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Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA A 28-year-old woman who tried to smuggle nearly 75 pounds of marijuana from the United States into London was arrested in Boston on Saturday, March 30, while waiting on her connecting flight, authorities said.  Nalexus Palmer, of Clinton Township, Michigan, had flown from Detroit to Boston with the drugs in two large suitcases before US Customs and Border agents detected the vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  A judge ordered her held on a $3,000 bail on Monday.  Palmer told police that she did not know the drugs along with two AirTag…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds
Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds Almost three-quarters of Americans think that Boston is one of the safest cities in the country, according to new poll.  It's one of the few things Republicans and Democrats agree on these days. However, a person's political party is becoming a driving factor in what they consider is safe.  In a Gallup poll, 74 percent of Americans believed Boston was a safe city to live in or visit. The survey looked at 16 of the country's biggest cities. Only Dallas performed better.  Seattle, Las Vegas, and Miami followed Boston as third, fourth, and fifth-safest cities, respectivel…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lifestyle
Cambridge Native Makes It To Final Of Olympic Qualifiers For Boxing Cambridge Native Makes It To Final Of Olympic Qualifiers For Boxing
Cambridge Native Makes It To Final Of Olympic Qualifiers For Boxing Cue the Rocky soundtrack, a Cambridge local just boxed her way from a community boxing program to a national competition that serves as one of the qualifiers for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.  Seraphina Brown, a 19-year-old alumnus of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, became the 2023 USA Boxing National Qualifier Runner-up in her category at the USA Boxing National Qualifiers in Detroit which took place from March 18-25.  Seraphina Brown competed in the 75 kilogram division at the tournament.Cambridge Police Department Over 1,000 boxers, ranging in age from eight to 40, compet…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lifestyle
History In The Baking: Boston Ranks Among Best Pizza Cities In America History In The Baking: Boston Ranks Among Best Pizza Cities In America
History In The Baking: Boston Ranks Among Best Pizza Cities In America Pizza aficiona-doughs can get some of America's best pies in Boston, a study from Clever found.   No matter how you slice it, Boston was selected as the third best city in America for pizza by Clever, but the city had especially high scores in number of pizza places per resident, wide variety of pies, and good pizza reputation.  Boston scored higher than average for in all of the study's metrics.  The city ranked high for pizza access, with 12.3 pizza places per 100,000 people, a higher proportion than 46% of the studied cities.  Outperforming any other New Englan…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Events
Iconic Blues Musician Bringing Kick-Ass Shows To Massachusetts This Spring Iconic Blues Musician Bringing Kick-Ass Shows To Massachusetts This Spring
Iconic Blues Musician Bringing Kick-Ass Shows To Massachusetts This Spring A New England Music Hall of Fame inductee is bringing his signature sound to several shows in Massachusetts later this year, and you better have the stamina to keep up with the 73-year-old James Montgomery has been performing and making blues music for several decades, and the New England musician is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.  "People should know that they're going to see an energetic show played by some of the best musicians on the planet," the Detroit, MI, native said in an interview with Daily Voice. "Everybody I have with my band has played with some of the biggest…

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by David Cifarelli
Weather
These Areas Could See Snowfall From Potent Storm Headed To Northeast These Areas Could See Snowfall From Potent Storm Headed To Northeast
These Areas Could See Snowfall From Potent Storm Headed To Northeast A complex new storm on track for the Northeast is expected to bring a mix of rain, sleet, and snow. Ahead of the arrival of the system, there will be a return to warmer-than-normal temperatures for this time of year Sunday, Feb. 19, and Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 20 into Tuesday, Feb. 21, according to the National Weather Service. High temperatures during that street will range from the upper 40s to low 50s with cloudy skies each day,  Showers are possible both Monday and Tuesday, with some areas seeing snow showers overnight Monday into Tuesday morning. The potent stor…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Here's Projected Track, Timing For Potent Storm Headed To Northeast Here's Projected Track, Timing For Potent Storm Headed To Northeast
Here's Projected Track, Timing For Potent Storm Headed To Northeast A brisk start to the long Presidents Day weekend has ended a stretch of springlike weather and forecasters are now monitoring a potential new storm system on track for next week. The high  temperature on Saturday, Feb. 18 will climb into the 40s in the afternoon, but strong winds will make it feel like it's in the 20s despite sunny skies, National Weather Service A return to warmer-than-normal temperatures follows for Sunday, Feb. 19, Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 20 through Tuesday, Feb. 21, as high temperatures will range from the upper 40s to low 50s with cloudy skies each day…

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by Joe Lombardi