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Mexican national convicted of transporting 20kg of cocaine into Massachusetts for cartels
Defendant drove more than 30 hours from Texas to distribute the narcotics. “BOSTON – A Mexican man was found guilty yesterday by a federal jury in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy from which 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized during a traffic stop in Littleton in March 2023.
Woonsocket sends off officers to DC
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — 11 Woonsocket cops set off on foot today toward Washington D.C. in honor of their annual Copswalk. The journey, which will be 400 miles, is honor of their fellow colleagues who died in the last year. According to officials, 118 officers have passed away in...
Payroll delayed for some Steward employees due to bank processing error, company president says
Paychecks for some Steward Health Care employees were not deposited into their bank accounts due to a bank processing error, the company’s president said in a letter to employees on Thursday morning.
A Mass. river turned white with wastewater. Now the responsible company is paying up.
It was November 2021 when 13 miles of the Hoosic River turned a milky white from “bank to bank.”. The cause, the state asserts in federal court documents, was highly alkaline, cloudy wastewater improperly discharged by Specialty Minerals Inc., a worldwide producer and supplier of limestone products that operates a mining facility in Adams, at the base of Mount Greylock.
Trout are being stocked across Massachusetts. Here's where to find them.
With the weather getting warmer and the sun shining longer, the conditions are right for sitting back and casting a line in your local river, stream, pond or lake. For those hoping to hook a trout, you're in luck as the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) has been restocking freshwater bodies of water across the Commonwealth with roughly 455,000 trout from four different species: Brook, Brown, Rainbow and Tiger.
'This is not the right place for it': 152-unit affordable housing project in wooded Auburn area met with opposition
AUBURN — A Marlborough-based developer looking to build a 152-unit affordable housing project in a wooded area met opposition from neighbors, with some asking for its downsizing and others standing against it. The eyed plot of land is at the end of Perry Street off Auburn Street and parallel to Interstate 290 South. ...
'Bleak outlook': What nurses in Mass. say about pay, quality of care, understaffing
Twenty percent of Massachusetts-based nurses intend to leave the field in two years or less, citing deteriorating quality of care delivered in hospitals, understaffing, low pay and other challenges, according to survey results released Monday. Eighty percent of registered nurses (RNs) say the quality of care has worsened in the...
Drivers no longer have the right to turn right on red in Cambridge
Drivers aren't legally allowed to turn right on red anymore in Cambridge, Massachusetts. State law allows drivers to make right turns at red lights unless otherwise noted by "No turn on red" signs. Those signs now bar the maneuver at every traffic light in Cambridge. Two years ago, city leaders...
Mostly cloudy for days
CLOUDS WIN THIS ONE Enjoy the early sunshine! Clouds will puff up and blend with blue skies today, leading to a mostly cloudy forecast. Highs will reach the upper 50s at the beaches and low-mid 60s inland. Most of the day will remain dry. There may be an isolated shower late afternoon or evening. We’re favoring northeastern MA, central MA, and southern NH for those few showers. The best chance for rain will come through tonight through Friday morning. Areas south of the Mass Pike will most likely see a period of light rain. Showers are set to wrap up early Friday. The rest of the day will be cool and mostly cloudy with highs stuck in the 50s. MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND
Search continues in White Mountains for missing Cambridge man
65-year-old William Donovan, of Cambridge, is an avid hiker who has been missing for three weeks. His car was found at the Crawford Path in the White Mountains. Authorities renewed the search for a 65-year-old Cambridge man last seen three weeks ago who appeared to have gone hiking in New Hampshire, the state’s Fish and Game department said.
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Foxborough
One lucky lottery player walked away with a jackpot worth $1 million after picking up the ticket at a Foxborough gas station. The winner collected the seven-figure check playing the "100X Cash" $10 scratch-off ticket on Wednesday, May 8. They bought it at a Mobil gas station. Related: M…
Here's why it's chilly and rainy the next few days in Mass.
We have returned to a chilly, cloudy, onshore weather patterns across New England for the rest of this week and through the weekend. But why?. Our jet stream is very zonal, which means it's positioned flow is west to east. As opposed to an amplified jet stream, which means flowing north to south with troughs and ridges.
When will Massachusetts allow cannabis lounges? It’s anyone’s guess
There was a time when it might have been considered surprising: In a state where cannabis lounges are not yet licensed, a Worcester lounge was open for business. Cannabis connoisseurs could arrive, get high, and hang out, just as if they were nursing a beer at a bar down the street.
Massachusetts stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says
NORTHBRIDGE, Mass. — The family of a Massachusetts man who died of a stabbing says he was fatally injured while trying to save his younger brother from suffering that fate. David LeBoeuf, 20, suffered the fatal injuries Friday night during an altercation on the Northbridge Town Common, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.
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