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‘World’s Best Cup Of Coffee’: Cafe To Shut Location In Boston After Six-Year Run ‘World’s Best Cup Of Coffee’: Cafe To Shut Location In Boston After Six-Year Run
‘World’s Best Cup Of Coffee’: Cafe To Shut Location In Boston After Six-Year Run A local coffee shop is closing one of its locations in Boston after six years in service. Coffee Break Cafe, owned by wife and husband team Jenn and Donny Ormond, will close its Hyde Park branch on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 3 p.m., according to a post on Facebook. Related: Get Your Caffeine Fix At Blank Street’s New Harvard Square Location “We are so very grateful to have been part of this most supportive community for the past 6 years,” the owners wrote. “We love our space, our staff and our devoted customers, we will miss you more than you know.” It is with great sadness we announc…

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by Khier Casino
News
$1M Lottery Win: Boston's Best Grandmom Brings Home Seven-Figure Jackpot $1M Lottery Win: Boston's Best Grandmom Brings Home Seven-Figure Jackpot
$1M Lottery Win: Boston's Best Grandmom Brings Home Seven-Figure Jackpot It's going to be a very big Christmas for the grandchildren of a Boston woman who just won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Lee Farrow, of Roxbury, won the cash playing the "$10,000,000 Cash King" scratch-off game. She chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  Farrow is firmly planting her flag as the greatest grandmother in the world because she said she plans to spend some of the cash on her grandkids. She'll also use some to get her car repaired.  She bought the lucky ticket at Quick Pit Stop Market & …

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
Support Pours In For Family Of ‘Vivacious’ 4-Year-Old Who Died In Boston Hit, Run Support Pours In For Family Of ‘Vivacious’ 4-Year-Old Who Died In Boston Hit, Run
Support Pours In For Family Of ‘Vivacious’ 4-Year-Old Who Died In Boston Hit, Run The family of a 4-year-old who died in a hit-and-run crash in Suffolk County is receiving an outpouring of support in the aftermath of the "unexpected tragedy." A 4-year-old, identified by his family as Ivan Christopher Pierre, died on Tuesday, July 18 after being hit by a car in the area of 165 Wood Avenue in Hyde Park, Boston, according to the Boston Police Department.  The vehicle hit the child and drove away from the scene without stopping, police say. Ivan was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.  "Ivan, or "Ivy" as we called him was the “life of the p…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Beer Cans Found Inside Car Of 54-Year-Old Norwood Man Killed In Boston Crash Beer Cans Found Inside Car Of 54-Year-Old Norwood Man Killed In Boston Crash
Beer Cans Found Inside Car Of 54-Year-Old Norwood Man Killed In Boston Crash Investigators are trying to determine if alcohol was a factor involved in a two-car crash that claimed the life of a 54-year-old Norwood man in Boston this week.  Massachusetts State Police responded to the crash around 820 Truman Highway in Hyde Park just before midnight Thursday, May 25. Upon arrival, State Troopers found a 2001 Volkswagen Beetle and a 2014 Hyundai Sonata involved in the crash.  Initial investigation determined that the Volkswagen was going south when its driver lost control and crossed over the center line and into the opposite lane, striking the Hyun…

