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Suspicious package filled with powder sent to Secretary of State's office, but is intercepted by postal inspectors
Associated Press reports the Secretary of State's office at Ashburton Place was one of 15 elections offices across the country targeted by somebody who sent powder-filled packages to them. The one ...
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Plans unveiled for Vietnamese diaspora memorial in Fields Corner
The Dorchester Reporter posts renderings of the proposed memorial at Town Field.
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Imagine being a firefighter and returning from a car crash to find a giant pile of smouldering trash in front of your station
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Downtown food-delivery guy punched, robbed, chased; suspect arrested, police say
Boston Police report arresting a man they say approached a food-delivery guy in Downtown Crossing early Saturday morning, robbed him as his pals surrounded the guy, then punched him before the victim ...
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Woman, baby shot on Stratton Street in Dorchester
The Dorchester Reporter reports a woman and her baby were shot shortly before midnight at 81 Stratton St.. The baby suffered potentially life threatening injuries. The site is just around the corner ...
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Man robs downtown bank, gets arrested on the Common not long after, police say
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Brookline High School student sexually attacked while walking on street between classes, police say
A student was "inappropriately touched by an unidentified man" as she walked between Brookline High School buildings on Tappan Street around 1 p.m., Brookline Police and school officials report. Read ...
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Man stabbed near Fields Corner T stop
Boston firefighters responding to a medical call found a man stabbed in the chest and stomach at the Charles Street entrance to the Fields Corner MBTA stop in Dorchester around 8:05 p.m. on Sunday. He ...
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Hasbro thinking about making Boston its Mr. Potatoheadquarters
The Boston Business Journal reports the Rhode Island-based Hasbro is eyeing possible space in downtown Boston for a new corporate HQ. With Lego blocking out space for its new US headquarters in the ...
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As dry spell continues, another brush fire in Stony Brook Reservation
Boston firefighters responded shortly after 4 p.m. to Stony Brook Reservation, between West Boundary Road and Enneking Parkway for a brush fire that consumed at least an acre. Firefighters responded ...
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Can you believe it? Joe Castiglione to retire as Red Sox announcer
The Red Sox announced the longtime radio voice of the Sox - and of summertime in New England - is retiring after more than 40 years.
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Report: Nazis targetted Rachael Rollins for assasination
The Globe reports that a pair of Nazis from out west who were indicted last week for being Nazis with a lust for blood included former US Attorney Rachael Rollins on their hit list of federal ...