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Recap: Fiery debate on future of Lindsay Clancy murder trial at latest hearing
Lindsay Clancy’s livestreamed trial generated intense public interest and drew attention to maternal mental health after childbirth.
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Knife-wielding man fatally shot by police in Brighton, 2 officers hospitalized
The man was reportedly having a mental health crisis, authorities said.
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Mass. Veterans Home at Holyoke opens 6 years after dozens of COVID deaths
In the early days of the pandemic, at least 76 veterans died at the Soldiers’ Home of Holyoke.
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Westborough police chief was found drunk in parked cruiser, investigators say
According to Shrewsbury police, their officers were responding to a well-being check when they found Chief Todd Minardi in his car outside a liquor store on Route 9. He has been placed on leave from his department pending an internal investigation.
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Farwell trial recap: Therapist says she saw no signs Birchmore was suicidal
Former Stoughton Police Detective Matthew Farwell is accused of killing a pregnant Sandra Birchmore and staging her death as a suicide at her Canton apartment in 2021.
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Embattled Lawrence mayor loses city council's no confidence vote
The state charges Mayor Brian DePeña faces involve allegations of illegal wiretapping and witness intimidation at Lawrence City Hall.
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Wellesley mom indicted in strangling deaths of her 2 young children
Janette MacAusland is charged with strangling her 7-year-old son Kai and 6-year-old daughter Ella.
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Man faces attempted murder charge in caught-on-camera fight in Hopkinton
Prosecutors said Steven Dana slapped a man twice before they both ended up in the water at Sandy Beach, and that the man’s friends were forced to pull Dana off him. A man accused of attempted murder in an attack that was caught on camera in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, this June faced a judge Monday. Steven Dana pleaded not guilty,...
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The Head Of The Charles Regatta finishes after a long weekend of river racing
More than 12,000 athletes from around the world compete in 74 different race events, and the event draws hundreds of thousands of spectators each year.
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Chief who found Stoughton police misconduct surrounding Sandra Birchmore testifies
Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara, on paid leave from the department, took the stand in Matthew Farwell’s trial four years after announcing the results of an internal investigation.
