A nonprofit animal welfare group said it was the largest mass-stranding it had dealt with on the Cape during its 26-year history in the area.
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Posted inNew England
Homeless families to be barred from sleeping overnight at Logan International Airport
Starting July 9, families sleeping overnight at Logan who are on the state’s emergency assistance shelter waitlist will be offered transfers to the state’s safety-net system.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Massachusetts jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity
Jurors have to consider whether the sometimes tiny bits of evidence – pieces of a broken tail light, a single human hair – point to the girlfriend’s guilt, or a sprawling cover-up by law enforcement officers.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
2 men convicted in 2021 armed standoff on Massachusetts highway
The two were part of a group called Rise of the Moors that claimed they were on their way to Maine for training when a state trooper stopped to ask if they needed help, sparking an hourslong standoff.
Posted inTimes Record
Massachusetts man arrested in Brunswick on drug charges
Hamet Badia from Lawrence, Massachusetts, was arrested on charges related to drug trafficking, eluding a police officer and operating with a suspended or revoked license on Saturday, police said.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
7 shot when gunfire erupts at pop-up party in Massachusetts
The victims range in age from 17 to 22 years old, officials said. Two of them were in critical condition.
Posted inBusiness, New England, News
Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot. That’s led to a lawsuit and a scramble by regulators
Although Massachusetts voters opted to legalize marijuana more than 7 years ago, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission has taken the position that transporting pot across the ocean risks running afoul of federal laws.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston man sentenced in Massachusetts man’s murder
Family members of shooting victim John Paquin speak at Mark Sinclair’s sentencing.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Schools and Education
Billionaire rains cash on UMass graduates to tune of $1,000 each, but says they must give half away
Billionaire philanthropist Rob Hale had a suprise for the graduating class at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, but it came with a catch.
Posted inNew England
A murderous romance or frame job? Things to know about Boston’s Karen Read murder trial
The trial of a woman charged in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend is finishing its third week.