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Mass. State Lottery winner: Liquor stores, gas station sell 3 $100,000 prizes
Three winning $100,000 lottery tickets were sold at liquor stores and a gas station in Massachusetts, with their winners coming forward on Thursday to claim their prizes. One of the $100,000 prizes was sold at a gas station in East Bridgewater called Hi Lo Gas Rt 18. The winning ticket was from the game “300X,” a $30 scratch ticket game.
Bear rehomed from Worcester spotted in eastern Massachusetts
WORCESTER, Mass. — A bear who spent some time in Worcester now appears to be on the move across the state. In late April, state and local police rescued a bear from McKeon Road. The bear was sedated and released at a more accommodating location. During the process, MassWildlife...
Half of recent calls to state’s gambling helpline were for help placing mobile sports bets, new report shows
Of the 2,069 calls since sports betting was legalized, 1,043 were callers “looking for technical support for their sports wagering mobile applications and platforms.”. The legalization of sports betting in Massachusetts last year coincided with a spike in calls to the state’s gambling helpline, but nearly a third of callers were asking for tech help with their mobile sports platforms, a new report shows.
Whale mom "Skittle" believed to have lost calf after she's spotted alone
BOSTON - An endangered North Atlantic right whale named Skittle is believed to have lost her second calf. Skittle and her calf were most recently seen on March 21 off the coast of Georgia, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries division said. But just over a week later, Skittle was spotted on the calving grounds without her baby.On April 16, Skittle was seen alone again in Cape Cod Bay."Young right whale calves depend on their mothers for nutrition, and may nurse for up to a year," NOAA Fisheries said in a statement. "Since researchers saw Skittle twice without her calf,...
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