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Sen. Susan Collins plans to seek reelection in 2026
Republican Sen. Susan Collins is planning to run for a sixth term in two years, NBC affiliate News Center Maine reported. The senator made the announcement of her 2026 campaign at a stop Friday in Vassalboro. Collins has been in office since 1997 and has staked out a moderate position in the Republican Party. Earlier this week, she voiced skepticism...
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If You Encourage Someone to Get a Vaccine in Mass., You Could Both Win an iPad
If you get a vaccine at a CIC Health site in Massachusetts, or if you encourage someone else to do so, you could win an iPad. Approximately 60% of the state’s residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Health officials have been seeking new ways to convince those who remain unvaccinated to get the shot. The company — which has run…
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Drownings Don't Qualify as Line-of-Duty Deaths in Mass.: Worcester Leaders Push for Law Change
City leaders in Worcester are pushing for a Massachusetts law to be changed after the drowning of a police officer who tried to save a teenager. Manny Familia died on June 4 after responding to the pond at Green Hill Park, where a teen had gone into the water. Fourteen-year-old Troy Love died, as well. But due to a loophole…
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71-Year-Old Boston Man Killed in Crash on Revere Beach Parkway
A man is dead after a crash Tuesday morning in Revere, Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police responded to the crash on the 600 block of Revere Beach Parkway, which was reported shortly after 9 a.m. The victim was driving a Chevrolet Cobalt when it went onto the median, knocked down a tree, jumped the curb and guardrail on the other side…
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2 Die in Worcester Pond: Teenager, Police Officer Trying to Save Him
A teenager and a police officer who tried to save him died after going into the water Friday in Worcester, Massachusetts, authorities confirmed. Police and fire crews responded to the pond at Green Hill Park, where several people were in the water and one was struggling. Five officers went into the pond. One officer, identified by police as 38-year-old Manny…
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Convicted Rapist Who Died in 2016 Named Suspect in Molly Bish Case
Francis “Frank” P. Sumner Sr., a convicted rapist and kidnapper who died in 2016, has been named a suspect in the murder of Molly Bish, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early announced Thursday.
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Fan Who Threw Water Bottle at Kyrie Irving Ordered to Stay Away From TD Garden
A Boston Celtics was ordered to stay away from the TD Garden after allegedly throwing a water bottle at the head of Kyrie Irving after a playoff game. Cole Buckley, a 21-year-old man from Braintree, Massachusetts, appeared in Boston Municipal Court Wednesday to be arraigned on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Buckley — whose occupation…
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Boston Police Sergeant Charged With Assault Must Stay Away From Wife and Kids
A sergeant with the Boston Police Department was ordered to stay away from his wife and children after being accused of assaulting a minor. Brian Dunford was arraigned Tuesday in an assault and battery case involving a minor who is known to him, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office said. The incident happened in December in Milton, Massachusetts. Prosecutors...
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Man Found in Garbage Truck With ‘Crushing Injuries'
A man was hospitalized after being found injured in a trash truck Friday in Framingham, Massachusetts. The driver of the truck noticed a hand sticking out while he was outside a car dealership on Route 9 eastbound, according to fire officials. The 38-year-old man had been in a dumpster outside the dealership before it was emptied, authorities said. The driver…
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Windows Found in Lake After House Explodes in Amherst, NH
A house exploded Friday morning in Amherst, New Hampshire, leaving it completely destroyed. Fire crews responded shortly before 9:30 a.m. to the home on Clark Avenue. “I was just out here working on the deck and I just heard a big explosion,” said witness Stephen Smith. “Out of nowhere, it was just a big explosion. It blew out the front…
