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Mass. State Lottery winner: Liquor stores, gas station sell 3 $100,000 prizes
Three winning $100,000 lottery tickets were sold at liquor stores and a gas station in Massachusetts, with their winners coming forward on Thursday to claim their prizes. One of the $100,000 prizes was sold at a gas station in East Bridgewater called Hi Lo Gas Rt 18. The winning ticket was from the game “300X,” a $30 scratch ticket game.
Testimony begins in trial of Massachusetts teacher charged with rape of a student
HUDSON, Mass. — Testimony began Friday following opening statements in the trial of a former Hudson teacher charged with raping one of her students. Caitlin Harding is charged with aggravated child rape, rape of a child with force, and indecent assault and battery. The case dates back to 2010,...
MassDOT unveils Rt. 128 widening plan to alleviate I-93 cloverleaf congestion
READING - More than two decades after MassHighway shredded a controversial plan to rebuild the entire I-93/95 cloverleaf, state transportation officials on Wednesday night unveiled a Route 128 widening project aimed at alleviating interchange-related congestion in Reading, Stoneham, Woburn, and Wakefield. During a virtual public hearing on Wednesday night, Mass...
Worcester Police Seek Public's Help in Search for Two Missing Teens from Milford
The Worcester Police Department has issued a plea for public assistance in the search for two missing teenagers, both originally from Milford but believed to be currently in Worcester. Ana Dias, 15, and Iara Neves, 16, have been missing and their whereabouts are urgently being sought by authorities. The police department disseminated details of the girls and their descriptions through a recent post on their Facebook page.
City Hall Vandalized
The main entrance to City Hall is currently roped off and closed early this morning, as Lowell Police work the scene of what is believed to be a case of breaking and entering during the overnight hours. The perpetrator is believed to have entered the building and left a backpack...
MBTA Announces New Affordable Housing Projects In Five Communities
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — On Friday, the MBTA announced the completion of approximately 1,000 units of housing through collaborative agreements to provide affordable housing within proximity to public transit services. One of the recently completed housing projects includes the 18.98-acre site at Attleboro Station. At a ceremony on...
Former Marlboro school bus driver charged with raping 11-year-old required to stay away from minors
MARLBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - A former Marlboro school bus driver charged with raping an 11-year-old boy remains free on bond, as long as he stays away from the boy or any other minors. Derek Thistle, 32, was in court Friday, but waived his right to appear in person inside the...
Man pleads guilty to 2020 murder in Lewiston
The man who shot another man to death in Lewiston in July 2020 pleaded guilty to murder on Friday. Mark Sinclair, who was 28 at the time, killed John Paquin, 20, of Worcester, Massachusetts. Paquin was found with gunshot wounds outside an apartment building on Howe Street. "He was always...
Newton woman teaching others to knit after it improved her mental health
NEWTON - For one Massachusetts woman, picking up a pair of knitting needles has helped her mental health. Now she's helping others do the same.Why knitting?"There's something about the repetition of it and the movement," said Kristen Lambert, founder of Third Piece.Lambert has been knitting now for 10 years. She started her business inspired by other women who turned to knitting in stressful times."Your brain and your body is allowed to be very mindful at that point in time," she explained.Now, she works to inspire others by going to businesses across New England, from local dentist offices to Google, helping...
Police blotter May 7-13: Vandals smash windows of three stores, one church
The following is based on selected Arlington Police Department logs from May 7 through May 13, 2024. No arrests were reported. Excerpts from the Arlington Police Department log:. Tuesday, May 7. 7:15 a.m. – Malicious Destruction of Property. An employee of the First Baptist Church, at 819 Mass. Ave., called...
Worcester firefighters union accuses city of ‘toxic’ work environment
A Worcester firefighters union is accusing Worcester City Manager Eric Batista’s administration of creating a work environment that is “toxic and demoralizing.”. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday, Worcester Firefighters Local 1009 wrote that the 425 members of the fire department took a survey about the quality of a range of topics, such as safety, morale, leadership and training.
Through the roof: Rents in Worcester soar from 'unrelenting' market
WORCESTER — By renting a one-bedroom apartment along Grand Street, Luis Herrera would by August of last year have a place in the heart of the city from where he could easily commute to his electrical apprenticeship at a construction site in the Canal District, work a weekend job and manage to pay a monthly rent that he considered reasonable. ...
He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own.
It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston’s most famed Black churches for 24 years. It was more daunting — at times agonizing — to reach the decision six years later, in 2015,...
Effort to name Concord, Massachusetts, school for educator, abolitionist Ellen Garrison meets resistance
CONCORD, Mass. — Construction on the new middle school in Concord, Massachusetts, is set to be completed in February of next year, but there’s a lot of controversy surrounding what it will be named when it opens. “It’s been a trial. It’s been a struggle. I’ve seen disturbing...
December 1987: Lowell in the News
Recently stumbled upon this classic piece of Lowell history; the December 28, 1987 nightly 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 broadcast from Lowell Telecommunications. So many historic names and events in our city, in just one half-hour news show....
Maine's highest court upholds sentence for mother who abandoned baby in 1985
PORTLAND (WGME) -- The mother of Baby Jane Doe, who was abandoned in a northern Maine gravel pit and left to die more than 35 years ago, has had her sentence upheld by Maine’s highest court. She is currently serving six years in prison. Police arrested Lee Ann Daigle,...
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