Facebook post requesting birthday cards for autistic Maine teen goes viral
Hallee Sorenson is about to have an unforgettable 19th birthday thanks to her cousin, Rebecca Guildford. Guildford took to Facebook Tuesday to ask that birthday cards be sent to her autistic cousin Hallee, of Bangor, explaining the teen was heartbroken last year after celebrating her 18th birthday alone. The post has now been shared over 70,000 times. In the post, […]
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One dead after Mass. Pike crash
A man died Thursday after being ejected from a car that crashed on the Mass. Pike east in Blandford, according to state police. Around 1:40 p.m., police said a 36-year-old woman from Agawam and her passenger, a 35-year-old man from Ludlow, drifted into a median and then struck a message board, ejecting both people from the car. The male passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. […]
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Remains behind Rhode Island mill those of mob victim missing since 1993
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Human remains found behind a mill building in March have been identified as those of a Boston nightclub owner and presumed mob victim last seen alive more than 20 years ago. A DNA analysis determined the remains were of Westwood, Massachusetts, resident Steven A. DiSarro, who disappeared in 1993, the FBI […]
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Former Yale basketball captain sues school over expulsion
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Former Yale basketball captain Jack Montague filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the Ivy League university of wrongfully expelling him over a sexual assault allegation. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Connecticut, says Montague was punished over what he believes was consensual sex. It says Montague had a relationship with […]
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Two New England universities tied for most reports of rape in 2014
Federal campus safety data says Brown University and the University of Connecticut had the most reports of rape on campus in 2014, according to The Boston Globe. Nearly 100 colleges and universities had at least 10 reports of rape in 2014, according to data. Brown and UConn had 43 cases each. Victim advocates say the […]
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Police asking witnesses from Lynnfield mansion party to step forward
Lynnfield police watched as more than 100 cars and more than 50 people fled on foot from the mansion where a man was shot and killed last month, The Boston Globe reports. According to the Globe, some fleeing partygoers shouted expletives at the officers and no one stopped as they ran from the rented home […]
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Roslindale kids thank first responders after playground arson
The kids at Sumner Elementary School in Roslindale may no longer have a playground, but they showed a lot of heart on Tuesday. Weeks after their playground was burned down by arsonists, the kids invited Police Commissioner William Evans and Fire Chief Joe Finn to the school to thank them for their service. They gave […]
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Somerville crash backs up traffic on I-93
A crash on I-93 is causing delays for drivers headed into Boston from the north. Crash on I-93 SB @ Assembly Sq in Somerville. Left lane blocked. Backup beyond Park St. #BostonTraffic #MATraffic pic.twitter.com/MAk6hlflVW — Kristen Eck (@KristenEckRadio) June 8, 2016 The crash is on the southbound side of I-93 near Assembly Square in Somerville. […]
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Man accused of killing, cutting up the body of his friend is schizophrenic
A Cambridge man accused of killing and cutting up the body of his best friend allegedly told his victim the week before that he “goes crazy” without his medication for schizophrenia, The Boston Globe reports. Carlos Colina Jr., 33, had reportedly spoken to Jonathan Camilien about his diagnosis before — that he sometimes heard voices, […]
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Cape Cod woman wins $15 million on scratch ticket
Hilary Alma was on her way to the gym when she decided to drop by a Cape Cod country store and buy a scratch ticket. It’s a decision that changed her life. Alma, from East Sandwich, won a $15 million prize after buying a $30 “Ultimate Millions” ticket. Massachusetts Lottery officials say it’s the largest […]
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Police seize 935 bags of heroin during Springfield drug raid
Springfield police seized 935 bags of heroin during a drug raid Tuesday evening. Police said in a statement the drugs were recovered while executing a warrant at a Mill Street apartment around 5 p.m. A large bag of cocaine and $1,178 were also seized. “Panther” was stamped on the bags of heroin, according to police. […]
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Police seek men accused of stealing $22,000 in jewelry from elderly woman
Police are asking for help from the public to identify two men they say stole $22,000 worth of jewelry from a 91-year-old woman in North Providence, according to The Providence Journal. Two men approached the woman on May 10 and asked if she wanted them to spray paint her driveway with tar and she agreed […]
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Police commissioner demands action after student killed in shooting outside Dorchester high school
Boston’s police commissioner demanded action from the Dorchester community after a 17-year-old boy was shot dead outside of his high school Wednesday afternoon. “When a 17-year-old dies on the street outside of school, we should all be outraged,” William Evans said. “And shame on anybody who doesn’t step up to the plate and help us […]
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1 injured in pipe bomb explosion in Vermont
