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'I really loved him': Fiancee of Northbridge stabbing victim forced to cope with sudden loss
NORTHBRIDGE ― The last time Taralina Mitchell saw David LeBoeuf, her future husband and the father of her future child, was when he left to go to the store the evening of May 3. After police sirens rushed by their Whitinsville home, Mitchell said she had “a gut feeling,” and made many attempts...
Christmas in May? Mass. lawmakers firehose $2.9B in amendments onto Senate’s $57.9B budget
Christmas is still more than seven months away, but some Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping it’ll come early for them and their constituents. Lawmakers in the Bay State’s majority-Democrat state Senate gussied up the $57.9 billion 2024-25 budget plan now scheduled for debate next week with 1,100 amendments, totaling $2.9 billion, according to a newly released analysis.
Impact of school budget cuts: 86 classroom teachers, 70 support staff, 22 administrators
WORCESTER ― School Superintendent Rachel Monárrez is proposing to cut 86 classroom teaching positions and 70 student support positions as well as five vacant psychologist positions and two positions based out of the Chandler YMCA building in order to close a $22 million deficit. In addition to reducing...
Businessman pleads guilty to using Worcester check-cashing service to hide $10 million
The owner of a temporary Massachusetts employment agency pleaded guilty Monday in federal district court to hiding $10 million in company assets and filing false income tax returns over a four-year period by using a Worcester-based check cashing service. Su Nguyen, 60, of Quincy, the owner and operator of General Employment Services, pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting the filing of false tax returns, according to the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy. Scheduling is...
$3M Mass. Lottery extortion case: Worker wanted after skipping court hearing
A Massachusetts man accused of trying to extort his coworker for a share of a $3 million lottery prize had an arrest warrant issued just days before his trial was slated to begin. Joseph Reddem of Raynham was nowhere to be found for his final pretrial conference hearing on Monday...
Somerville City Council votes to stop misclassification of Uber & Lyft workers
The Somerville City Council unanimously voted to pass a resolution aimed at stopping Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and other so-called ‘gig’ companies from abusing drivers by misclassifying them as independent contractors.
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