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Housing advocates press state lawmakers for solutions to high rents, low availability
BOSTON — While Massachusetts lawmakers have failed to act on the $4 billion housing bond bill proposed by Gov. Maura Healey that promises to mitigate the state's housing crisis, state officials must invest in short-term solutions and emergency interventions while waiting for the benefits of the massive investment in public and private housing to pay off. ...
Hundreds of motorcycles ride for veterans in Southeast Massachusetts
PLAINVILLE, Mass. (WLNE) — Hundreds of motorcycles took part in the annual Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom motorcycle event Sunday. The event started at Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville and finished the Vietnam Veterans Wall in Fall River. Police escorts rode with the bikes to their destination.
Never forgotten: On Memorial Day, Worcester remembers the fallen
WORCESTER — Each Memorial Day, as city veterans line up before 9 a.m. at Hope Cemetery to honor their fallen comrades, Thanh Nguyen is waiting. As the bagpipes wail and service members stand to attention, so too does Nguyen. “Thank you all American soldiers, veterans and your families,” reads...
Dance studio founder Jo Ann Warren lends a hand at grandson's school to direct show
A "Teen Topics" story by Nancy Lowe Gray in The Evening Gazette in 1962 had the headline "8th-Grader Likes Staging Shows." Jo Ann Gentile, 13, of Shrewsbury, had started staging variety shows in the backyard of her home since she was 10. According to the article, she charged five cents for children and 10 cents for adults, with proceeds to benefit the St. Mary Church of Shrewsbury Building Fund. The story said Gentile had been dancing since she was 2.
Blond madman laughed as he stabbed 4 girls at Mass. movie theater before McDonald’s attack: report
A Porsche-driving madman with flowing blond locks laughed as he stabbed four little girls watching kids movie “IF” at a Massachusetts theater — then attacked two other people at a McDonald’s, according to cops and a witness. Jason Ravizza, 26, of Martha’s Vineyard, is also suspected in a murder investigation in Connecticut. He is accused of wounding four girls at the AMC Braintree 10 movie theater outside Boston in eastern Massachusetts about 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz. Authorities say he walked into the theater and stabbed the four children without saying a word. The victims were under 17, with the youngest...
Worcester Police Arrest Suspect Accused in Chandler St Stabbing, Seek Community Tips
Authorities have collared a suspect in the stabbing that shook a Worcester street earlier this month. Thirty-five-year-old Joseph Erb of Austin St stands accused in the violent May 2 incident, according to a recent update from the Worcester Police Department. The ordeal unfolded on Chandler St, where at approximately 3:35...
Massachusetts commemorates Memorial Day
More than 37,000 American flags are on display at the Boston Common in observance of Memorial Day -- each representing a Massachusetts service member who died in the line of duty. It's a tradition that began in 2010. This marks the 15th year that dozens of volunteers drilled holes in...
Victim found dead in Dublin Pond identified as Massachusetts man, authorities say
DUBLIN, N.H. — Authorities have identified theman found dead in Dublin Pond on Friday. Dublin police said the victim has been identified as 51-year-old Timothy Aeschliman from Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Authorities said they are investigating the incident. However, Dublin police said they believe it was an accidental drowning. >> Download...
The challenge of weaning New England electricity off fossil fuels (Editorial)
New England’s electric grid is in the midst of an historic transformation, as Massachusetts and its sister states in New England move to a clean energy future. Two big trends are in play. First, the way that New England generates electricity changed dramatically over the last 35 years and is now on the cusp of yet another dramatic overhaul:
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