Gov. Charlie Baker withdrew his request Wednesday seeking pardons for two individuals at the center of one the nation’s most notorious sexual abuse trials of the 1980s.
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Biden to continue family tradition of Nantucket Thanksgiving
President Biden and his wife started their annual tradition of spending Thanksgiving on Nantucket before they married in 1977.
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Driver faces charges in connection with crash at Massachusetts Apple store
A 2019 Toyota 4Runner crashed into the Hingham store’s plate glass window and struck people on Monday morning.
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One person dead, 16 injured when SUV crashes into Apple store in Massachusetts
Police were investigating and didn’t immediately say whether the crash was believed to be accidental.
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Massachusetts’ Maura Healey is 1st lesbian elected governor in U.S.
Her election returns the governor’s office to Democrats after eight years of Republican leadership under the popular Gov. Charlie Baker, who opted not to seek reelection.
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Police say Massachusetts woman assaulted them with bees
Deputies trying to serve an eviction order were met by protesters, including a woman who released a swarm of bees. Several officers were stung.
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Up to 20 arrested after striking truckers block Massachusetts food plant exits
Sysco, which has distribution facilities across the country, supplies food to schools, hospitals, nursing homes and restaurants.
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Man pleads guilty to dousing ‘Bewitched’ statue in red paint in Salem, Mass.
The statue was erected in the city famous for the 1692 witch trials in 2005, despite protests from some who said a statue based on a TV sitcom trivializes the tragedy of the trials.
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Surprise is key part of migrant travel from Florida and Texas to Martha’s Vineyard
Republican governors are surprising Democrat-led cities and states with large influxes of migrants. Providing little or no information is part of the plan.
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Healey could make history as 1st openly gay Massachusetts governor
Attorney General Maura Healey has won the Democratic primary and Geoff Diehl, a former state representative endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor.