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Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary
An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident that has the animal's owner fuming, but that local police are describing as a sad mix-up. The shooting happened on Tuesday after police received a call of a...
Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's classic 'Alice's Restaurant,' dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice's Restaurant Massacree," has died at age 83. Her death, just a week before Thanksgiving, was announced Friday by Guthrie on the Facebook page of his...
Massachusetts will phase out use of hotels and motels to shelter homeless families, governor says
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' reliance on hotels and motels to shelter homeless people will be phased out in the next couple of years, Gov. Maura Healey said Friday, outlining changes to the state's emergency family shelter system. The Democratic governor said the changes would help...
A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. But four years later, voters in a growing list of its cities have...
One of 3 Massachusetts communities reach a deal with their striking teachers
BOSTON (AP) — One of three Massachusetts communities reached a deal with their striking teachers union on Friday, leaving two left to hammer out a final agreement. The Union of Gloucester Educators said in a Facebook post that the union and the Gloucester School Committee “came...
Destination XL: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Destination XL Group Inc. (DXLG) on Friday reported a loss of $1.8 million in its fiscal third quarter. The Canton, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents per share. The retailer of big and tall apparel...
President Biden welcomes 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics to White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House was tinted green on Thursday, when President Joe Biden — Secret Service code name: Celtic — welcomed “Coach Joe” Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics to the South Lawn to celebrate the franchise’s unprecedented 18th NBA championship. In a...
Historically bad year for dolphin strandings on Cape Cod has scientists looking for answers
An unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals' food, said scientists hoping to curb the strandings. Cape Cod, the Massachusetts peninsula beloved by beach tourists and seafood lovers, has a...
Tensions rise as teachers remain on the picket line in 3 Massachusetts communities
BOSTON (AP) — Tensions continued to rise as teacher strikes in three Massachusetts communities slogged through another week, with officials in at least one district warning that even if there are no snow days this winter, schools will be forced to hold classes during vacations and weekends. ...
Massachusetts court overturns murder conviction of alleged getaway driver
BOSTON (AP) — The highest court in Massachusetts has overturned the 2021 murder conviction of a Rhode Island man sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole after he was convicted of renting an SUV that was used as the getaway car in a fatal Boston shooting. The...
