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MBTA Red Line is now without slow zones for the first time in at least 20 years
The MBTA’s Red Line, spanning from Braintree to Cambridge, has resumed full service following track work that has removed the last slow zones on the rapid transit line. Monday marks the first time in at least two decades that the Red Line has been without an active speed restriction, according to an MBTA spokesperson. The recent Red Line service...
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Four people displaced by Roslindale fire in multi-family home
Four people are without a place to stay following a fire at a multi-family home in the Roslindale section of Boston late Sunday night, according to the Boston Fire Department. Firefighters said that the fire broke out shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday night on the first floor of a home on Hyde Park Avenue. Crews were able to stop the…
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Shooting leaves Taunton man with multiple serious gunshot wounds
A gunshot victim showed up to a Taunton, Massachusetts, hospital early Monday morning, prompting police in the city to open an investigation into a shooting. The victim, a 38-year-old man from Taunton, arrived at Morton Hospital seeking treatment for multiple gunshot wounds, police said, adding that they responded to the hospital at around 2:30 a.m. Authorities characterized the man’s...
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Victim hospitalized after shooting overnight in downtown Lynn
Workers told responding officers that family members took the person who was shot to get medical attention.
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Alleged gunman in weekend Attleborough shooting captured by police
The suspected gunman in a shooting over the weekend in Attleborough, Massachusetts, has been arrested, ending a search for the 33-year-old man who authorities considered armed and dangerous, according to the city’s police force. Jacob Lacourse, 33, was tracked down by investigators and taken into custody without incident on Tuesday, the Attleborough Police Department announced Wednesday. They found him at…
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Meet the Mass. couple bringing The Ground Round back to their hometown
A local couple is reviving a beloved restaurant chain and bringing it back in their hometown of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Joe and Nachi Shea have purchased the rights to The Ground Round — a casual American restaurant chain that had over 200 locations across the United States at its peak. The brand waned over the years, and it’s gotten down to…
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Brush fires continue to crop up in New England amid dry and breezy conditions
With dry conditions set to persist in Massachusetts on Tuesday, fire crews are battling stubborn brush fires that continue to crop up around the state. One of those fires is at the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, where two task forces are expected to be deployed to Tuesday. The brush fire has already consumed 41 acres. At last check, 50%…
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Five teens injured, 2 critically, in fiery car crash on Cape Cod overnight
Five teenagers were hurt, two of them critically, in a violent, high-speed crash and ensuing car fire Monday night in Harwich, Massachusetts. The crash happened before 11 p.m. Monday, around the intersection of Queen Anne Road and Rebecca Road, where firefighters said that a car went off the road, drove through a guardrail and caught on fire. When police responded,…
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Massive warehouse fire breaks out in Chelsea, sending flames shooting into the sky
A fire raged through a huge abandoned mill building along the river in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and investigators are calling it suspicious. Area fire departments worked to get the situation under control amid towering flames coming from the structure. The fire broke out early Monday morning. “I saw huge fire here and I was just like ‘Oh my god!’” said Johnny…
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8-year-old boy raising money for Boston nonprofit with pop-up book stand
An ambitious second grader has started his very own pop-up book stand in Winchester, Massachusetts, and it’s all to benefit a local charity. When 8-year-old Bobby Atchinson had books piling up in his bedroom, he wanted to give them away to give other kids the chance to enjoy them. But with help from his mom, Jeanna Atchinson, Bobby was...
