10 Jan, 2025

GoFundMe launched for family of Mass. mother who drowned saving son

Local News “Throughout her life, Melissa’s greatest fulfillment was her role as a mother, a facet that defined her above all else.” 44-year-old Melissa Bagley drowned while trying to save her son after he feel into the water at Franconia Falls. Bagley Family Fund in Memory of Melissa Bagley GoFundMe page A GoFundMe has been […]

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More than 134,000 Mass. residents were part of a worldwide data security breach, officials say

Crime If you enrolled in a state health program through UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, your data may have been leaked. UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester was affected by a worldwide data security breach. File Photo State officials are warning more than 134,000 Massachusetts residents that their personal information was part of a […]

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Mass. mother drowns trying to save son at New Hampshire waterfall and father rescues another son trapped by boulders

Local News The mother was part of a Massachusetts family of five visiting Franconia Falls in Lincoln along with a friend on Tuesday afternoon, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said. By Associated Press updated on August 16, 2023 | 8:58 AM LINCOLN, N.H. (AP) — A mother drowned trying to rescue her young […]

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This Mass. getaway is an ‘undeniably cool’ retro hotel, according to Architectural Digest

New England Travel The hotel opened in 2022. A Bluebird Dennisport two-bedroom cottage in Dennis. Bluebird Dennisport Travelers can step back in time at one of the coolest retro hotels in the nation at a Cape Cod property that opened last year, according to Architectural Digest. Look inside a new luxury escape in the Green […]

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Maine mass shooter was alive for most of massive 2-day search, autopsy suggests

Local News The conclusion was announced a week after his body was discovered in the back of a tractor-trailer on the property of his former employer at a recycling center. A member of law enforcement walks with a police dog outside a property on Meadow Road in Bowdoin, Maine, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Hundreds of […]

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Troubling ‘treats’: On the Cape, needles, in Central Mass, alcoholic candy found after Halloween

Crime Police said a child in Sandwich found needles in his candy, while in West Boylston, children were given tequila-infused chocolates. Police in two Massachusetts towns reported children finding needles in their candy, as well as some trick-or-treaters receiving tequila-infused chocolates. Courtesy of Sandwich Police Department Both needles and alcoholic candies were reportedly found in […]

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At this Mass. house, trick-or-treaters could choose between a full-size candy bar or Market Basket rotisserie chicken

Off Beat “I bought five at $4.69 apiece,” Michael Marotta said. “It’s America’s last great bargain – the Market Basket rotisserie chicken.” Michael O’Connor Marotta with his Market Basket rotisserie chickens. Courtesy of Michael O’Connor Marotta Trick or chicken? In at least one Massachusetts town, Halloween costume-clad children could return home after a night of […]

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