Burlington police say a young man has suffered injuries to his hand after a pipe bomb he was holding exploded
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Cambridge renames Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Goodbye, Columbus Day. Hello, Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday night to rename the holiday that takes place on the second Monday in October. The resolution explicitly commemorates indigenous people and recognizes “the suffering they faced following European conquest of their land,” according to a committee report. Ahead of […]
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Fenway Park to host ‘realistic terrorist scenario’ on Sunday
Fenway Park will play host to a “realistic terrorist scenario” that will feature simulated explosions and realistic-sounding gunshots on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., officials said. Members of the Boston Police, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC) will “react to various simulated scenarios meant to […]
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Man falls to death while taking photos of sunset in Maine
Park rangers say a New Jersey man has fallen to his death while trying to photograph the sunset at Acadia National Park in Maine
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Boston to host climate change summit in 2017
Thousands of leaders from across the globe will travel to Boston next summer to discuss climate change. Boston will host the 2017 US-China Climate Leaders Summit, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced during a two-day climate summit this week in China. “There is no more pressing, or defining, global challenge […]
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A group of Milton High School students got a prom photo with Rob Gronkowski
@RMFifthCircuit @StephStradley Remember the Gronk bus ? He just went to the Prom #gronklife pic.twitter.com/Eoo7opUD11 — Theresa (@twinky48) June 7, 2016 People you usually take prom photos with: your date, your friends, maybe your parents. People you don’t usually take prom photos with: professional football players. Unless you’re a senior at Milton High School, in […]
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Humane Society seeks probe of New England egg farm
BOSTON (AP) — An animal welfare group released undercover video Tuesday of what it called cruel and inhumane conditions at New England’s largest egg-producing farm, and said it had asked state and federal officials to investigate. The video, shot by a worker at the sprawling facility in Turner, Maine, shows egg-laying hens crammed into rusting […]
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The 4 people killed in a Manchester fire have been identified
The two adults and two juveniles who died Monday morning in an apartment fire in Manchester, New Hampshire, have been identified, according to the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office. The victims were Joshua Harrison, 33, Ailene Moody, 39, Joshua Harrison, 10, and Jay Michael Garon, 8, all of Manchester, according to the fire marshal’s office. The medical examiner’s […]
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Advocates decry ‘victim blaming’ in Worcester college rape lawsuit
To advocates of sexual abuse survivors, the admonitions sound awfully familiar. Don’t drink so much. Don’t go anywhere with strangers. Do more to protect yourself from being raped. It’s where the victim blaming is coming from in this case that’s so devastating, the advocates say — the survivor’s alma mater. Lawyers for Worcester Polytechnic Institute say in court documents that […]
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Prosecutors say Lowell police justified in fatal shooting of man armed with meat cleaver
Prosecutors in Middlesex County said Tuesday that Lowell police officers were justified in their killing of a man armed with a meat cleaver in March. Jose Perez, 39, was killed on March 26 after police were called to 75 Cambridge St. for a report of a man with a knife just before 11 p.m. In 911 […]
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Police investigating two assaults, one fatal, at Belle Isle Marsh
State police are investigating two assaults, one that caused fatal injuries to an elderly man, at the Belle Isle Marsh Reservation on the Revere-East Boston line. Police said the first assault, which took place on May 29, resulted in the death of Daniel Pepe, of East Boston. The 83-year-old suffered serious injuries while walking in the reservation. […]
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4 people dead in ‘tragic’ Manchester fire, officials say
Two adults and two juveniles died in an apartment fire in Manchester, New Hampshire that started on Monday morning just after 5 a.m., fire officials said. The Manchester Fire Department said two people were pronounced dead at the scene, and two others were pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital. “It’s certainly tragic,” Manchester Fire Department Chief […]
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Police release video of car sought after fatal hit-and-run crash
Police released video of the car they believe was involved in a fatal hit-and-run that took place in Chelsea on Saturday night. Authorities say 25-year-old Marco Cruz was hit by the vehicle on Washington Avenue. He was taken to Massachusetts Hospital, where he died from his injuries on Sunday. Police are hoping the public can […]
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A father and son made an emergency landing, and it wasn’t their first
A father and son made an emergency landing with their airplane. And it wasn’t the first time, according to Maine State Police. Police responded to the incident just after noon on Sunday, when Craig and Rodney Maynard were flying their 1972 Cessna 172 aircraft in Maine and engine trouble forced them to land in a […]
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