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Report finds police in Massachusetts city let officers engage in sex with suspected prostitutes
The police department in Worcester, Massachusetts, allowed officers to engage in sexual contact with women suspected of being involved in the commercial sex trade, according to a report the U.S. Justice Department released Monday following a two year investigation. The 41-page report...
Democrats maintain hold on Massachusetts' Congressional delegation
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Democrats maintained their hold on the state’s Congressional delegation Tuesday, with four incumbents fending off Republican and independent challengers and the remaining five coasting to two-year terms without opponents. Republicans and independents...
AP Race Call: Democrat James McGovern wins reelection to U.S. House in Massachusetts' 2nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. James McGovern won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Massachusetts on Tuesday. McGovern, who was first elected to Congress in 1996, defeated independent candidate Cornelius Shea. Neal’s 2nd Congressional District includes Worcester, the second-largest city in the state. Throughout his...
Hanover Insurance: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (THG) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $102.1 million. The Worcester, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of $2.80 per share. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, were...
State police graduation takes on somber tone as officials remember recruit who died
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Holding signs demanding truth and chanting for justice, several dozen people gathered Wednesday outside a graduation ceremony for Massachusetts State Police cadets demanding an explanation of how one of the recruits died during a training exercise. Enrique...
Massachusetts police gather at funeral for trooper recruit who died during training
A large law enforcement presence turned out in Worcester on Saturday to honor a state police recruit who died after becoming unresponsive during a training exercise. Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, died at a hospital on Sept. 13 a day after becoming unresponsive during a defensive...
Massachusetts trial attorney to lead investigation of state police recruit's death
The Massachusetts attorney general has named a veteran trial attorney to lead an outside investigation into the death of a state police recruit following a training exercise earlier this month. Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, of Worcester, died at a hospital on Sept. 13, a day after the...