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by David Cifarelli
News
Amtrak Trucks Collide Near Boston MBTA Commuter Rail Station, Injuring 5: Police Amtrak Trucks Collide Near Boston MBTA Commuter Rail Station, Injuring 5: Police
Amtrak Trucks Collide Near Boston MBTA Commuter Rail Station, Injuring 5: Police Five people were taken to the hospital following an incident near an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston this week, according to officials. The incident involved two Amtrak track tracks colliding with each other in the vicinity of Readville Station in Hyde Park around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, May 12, MBTA Police tell Daily Voice.  UPDATE: Boston EMS confirms 5 patients were transported to local hospitals. Still waiting for details on what happened here. @wbz https://t.co/lXY9paMzLa — Anna Meiler (@AnnaMeiler) May 12, 2023 The crash caused substantial damage to both vehicles and sent five …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Armed Robbery Of Mail Carriers: Man, Woman Charged With 2 Boston Heists Armed Robbery Of Mail Carriers: Man, Woman Charged With 2 Boston Heists
Armed Robbery Of Mail Carriers: Man, Woman Charged With 2 Boston Heists A man and woman stand accused of robbing two USPS mail carriers last year — one at knifepoint — to steal their master keys, officials said.  Myesha Lewis, 22, of Boston, and Kenneth Demosthene, 22, of Stoughton, were charged with two counts each of robbery of any person having lawful charge, control, or custody of any mail matter or of any money or other property of the United States, aiding and abetting; two counts each of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, aiding and abetting, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. They were both released following a fi…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Violent Night: 1 Killed, 5 Injured In 3 Separate Boston Shootings, Police Say Violent Night: 1 Killed, 5 Injured In 3 Separate Boston Shootings, Police Say
Violent Night: 1 Killed, 5 Injured In 3 Separate Boston Shootings, Police Say Boston Police are investigating a string of shootings in the city where six people were either killed or injured in one night over the weekend.  The first shooting happened in the area of 10 Orlando Street in Mattapan around 9:10 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7, police report. Responding officers found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.  Both were taken to local hospitals for treatment where one male victim, 48-year-old Edwin Pizarro, of Mattapan, was pronounced dead. The other sustained life-threatening-injuries, police said.  Then, police responded to a second sho…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Firefighter Hurt, 15 Displaced By 2-Alarm Boston Fire: Officials Firefighter Hurt, 15 Displaced By 2-Alarm Boston Fire: Officials
Firefighter Hurt, 15 Displaced By 2-Alarm Boston Fire: Officials A firefighter is injured and multiple people are displaced after a 2-alarm fire ripped through a Boston home, officials said. The fire was reported at 40 Maple Street in Hyde Park around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, Boston Fire said on Twitter. Crews noticed flames coming from the back of the second floor of the home upon arrival. Companies making up from the 2 alarm fire on Maple st. 1 FF was transported to the hospital by ⁦@BOSTON_EMS⁩ with minor injuries.6 adults and 9 children were displaced by the fire. ⁦@RedCrossMA⁩ to help with housing. pic.twitter.com/V6Z1tmUATU — Boston Fi…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized, Gallons Leaked After Van Collides With Gas Truck In Boston 2 Hospitalized, Gallons Leaked After Van Collides With Gas Truck In Boston
2 Hospitalized, Gallons Leaked After Van Collides With Gas Truck In Boston Two people are in the hospital after a van collided with a gasoline truck in Boston, sending gallons of fuel onto the street, authorities said. The incident happened when the van hit the truck at 1171 Hyde Park Avenue in Hyde Park around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, Boston Fire said in Twitter.  At approximately 3:30 a van hit a gasoline truck at 1171 Hyde Park Ave. Causing a leak estimated 50-60 gallons onto the street. pic.twitter.com/VyOBQzHbQK — Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) September 26, 2022 Home surveillance footage obtained by Boston25's Julianne Lima captures the moment…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Boston Police Arrested Man Who Tried Raping Woman In Hyde Park (UPDATE) Boston Police Arrested Man Who Tried Raping Woman In Hyde Park (UPDATE)
Boston Police Arrested Man Who Tried Raping Woman In Hyde Park (Update) Boston Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with an attempted rape of a woman in Hyde Park.  The incident happened in the area of 800 Hyde Park Avenue around 2:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16, Boston Police said. Police did not release any other information in efforts to protect the identity of the woman. BPD Community Alert: The Boston Police Sexual Assault Unit Seeks Public’s Help to Identify Suspect Following Attempted Rape in Hyde Park https://t.co/2WjmYWgzjq pic.twitter.com/bZi622igA0 — Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) August 17, 2022 The man was arrested around 2:30 p.m…

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by David Cifarelli
Lifestyle
Author Plans To Walk Every Neighborhood In Boston For Good Causes, You Can Join Him Author Plans To Walk Every Neighborhood In Boston For Good Causes, You Can Join Him
Author Plans To Walk Every Neighborhood In Boston For Good Causes, You Can Join Him We all have those friends we've promised to get coffee and catch up with but can never find the time. Or those places in our cities that we always wanted to visit but just never get around to it.  One Boston author has decided to keep those promises and walk every neighborhood in the city for a good cause. Patrick Maguire will hoof it to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Stride for Stride, and you can join him. But if you can't make it and still want to help out, you can donate to his GoFundMe.  "I want to rekindle relationships wi…

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by Josh Lanier