Gov. Charlie Baker withdrew his request Wednesday seeking pardons for two individuals at the center of one the nation’s most notorious sexual abuse trials of the 1980s.
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Biden to continue family tradition of Nantucket Thanksgiving
President Biden and his wife started their annual tradition of spending Thanksgiving on Nantucket before they married in 1977.
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Driver faces charges in connection with crash at Massachusetts Apple store
A 2019 Toyota 4Runner crashed into the Hingham store’s plate glass window and struck people on Monday morning.
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One person dead, 16 injured when SUV crashes into Apple store in Massachusetts
Police were investigating and didn’t immediately say whether the crash was believed to be accidental.
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Republicans thought they could make gains in New England. A blue wave hit instead.
Republicans saw an opportunity to pick up some crucial territory in New England. Instead, the GOP lost three House races, as well as a Senate race in New Hampshire.
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Massachusetts’ Maura Healey is 1st lesbian elected governor in U.S.
Her election returns the governor’s office to Democrats after eight years of Republican leadership under the popular Gov. Charlie Baker, who opted not to seek reelection.
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Police say Massachusetts woman assaulted them with bees
Deputies trying to serve an eviction order were met by protesters, including a woman who released a swarm of bees. Several officers were stung.
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Up to 20 arrested after striking truckers block Massachusetts food plant exits
Sysco, which has distribution facilities across the country, supplies food to schools, hospitals, nursing homes and restaurants.
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Former Massachusetts ride-hail driver faces multiple sex assault charges
Uber called the allegations ‘atrocious’ and said that the suspect was banned from the platform years ago.
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Man pleads guilty to dousing ‘Bewitched’ statue in red paint in Salem, Mass.
The statue was erected in the city famous for the 1692 witch trials in 2005, despite protests from some who said a statue based on a TV sitcom trivializes the tragedy of the trials.