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Mass's Jennifer Coolidge Joins Jason Momoa, Jack Black In 'Minecraft' Film Mass's Jennifer Coolidge Joins Jason Momoa, Jack Black In 'Minecraft' Film
Mass's Jennifer Coolidge Joins Jason Momoa, Jack Black In 'Minecraft' Film Straight off the heels of her second Emmy win, Norwell’s own Jennifer Coolidge joins Jason Momoa and Jack Black in the upcoming “Minecraft” movie. Coolidge took home her second Emmy award for HBO’s “The White Lotus,” and has now been cast in Warner Bros. Pictures’ new’ movie based on the popular “Minecraft” video game. Related: Ayo Edebiri, Jennifer Coolidge, Ebon-Moss Bachrach Win Emmys  The film, directed by Jared Hess, is expected to start production in New Zealand, according to Deadline. It’s still unclear what the plot of the upcoming movie is, but “Minecraft” has sold more…

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Emmy Awards: Western Mass Actor Among 3 Mass Winners Emmy Awards: Western Mass Actor Among 3 Mass Winners
Emmy Awards: Western Mass Actor Among 3 Mass Winners Congratulations are in order for two of Boston’s own funny ladies as well as an Amherst actor for their big wins at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Jan. 15. Ayo Edebiri, who was born and raised in Dorchester, won her first Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for “The Bear.” Related: Boston’s Ayo Edebiri Wins 1st Golden Globe Award Jennifer Coolidge, who was born in Boston and raised in Norwell, took home the award for supporting actress in a drama series for her role in “The White Lotus.” Edebiri thanked her parents for immigrating to this country and al…

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Mass Pediatrician Sexually Assaulted 2 Patients Into Their Teen Years: Court Records Mass Pediatrician Sexually Assaulted 2 Patients Into Their Teen Years: Court Records
Mass Pediatrician Sexually Assaulted 2 Patients Into Their Teen Years: Court Records Richard Kauff, a retired pediatrician in Norwell, has been accused by former patients of sexually assaulting them for years during their physical examinations, records show.  Two women came forward after one of them shared their experiences in a Facebook group called “Mamas of the South Shore,” according to court records filed with the Hingham District Court. They said Kauff would inappropriately and painfully penetrate them with his fingers during annual checkups in the 90s. The alleged assaults happened at South Shore Medical Center in Norwell and Kingston, where Kauff practiced…

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Five Things You Probably Didn't Know About Massachusetts Native Jennifer Coolidge Five Things You Probably Didn't Know About Massachusetts Native Jennifer Coolidge
Five Things You Probably Didn't Know About Massachusetts Native Jennifer Coolidge Jennifer Coolidge is trending, yet again, this time for her speeches at the Golden Globe Awards where she made "White Lotus" creator Mike Lotus weep tears of joy. While the Norwell, MA native has long been known for her roles in "American Pie," "A Mighty Wind" and the "Legally Blonde" series, her career recently had a resurgence — thanks to her role as Tanya McQuaid in White's wildly popular HBO show. On Jan. 10, she won best actress in a limited series at the 80th Golden Globes. Here are six things you probably didn't know about 61-year-old Coolidge: 1. She pretended to be Ernest Hemingw…

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Former Youth Football Coach In Massachusetts Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Children Former Youth Football Coach In Massachusetts Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Children
Former Youth Football Coach In Massachusetts Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Children A former youth football coach in Massachusetts who preyed on minors and took video of himself sexually abusing them has been sentenced in federal court. Derek Sheehan, age 51, a former Norwell youth football coach in Plymouth County, was sentenced to 45 years in prison and five years of supervised release after pleading guilty over the summer to three counts of sexual exploitation of children. “Mr. Sheehan abused his status as a youth football coach to prey on vulnerable children. He manipulated and sexually exploited them for months, and for that he will spend the rest of his life behind b…

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Nor'easter: Storm Knocks Out Power To Nearly Half A Million In Massachusetts Nor'easter: Storm Knocks Out Power To Nearly Half A Million In Massachusetts
Nor'easter: Storm Knocks Out Power To Nearly Half A Million In Massachusetts Nearly a half-million Massachusetts residents were left without power as the season’s first Nor’easter blasted the East Coast, bringing whipping wind gusts, inches of rain, and heavy flooding to some areas. Related story - Nor'easter: Here Are Highest Reported Rainfall Totals, Wind Speeds From Throughout Region As of 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency was reporting 496,111 power outages after winds approaching 100 mph took down tree limbs, branches, and power lines overnight. Eversource was also reporting 272,073 customers in Eastern Massachuset…

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