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Fatal Crash: 44-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Being Ejected From Car On I-91 In Rocky Hill
It happened just before 3 a.m. Saturday, July 20, in Hartford County on northbound I-91 in Rocky Hill. According to Connecticut State Police, a 2008 Nissan Versa was traveling near Exit 24 when it veered into the right shoulder and hit a guardrail. The driver, Middlesex County resident Marcos Benitez...
iLottery in Mass. budget deal could give way to ‘modern’ experience, director says
ILottery could soon light up Massachusetts screens after legislative negotiators included language in a compromise budget deal to make online sales legal, a move the Lottery Director said will give players a “modern lottery experience.”. The $58 billion budget plan was unveiled on Thursday and included other items like...
Mass. State Lottery winner: $1 million ‘Monopoly’ prize claimed
Two Massachusetts lottery players came forward on Thursday to each claim $1 million prizes — and one was from the Lottery’s “Monopoly” game. The $1 million prize in “$4,000,000 Monopoly Doubler” was from a ticket sold in Salem at Armas Convenience Store. There are still five $1 million prizes remaining to be claimed in the game, and three $4 million grand prizes.
Last eBay Employee Sentenced in Cyberstalking Campaign Against Massachusetts Couple
The final chapter in a harrowing tale of corporate overreach and cyberstalking has closed with the sentencing of Brian Gilbert, the last of seven former eBay employees embroiled in a campaign of harassment against a Massachusetts couple. Gilbert, who served as eBay’s Senior Manager of Special Operations for the Global Security Team, faced U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young in Boston and was handed a sentence that included time served, one year of supervised release, and a fine of $20,000, as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts.
Westfield State University football to kick off 2024 fall season with new head coach Lou Conte, Jr.
WESTFIELD – The Westfield State University football team will be headed in a new direction this fall. Owls athletics director Richard Lenfest, Jr., recently announced the hiring of their next head coach, Lou Conte, Jr. Conte, who served as head coach at American International College in Springfield last season,...
TheatreTruck and Historic Northampton Present “The Mill Project: woman, work & resistance”
August 1 – 11, 2024. Staged at the historic Shepherd Barn at 66 Bridge Street, Northampton, Mass. featuring Tahmie Der, Emma Friend, Tracy Grammer, Jess Rawlings, and Christine Stevens. stage managed by Nikki Beck. Historic Northampton is pleased to present The Mill Project: women, work & resistance, a play...
Karen Read’s Massachusetts Murder Case Is Becoming a Netflix Documentary
Well, that didn't take long. The trial of Karen Read captured the nation's attention. Seemingly overnight, the Mansfield woman accused of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV became an obsession for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of true-crime fans. With the jury deadlocked on some charges,...
A Central Showcase: Northeast 7v7 football regional comes to Central Mass.
FITCHBURG — Milton football coach Steve Dembowski has run the Northeast 7v7 football tournament, located mostly in Eastern Massachusetts, for the past 20 years. This year, however, Dembowski brought the tournament west of Route 495 to St. Bernard’s in Fitchburg, and with the help of Bernardians coach Tom Bingham, the creation of the Central Regional has allowed more Central Mass. teams to take part in the midsummer, one-hand-touch passing tournament and prepare for the upcoming season. ...
Can you buy alcohol on Sundays in Massachusetts? Yes, here are the rules
Despite its modern-day reputation as one of the most liberal states in the union, it's no secret that Massachusetts was founded on Puritan ethics. The Puritans' extreme interpretation of Christianity saw the Crown all too happy to fund an expedition to the New World to found a colony. The result was the Massachusetts Bay Colony, starting from Plymouth Plantation. The rest, as they say, is history. However, despite paving the way in terms of social liberalism, such as legalizing gay marriage, some remnants of our fundamentalist origins can still be found, even in our laws.
Measles hits Massachusetts for first time in years
Measles has reappeared in Massachusetts for the first time in four years. Why it matters: The deadly respiratory infection has been surging around the world and international efforts to vaccinate every child against the disease have stalled out since the pandemic. The latest: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said...
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