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Roxbury pizza shop owner says thieves keep stealing big orders
A Roxbury pizza shop owner says thieves are placing orders for hundreds of dollars’ worth of food, then waiting outside for the delivery, attacking the driver and stealing the food.
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Lawrence mayor's chief of staff ousted amid recording controversy: reports
A Lawrence city employee whose actions came under scrutiny in 2024 is against facing turmoil and has been ousted from his role as chief of staff at the mayor’s office.
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Trial begins for former Worcester city councilor over incident during ICE operation
The trial of a former Worcester, Massachusetts, city councilor accused of assaulting a police officer in May 2025 during an arrest operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents began Tuesday. Former councilor Etel Haxhiaj faces charges of assault and battery against a police officer for allegedly interfering with the agents during an ICE operation on May 8, 2025, on…
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Fire rips through apartment complex in Holyoke
The exact number of people displaced is still being determined, but the fire chief told Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra that 16 apartments in two buildings were rendered uninhabitable.
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Man injured in Lowell fire, authorities say
The fire broke out at the Westminster Village apartment complex in Lowell, Massachusetts, and spread rapidly.
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16-year-old high school student detained by ICE in Milford
A 16-year-old high school student was briefly detained by ICE on Friday afternoon in Milford, Massachusetts, as part of the Trump administration’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal immigration. Family members say 16-year-old Gustavo Enrique De Oliveira was chased by ICE agents after stopping at a bakery on Main Street Friday afternoon. Gustavo’s father, Itamar De Oliveira, spoke...
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‘Ambushed': Canton man says ICE detained wife at Logan Airport, held her for 10 days
The couple from Canton, Massachusetts, were returning from a family vacation in Mexico when immigration authorities took her into custody, ultimately transporting her to Maine before releasing her.
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Is the American dream still alive? Newton teen tracks sentiment on the question
A rising high school senior from Newton set out to answer a burning question in his mind: Is the American dream still alive? Seventeen-year-old Michael Barbalat, the son of immigrant parents, launched a personal project called ‘The American Mosaic’ to find out. He interviewed more than 100 people who came to the United States from other countries, documenting their stories…
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Worker arrested by ICE in Lynn, later released, says agents beat him in cemetery
Alejandro Reyes said he told immigration agents multiple times that he’s a legal resident and that he was brought to a cemetery where they assaulted him.
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Chants of ‘No more bullying!' ring out at vigil for Peabody middle schooler
At a vigil held outside Jason Bernard’s home in Peabody, Mass., Friday, after the 14-year-old’s funeral, the anti-bullying message was loud.
