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Officer Accused Of Sexual Harassment Resigns From Blackstone Police: Report Officer Accused Of Sexual Harassment Resigns From Blackstone Police: Report
Officer Accused Of Sexual Harassment Resigns From Blackstone Police: Report A Blackstone police officer accused of sexually harassing a college student while working at a former department in 2010 has resigned, WBUR reported.  WBUR: Blackstone police officer accused of sexual harassment resigns David Laudon was one of several officers who had previously quit in disgraced or were fired by a police department but later found work at another law enforcement agency, WBUR and the Boston Globe found. A student at UMass Dartmouth accused then-officer David Laudon of grabbing her breast when he gave her a ride to her resident hall late one night, a departmental …

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
WATCH: Boston Radio Anchor Shake 'America's Got Talent' Judge With Whip-Cracking Stunt WATCH: Boston Radio Anchor Shake 'America's Got Talent' Judge With Whip-Cracking Stunt
Watch: Boston Radio Anchor Shake 'America's Got Talent' Judge With Whip-Cracking Stunt A Boston broadcaster used his sharp skills and wise-cracking jokes to whip the judges on "America's Got Talent" into letting him stay on the show.  When Jack Lepiarz isn't anchoring WBUR's news coverage, he his practicing his whip-cracking skills under the alter-ego "Jack The Whipper." Jack has been cracking whips since he was about seven years old after learning the trade from his father, he told judges during his audition earlier this week. Over the years, Jack says he's learned "all the different whip cracks you can do," and he wasn't shy about showing them off on the…

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by David Cifarelli
News
This Massachusetts City Wants To Decriminalize All Drug Use - Especially Magic Mushrooms This Massachusetts City Wants To Decriminalize All Drug Use - Especially Magic Mushrooms
This Massachusetts City Wants To Decriminalize All Drug Use - Especially Magic Mushrooms In a radical shift from longstanding U.S. policy, a second Massachusetts city is moving toward decriminalizing entheogenic plants - aka psychedelic mushrooms. On Wednesday, Feb. 3, the Cambridge City Council approved an order asking the District Attorney and local law enforcement not to arrest or prosecute people for possessing, using, and distributing entheogenic plants. An entheogenic plant is a psychoactive, hallucinogenic substance derived from plants or fungi. In addition, the city council asked the same group of people not to arrest or prosecute people on the use and possession (wi…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
State Goes To Biden, But Here Are The Massachusetts Towns Where Trump Won State Goes To Biden, But Here Are The Massachusetts Towns Where Trump Won
State Goes To Biden, But Here Are The Massachusetts Towns Where Trump Won As many elections, including for president, are still being counted, Massachusetts has finished voting for president. As was anticipated, challenger Democrat Joe Biden won the majority vote for president. Biden won 66% of the vote with more than 2 million ballots cast in his favor.  Incumbent Republican Donald Trump won 34% of the vote with more than 1 million people supporting him at the polls. The following is a list of communities that went against the grain in Massachusetts and the majority of residents there voted for Trump - Central and Western Massachusetts are in bold, v…

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by Kristin Palpini