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Mass. weather: Is more rain expected Thursday?
More rain is expected after most of the state got thunderstorms Wednesday. Rain is expected to come and go until Monday in parts of the state. Thursday is expected to be dry in the Berkshires most of Thursday. But rain will return Thursday night, likely from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
6 indicted in Rutland drug distribution ring
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A grand jury has indicted six men in connection with a Rutland drug ring. Federal authorities say Eddie Melendez, 30, Reuben Melendez, 28, Serafin Melendez, 53, Mathew Ponce, 29, and Giovanny Guzman, 23, all of Massachusetts, as well as Anthony Baker, 31, of Rutland, have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and fentanyl between August 2023 and January of 2024. Each pleaded not guilty.
Woonsocket police officers begin 400-mile journey to support families of fallen officers
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Members of the Woonsocket Police Copswalk began a 400-mile walk to District of Columbia in honor of National Police Week. The officers are walking to support families of fallen officers for the 23rd year, Woonsocket police said. “To date, the team has raised close to...
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.
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.
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.
'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...
This is the most beautiful restaurant in Mass., according to People
The beauty of a restaurant is not only captured in the final drizzle of balsamic glaze, sprinkling of Parmesan cheese or dusting of powdered sugar, it’s also captured in the walls, artwork, seating and everything else about the physical space. To remind diners about the power a restaurant’s aesthetic...
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.
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