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‘Heard four gunshots’: Driver grazed by bullet during a road rage shooting on I-93 in Braintree
State police are investigating after an apparent road rage incident caused a bullet to graze an uninvolved driver on Interstate 93 in Braintree Wednesday afternoon.
Bridgewater residents warned of scammer impersonating a police officer
Police say a caller claiming to be a Bridgewater police lieutenant or detective has been calling residents, informing them there were warrants out for their arrest. The caller would tell residents that if they didn’t pay a fine, Bridgewater police would come arrest them.
New Hampshire man accused in Harvard bomb threat, extortion plot last year was sentenced
A New Hampshire man was sentenced in Boston federal court for making a series of extortionate bomb threats against Harvard University that caused several buildings on campus to evacuate.
Modern Hong Kong cafe in Quincy, Massachusetts is perfect blend of East meets West
QUINCY, Mass. — “A lot of it is like playful kind of nods to growing up Chinese American,” said Laurence Loui, owner ofRubato. For Loui, there was no better place to open his Hong Kong style café than inside the very the building where his mother’s bakery, Contempo, operated in Quincy for 22 years.
9 Massachusetts counties under a freeze warning until early Friday morning
On Thursday at 11:08 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a freeze warning valid from 11 p.m. until Friday 5 a.m. for Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. The weather service comments, "Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 degrees expected." "Frost and freeze conditions could...
Mass. State Lottery winner: Man wins $1 million from $5 scratch ticket
A Massachusetts man won a $1 million prize from a lottery ticket he’d bought for $5 in his hometown. The prize was from the lottery’s “Waves of Cash” scratch ticket game, which was released on Aug. 1, 2023. There’s just one $1 million prize left to be claimed in the game as of April 25.
Former Weymouth cop punched detainee 13 times. What happened in court
A former Weymouth police officer has pleaded guilty to punching a handcuffed man 13 times with a closed fist without justification. Justin Chappell, 43, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. ...
Boston Police Crime Lab has been operating without a director for nearly 2 years
BOSTON — The Boston Police Crime Laboratory will have to answer some difficult questions Friday morning in a hearing at city hall. Some questions will focus on a problem first exposed by 5 Investigates: that the lab wasn’t meeting the state deadline for testing rape kits for DNA.
'Bring one of your yachts to town' — Brockton rally to save Good Sam slams Steward exec
BROCKTON — Brockton firefighters turned their union hall over to nurses Wednesday for a rally against the possible closure of Good Samaritan Medical Center. About 75 people attended what organizers billed as a community forum about the uncertain future of hospitals owned by Steward Health Care, including Good Sam.
'Run, don't walk!': Top 5 ice cream shops in the Brockton area, according to Yelp
Nothing beats a cool sweet treat on a hot spring or summer day. Now that the weather is warming, seasonal ice-cream stands have begun to open their doors to the public. Many ice cream shops in the Brockton area offer something unique — from homemade waffle cones at Ashland Farm Dairy, hundreds of flavors at Daddy’s Dairy, farm to table ice cream at Hornstra Farms, vintage candy-store vibes at Skinners Sugar House to decadent sundaes at Tom and Jimmy’s.
Shoppers warned after rash of wallet thefts at Norwell stores
Shoppers on the South Shore are being warned by police to stay on their guard while shopping. That message comes after a rash of stolen wallets. "I'm always in here. I shop here all the time and I just see women leaving their wallets and their pocketbooks in their wagon all the time and I always say to them, 'Don't leave that unattended, someone's going to grab it right out and sure enough, it's happening," said Carol Greene, a shopper.
Families plead with Brockton not to close virtual school — only school some have known
BROCKTON — Fred Bond is a fourth-grade student at the Brockton Virtual Learning Academy. Bond, who is 10 years old, has never known another school. But Bond will have to attend a physical school for fifth grade next year, as the city plans to close the Brockton Virtual Learning Academy's elementary-level program in June. ...
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