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Air quality alert issued from large brush fire burning in Salem, MassNEWS CENTER Maine22 hours ago
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Brush fire in Salem, MassachusettsNEWS CENTER Maine1 day ago
Crews fight a large brush fire in Massachusetts; 1 person found dead in a separate outdoor firewgbh.org1 day ago
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Woman facing charges related to crash that killed 4 MMA students scheduled for plea hearing
CASTINE, Maine — A woman facing charges related to a deadly crash in December 2022 that killed four Maine Maritime Academy students is expected to accept to attend a plea hearing in November. Noelle Tavares, 21, pleaded not guilty in August 2023 to several charges related to the crash...
Brush fires erupt in Salem, burn through dozens of acres
SALEM - Firefighters were on the scene in Salem, Massachusetts Sunday as several brush fires burned through dozens of acres and coming close to some homes.More than 100 acres"It's a lot of acreage and getting to it is the hardest part," said Salem Fire Chief Alan Dionne. He said the fire department started getting calls about the brush fires shortly after 7 p.m. on Saturday."We have four different fires that are kind of surrounding the neighborhoods in this area and Lynn has some over on their side. It's covered about 100 acres and it's still burning freely," said Dionne.Dionne said...
Snow In Forecast For Part Of United States On Monday
It's not even Halloween yet, but part of the United States is already getting some now. Part of the Northeast will be getting some snowflakes on Monday, according to meteorologist Jim Cantore. Towns north and east of Boston, Massachusetts will be getting their first snowflakes of the season on ...
A pizza shop owner is sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for threatening workers with deportation
BOSTON (AP) — The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops convicted of forced labor for using physical violence and threats of reprisal or deportation against employees living in the country illegally has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. Stavros Papantoniadis, 49, of Westwood — the owner of Stash’s Pizza, a Massachusetts pizzeria chain — was sentenced Friday in federal court to 102 months in prison, one year of supervised release and ordered to pay a $35,000 fine. Papantoniadis forced or attempted to force six victims — five men and one woman — to work for him and comply with excessive workplace demands through violent physical abuse; threats of violence and serious harm; and repeated threats to report the victims to immigration authorities for deportation, according to prosecutors. In June, a jury convicted Papantoniadis of three counts of forced labor and three counts of attempted forced labor. Papantoniadis has remained in custody since his arrest in March 2023.
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