• Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin tap high-powered lawyers in college admission scandal

    Among the defense lawyers going to bat for the actresses are a former Enron prosecutor, a lawyer for pop icon Paula Abdul, and one of the most sought-after attorneys in Boston.

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  • State Police had a quota system for issuing tickets, prosecutors allege

    The Massachusetts State Police has repeatedly denied the existence of ticket quotas in recent years, but federal prosecutors outlined such a system last week.

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  • Is Northeast’s casino market saturated? Catskills resort is a cautionary tale

    Casinos have sprung up across the Northeast in recent years, and the competition will tighten even more with Encore Boston Harbor, set to open in late June in Everett.

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  • Student describes alleged assault by man at center of Phoebe Prince bullying case

    A 21-year-old student at Mount Holyoke College says Sean Mulveyhill flirted and pursued her on campus, then got her to give him a ride to his house off campus where he allegedly raped her.

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  • People in open-concept homes are realizing the walls were there for a reason

    For decades, the “open concept” has been a home buyers’ religion. But now, experts say, people are starting to openly yearn for walls.

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  • Here’s a list of the 100 highest-paid Mass. quasi-public workers in 2018

    The top earner took home more than $668,000 last year.

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  • Girl sought relief from bullying. In exchange, teacher’s aide demanded massages, she says

    A 13-year-old told investigators with the state’s child-protection agency that last fall she felt forced to give a teacher’s aide half a dozen massages.

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  • The street hockey game that never ends

    On a quiet street in Salem, a Sunday hockey game has been going on since 1970, long enough for one generation of players to pass the tradition on to the next.

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  • Workers struggling to remove oil from vandalized WWII memorial on Castle Island

    State Police said that “DCR crews continue to attempt to clean the substance off the granite memorial, which has proven difficult because of the nature of the substance.”

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  • ‘I’m a shell of who I used to be.’ A female prison guard’s tale of torment

    First she was assaulted by her husband, then bullied by colleagues at work. A female prison guard found that the system put her on trial, not her tormentors.

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  • Boston launches online birth certificate registry

    The city of Boston launched an online birth certificate registry for Boston-based certificates to be ordered directly through Boston’s Registry Department in preparation for the REAL ID Act.

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  • Anti-human-trafficking activists want Robert Kraft banished from NFL

    In a letter sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, 84 individuals and organizations from across the country urged the NFL to conduct its own investigation.

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  • Waltham assault suspect surrenders to police; was described Monday as ‘armed and dangerous’

    Waltham police said in a statement that Darren Dyette, 29, of South Boston turned himself in Monday night, capping an hourslong manhunt.

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  • The failed weight-loss company behind Seth Moulton’s time as a ‘successful’ entrepreneur

    A closer look at Seth Moulton’s 2013 foray into the weight-loss industry reveals a less illustrious chapter of a career marked by service and ambition.

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  • Calif. mom and dad allegedly used Facebook stock holdings to help pay bribe in college admission plot

    Davina Isackson, 55, of Hillsborough, Calif., made her initial appearance in US District Court in Boston today.

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  • Malden man, 24, charged in connection with South End sexual assault investigation

    A Malden man is under arrest and charged by Boston police in connection with a sexual assault that allegedly took place in the middle of Sunday afternoon near a South End business.

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  • The goat mayor of this Vermont town is a sensation

    Lincoln, a 3-year-old Nubian goat, beat out a crowded field of other animals despite a limited political background and no discernible platform.

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  • Pay records show hefty spending at Mass. quasi-public agencies

    At Massport, one of the largest quasi-public agencies — which is best known for running Logan Airport — about 600 workers made $100,000 or more last year.

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  • In Sheffield investigation, ‘overwhelming evidence’ suggests man killed wife, 3 children, DA says

    Investigators found evidence of fire accelerant in different parts of the Sheffield home where the bodies were found.

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