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Massachusetts Rallies, Raises 300K For Hawaii Fire Victims
The fires that ripped through the Hawaiin island of Maui were among the deadliest in modern US history, according to NPR, and Massachusetts residents jumped into action to help those whose homes were destroyed. Over 175,000 GoFundMe donors from across the world have rallied to support the victims of the natural disaster in Maui, and Massachusetts residents have done their part, chipping in over $300,000 to various fundraising campaigns. A group of people in Billerica raised money for their friend who owned a jewelry stand in Lahaina, Maui. The woman's stand was "a labor of love for over …
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Pregnant Mass Native, 37, Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Arizona
A 37-year-old pregnant woman originally from Massachusetts was one of the victims of an apparent murder-suicide in Arizona last month, according to authorities. Sarah Scott, a Melrose native, was found shot the death along with 27-year-old Jacob De Zeeuw and 6-year-old Jacob at Phoenix home on Tuesday, March 21, Phoenix Police report. Investigators later determined that De Zeeuw fatally shot Sarah and Jacob before turning the gun on himself. Scott was four months pregnant at the time of her death, according to police. “We are saddened by the recent loss of a previous Melrose High School…
Police & Fire
Katherine Clark's Child Arrested While Protesting Police Shooting Of Manuel Terán
The child of a Massachusetts State Representative was among two people arrested at a demonstration that echoed the message of another protest decrying the shooting of an activist by police in the South. Police responded to a call about a protest at the Parkman Bandstand Monument in the Boston Common on Tremont Street around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, according to the Boston Police Department. Upon arrival, police found an individual spray painting the messages “NO COP CITY” and “ACAB,” on the monument. BPD says during the arrest, about 20 other protesters surrounded officers, int…
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Massachusetts Is Home To Seven Of The Best Small Cities In America, Website Says
Nearly half of the US population says they’d prefer to live in a suburban area, so the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted a research study about 2022’s Best Small Cities in America, which it released on Tuesday, Oct. 4. To help Americans put down roots in places offering good quality of life and affordability, WalletHub compared more than 1,300 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 across 43 key indicators of livability— which range from housing costs and school-system quality to restaurants per capita and the crime rate, but you can read more about that methodo…
Lifestyle
Viral TikTok Shows Mass Barista With Down Syndrome Getting First Paycheck
Everyone remembers the feeling of getting paid for the first time. The rush that hits when you get handed that slip of paper is unlike any other feeling. Well, one barista at a coffee shop in Massachusetts has gone viral on TikTok for his unforgettable reaction to his first ever paycheck. Joe Sullivan works at the Bitty & Beau's Coffee in Melrose. The chain, which has locations across the country, employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Bitty & Beau's was founded by husband and wife Amy and Ben Wright whose children, for which the chain is named after, …
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New Report Reveals Best Sandwich Served In Massachusetts
A fluffy and beloved treat has been selected as the best sandwich in Massachusetts in a new report from Reader's Digest. The news outlet released its picks for the best sandwiches in all 50 states on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The fluffernutter, a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow creme, was chosen as the best in Massachusetts. The sandwich was popularized by Melrose resident Emma Curtis, a descendent of Paul Revere, during World War I, according to the New England Historical Society. Some other sandwiches that made the list are the pork roll in New Jersey, the pastrami on ry…
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19: Massachusetts District Quarantines Two Classrooms Right After School Starts
The new year got off to a false start for some schools in Massachusetts that are contending with new COVID-19 cases. The Melrose School District in Middlesex County is reporting seven confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in the district among adults and students, forcing some students and staff who were considered close contacts to quarantine. In Melrose, the new outbreak impacted at least two classrooms, though Gov. Charlie Baker said that returning to remote learning is not an option following a lost year for many students. “Schools have a certain number of days baked into their calendar t…
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For Pan Am Flight Tragedy's 32nd Anniversary, US Charges Alleged Bomb-Maker
More than 30 years after it happened, charges have been filed against a former Lybian Intelligence Officer and bomb-maker in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. More than a dozen of the passengers who perished were from Massachusetts - including people who lived in South Hadley and Shrewsbury. On Monday, Dec. 21, the U.S. Department of Justice announced new charges against Abu Agela Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, aka Hassa Abu Ojalya Ibrahim, or Masud, for his role in building the bomb that killed 270 people in the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland 32 years ago. The U.S…
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