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‘They didn’t do anything wrong’: Hampden Sheriff’s Office runs camp for children of inmates
SPRINGFIELD — Although this is Isaac Galas’ last year attending the Youth Leadership Academy camp, there is no chance that he’s going away. “I like the new experiences, the adventure and how we learn new things every day,” he said. “Next year, I’m going to be a CIT.”
More Funds Requested for Ball Lane Housing Project
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, July 11, 2024. This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. It can be viewed here. Carol Lewis and Erica Piedade (Co-Chairs), Rob Crowner, Grover Wehman Brown, Allegra Clark, Gaston de los Reyes, and Alex Cox. Staff: Greg...
Milford man accused in deadly Hopkinton road rage incident held without bail after superior court arraignment
WOBURN, MASS. (WHDH) - A Milford man accused of hitting and killing a woman with his car in Hopkinton earlier this year was ordered held without bail during a superior court arraignment Tuesday. Ryan Sweatt, 36, was first arraigned in Framingham District Court in April. Now appearing in Middlesex Superior...
Former women's ice hockey coach sues Harvard over allegations of gender bias, unfair pay
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Katey Stone, the former head coach of Harvard's women's ice hockey team, sued the university Tuesday over allegations of gender bias, unfair pay and retaliation. "This process of investigation, evaluation and scrutiny was rooted in gender bias from the beginning," said Stone. Stone was the ultra-successful...
Former Massachusetts restaurant owner killed in motorcycle crash
A Massachusetts man has died in a weekend motorcycle crash. According to police, on Sunday, at just after 7:45 p.m., the Holliston Police Department evening shift responded to Prentice and Mill Streets, a known dangerous intersection, for a motor vehicle crash involving serious injuries. The crash involved a motor vehicle versus a motorcycle.
Attleboro man's body recovered from Worcester County pond
An Attleboro man died in an incident involving a personal watercraft on a pond in Worcester County. Rutland police said first responders were called to Turkey Hill Pond on Saturday afternoon for a report that a watercraft overturned and the operator failed to surface. "Witnesses reported that the individual appeared...
Guards With Guns At Mass. RMV
I popped over to the Massachusetts RMV (Registry of Motor Vehicles) last week to put a car on the road only to realize that they've got two armed guards at the entrance, not the entrance to the building, but the actual service center. Noticing just just one guard before, I...
Mass. tweaks emergency shelter system; migrants won't have priority
Massachusetts, facing an unsustainable level of homelessness, is changing its emergency shelter system, the Healey administration announced Tuesday. Under the new system, which goes into effect next month, migrants will qualify for five-day stays at new temporary respite centers in Cambridge, Chelsea, Lexington and Norfolk, but not for stays at existing Emergency Assistance shelters, according to the announcement.
A Massachusetts prison guard was reportedly ‘knocked unconscious’: ‘Enough is enough’
A local prison guard was reportedly “knocked unconscious” after being exposed to toxic substances, as the correction officers’ union pleads with the state for more protections. A correction officer at MCI-Shirley was rushed to the hospital after being “knocked unconscious by some kind of synthetic drug and/or...
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