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Massachusetts guard member pleads not guilty to posting classified documents

by ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press June 21, 2023June 21, 2023

Jack Teixeira is accused of sharing classified documents about Russia’s war in Ukraine and other national security topics on Discord, a social media platform popular with people playing online games.

Nation & World, New England

Protesters drop pants for climate change at Massachusetts state house

by Associated Press June 15, 2023June 15, 2023

The group was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and indecent exposure.

Nation & World, New England, News

Playground slides doused with pool acid, injuring 2 children in Massachusetts

by Associated Press June 13, 2023June 13, 2023

No one has been charged, but authorities say the suspect or suspects may have also suffered burns.

Cops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News

Massachusetts man to serve 8 years in ‘rare’ attempted kidnapping of young girl

by Christopher Williams June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

Police say the man tried to carry the girl from her bed out of her apartment, but she managed to escape to her parents’ bedroom.

Nation & World, New England, News

Massachusetts assault weapons ban targeted in federal suit

by Matthew Medsger Boston Herald (TNS) June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

The National Association for Gun Rights looks to overturn the 1998 ban, which became a permanent law in 2004.

Business, New England, News

Once a whaling port, New Bedford wants to light the world again, with wind

by JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press May 25, 2023

The vessel UHF Felicity pulled into the port of New Bedford shortly Wednesday afternoon carrying massive parts for offshore wind turbines.

Nation & World, New England, News

As neo-Nazi presence grows in Massachusetts, report suggests tools to fight back

by Chris Van Buskirk Boston Herald (Tribune News Service) May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

A local neo-Nazi group is growing rapidly from a Massachusetts-based infestation to a regional organization, the Anti-Defamation League says in its ‘Hate in the Bay State’ report.

Nation & World, New England, News, Schools and Education

Hoax school shooting made worse when Massachusetts officer accidentally fires gun

by Associated Press May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

Local and state police had responded to a report of someone with a gun at St. John’s Prep at about 2 p.m. Monday, and the sound of the gunshot ‘elevated the situation,’ police said.