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Tufts University student remembered as a ‘true light’
Madelyn Nicpon was participating at a charity fundraiser at a private home around 5 p.m Saturday when she choked on a hot dog, a law enforcement official briefed on the case said.
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Providence City Council raises concerns about new civilian administrator job with police department
Instead of giving the civilian position its final approval, the Council questioned Michael Stephens’ involvement with the hiring committee for the police major job to which Stephens was originally appointed
Polls looking grim, Essaibi George continues to woo communities of color while Wu tries to stay above the fray
Polls show City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George trailing City Councilor Michelle Wu across every racial group, even among white voters, among whom she does best. Still, polls have pointed to pockets of opportunity among communities of color.
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Former Boston Grand Prix CFO pleads guilty to dozens of fraud charges
John F. Casey, 57, formerly of Ipswich, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston Thursday to more than 30 charges related to schemes to defraud equipment providers, small business financing firms, and the federal government, including taking more than $676,000 in pandemic relief funds, officials said.
Increasingly popular e-bikes are everywhere — and live in a legal gray zone in Massachusetts
Now, some lawmakers are pushing a bill that would bring the state in line with most others in regulating the very expensive e-bikes as bikes.
Boston man arrested after attempting to break into two separate Brookline homes over two days
Miguel Angel Martinez, 48, of Boston had his bail revoked for an unrelated incident during his arraignment Thursday in Brookline District Court, officials said.
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Memo to cranky Providence residents: Real cities have bike lanes
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation actually thought it would be wise to whine to the Federal Highway Administration about Providence's bike lanes.
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Meet the candidates in Newton’s mayoral race
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and former City Councilor-at-large Amy Mah Sangiolo are running for the city’s top job on the Nov. 2 municipal ballot.
Meet the candidates in Newton’s contested at-large City Council races
In Newton, contested races for several at-large City Council seats will be decided by voters on the city’s Nov. 2 municipal election ballot.
Meet the candidates in Newton’s contested ward councilor races
Four contested races for local ward seats on Newton’s City Council will appear on the upcoming Nov. 2 municipal ballot.
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Newton early voting for municipal election begins Monday, Oct. 25
Newton voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots early in the city’s Nov. 2 unicipal election for mayor, City Council, and School Committee, according to the city.
Haitians file civil complaint, demand investigation into ‘inhumane detention conditions’ at US border
The civil rights complaint calls for an immediate remedy to the “inhumane and squalid conditions, including overcrowding and malnourishment” at the southern US border,
Painting ‘en plein air,’ Greater Boston artists capture fall’s glory
Whether they’re painting the wind-tossed ocean or a bustling street, artists express the same awe at watching the world turn in front of their eyes.
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A daily phone call, and the love that endures
LeRoy is my father’s youngest brother, the last of the Curtin clan, my grandmother’s baby, my only living uncle.