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Newly Minted Millionaire: Dorchester Man Has Big Plans For His Big Payday
A Dorchester man won a $1 million jackpot in the Massachusetts State Lottery last week. Emanuel Correia won the seven-figure prize for playing the "300X" game, a $30 scratch-off ticket. Related: Taunton Man Wins $1 Million Jackpot On $5 Lottery Ticket He chose to take the lump sum of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. Correia plans to buy a home with his winnings. He bought the ticket at Star 50 Convenience at 303 Geneva Ave. in Dorchester. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for the sale.
Business
Stop & Shop Will No Longer Sell Tobacco Products
Stop & Shop, the supermarket chain with 360 stores throughout the Northeast, said its locations will stop carrying tobacco products at the end of the month. The chain announced the move on Monday, Aug. 26, after it partnered with the American American Cancer Society to improve community health, Stop & Shop CEO Gordon Reid said in a statement. Our responsibility as a grocer goes far beyond our aisles, and we are committed to taking bold steps to help our associates, customers, and communities work towards better health outcomes. From our team of registered diet…
News
Phew! $1M Watertown Lottery Check Collected Just 3 Weeks Before It Expires
Talk about coming down to the wire. A Massachusetts lottery winner collected their $1 million Powerball payday just three weeks before it was to expire. The aptly named Ma Lottery Winner (d)(4)(A) Trust turned in the ticket at the Massachusetts State Lottery offices in Dorchester on Wednesday, July 31. The ticket would have been worthless if not turned in before Aug. 21. Related: Mass. Woman Takes Bite Out Of Lottery With $1 Million Win Winning Powerball tickets expire one year after the drawing. Trustee Elizabeth Caruso collected the check. The winner boug…
Police & Fire
No Bail For Man Accused Of Robbing Unconscious Victim In Brazen Boston Attack
A Dorchester man with a long criminal history was ordered held without bail after he allegedly attacked an older man and robbed him as he lay on the ground unresponsive, authorities said. Damond Brown, 52, is charged with unarmed robbery of a person over 60 and will return to court on June 17, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, May 30. The 65-year-old victim told police that he was walking in the Harrison and Massachusetts Avenue area just before 5 a.m. on April 20 when a man he didn't know punched him in the head. He "blacked out" and…