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Tesla Cybertruck sustains 'significant damage' after DUI crash in Thompson, officials say

State police said that the Cybertruck's driver declined medical assistance and was then arrested for operating under the influence and failure to maintain lane.

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Nobody Talks About This Remote Connecticut Town, And That’s Exactly The Point

Scotland, Connecticut is the kind of place that doesn’t show up on anyone’s radar, and the people who live there are perfectly fine with that arrangement. If you’ve been sleeping on this tiny Windham County gem, consider this your very polite wake-up call. There’s a particular kind...

Scotland, CT · 2d
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Possible nor’easter headed to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

A possible nor’easter is headed to southern New England next week that could bring rain and wind for most and snow for some in the higher elevations. While cooler and drier conditions are expected early next week, the National Weather Service in Boston/Norton says guidance is starting to pick up on the possible development of another low-pressure system that could bring more unsettled weather to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut later in the week.

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2 Brooklyn residents ID'ed in deadly Connecticut crash off I-95 exit ramp

Two Brooklyn residents were killed in a single-car crash on Interstate 95 in Stratford, Connecticut, on Saturday morning, according to state police. Connecticut State Police identified the victims as 54-year-old Jeffrey Stein and 43-year-old Jessica Stein, both of Brooklyn. Investigators said the pair were traveling northbound in a 2019 Mazda...

Stratford, CT · 1d
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After 48 Years, Massachusetts Board Denies Parole to Teen Who Executed His Family Minutes After Reading, “The Glory Boys”

The Massachusetts Parole Board has denied parole to Alfred Brown, the Topsfield man convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting his mother, father, and sister in their home on January 27, 1978, when he was 15. Brown, now 64 after 48 years incarcerated, will face another review in two years.⁠

Topsfield, MA · 1d

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Locals Can’t Stop Raving About This Charming Small-Town Connecticut Pizzeria

Some restaurants earn their reputation quietly, one satisfied customer at a time, and Pizza Pizzazz in Danielson, Connecticut, is a perfect example of exactly that. It’s the kind of place that doesn’t need a marketing campaign because the food speaks loudly enough on its own. Danielson is a...

Killingly, CT · 2d

IgniteIt

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Massachusetts Sent a Message: The Cannabis Industry Needs to Listen

Following the defeat of Massachusetts Question 8, Project Champion President Gretchen Gailey calls for cannabis industry unity, stronger advocacy and sustained pressure for federal reform.

Massachusetts · 2d

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5 Best Restaurants in Worcester, Massachusetts You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Worcester, Massachusetts — a city where red-brick mills line the Blackstone, where the laughter of college students mingles with the wisdom of old-timers, where the scent of garlic, soy, and woodsmoke drifts through neighborhoods stitched together by memory and migration. Here, the architecture is a patchwork: triple-deckers, Victorian spires, and the gentle sprawl of new ambition. Worcester is a crossroads — of Irish pubs and Vietnamese bakeries, of Polish delis and Dominican grills, of artists, nurses, teachers, and families who gather in parks and on porches, sharing stories and meals beneath the wide New England sky.

Worcester, MA · 1d

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Grease theft in Auburn ends with arrest of man wanted by U.S. Marshals

Two people Auburn police caught taking used cooking oil from a restaurant dumpster included a man wanted on a federal warrant, according to the Auburn Police Department. Officers responded to Auburn Plaza at about 5:37 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, after a T.J. Maxx employee reported two people removing used cooking oil from a dumpster behind Jasmine Restaurant, police said. The pair drove off in a van before officers arrived.

Auburn, MA · 2d

Boston 25 News WFXT

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How much rain has fallen in Mass? Town-by-town totals

After nearly three weeks without rain, Friday’s weather dumped several inches across New England.

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WTNH

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Massachusetts man dies after head-on crash in Ashford

ASHFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Massachusetts man died Thursday night after his car was struck head-on by another vehicle in Ashford, state police said. State troopers responded to the crash around 10:54 p.m. on Ashford Center Road. A preliminary investigation found that the driver of a blue Nissan Rogue had crossed the double-yellow line into […]

Ashford, CT · 2d

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Massachusetts State Police Trooper puts himself in harm’s way to stop wrong-way highway driver

A Massachusetts State Police Trooper successfully stopped a wrong-way driver who was charged with operating under the influence, putting his cruiser between the suspect’s pickup truck and the motoring public in the early morning hours on Sunday. “I want to commend this brave Trooper’s swift action to put himself...

Massachusetts · 16h

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Twenty years later, QCC basketball brotherhood still going strong

It all started in the summer of 2005 when new Quinsigamond Community College basketball coach Jon Winer rolled up to the Great Brook Valley public housing complex in a button-down, collared shirt and what Maurice “Mo” Horton could only describe as “church” pants. Perhaps visually out...

Worcester, MA · 10h

Country Herald

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New England Weather: Cold Rain, Snow Arrive Friday Nov 13

NWS Boston tracks a potential Friday storm bringing widespread rain and possible higher-elevation snow.

Massachusetts · 5h

Cape Cod Times

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Thin, wounded right whale spotted off Cape Cod. Then came a ‘welcome surprise’

Researchers who usually begin watching for North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod waters in December are now looking several weeks earlier, part of an effort to better understand what the critically endangered animals are doing before their winter arrival in Cape Cod Bay . The expanded survey season is already yielding sightings. During an Oct. 25 aerial survey, scientists with the Center for Coastal Studies spotted three right whales , including one showing signs of a recent entanglement and a mother-calf pair that is not likely to be seen together much longer. Why Cape Cod right whale surveys started two months early The sightings are part of a push to fill in what remains a poorly understood period in the whales' annual use of Massachusetts waters. While Cape Cod Bay is recognized as an important winter and spring feeding area for right whales, their movements during the fall have been less closely monitored. "Expanding our aerial surveys allows for earlier detection of North Atlantic right whales in state waters and surrounding areas, improving our understanding of trends in the species' distribution and helping inform management decisions," said Daniel Palacios, director of the Center for Coastal Studies' Right Whale Ecology

Cape Cod And Islands, MA · 1d

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Marblehead boys soccer: Magen’s four sends Magicians to next round

David Magen found the back of the net four times in #31 Marblehead’s (11-6-1) 4-2 preliminary round victory over Shepherd Hill Regional High School (10-1-7) at Piper field on Saturday afternoon. “It feels absolutely amazing,” the senior striker said post match. “Finally, in senior year, right back on home...

Marblehead, MA · 1d

Main Street Dollars

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Massachusetts is mailing letters to about 5,000 residents matched to up to $2,500 each in unclaimed property, who can claim online without searching, the treasury says

The Massachusetts State Treasury is mailing letters to about 5,000 residents who have been matched to unclaimed property worth up to $2,500 each, and those residents can claim the money online without searching for their names. State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg announced the pilot, called Claim Mass Money, on Oct. 26. Until now, residents had to […]

Massachusetts · 2d

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Woonsocket community rallies around longtime volunteer after lightning-sparked shed fire

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — The Woonsocket community is rallying to help a local nonprofit leader and volunteer after a fire started by a lightning strike destroyed her family's shed Thursday night. "We heard a really, really big bang and I told my daughter 'Oh, lightning struck somewhere up the...

Woonsocket, RI · 2d

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Trip to popular Massachusetts convenience store turns into $500,000 State Lottery win

You just never know when your typical trip to a Massachusetts convenience store can turn into a big State Lottery pay day as it did this week. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Jo’s Dime Trust of Worcester has claimed a $500,000 top prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$500,000 Frenzy” $50 scratch ticket game.

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