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After Lewiston mass shooting, reactions pour in: ‘My heart is crushed’
Local News Politicians, athletes, business owners, and those impacted by the shootings shared condolences after the Lewiston shooting that killed 18. Jess Paquette expresses her support for her city in the wake of Wednesday’s mass shootings at a restaurant and bowling alley, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Reactions from New […]
Cambridge police investigate sexual assault on Lesley University campus
Crime The September assault was reported to police this past weekend, police said. A sexual assault is reported to have happened on Lesley University’s campus in Cambridge in September. Steve Annear/The Boston Globe Cambridge police are investigating a sexual assault reported to have happened on Lesley University’s campus in September. According to the university, the […]
Boston officials prepare to enforce Mass. and Cass tent clearing ordinance
Local News The city has been working with those living in tents at Mass. and Cass to offer them shelter. Enforcement will begin Nov. 1. Boston officials are working to find shelter for those living in tents at Mass. and Cass. Michael Dwyer/AP, File One day after City Council approved an amended version of her […]
Nothing screams North Shore like getting lost at the Cummings Center
The Boston Globe The mixed-use development, once home to the world’s largest factory, has a system for navigating the maze-like complex of more than 2 million square feet. And some people even claim to understand it. A banner hangs on the facade of a photograph taken when the factory was under construction. David L. Ryan/Globe […]
Livestream: Officials provide update on Maine mass killing as shooter remains at large
Robert Card, 40, is a person of interest in the attacks which killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley Wednesday night. The post Livestream: Officials provide update on Maine mass killing as shooter remains at large appeared first on Boston.com.
Robert Card: What we know about the suspect in the Lewiston, Maine mass shootings
Local News As of Thursday morning, police were still searching for Card, and residents in multiple towns were told to shelter in place. Law enforcement was attempting to locate Robert Card as a person of interest Thursday morning. – Facebook As of 11 a.m. Thursday, law enforcement was still searching for Robert Card, and had […]
An increase in harassment against Jewish and Muslim Americans has been reported since Hamas attacks
National News A spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday that the organization’s chapters and national office had received 774 reports of bias-related acts between Oct. 7 and Oct. 24. An NYPD patrol car is parked outside a synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer By CLAUDIA […]
Florida orders state universities to disband pro-Palestinian student group, saying it backs Hamas
Politics Florida officials claim Students for Justice in Palestine is supporting a “terrorist organization.” Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press October 26, 2023 | 8:51 AM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration is taking the extraordinary step of ordering state […]
Israeli troops carry out an hourslong ground raid into Gaza before an expected wider incursion
World News The rising death toll in Gaza, which soared past 7,000 on Thursday, according to Palestinian officials, is unprecedented in the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Palestinians inspect the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli airstrikes on town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman By NAJIB JOBAIN, KAREEM CHEHAYEB […]
Vermont investigators find 2 bodies in search for missing Mass. men
Local News Jahim Solomon, 21, of Pittsfield and Eric White, 21, of Chicopee were reported missing by relatives on Oct. 15. Eric White (left) and Jahim Solomon (right), both 21, went missing while visiting Vermont earlier this month. Vermont State Police Authorities say that two bodies have been found by investigators searching for two Massachusetts […]