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Salem Decriminalizes 'Magic Mushrooms,' Police Chief On Board
Salem is now among the growing number of communities to recognize studied benefits of psychedelic mushrooms.
Salem City Council passed a bill to deprioritize enforcement of laws prohibiting Psilocybin-containing fungi, also known as magic mushrooms, on Thursday, May 11.
The resolution, called An Act Relative to Plant Medicine, positions using, growing, transporting, and possessing Psilocybin-containing mushrooms as the "lowest law enforcement priority for the city of Salem."
Lucas Miller, the Salem Police Chief, took part in meetings discussing the resolution and gave it his full suppo…
Central MA Murderer Who Abandoned Victim's Body In Woods Indicted: DA's Office
A body found in March has led to the indictment of the victim's murderer, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. announced.
Christopher Fuller, 30, was charged in September for the murder of 29-year-old Ernest Appiah of Worcester, as reported by Daily Voice. Fuller, of Worcester, was indicted on one count of murder by a Worcester County Grand Jury on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
Christopher Fuller, 30, was indicted on one count of murder on Wednesday according to the Worcester County District Attorney's office, months after the body of 29-year-old Ernest A. Appiah was discovered in…
Haverhill Landlord Must Pay State $40K For Lying About Apartment Sanitation: AG
Landlords are often accused of painting over wall outlets, but one landlord was much more extreme, cutting corners to commit $20,000 worth of fraud, according to authorities.
Thomas Theriault, of Haverhill, allegedly lied on state rent subsidy documents indicating that he had apartments inspected and falsifying occupancy documents, Attorney General Maura Healy reports.
For his actions, Theriault was ordered by Suffolk Superior Court to pay the state double the amount of what he illegally gained on Tuesday, Dec. 20, according to Healy.
Theriault abused a program called…
Methuen Children’s Center Abused Young Boys, Withheld Food, Locked Them In Closet, Suit Says
Two moms whose children went to a Methuen daycare have filed a lawsuit claiming emotional mistreatment and physical abuse from the faculty, Boston.com reports.
Dyanarah Fermin, of Lawrence, and Karina Rodriguez, of Lowell filed a complaint against The Children’s Center of the Faith United Methodist Church earlier this month in Essex Superior Court.
The moms claim their sons suffered emotional abuse that left them with PTSD, insomnia, night terrors, and other issues from the Lowell Street daycare, the complaint reads.
The suit alleges that employees of The Children's Center lock…
