Helicopter to distribute rabies vaccines intended for raccoons over Cape Cod

Starting Monday, a helicopter will drop oral rabies vaccine baits intended for raccoons and other wildlife over portions of Barnstable and Plymouth counties, the Cape Cod Times reports. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Drug take-back yields more than 46 tons in New England

Residents were encouraged on April 24 to turn over expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs, along with electronic vaping devices and cartridges, at 565 collection sites across New England. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Boston schools see 4.3% enrollment decline this year

In the last three years, Boston schools have seen an 8.3% decline in enrollment. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Authorities identify woman killed in Lawrence crash

Gabriela Hernandez, who was from Lawrence, was the passenger in a black 2011 Honda Civic that was struck by a gray 2006 Acura at the intersection of Winthrop Avenue and South Union Street Thursday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

$1M federal grant to help salt marsh restoration project north of Boston

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant to the Trustees of Reservations announced this week will fund restoration of an additional 916 acres of the Great Marsh in Ipswich and Essex. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Woman struck in Acton grocery store parking lot dies, authorities say

Denise Stracqualursi, 56, of Tewksbury, was hit on Monday while walking with a shopping cart, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Man arrested by FBI after buying fully automatic AR-15 rifle in Brockton sting

Michael Moura was not eligible to legally possess a firearm after he pleaded guilty to 34 counts of violating a harassment prevention order. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Everett police investigating vandalism at Black church as hate crime

“There is absolutely no room for any hate in Everett.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Do you feel safe riding the T? Take our poll.

A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted while aboard an MBTA bus Saturday night. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Boston City Council votes again to put limits on police use of tear gas, rubber bullets after Walsh veto

The proposal now heads to acting Mayor Kim Janey, who is expected to sign it. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

DA: Lowell woman allegedly set on fire by husband has died

Celeste Marte-Lebron’s husband, Santos Lebron De Los Santo, 42, remains held without bail. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Mass. high court backs former Brookline firefighter who alleged racist workplace

The highest court in Massachusetts has sided with a former firefighter who has been involved in a yearslong battle with the town of Brookline over what he alleged was a racist work environment Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Day care owner charged in 19-month-old child’s injury

A day care owner in Windsor has been charged with assault after a 19-month-old girl was found unresponsive after she was put down for a nap Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Couple accused in the killing and decapitation of the woman’s lover indicted

The attorney general’s office says that a couple accused in the killing and decapitation of the woman’s lover have been indicted Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Man rescued after falling 150 feet into an abandoned copper mine in Vermont

Rescue crews used a series of ropes and pulleys to lift him from the shaft. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Father recalls moment shots rang out at South Boston park during sports practice

He felt he and other bystanders “were definitely in range, standing on the edge of the field here,” he said. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

So, how does it feel to be vaccinated?

What are you most looking forward to? What still concerns you? Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Mass. reports 1,085 new COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths

The state also reported 641 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Here’s the data reported Sunday, April 25, 2021. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

5-alarm fire breaks out at Hyannis hotel

A five-alarm fire broke out at a Hyannis hotel Sunday afternoon, Cape Cod Times reports. The fire reportedly started in the walls between two rooms at Hyannis Harbor Hotel at 213 Ocean Street before spreading up to the second floor and the attic. Images shared online appeared to show the fire bursting through the hotel’s sunken…

Mass. reports 2,321,661 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Overall, 3,361,789 people have received the first dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine. Here’s the data for Sunday, April 25. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Three men wounded in two overnight shootings in Boston

The shootings remain under investigation, according to Sergeant John Boyle who said it was not immediately known if they are connected. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Mobile Vax effort launched Saturday in hard-hit communities, starting with East Boston

Patients who received doses left written thank you messages on a banner at the vaccination site. A slogan printed on the side of the bus read, “My reason: protect my community.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

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