14 Mar, 2025

Rays’ Wander Franco moved to administrative leave while MLB, Dominican authorities investigate

MLB Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco watches from the dugout during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) AP By RONALD BLUM, Associated Press August 22, 2023 | 11:01 AM NEW YORK. (AP) — Wander Franco was placed on administrative […]

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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 […]

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Boston police investigate after dog shot in Jamaica Plain

Local News The incident occurred Thursday afternoon in an apartment building on Centre Street. Police are investigating after a dog was shot in a Jamaica Plain apartment building on Thursday.  Officers responded around 4:17 p.m. to a report of shots fired at 279 Centre St. and while on their way to the scene, dispatch informed […]

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Police investigate after fire set at East Bridgewater Catholic church

Local News Vandals set a fire at the church’s altar and made off with items from the food pantry Friday, officials say. A fire was set Friday at St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church in East Bridgewater. Yellow fire retardant powder stains the cloth covering the altar. Courtesy/East Bridgewater Police Department East Bridgewater police and […]

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Watertown police investigate ‘hate’ note left on Armenian church’s bulletin board

Local News The note, left at St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church, reads “Artsakh is dead, Karabakh is Azerbaijan.” St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church Watertown police said Monday they are investigating a note left on the bulletin board of an Armenian church that the church characterized as hateful.  Police were called to St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic […]

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