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Restaurant fails inspection; 2nd body found in Brockton: 5 top stories last week
BROCKTON − For the second time in two weeks, a body has been found at Brockton's wastewater treatment plant. The family of a missing Brockton man says they've been told the body found at the treatment plant Thursday is his. A popular Easton restaurant failed inspection after a report...
Livestream: Karen Read trial returns with additional testimony from State Police sgt.
Court will convene earlier than usual Monday, with lawyers on both sides set to argue a motion from prosecutors before jurors hear more from Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Yuriy Bukhenik. Livestream via NBC10 Boston. On the stand Monday:. Trooper Michael Proctor, Massachusetts State Police. Judge Beverly Cannone concluded Monday’s session...
Mass. nursing home company reaches $4M settlement to resolve understaffing allegations
A Woburn-based long-term care management company that operates 16 nursing homes across the state has reached a $4 million settlement with Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell’s office to resolve allegations that it deliberately understaffed its nursing homes, resulting in resident “harm and neglect.”. The settlement agreement, the largest...
Boston Pride Parade Marred by Pro-Palestinian Protests, Police Detain Two Amid Calls for Human Rights
The celebration of diversity and the call for human rights intersected on the streets of Boston during this year's Pride parade, as pro-Palestinian protesters and festivity-goers collided in a brief yet poignant exhibition of civic unrest. The annual Boston Pride For The People Parade, which drew over a million attendees, according to the event's website, was momentarily interrupted when pro-Palestinian activists made their voices heard.
What's the difference between prison and jail (and what's a house of correction)?
Are "prison" and "jail" the same thing? No, in Massachusetts there's a clear difference between prison and jail. Time. Prisons, in general, are for people sentenced for more serious crimes. The...
Things to do around Boston this week, 6/10-6/16
🎤 The Loring Greenough House hosts a discussion about slavery at the historic Jamaica Plain estate, 7pm-8:30pm. 📖 Robert Pinsky, the former U.S. poet laureate, discusses his new poetry collection, "Proverbs of Limbo" at the Harvard Bookstore, 6pm. 🍷 BRIX Wine Shop in the South End hosts a...
Wu rejects City Council budget changes that would move money away from police, fire departments
Councilors voted to reallocate some funds away from public safety, prioritizing housing and youth employment. Mayor Michelle Wu vetoed most of the council's changes Monday. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Monday that she is vetoing a series of budget adjustments that the City Council made last week, which included cutting allocations for the city’s police and fire departments.
Framingham teachers will start 2025-26 school year with new three-year contract
FRAMINGHAM — For the first time in recent memory, Framingham Public Schools teachers will start a school year with a new contract ratified. The School Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a new three-year contract for the city's more than 1,100 public school educators. The new pact, which goes into effect July 1, includes a 2% cost of living adjustment for the upcoming school year, as well as 3% boost in 2025-26 and a 3.5% adjustment in 2026-27.
See all homes sold in Norfolk County, June 2 to June 8
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Norfolk County reported from June 2 to June 8. There were 144 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,812-square-foot home on Highland Street in Canton that sold for $725,000. Bellingham.
YMCA relaunches free summer membership for every teen in Boston
The YMCA is providing free memberships for Bostonians ages 13-19 as a part of their "Get Summer" initiative. Starting on June 23, all Boston teenagers (ages 13-19 years old) will receive a free summer membership to the 13 YMCA locations that are part of YMCA of Greater Boston. The project...
‘I’m furious’: Complaints mount against online ticket seller
BOSTON — When you search for event tickets online, you’ll quickly see there are a lot of options and not all sellers are the same. “Be very careful when you click. Know what you’re clicking on,” warned Maryann Wilkey. Wilkey says she found that out the...
Boston installing hundreds of speed humps to "calm traffic" in neighborhoods
BOSTON - The city of Boston is in the midst of a three-year plan to outfit residential side streets with speed humps that are meant as a traffic calming device. The goal is 500 humps a year, and by the end of the project at least half of the city's streets will have them. Neighborhood by neighborhood, cluster by cluster, the three-inch tall, 12-foot-long asphalt humps are an answer, the city says, to complaints about too much speeding. Residents have noticed a differenceSome residents like Jeff Power in Roslindale say they've seen the difference. "No one is stopping at the stop...
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