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Nantucket stabbing leaves one injured, one detained, police says
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (75+ words) One person was injured in a stabbing Tuesday in downtown Nantucket, police said. The stabbing happened shortly before 10: 30 a. m. on South Beach Street between Broad and Oak streets, police said. The victim was taken to Nantucket Cottage Hospital. A second person…...
A duck led the Tartan Army parade in Providence? Yes, and she's famous in Rhode Island.
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (553+ words) PROVIDENCE " Amid the wail of bagpipes and the crack of snare drums, the leader of the Tartan Army's parade through downtown Providence quacked. Draped in a mallard-sized Scottish flag, Dawn the Duck waddled at the front of some 3, 000 football fanatics…...
Business groups and Mass. Teachers are battling again, this time over a federal tax credit
1+ week, 4+ day ago (609+ words) Featuring: Peter Lynch, Steph Lewis, Diane Hessan, Juliana Azevedo, Mike Minogue, Tim Murray, Jim Klocke, Jon Hurst, Katie Everett, Max Page, Jorge Elorza, Rich Davey, Erin Murphy Rafferty, and more. Here we go again. The business groups and teachers" unions…...
Man injured when shots were fired during confrontation with police in Milton, N. H.
3+ week, 5+ day ago (333+ words) A man who barricaded himself inside a car and appeared to be armed was injured when gunfire broke out during a confrontation with police in Milton, N. H. , on Wednesday, authorities said. In a statement, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella's office…...
West Yarmouth man charged in connection with armed bank robberies in Roxbury, Roslindale
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (393+ words) A West Yarmouth man who allegedly held bank employees at gunpoint in Roxbury and Roslindale and threatened to shoot them during two robberies committed with an accomplice last month has been arrested, according to federal prosecutors. Angel Gonzalez, 25, is being…...
Brookline man pleads guilty to sending obscene material to undercover officer posing as 14-year-old online
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (243+ words) A Brookline man pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending obscene images to an undercover FBI agent posing as a 14-year-old online, and prosecutors will seek a six-year prison term at sentencing, records show. William Kahn, 28, entered his plea in US District…...
Why is state control of Providence schools ending early?
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1006+ words) PROVIDENCE " The announcement on Wednesday that the state takeover of the Providence schools will end a year early came as a surprise to nearly everyone in city and state politics. Education Commissioner Ang'lica Infante-Green told the Globe Thursday she would…...
Boston paid $11 million settlement to man freed after nearly 40 years in prison
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (846+ words) The city of Boston last year paid $11 million to a man who spent nearly 40 years in prison before a court vacated his conviction, adding to a wave of high-dollar agreements it has reached with those who had murder verdicts overturned…...
The state is returning control of Providence schools to the city. Here's what we know.
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (176+ words) The Boston Globe The state is returning control of Providence schools to the city. Here's what we know. What's behind R. I. Education Commissioner Ang'lica Infante-Green's sudden change of heart? Rhode Island Education Commissioner Ang'lica Infante-Green shocked just about everyone Wednesday afternoon…...
While Bostonians soak up the sun, Mass. urges caution ahead of high temperatures
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (905+ words) The first 90-degree days to kick off what will be a sweltering summer are upon us. Although the intense heat on Tuesday and Wednesday aren't enough to require city-level action, they are still prompting guidance from local and state officials…...