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Spirit Halloween Bringing Christmas Store To Mass.: Here's Where Spirit Halloween Bringing Christmas Store To Mass.: Here's Where
Spirit Halloween Bringing Christmas Store To Mass.: Here's Where Spirit Halloween is decking the halls with Spirit Christmas. The pop-up Halloween costume and decor company is opening 10 Spirit Christmas stores across New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut (scroll for a list of locations). "Each store offers a unique shopping experience, brimming with a vast assortment of holiday décor, apparel, inflatables, gifts, and stocking stuffers," company spokeswoman Nikki Balles said in a statement to Daily Voice.  "Guests can meet Santa for their annual Christmas card photo and receive a free digital postcard featuring you and Santa. Wander …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Fire That Destroyed Mass Country Club Man Charged With Fire That Destroyed Mass Country Club
Man Charged With Fire That Destroyed Mass Country Club A Massachusetts was arrested Thursday, March 28, and charged with setting a blaze last year that demolished a Dartmouth country club.  Shawn Medeiros, 31, of New Bedford, is charged with burning a building, the State Fire Marshal's Office said.  Medeiros is accused of setting the May 7, 2023, blaze at Hawthorne Country Club around 1:30 p.m. It took two hours to get the blaze under control.  Fire investigators knew right away that the blaze appeared to be intentionally set.  Authorities did not speculate on any potential motive for the arson.  The club was a …

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Meet 'The Bachelor' Contestant From Massachusetts Meet 'The Bachelor' Contestant From Massachusetts
Meet 'The Bachelor' Contestant From Massachusetts The 32 women competing for tennis pro Joey Graziadei’s heart on the upcoming 28th season of “The Bachelor” have been revealed, and one of them is a “free-spirited” entrepreneur from Massachusetts. Sydney Gordon, 28, an “expert in all things social media” who founded two New England businesses, was revealed as one of the contestants on Wednesday, Dec. 20, ahead of the reality dating show’s Jan. 22, 2024, premiere. “I am so ready to find my forever person,” she said in her bio. Related: Meet NJ Model (And Her Competition) On New Season Of 'The Bachelor' The New Bedford native shared …

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by Khier Casino
Lifestyle
Crumbl Brings 'Best Cookies In The World' To New Dedham Location Crumbl Brings 'Best Cookies In The World' To New Dedham Location
Crumbl Brings 'Best Cookies In The World' To New Dedham Location A popular dessert chain with a devoted following is expanding its footprint with a new Norfolk County location.  Crumbl, a cookie shop known for its trademark pink boxes and a rotating menu of flavors, is opening a new location in Dedham on Friday, July 28.  Just an opening day was not enough for Crumbl. The new location, located at 747 Providence Highway, will celebrate its opening for a whole week. Customers can choose from six of the dessert shop's 200+ weekly rotating flavors. The extensive menu of flavors includes award-winning milk chocolate chip, cornbread, s'mores, key lime pie, c…

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by Morgan Gonzales
News
Woodchuck Found At Ice Cream Shop Sparks Rabies Concerns In Mass Community Woodchuck Found At Ice Cream Shop Sparks Rabies Concerns In Mass Community
Woodchuck Found At Ice Cream Shop Sparks Rabies Concerns In Mass Community A small, furry mammal that is considered a high-risk animal for rabies transmission is causing a town's police department and Board of Health to attempt to locate a person who handled one such critter.  An unknown person is said to have picked up a woodchuck, found at John George Ice Cream in Dartmouth around 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, and placed it in a cardboard box, according to Christopher Michaud, Director of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The woodchuck escaped the box by the time animal control arrived, meaning that the woodchuck cannot be tested for rabies.  The per…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Second Victim ID'd, 5 Hospitalized In Fatal New Bedford Fire Second Victim ID'd, 5 Hospitalized In Fatal New Bedford Fire
Second Victim ID'd, 5 Hospitalized In Fatal New Bedford Fire Residents jumped out of windows to escape the fire that has now been revealed to have caused the death of two people, according to officials.  A 31-apartment building located at 1305 Acushnet Avenue caught fire at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, according to the New Bedford Fire Department.  Firefighters initially attacked the fire from the interior, but had to fall back and begin a defensive attack as the building deteriorated.New Bedford Fire Department Firefighters arrived on the scene to see heavy smoke and fire, some residents standing in windows waiting for rescue, a…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Business
'Cheated': Recovery Centers Across Mass Close, Operators Charged With Millions In Fraud: Feds 'Cheated': Recovery Centers Across Mass Close, Operators Charged With Millions In Fraud: Feds
'Cheated': Recovery Centers Across Mass Close, Operators Charged With Millions In Fraud: Feds Instead of fostering recovery, the operator of a chain of addiction treatment centers used his position to launder money, steal millions of dollars, and write prescriptions under doctors' names without permission, said the US attorney's office.  Michael Brier, of Newton, used his position as operator of Recovery Connections Centers of America to rake in millions of dollars from Medicare, Medicaid, and other such organizations by falsifying healthcare claims, back-dating documents, and writing prescriptions using the names of doctors without their permission, according to Unite…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Men Charged With 'Abducting' Baby, Mother From South Mass Home: Police Men Charged With 'Abducting' Baby, Mother From South Mass Home: Police
Men Charged With 'Abducting' Baby, Mother From South Mass Home: Police A woman who was previously said to be abducted along with her child, prompting an Amber Alert, told authorities she was never actually in any danger.  Massachusetts State Police activated an Amber Alert after Hannah Benson and her six-month-old son Grayson were taken from their Dartmouth home on Thursday, Dec. 1, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Their alleged abductor was Benson's former boyfriend Jeremias Cabral, of Fall River.  Initial investigation suggested that Cabral took the baby after the couple got into a fight and he showed a knife, State Police originally reported. Benson …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Amber Alert Canceled For Mother, Baby Abducted From South Massachusetts Home Amber Alert Canceled For Mother, Baby Abducted From South Massachusetts Home
Amber Alert Canceled For Mother, Baby Abducted From South Massachusetts Home UPDATE: Massachusetts State Police have canceled the Amber Alert for Grayson and Hannah Benson.  A 21-year-old Fall River man is in custody after abducting his ex-girlfriend and her child from their Dartmouth home, authorities said.  Jeremias Cabral took Grayson Benson and his mother Hannah Benson from their home at 1143 Tucker Road in Dartmouth around 11:20 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, Massachusetts State Police report.  Cabral is said to be driving a dark colored Mitsubishi Lancer sedan bearing Massachusetts license plate 2LPT35.Massachusetts State Police Initial investigation suggests …

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by David Cifarelli