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Mass. State Lottery: $100,000 Mass Cash ticket sold at Swansea convenience store
A lucky Massachusetts State Lottery player won $100,000 Saturday after buying a winning Mass Cash ticket at a Swansea convenience store. The ticket — which won the game’s largest prize — was purchased for $1 at Swansea Mart on Wilbur Avenue. In Mass Cash, players choose five...
Does Massachusetts budget need major changes amid cuts and hiring freezes?
BOSTON – State revenue receipts are running behind projections, prompting short-term budget cuts and hiring freezes. But in an interview with WBZ-TV, Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) says the moment does not call for major changes in state spending plans. "Now is not the time to take our foot off the pedal in economic development and housing and lowering the cost of college and other things if we want to continue being a leader with our innovation economy," Spilka said. "I believe that we need to keep investing in our strengths, which are our people, our residents."Massachusetts migrant housingOne area...
Massachusetts, Rhode Island police bust six-year, $4 million jewel theft ring
Jovan Lemon, 29, Paul Lemon, 30, Steven Berdugo, 28, and Paul Miller, 46, all of Rhode Island, were indicted earlier this month in connection with 43 burglaries and break-ins across 25 towns in Massachusetts between July 2018 and March 2024.
Guest column: Ending restaurants' tip credit could cost jobs, close eateries and bars
State Sen. Cindy Friedman said she was “confused” about employees and local restaurateurs’ opposition to a proposed ballot measure to eliminate Massachusetts’s tip credit. Allow me to clear up the confusion: The same policy is currently stifling income for servers and bartenders and endangering local restaurant...
Former Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant Sentenced to 5 Years for Overtime Fraud Scheme
A former Massachusetts State Police lieutenant was cuffed with a five-year prison sentence for his role in a fraudulent overtime scheme and other financial wrongdoings. Daniel J. Griffin, 60, of Belmont, felt the weight of the law on his shoulders as U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman handed down the sentence on Thursday, also imposing three years of supervised release, as per the Justice Department's announcement.
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