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‘R u alive?' Texts show parents' fear in search for daughter who died of overdose
More than four years after their daughter’s overdose death, two Massachusetts parents continue to grieve as they press for changes in how drug dealers are prosecuted. “Please call me, I’m worried sick about you,” Nancy Fusaro frantically texted her daughter, Nicole, not hearing from her for a few days. Her heart sank every time she hit send. Nancy Fusaro...
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Pain lingers for parents years after daughter's overdose death
The family of Nicole Fusaro, who died at 24 from a drug overdose in 2019, is calling for change in how dealers are prosecuted in cases like hers.
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Convicted murderer Richard Seymour up for parole again
Convicted murderer Richard Seymour is up for parole again on Thursday. Seymour hit his teenage son over the head with a gas tank and a hammer and beat him with his fists in his family’s Billerica, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 20, 1986. He also attacked his wife and kidnapped his daughter, Paula. He pleaded guilty to second degree murder, three…
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High-tech mini golf course to open in Natick Saturday
Not sure what to do this weekend? If you’re near Natick, Massachusetts — and you have a bit of a competitive edge — you’re in luck. A new two-story interactive indoor mini golf course is opening at the Natick Mall on Saturday. Puttshack Natick will feature three nine-hole mini golf courses with funky, glow-in-the-dark fairways like giant beer pong, foosball…
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Man acquitted of drug distribution resulting in woman's death, convicted on other charge
A Massachusetts man has been convicted of drug possession with intent to distribute, but not guilty of selling the drugs that resulted in a woman’s death more than four years ago. Nicole Fusaro, a 29-year-old Suffolk University student, was found unresponsive in a Natick apartment on Nov. 17, 2019. Her death was featured in the NBC10 Boston Investigators’ reporting last…
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Verdict delivered in federal case over Mass. student's drug overdose death
A man had a mixed verdict in federal court on a drug possession charge in the death of Suffolk University student Nicole Fusaro, a case that the NBC10 Investigators have previously looked into..
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Police activity near Natick Commuter Rail station causes significant delays
Significant delays were reported Saturday on the MBTA’s Commuter Rail with buses temporarily brought in due to an incident in Natick, Massachusetts. The MBTA said just before 2 p.m. that Framingham/Worcester Line trains would experience significant delays in both directions due to police activity on the right of way in Natick. Trains would hold as they approach the area,...
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Truck rolls over on the Mass. Pike in Framingham
A truck rolled over on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Framingham early Monday morning, according to Massachusetts State Police.
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Local police partnering with feds to prosecute dealers in overdose deaths
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said it is teaming up with local police to tackle these challenging cases.
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‘Show compassion': Helping children and adults deal with emotional impact of war
Even though the war between Israel and Hamas is happening thousands of miles away, it is having a deep emotional impact on many in Massachusetts. Both Israeli and Palestinian Americans said they are dealing with what experts call “secondary trauma.” One Israeli therapist based in Natick is part of a group offering free sessions for those impacted by the crisis….
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Processing the emotional toll of war
The turmoil in Israel and Gaza can be tough to digest, but work is being done to help children and adults cope with secondary trauma.
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Replacing Neiman Marcus at Natick Mall? Giant pickleball club, not labs
Boston-based real estate developer The Bulfinch Cos. Inc. is moving forward with a new plan to put a giant pickleball club at the Natick Mall’s former Neiman Marcus store.
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Local church offers temporary housing as Mass. sees surge of migrants
The Hartford Street Presbyterian Church in Natick has housed 11 families since opening its doors at the end of June.
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Local church offers temporary housing as Mass. sees surge of migrants
As a surge of migrants arrives in Massachusetts, state officials are asking residents with extra room to consider opening up their homes. The plea for help comes as the governor declares a state of emergency to deal with the migrant crisis. One church in Natick is already answering the call. At Hartford Street Presbyterian Church in Natick, they set...
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Porch pirate disguised himself as food delivery person, MetroWest police warn
Police in a MetroWest town have put out a warning for people who have packages delivered to their home. The Natick Police Department says a porch pirate in the area disguised himself as a food delivery person and then took a package from the porch of a home. Officers are working on investigating, and have asked anyone who recognizes the…
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Fitness failures sideline police careers
While police departments struggle to recruit new officers, hundreds of potential law enforcement careers in Massachusetts are being sidelined by fitness failures. The NBC10 Boston Investigators looked at the data and found an uptick in the number of policing candidates failing the fitness test to get into the police academy. Some student officers accepted into the academy are also dropping…
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Fitness failures take toll on Mass. police departments
The NBC10 Boston Investigators are looking at the fitness failures that are sidelining hundreds of potential police careers across Massachusetts.
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Restaurant Recap: Urban oasis in the heart of Boston
We get a first-hand look at this trendy outdoor space that’ll be calling your name all summer at W Boston.
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Wegmans Is Closing This MetroWest Store Location
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A chain of supermarkets based in Rochester, NY, that has opened six stores in eastern Massachusetts over the past decade is closing one of its locations in the region. According to a post from Kiat Cormier of the ChewOnThis Facebook group page, Wegmans in Natick is shutting down later this summer, with…
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Authorities Recover Body from Pond in Natick
Natick Fire and Police Departments along with the Massachusetts State Police recovered the body of a boater whose canoe capsized in Natick, Massachusetts on Saturday Night. Authorities say the man’s body was located using sonar at around 10:30 PM in the area of Fiske Pond, part of the Lake Cochituate sub-basin. Another person who was on the canoe made it…