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New poll finds rise in voters who see Mass. on wrong track
An increasing number of Bay State voters view the state as on the wrong track, leading to some slippage in elected officials’ approval ratings, according to a web-based poll conducted for the Retailers Association of Massachusetts. About 48% said the state is heading in the right direction, down from 59% in a similar poll done […] The post New poll finds rise in voters who see Mass. on wrong track appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Worcester Teen Charged with Unlawful Possession of Loaded Gun During Traffic Stop
A routine traffic stop in Worcester led to a juvenile's arrest after cops found a loaded revolver in a 16-year-old's possession. Officers, part of Worcester's Summer Impact program, were on patrol on Everett Gaylord Blvd on May 10th when they spotted a car ignoring a stop sign and showing expired tags. The vehicle was intercepted on Elliot St., according to the Worcester Police Department's press release.
New Hampshire man pleads guilty to identity theft, wire fraud in multi-state scheme
PORTLAND, Maine — A man from New Hampshire pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland on Monday to wire fraud and identity theft in a scheme across multiple New England states. Dominic Barbosa (also known as Christopher Barnhart), 29, of Manchester, New Hampshire stole mail in Maine, Massachusetts,...
Mass. State Lottery winners: 4 $100,000 Mass Cash tickets bought on the same day
Four winning $100,000 Mass Cash tickets were purchased at different convenience and liquor stores across Massachusetts on Saturday. One was purchased at Haverhill Quick Mart on Main Street in Haverhill, one was bought at Cape Mart on Center Street in Hyannis, one was purchased at Lank’s Liquors on Truman Parkway in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood and one was bought at Stop & Save on Center Street in Middleborough. The tickets won the game’s largest prize.
Then & Now: Gage House, 8 Chestnut St., Worcester
Gage House, originally the home of Homer and Mabel Gage, was turned over to the Worcester Society for District Nursing in 1949. The society would be known in later years as the Visiting Nurse Association. The 20-room mansion at 8 Chestnut St. was left to the society in Mrs. Gage's...
Massachusetts man stabbed by several suspects in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - New Haven police responded to a call from Yale-New Haven Hospital’s emergency department about a walk-in stab victim on Saturday night. The victim was a 19-year-old male from Massachusetts who walked into the hospital’s emergency room around 7:12 p.m. According to detectives, the...
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