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Report: Black Bostonians have the highest rates of infant mortality in the city

Health A new report from the Boston Public Health Commission found that the rate of Black infant deaths is more than double the citywide average. A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of the fetus, Dec. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Mississippi. Rogelio V. Solis / AP, File […]

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Police identify 2 suspects in Holyoke shooting that claimed the life of a baby delivered after mother shot on bus

Crime Police are looking for a third suspect but do not believe the public is at risk, Chief Mark Pratt said Thursday. Alejandro Ramos is arraigned at Holyoke District Court on Thursday. Luis Fieldman / The Republican via AP BOSTON (AP) — Two men will face murder charges after a pregnant woman hit by gunfire […]

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Police arrest alleged carjackers in Dracut after car chase

Crime Police pursued the man down Route 110 after spotting him driving in Lawrence Thursday morning. Nathan Saben, 35, and Jessica Tirone, 40, allegedly stole cars at gunpoint in New Hampshire earlier this week. Salem Police Department A man and woman who allegedly attempted several armed carjackings in New Hampshire earlier this week were arrested […]

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Can one Reddit user go down the Charles River in a pumpkin boat? It’s not as unusual as you might think.

Local News It’s apparently one Reddit user’s dream to journey down the Charles River in a pumpkin boat. Pumpkin regattas, like the Damariscotta, Maine, event pictured here, are competitions where people race each other in pumpkin boats. Courtesy of Lisa Conway Macnair with the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta It’s not uncommon for unusual local sightings […]

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Is Jrue Holiday the ‘missing piece’ for a Celtics championship? Paul Pierce thinks so.

Celtics “He’s a champion. He’s respected around the league. He’ll be respected here.” Paul Pierce photo by Matthew J Lee/Globe staff Why Wyc Grousbeck is feeling both ‘optimism’ and ‘annoyance’ with the Celtics this year Golden State Warriors granted WNBA expansion franchise set to begin play in 2025 After the Celtics lost in the Eastern […]

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Bus driver, monitor, arrested for alleged abuse of student with autism in Methuen

Local News A parent reportedly alerted school officials after noticing changes in his son’s behavior. A school bus driver and a bus monitor have reportedly both been arrested after allegedly abusing a student with autism in Methuen.  Anthony Amero, speaking with WHDH, said that his nonverbal son was abused both on the way to and […]

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Golden State Warriors granted WNBA expansion franchise set to begin play in 2025

Sports News The WNBA team will play in the same arena where Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are stars. The WNBA will welcome a new team in 2025. AP Photo/Ashley Landis By JANIE McCAULEY, Associated Press October 5, 2023 | 2:00 PM SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The WNBA is coming to the bay. […]

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Here’s the list of former Red Sox players in the 2023 Division Series

Red Sox The Boston Red Sox may not be playing in this year’s Division Series, but several players who once wore their colors will participate. Mookie Betts (left) and JD Martinez (right) will play together on the Dodgers for the NLDS, but they were teammates on the Red Sox before they left for Los Angeles. […]

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BC defense shined against Virginia but will face a challenge in Army

College Sports BC was all over Virginia quarterback Tony Muskett last Saturday, sacking him six times. Michael Dwyer/AP Photo By Trevor Hass, The Boston Globe October 5, 2023 | 1:14 PM After watching their defense allow 56 points in a loss to Louisville Sept. 23, Boston College head football coach Jeff Hafley and defensive line […]

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MBTA doubles October weekend service in Salem

New England Travel Mayor Dominick Pangallo is urging visitors to take public transportation in October. An MBTA commuter rail train in 2012. John Blanding/Globe Staff The city of Salem is expecting nearly 1 million tourists for its month-long Haunted Happenings festival in October, so the MBTA and Keolis Commuter Rail Services have doubled weekend service to and from […]

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