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7-year-old boy killed in Mass. road accident
WESTFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Westfield police are investigating an accident involving a loaded dump truck crash that has killed a 7-year-old boy riding a bicycle.
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Mass. police issue Amber Alert for 2 children
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts State Police have issued an Amber Alert for two children police say are missing from their foster home.
Mass. police search for 2 missing children
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts authorities say two children have been forcibly taken by their father from a foster home in Braintree.
Letter: Going hungry
I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported me financially and with daily messages as I endured the program "Live below the Line." For five days, I lived on $1.50 a day which had to…
Editorial: Budgets in
With the addition of the state Senate's plan, this year's menu for Massachusetts spending is complete. However, now comes the time for the parties involved -- the House, the Senate and the governor --…
My Turn: Behind the wall of hate
Recently, some NBA player came out and announced he was gay. My response was, "So what? Good for you." In other words, why is this still a big deal? However, I then had a conversation with a young…
HilltwnFamilies: Join @NOFAMass organic gardening list & share questions & knowledge w/other gardeners across #WesternMA. (link) #gardening
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Boychuk breaks Game 2 tie, Bruins top Rangers 5-2
BOSTON (AP) - Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by the New York Rangers.
Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work
BOSTON (AP) - With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Sunday he's determined to return to duty.
Correction: Boston Marathon-Injured Officer story
BOSTON (AP) - In a story May 19 about a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer shot in a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the officer's last name. He is Officer Richard Donohue, not Donahue.
HilltwnFamilies: For Over 250 Years, Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum Bring Culture and More to the #PioneerValley: (link) #westernma #history
RI woman injured in bombing returning home
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island woman who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings is being welcomed home.
Crash kills Conn. student day before graduation
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - A 21-year-old Fairfield University student from Massachusetts has died after a car crash a day before he was to graduate.
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Foxwoods seeks a financial win with Mass. casino
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino faces daunting hurdles as it joins a crowded race for the lucrative destination resort business in Massachusetts.
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'Laboratory in a can' monitors red tide off Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Red tide monitoring is going high-tech with a robotic "laboratory in a can."
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