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Veterans slam Trump for reportedly disparaging military service members

Prominent veterans Friday called out President Trump’s “contempt” for the military, as Trump denied media reports claiming he has repeatedly disparaged service members captured or killed in action.

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Families of loved ones killed by police demand accountability, reopened cases, independent investigations

“I am not going to stop until it is reopened,” Jennifer Root Bannon said of the investigation into her brother's killing by police. “And these families deserve to have their cases reopened too. Enough is enough.”

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Police and the mayor in Portland, Maine, said Friday they’ve been made aware of “troubling social media activity” in advance of a racial justice protest and they are calling for a peaceful demonstration.

Boston to add 15 more clinicians to help police with mental health calls

Boston authorities are in the process of adding 15 social workers to a team that helps police respond to calls involving people with mental health problems, among other situations, more than quadrupling the existing number of such clinicians.

Judge approves extradition to Japan of Massachusetts men accused of helping former Nissan CEO escape
The State Department will make the final decision on whether to send Michael Taylor, 59, and Peter, 27, back to Japan to face charges that they hid Carlos Ghosn in a large box last December and spirited him out of the country on a private jet.

Barbara Thomas Judge, former SEC commissioner and ‘best-connected woman in Britain,’ dies at 73
Barbara Thomas Judge, a New York-born corporate lawyer and onetime member of the Securities and Exchange Commission who went on to a varied career in banking and business, mostly in England, where she was called "the best-connected woman in Britain," died Aug. 31 in London. She was 73.

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How an intimate wedding in rural Maine led to the state’s largest COVID-19 outbreak

Northeastern dismisses 11 first-year students for partying

In Randolph, officers left a Black man barefoot after an accident. Then he got hit by a police cruiser

Tuesday’s New Hampshire state primary could end up being a referendum on Trump’s chances to win the state

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State tax collections continue to rebound

State tax collections are running $124 million — or more than 3 percent — ahead of their pace one year ago, the Department of Revenue reported Friday. 2 hours ago

David Graeber, caustic critic of inequality, is dead at 59

David Graeber, radical anthropologist, provocative critic of economic and social inequality and self-proclaimed anarchist who was a coiner of “We Are the 99%,” the slogan of the Occupy Wall Street movement, died Wednesday at a hospital in Venice. He was 59. 2 hours ago

AG Healey files 2 suits alleging discrimination at Roslindale and Fitchburg apartment complexes

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office said Friday it had filed two discrimination lawsuits, one against a tenant at a Roslindale apartment complex and the other against the managers of a Fitchburg complex. 2 hours ago

Salome Bey, ‘first lady’ of Canadian blues music, dies at 86

In 1978, Salome Bey gathered Black actors and musicians together for a rehearsal of “Indigo,” a musical revue she wrote and starred in about the evolution of the blues. She started with a pep talk. 2 hours ago

3 coronavirus deaths now linked to wedding in Maine

Public health authorities have now linked three COVID-19 deaths to an Aug. 7 wedding in Millinocket, Maine.

Man arrested in connection with reported homicide in Barre

Local police and state troopers responded to a report of a homicide on Town Farm Road in Barre.

No high school football in R.I. this fall, but soccer teams will play

Governor Raimondo holds out hope for football, volleyball seasons in the spring, or "Fall 2" as she called it.

Watch live: Jake Auchincloss speaks after Fourth District win

Jake Auchincloss is expected to speak after winning the race for the Fourth District nomination early Friday.

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Hans A. Linde, iconoclastic legal scholar; at 96

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As pandemic upends campus life, students turn to community college

"Many students and parents see the advantage of staying close to home and being able to take high-quality online courses at a reasonable cost,” said James C. Mabry, president of Middlesex Community College.

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Should municipalities cut police budgets and use the money to support community programs?

Read two views and vote in our online poll.

The summer of COVID-19 fed my soul, but it broke my heart

What I will remember about the summer of COVID-19 are pleasures denied. Hugging. Eating out. Visiting friends.

A postcard-worthy sculpture park puts Burlington on the culture map

Perhaps most recognizable is the newest sculpture, “American Dog” by Haverhill artist Dale Rogers.

Wayward cows corralled in Groton
Cows are on the loose in Groton, intruders break through a gas station roof in Hingham, and other odd tales from local police blotters.

Oliver Ames alum donates $1 million for scholarships
An anonymous donor has given $1 million to the Easton public schools to help future students receive the same support he did when he graduated.

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More than a pizza maker, she made life better

Newton task force to consider next steps for Ward and Underwood elementary schools

Newton high schools, middle schools to open remotely in fall

Solving the mystery of the twig-stuffed mailbox

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Methuen council votes no ‘confidence’ in highly paid police chief

Councilors were angry that Joseph Solomon, who made almost $326,000 in 2019, refused to take a pay cut to help the struggling city balance its budget.

Newton teachers cast ‘no confidence’ vote for superintendent over school reopening plans

“The plan was to open the schools with far too many unanswered questions,” said Michael Zilles, president of the Newton Teachers Association.

‘Paint me,’ said the unsigned letter. So Gloucester rallies to help a family fix up its home.

From Gloucester to Australia, people have donated more than $62,070 toward restoring the 100-year-old home.

Brookline man donates laptops to Maine high school

Stephen Whalen, owner of City Realty Group, donated Chromebooks to 14 immigrant students going into their senior year at his alma mater, Edward Little High School in Auburn, Me.

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