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Boston Olympic bid committee reunites as Games kick off in Paris
The group that pushed to bring the Olympics to Boston had a reunion Friday to watch an Opening Ceremony that could have happened in the Bay State.
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Rockport grandfather regularly dons new costumes to donate blood for child cancer patients
They say not all heroes wear capes. A Massachusetts grandfather dons a tablecloth instead and pairs it with a mask. Bill Lee, a 75-year-old Rockport man, isn’t very great at hiding his identity, but what he lacks in mystery, he makes up with charity. Lee has a special Friday tradition to help save children with cancer, and he recently...
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Teens accused of robbing young boys with fake gun in Dorchester
Boston police have arrested two teenagers accused of using a fake gun to rob two younger boy’s, stealing a 9-year-old’s cellphone. The incident happened Thursday at Children’s Park on Intervale Street in Dorchester. Two 15-year-old boys were arraigned Friday in West Roxbury Juvenile Court on charges of armed robbery and threatening to commit a crime, prosecutors said. Police say...
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BCBS: How to Prioritize Your Mental Wellness This Holiday Season
The holiday season can be the most difficult time of the year for many people. Dr. Ximena Sanchez-Samper, a board-certified psychiatrist from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, shares practical tips to help you prioritize your mental health and manage holiday stress.
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Rockport hero on a mission to save children with cancer
A Massachusetts grandfather has turned donating blood into a Friday tradition.
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Teens allegedly used fake gun to rob 9-year-old
Two teenagers are charged with armed robbery after police say they used a fake gun to hold up two younger boys in Dorchester, stealing a cellphone.
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Boar's Head deli meats recalled after listeria outbreak, Mass. stores impacted
U.S. health officials Friday announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people — including two in Massachusetts — and caused two deaths. Stop & Shop said in a statement Friday that some of its Massachusetts stores have been impacted. Delis at area stores were temporarily...
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Senate committee to investigate Steward Health Care
A Senate committee has announced plans to investigate Steward Health Care. The committee also voted to subpoena the CEO of the bankrupt company.
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Steward Health Care plans to close 2 Mass. hospitals within weeks
Embattled medical system Steward Health Care announced Friday it plans to close two of its eight hospitals in Massachusetts within several weeks. Carney Hospital in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer will close around the end of August, according to an announcement from Steward, calling it a “challenging and unfortunate situation.” Steward, which owns 31 hospitals…
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2 Mass. gymnasts competing in their first Olympics
Two gymnasts from Massachusetts are competing in their first Olympics in Paris, poised to help the U.S. men’s team do something it hasn’t done since 2008. Stoughton native Fred Richard and Worcester native Stephen Nedoroscik have both been dreaming of becoming Olympians since they were little. When he was a middle school student in Stoughton, Richard was named most...
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Faulkner Hospital nurses vote to authorize strike
Nurses at Faulkner Hospital voted Thursday to authorize a strike, joining nurses at Brigham and Women’s who took a similar vote one night earlier. In another blow to hospital administration, nurses at Faulkner, part of the Brigham and Women’s system, were almost unanimous in their vote — 341 yes and just one no. This will impact about 500 members of…
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Boston police confiscate 20 mopeds in Back Bay and South End
Boston police seized 20 mopeds Thursday during an operation they said was aimed at enforcing traffic laws for off-road vehicles. Officers patrolled the South End and Back Bay neighborhoods in search of unlicensed operators with unregistered and uninsured mopeds and motorcycles. Authorities say they focused their efforts on the 500 block of Boylston Street, Huntington Avenue, Gainsborough Street and the…
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Mass. gymnasts competing in first Olympics
Fred Richard and Stephen Nedoroscik, both of Massachusetts, will be representing Team USA in Paris.
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Boston police officer hit by truck in North End
A police officer is recovering after being hit by a truck while working a construction detail.
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Here's the scoop on Massachusetts' official new ice cream trail
Massachusetts has a rich history of ice cream-making and dairy farming, and the state is sharing a new way of honoring that sweet heritage with an official state ice cream trail. There are more than 100 ice cream “destinations,” from local shops to farmstands, throughout Massachusetts on the trail, unveiled by Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll Thursday at Richardson’s Ice Cream…
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Gov. Healey signs new Mass. gun law, says it will ‘save lives'
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed the Legislature’s deep overhaul of state firearms laws Thursday, approving new strategies for combating so-called ghost guns and expanding the law that allows a court to take guns away from someone considered a threat to themselves or others. The bill passed the House and Senate last week after months of closed-door talks between the...
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Boston police officer working detail seriously injured after being hit by truck
A Boston police officer working a detail was seriously injured when they were struck by a truck in the North End on Thursday. Boston police confirmed that an officer was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a crash at 12:41 p.m. in the area of North Washington and Thacher streets near TD Garden. Paul McLaughlin, deputy superintendent of the police...
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Serious crash closes Route 1 north in Walpole
A serious car crash closed part of Route 1 in Walpole, Massachusetts, on Thursday, police said. The northbound side of the highway was closed at High Plain Street. An image shared by police showed at least three vehicles involved in the wreck — one was perched atop a concrete median. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the…
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Scituate man's hunt to find his lost wedding band
They say what’s lost can always be found. For one Scituate couple, this saying certainly rings true. Thanks to a metal detector and luck, a man was reunited with a very special item.
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Nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital vote to strike
Local nurses say they are outraged by the work conditions in the hospital system and are taking action. So far, Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses are set to strike, and Faulkner nurses could join them after Thursday’s vote.
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‘Relieved': Scituate man finds wedding band after losing it at the beach
They say that what’s lost can always be found, and for one Scituate, Massachusetts, couple, this rediscovery was simply incredible. Thanks to a metal detector and luck, Garrett Drew was reunited with his wedding band. “On the way back, walking into shore after giving up, there it is — right at my feet. Walked right over it,” said Drew....