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Man using wife's old phone number for lottery picks wins jackpot
LEICESTER - A Massachusetts man whose wife has inspired his lottery picks for decades finally hit the jackpot.Kevin Connor, who lives in the Rochdale village of Leicester, won a $2.64 million Megabucks jackpot on Saturday. He chose to receive a one-time payment of more than $1.8 million before taxes.He has his wife to thank for the big win."Connor said he has been playing the same Megabucks numbers for over thirty years," the Lottery said. "He plays a combination that consists of his wife's old landline number from when they first started dating, as well as his wife's favorite number."Lottery winner...
Free community college program begins in Massachusetts
Student debt plagues million of people across the country, but many states are working to eradicate it. Massachusetts is the most recent state to implement a free community college program for residents to take advantage of.
The world’s 5th most expensive city is in Mass., new study finds
A new study has revealed the world’s most expensive cities, and one in Massachusetts cracked the top five. Internet database Numbeo released a Cost of Living Index earlier this month that ranks the world’s most expensive cities by assessing factors like the cost of groceries, eating in restaurants and local purchasing power. The cities are then given a cost of living score and ranked appropriately.
Walmart recalls 10,000 cases of apple juice containing arsenic
Walmart recalled nearly 10,000 cases of Great Value apple juice nationally after finding it may contain harmful levels of arsenic, according to U.S Food and Drug Administration. The recall affects thousands of 8-ounce six-packs of Great Value apple juice sold in Walmarts across 25 states, including 53 stores in Massachusetts,...
ArCS connects asylum seekers with local hosts, helping ease an immigrant and homeless crisis
ArCS connects asylum seekers with local hosts, helping ease an immigrant and homeless crisis. State orders forcing migrant families to leave temporary overflow shelters – including one at the Registry of Deeds Building in East Cambridge – creates dire straits for people who fled hostile and dangerous environments in other countries, many of whom do not speak English well or at all.
Spraying planned in 5 Central Mass. towns with high EEE risk: Questions and answers
The state will conduct spraying in five Central Massachusetts towns, starting Tuesday night and continuing for additional days, to kill mosquitoes that could carry the potentially deadly Eastern equine encephalitis. Trucks will spray in Douglas, Dudley, Oxford, Sutton and Uxbridge to minimize the risk of contracting EEE, according to a press release from the...
MassRobotics resident startups have raised over $1B in seven years
BOSTON — One measure of success for a robotics cluster is how much funding its member companies obtain. MassRobotics this month announced that resident startups have raised more than $1 billion since its founding in 2017. “This remarkable achievement underscores the vital role MassRobotics plays in accelerating robotics innovation,...
Tesla gains approval to build first store in Western Massachusetts
Tesla has gained a key approval as it looks to open its first store in Western Massachusetts, adding on to a recent authorization it gained to construct a service center. After Tesla was approved to build a service center at 365 Caldwell Drive in East Springfield late last year, the company has now returned to City Council to request the project add a store to the approved service location, gaining unanimous approval, according to local outlet Mass Live.
‘Lucky for Life’ winners: 2 Mass. lottery players win $25,000 a year for life
Two Massachusetts State Lottery winners, who bought tickets in neighboring towns, have won $25,000 a year for life in the the latest multi-state “Lucky for Life” drawing. The winning numbers for the Sunday, Aug. 25. drawing were 8, 17, 19, 29, 31 and Lucky Ball: 12. The winning...
Vote for the 2024 Hometeam Central Mass. football preseason player of the year
Excitement for the upcoming high school football season is growing by the day, as local teams are gearing up for scrimmages before the season opens with a handful of teams taking advantage of the extra week to put together a Central Mass. version of Week Zero on September 6th and 7th. There are plenty of exciting players returning, but who is the best-of-the-best? It will certainly be a big topic of conversation in the stands this...
Vineyard Artist Featured in New State House Showcase
Oak Bluffs artist Andrew Moore didn’t believe it when he was asked to send art to an exhibit in Gov. Maura Healey’s office. ”I got an email from the governor’s office, which I thought was spam, saying the governor’s office would like to you bring some paintings for a show representing the Cape and Islands,” Mr. Moore said Friday.
MassHealth drops bid to consolidate assessments
Following a groundswell of advocacy from people with disabilities and local service agencies, MassHealth officials are switching gears on a wide-ranging change they had planned to make to the state's care delivery system -- though the agency is still pursuing some reform.
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