The report did not say if the controller had been turned to full power on purpose or accidentally.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Boston’s storied Skinny House sells for a nice fat price
The house, built in 1862, also is known as the Spite House because of the story behind its construction.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Boston University professor falls to death through rusted staircase
He fell about 20 feet through a rusted-out staircase, which had been closed for nearly 2 years, near an MBTA train station.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Religion and Values
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, pleads not guilty in Massachusetts sex assault
An activist says former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s court appearance in a sex abuse case marks a new phase in the global struggle to hold clerics accountable.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Concern about endangered whales cited in lawsuit over wind farm
In response, a group that represents renewable energy companies stressed the project has undergone a lengthy environmental review, permitting and public comment process.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Schoolchildren lead effort to pardon wrongly convicted Salem ‘witch’
Twenty people from Massachusetts were killed and hundreds of others accused during a frenzy that began in 1692, stoked by superstition, fear of disease and strangers, scapegoating and petty jealousies.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by armed group stopped on their way to Maine
The self-described leader of the group said they were a militia traveling from Rhode Island to Maine for training.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Three-quarters of people infected in Provincetown outbreak were vaccinated, CDC finds
The data prompted this week’s recommendation that even vaccinated people wear masks in some indoor settings.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Family, friends mourn 2 victims of potential hate crime outside Boston
Prosecutors say Nathan Allen drew swastikas and wrote messages about whites being superior in the weeks leading up to the shootings, which took the lives of a retired state trooper and an Air Force veteran, both Black.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Harvard Pilgrim parent group renamed Point32Health
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, which announced plans to merge with Tufts Health Plan in 2019, will retain its existing brand.