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Massachusetts beach reopens on Memorial Day after pair of shootings
REVERE, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts State Police temporarily closed Revere Beach because of a pair of shootings that injured three people as violence erupted over the holiday weekend. The popular beach reopened on Memorial Day, hours after bedlam erupted Sunday evening in Revere,...
5 things to know about Memorial Day including its controversies
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers. Auto club AAA said in a travel forecast that...
Officer accidentally shot gun while holstering it during Massachusetts school shooting hoax
DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A police officer accidentally fired his gun inside a school bathroom earlier this week while trying to holster the weapon, escalating the law enforcement response for what turned out to be a hoax school shooting, authorities in Massachusetts said. Some...
Massachusetts Senate approves $55.9 billion budget proposal
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate approved a $55.9 billion state budget proposal for the new fiscal year on Thursday, setting up negotiations with the House on a final spending plan to ship to Democratic Gov. Maura Healey by July. One focus of the budget is higher education. ...
Editorial Roundup: New England
Hearst Connecticut Media. May 24, 2023. Editorial: State must make our streets safer The pandemic era brought many changes to our lifestyles. The initial stage of shutdowns led to worries of isolation, which brought many people out of their homes in ways they had...
Anniversary of George Floyd's killing: Changes were made, but short of 'reckoning' on racial justice
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world, looked to many observers like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing. For more than nine minutes, a white officer...
New York adventure park owner pleads guilty to pilfering $3M in federal coronavirus aid
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of a New York adventure park on Long Island admitted Thursday that he fraudulently obtained more than $3 million in federal coronavirus aid and spent it on himself, including buying a home on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket. Donald Finley...
1 shot and wounded, 4 others injured in Massachusetts road rage incident, police say
STOUGHTON, Mass. (AP) — Two groups who began arguing at a Massachusetts convenience store got into a road rage crash that also involved a third vehicle a short time later, injuring five people, including one who suffered a minor gunshot wound, authorities said Thursday. The crash...
Rhode Island attorney general sues manufacturers of 'forever chemicals'
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha filed a lawsuit Thursday against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals," commonly referred to as PFAS, saying they have caused significant harm to the state's residents and natural resources. Neronha...
NCAA tax records show ex-president Emmert paid nearly $3.3 million in 2021
The NCAA paid former president Mark Emmert nearly $3.3 million in 2021, according to federal tax records released by the association Wednesday. Emmert's 13-year tenure leading the NCAA officially ended in March. In April 2022, the association announced its board of governors and...
