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Mass. State Lottery winner: $2 million prize claimed from $50 ticket
There’s just one $2 million prize left in one of the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $50 scratch ticket games after someone claimed a winning ticket on Monday. The $2 million prize was from the lottery’s “Lifetime Millions” scratch ticket game, the second $50 scratch ticket game released in Massachusetts. There’s just one $2 million prize remaining to be claimed in the game as of June 11.
Veterans walk from Maine to Massachusetts to raise awareness about PTSD
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. – A group of veterans are spending the week on the road, walking 100 miles from Maine to Massachusetts in an effort to raise awareness about PTSD. A group of veterans are walking from Maine to Massachusetts in an effort to raise awareness about PTSD. They started...
Heating up
FEELING LIKE SUMMAH It’s a comfortable start to the day with 50s heading out the door. We will see a mix of sun and clouds today with highs in the 80s. You’ll also feel a bit more humidity today. The South Coast, Cape, and Island will be cooler in the 70s where the southwest breeze comes off the ocean. Heat and humidity will peak Friday with highs in the mid to upper 80s and feeling quite sticky. The morning will be dry, we are watching for the risk of showers and storms arriving any time after midday thanks to an approaching cold front. The greatest potential for some stronger storms will arrive later in the afternoon, so make sure you are weather aware. Storms may produce damaging gusts, hail, downpours, and frequent lightning. Some showers will linger into early Saturday, with the focus mainly across the Cape and Islands.
'It’s a landmark': Fire hits Rutland House of Pizza building
RUTLAND — A three-alarm fire heavily damaged the Maple Avenue building that is home to Rutland House of Pizza. The fire at 1 Maple Ave., reported before midnight Tuesday, drew fire crews from Rutland and surrounding communities. There were no injuries. ...
'I'm so embarrassed!' Worcester man gets stopped at airport with suitcase full of SPAM
When Joel Kaimakani Libed visited the SPAM Museum in Austin, Minnesota, he left with a few dozen souvenirs. But when he got to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, those souvenirs caught the attention of the Transportation Security Administration. Born and raised in Hawaii, Libed moved to Worcester at the start of the pandemic and...
Massachusetts high school president writes notes thanking fellow seniors — 180 of them
A high school class president in Massachusetts who gave a commencement speech wanted to recognize all of his fellow graduates. So he wrote them personal thank-you notes presented at the ceremony — 180 to be exact.
'We create a lifestyle program': 55-plus 'active adult' community on former Higgins Estate taking shape
WORCESTER — The 55-and-over community off Salisbury Street on the Higgins Estate is rapidly taking shape, as the plywood 123-unit vision of a New York state developer is showing signs of soon-to-be livable structures. To be known as The Arbella at Bramble Hill, the project will feature 60 one-bedroom...
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