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Former North Shore pizzeria owner ordered to pay back PPP loan used to start Vermont Alpaca farm
Crime Dana McIntyre, 59, pled guilty to charges related to using a pandemic business relief loan to buy an Alpaca farm and airtime for his cryptocurrency radio show. The former owner of a North Shore pizzeria used a pandemic business relief loan to buy an Alpaca farm in Vermont. LENNART PREISS / AFP via Getty […]
Video: Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event
Politics McConnell previously froze at a Capitol press conference in July. Sen. Mitch McConnell speaks at the Kentucky Farm Bureau annual Country Ham Breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP) AP By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press updated on August 30, 2023 WASHINGTON […]
Former Kingston sheriff’s deputy indicted for allegedly threatening to blow up courthouse
Crime Joshua Ford of Kingston faces up to five years in prison for sending a dozen threatening emails to Massachusetts law enforcement officers. By Associated Press updated on August 30, 2023 BOSTON (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy in Massachusetts was indicted Wednesday for allegedly threatening to blow up a courthouse and kill law enforcement […]
Boston police ask public for help identifying suspect in Caribbean festival parade shooting
Crime One person has been arrested and charged as a shooter, but police are looking for a second suspect. Boston police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect they believe was involved in a Saturday shooting at a Boston Caribbean Festival parade that injured eight people. A shootout unrelated to the festival […]
Coyote who attacked woman in Fall River tests positive for rabies
Local News The coyote was put down by police after attacking the woman and attempting to attack a groundskeeper at Fall River Country Club. A coyote that attacked a woman while she was walking her dog in Fall River has tested positive for rabies, Fall River Police said. Police put down a coyote Monday morning […]
5 million bees fall off truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows
World News A truck carrying bee hives swerved on Guelph Line road, spilling millions of bees. Beekeper Terri Faloney uses her hands to remove bees from a car after a truck carrying bee hives swerved on Guelph Line Road. Carlos Osorio/ The Canadian Press via AP By Associated Press updated on August 30, 2023 | […]
Here’s why Allston’s Stingray Body Art closed abruptly this month
COVID “It’s a heartbreaking thing, especially for us as the owners…[we feel that we] let our customers down, our community down, and worst of all, our employees,” one of Stingray’s co-owners said. Stingray Body Art in Allston closed abruptly on Aug. 6. Scott Matalon For nearly 20 years, Stingray Body Art sat next to O’Brien’s […]
The bitter fight over plans for a new high school building and saving a forest in Wakefield
The Boston Globe Residents and environmentalists are upset that a significant portion of the forest behind the Northeast Metro Tech School in Wakefield is being cut down to make way for a new school building. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff By Sarah Raza, The Boston Globe updated on August 30, 2023 | 3:38 PM Just south of […]
What’s it like to spend all day aboard duck boats inside a duck suit? Ask this fantasy football loser.
Local News Grafton native Sam Coveney spent hours riding duck boats inside a bright yellow duck suit as punishment for coming in last in his fantasy football league. Grafton native Sam Coveney had to spend an entire day wearing a duck suit riding duck boats in Boston after losing his fantasy football league last year. […]
Mass. women accused of stealing almost $30K in products via supermarket coupon scam
Crime Their efforts could be mistaken for successful “extreme couponing,” but authorities accuse the two Taunton women of passing fraudulent coupons to unsuspecting cashiers, resulting in major discounts. A grand jury indicted two Massachusetts women Tuesday on charges that they organized and operated a counterfeit coupon ring, which resulted in the theft of nearly $27,000 […]