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Citing brush fire smoke, Massachusetts officials cancel high school classes, trick or treat event
BOSTON. (AP) — A high school in Salem, Massachusetts, shut down classes early Tuesday and an annual Downtown Trick or Treat event in a second town was canceled because of smoky conditions as firefighters continued to battle stubborn brush fires through eastern parts of the state. School officials in Salem — about 24 miles north of Boston and the state’s ground zero for Halloween festivities — said there is no danger from the fire itself. The danger instead comes from the elevated smoke levels around the campus, the officials said. Officials also decided to relocate classes from an elementary school. On Saturday, a woman died in an outdoor fire at an encampment in Millbury. In Reading, about 12 miles west of Salem, town officials said Tuesday that they decided to cancel the annual trick or treat festival in the town’s business district because of concerns about air quality,
Live updates: Brush fires burn across Mass.
A wildfire burned more than 100 acres in Salem, and other smaller blazes have popped up throughout Massachusetts in recent days. Multiple brush fires clouded the skies of Eastern Massachusetts with smoke early this week, as officials warned residents to be careful. On Saturday night, crews battled a fire in...
Lynn PD charge local with armed robbery
Adam LevineLYNN — Cesar Rivera, 39, of 84 River St., was arrested for charges of armed and masked bank robbery and false report of a bomb threat, Lt. Paul A. Cotter said. Dispatch received a report of a possible bank robbery at the Eastern Bank on 112 Market St. shortly after 9 a.m., Cotter said. Officers […] The post Lynn PD charge local with armed robbery appeared first on Itemlive.
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.
BPD Arrest Most Wanted Suspect in Southie
At about 11:00 AM on Sunday, October 27, 2024, officers assigned to District C-6 (South Boston) made an onsite warrant arrest of Steven McCluskey, 39, of Boston, in the area of 199 H Street. At the time of his arrest, the suspect was wanted on an outstanding warrant sought out of Dorchester District Court for Three Counts of Larceny from a Building, and a warrant sought out of South Boston District Court for Two Counts of Distribution of Class A, and Two Counts of Possession of Class B.
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