A Dorchester Municipal Court probation officer scheduled for arraignment Wednesday on rape charges died in a single-car crash on Tuesday, authorities say. William M. Averill, 50, of West Roxbury, was killed when the car he was driving on Route 28 in Randolph “left the roadway, traveled onto the sidewalk, and struck a bridge abutment,” according […]

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Bar owners accused of ‘pay-to-play’ practices ask for leniency at hearing

Boston bar owners accused of taking kickbacks from a beer distributor asked for leniency at a state disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, reports The Boston Globe. Investigators say five restaurant operators took $120,000 in kickbacks from Everett beer distributor Craft Brewers Guild. The practice of accepting money for tap access or shelf space is called “pay-to-play.” […]

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New duck boat safety regulations proposed in state Senate

State lawmakers are considering new regulations for duck boats after a crash involving one of the vehicles and a scooter killed a 28-year-old woman last month. The bill’s co-sponsor, Senator William Brownsberger, told The Boston Globe he felt moved to bring forward the legislation after speaking with the parents of Allison Warmuth, who died in […]

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Officials: Moose hit and killed by car in Weston appears to be one spotted in Belmont

A young female moose that was hit by a car in Weston and had to be euthanized Tuesday evening appears to be the same moose spotted earlier this month in Belmont and Watertown, officials said Wednesday. Environmental police responded to the crash, which occurred around 8:30 p.m., and euthanized the moose, police spokeswoman Katie Gronendyke […]

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Boston police hope this video helps them crack a 2010 murder case

Kenneth Rackley, 19, was murdered on a busy summer night in a Roxbury park 6 years ago. “That was a night I wouldn’t wish on anyone,” said Faye Rackley, his grandmother, in the latest “Search for Justice” video released by the Boston Police Department to aid with unsolved homicides. Rackley was shot in the back […]

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Student disciplined after white pride sticker found in Sudbury middle school

Sudbury police are working with the town’s school administrators after a white pride sticker was posted at the Ephraim Curtis Middle School on Tuesday. The sticker was immediately removed after it was found on “a prominent pillar” in the eighth grade wing of the school, according to Sudbury police. No other messages were found during […]

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Woman’s body found in East Boston garage

The body of a woman was found in an East Boston garage on Wednesday morning, authorities say. Boston police said the body was discovered at around 9 a.m. at 54 Princeton Street. “Upon further investigation, we believe this to be suspicious activity,” Boston Police Superintendent Bernard O’Rourke told the Boston Herald. “We don’t have a […]

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Boston City Councilors back nurses union as negotiations with Brigham and Women’s set to resume

Six Boston City Councilors are calling on Brigham and Women’s Hospital to “reach a fair contract settlement” with the union representing thousands of nurses at the hospital at a return to the bargaining table June 17. Councilors Josh Zakim, Matt O’Malley, Annissa Essaibi-George, Michael Flaherty, Ayanna Pressley, and Michelle Wu all signed the letter addressed […]

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Nurses union approves one-day strike at Brigham and Women’s

The union representing nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced Tuesday thousands of nurses will go on strike on June 27 unless the hospital agrees to a “fair contract.” The Massachusetts Nurses Association, which represents 3,300 nurses at the hospital, voted Monday to authorize a one-day strike, a move that follows nine months of contract […]

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David Leonard named Boston Public Library president

The Boston Public Library has named David Leonard as president four days after a California librarian declined to take the job. David Leonard has been serving as interim president for nearly a year, after previous president Amy Ryan resigned last summer. Ryan came under fire after two pieces of art worth $630,000 temporarily went missing […]