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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New Hampshire man on trial for threatening to kill presidential candidates found dead as jury was deciding verdict
When Tyler Anderson was arrested, a spokesperson for Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said that texts were directed at his campaign.
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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.
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Romance turned deadly or police frame job? Karen Read trial nears close
Lawyers were due to deliver closing arguments Tuesday before jurors tasked with sifting the wildly differing accounts of the death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
On wealthy Martha’s Vineyard, costly housing is forcing workers out and threatening public safety
A new report lays out in stark terms just how many low- and middle-income folks are being forced to move away from Martha’s Vineyard as its popularity with wealthy vacationers soars.
Posted inNation & World, New England
As millions sweat out the heat wave, blocks of lake ice keep these campers cool
A heat wave is moving closer to the breaking point from the Midwest to New England.
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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.
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New Hampshire remains New England’s lone holdout against legalizing recreational marijuana
Supporters had urged colleagues to pass the bill, suggesting that New Hampshire becoming the 25th state to legalize marijuana could be a tipping point for the federal government.
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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.
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Vermont police won’t charge Maine couple in case of dead baby in 1982
Vermont State Police worked with a DNA technology company to do genealogy analysis that led them the mother and father, who confirmed they were the parents.