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Chick-Fil-A Owner Raises Minimum Wage for Her Employees
Annemarie Reissner, owner of the Chick-Fil-A on Cape Cod, bumped up the minimum wage to be paid to her employees, promising them $16 an hour, with up to $26 an hour for managers.
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Harvard Building Evacuated for Hazmat Incident
A Harvard building was evacuated Friday morning after police responded to reports of a body and discovered a bag of chemicals by the victim.
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David Ortiz Painting Stolen From Library
A painting of legendary Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has been recovered after being stolen from a library in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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Ice Bucket Challenge Founders Push for Congressional ALS Action
The family of the man who popularized the Ice Bucket Challenge is pushing for Congress to take action.
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Police Officer Suspended After Hit-and-Run
Steven Cornacchia, a police officer, is charged in a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Charter School Looks to Ban Hair Extensions
Parents of students at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden, Massachusetts, are claiming administrators’ crackdown on braided hair extensions is racist.
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You Can Rent Your Car Out While You Work
While you’re busy at work, what is your car doing? If it’s just sitting in a parking lot or driveway, it could be out making you money.
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Suspect in Deadly Stabbing Claims Self Defense
Nineteen-year-old Jeremy Robin is charged in a stabbing that left one man dead and another injured.
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Fire Destroys Home in Princeton, Mass.
A historic home was destroyed Tuesday after a fire broke out in Princeton, Massachusetts.
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Historic Home Engulfed in Flames
Fire crews responded to a large house fire in Princeton, Massachusetts, Tuesday morning.
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Boston Launches Neighborhood Program to Help Families Deal With Violence
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and the city’s health commission have launched a new program in an effort to help families dealing with violence.
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5,000 New Parking Spots to Be Added at Logan Airport
Massport intends to add thousands of new parking spots to Logan International Airport in Boston, but the plan has some neighbors up in arms.
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Man Protesting Saugus Sears Store
You may have seen an unhappy man in Saugus, Massachusetts, standing in front of a Sears store with a massive sign. Richard Stelmack is angry over damage he says workers caused when they delivered a fridge he purchased last summer.
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Residents Debate if Holy Bible and Faith Should be Removed from Groton Town Seal
Since the late 1800s, the town seal in Groton, Massachusetts, has featured a Holy Bible and the word faith.
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UMass Boston Proposes Cutting Summer Courses Over Budget Cuts
No one is happy about the potential cuts coming to UMass Boston. Even though the university has managed to cut about $10 million, it’s still not enough. The school is still facing another $15 of debt. That means it must scale back and make some tough decisions like cutting 20 courses this summer.
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Keolis' Commuter Line Issues
Passengers of the MBTA Commuter Rail are annoyed after dozens of trains were canceled or delayed this week.
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Rideshare Rejections
Some former drivers for Uber and Lyft believe background checks in Massachusetts have gone too far.
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Thousands of Ride Hail Drivers Fail Background Checks
Officials in Massachusetts reported that more than 8,000 people, including 51 sex offenders, failed background checks after applying to drive for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft.
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Student Loan Provider Navient Claims Its Job Isn't to ‘Act in the Interest of the Consumer'
Recent college graduates are leaving school with an average of $34,000 in student loans. But one of the nation’s largest student loan companies, Navient, claims in a lawsuit that it doesn’t have a fiduciary responsibility to help people manage their loans.
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With MBTA Cuts Looming, Passengers Worry
With the MBTA struggling under the weight of an over $40 million deficit, cuts are on the horizon. One popular service, The Ride, may face the brunt of these cuts and passengers are concerned.