Swampscott Trump rallies have included KKK robe, man in blackface, Confederate flag

“It’s shocking, and it’s incredibly disturbing.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Racist graffiti found at Cape Cod’s Lowell Holly Reservation

About two dozen racist messages were found in the Lowell Holly Reservation in Mashpee. The Trustee of Reservations said it took eight to 10 hours to remove. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum receives $5M donation, on condition

The gift challenges the museum to raise an additional $5 million in endowment funds by 2024. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Maine supreme court declines to extend mail-in vote deadline

In a divided opinion, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled 4-1 on Friday to uphold a judge’s rejection of a lawsuit that sought to allow absentee ballots that were postmarked by Nov. 3 to be counted. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Final Biden-Trump debate ratings down by 10M viewers from first

Thursday night’s final showdown between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden — 12 days before the Nov. 3 election — yielded smaller returns: 63 million TV viewers watched the contest on 15 broadcast and cable networks, global research and data firm Nielsen says.That’s down 14%, or 10.1 million viewers, from their first debate on…

Worcester Beer Garden closing due to virus spike

WORCESTER — Grid Hospitality Group has announced it will be closing the Worcester Beer Garden until sometime next year.”We cannot ignore the reality of spiking COVID numbers,” said Gary Benacquista, director of operations of the beer garden’s parent company, in a statement Friday. “We want to keep our staff and our community safe.”Franklin Street Fare, Grid’s…

State’s hockey rink freeze has ripple effect in Central Mass.

One day after Gov. Charlie Baker ordered hockey rinks in Massachusetts shuttered because of COVID-19 concerns, parents gathered up their children’s gear and headed home from rinks around the state.And while the financial impact to the rinks will be difficult, some businesses near the arenas are hoping the patrons who come in before, during or…

If you hung a ‘Trump 2020’ sign from live electrical wires in Wilmington, police would like a word with you

“Not only did they run the risk of electrocution, but the low hanging sign caused a hazard to passing motorists.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Widow of slain Weymouth police officer raises $19K to help pay off mortgage for family of Arkansas officer killed on duty

“I know the fear, the worry and the pain.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

‘No one should die like that’: Family of man shot to death by police after pursuit calls for independent investigation

Juston Root, 41, was shot 26 times by police in February following a confrontation outside of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Webster man arrested for OUI in Oxford convenience store crash

OXFORD – A 28-year-old Webster man was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when he drove his pickup truck into a convenience store, striking the counter and injuring a store clerk early Friday.Derikk T. McGovern of 52 Hartley St. was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, driving with a suspended license, negligent driving…

Trump, Biden go after each other on coronavirus, taxes in final debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden scrapped over how to tame the raging coronavirus in Thursday night’s final 2020 debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their vastly different approaches to solving the major domestic and foreign policy…

State’s coronavirus red zone areas rise with 77 communities considered ‘higher risk’

Worcester remains in the COVID-19 red zone, a designation shared by nine other communities in Central Mass.Seventy-seven municipalities have been categorized as “higher risk” and color-coded red, according to COVID-19 data the state Department of Public Health released Thursday.That is an increase from 63 communities last week, 40 communities the week before, and from 23…

Nurse in Bedford pleads guilty to stealing dying veterans’ morphine

Kathleen Noftle of Tewksbury worked in the hospice unit at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Man in his 40s shot to death near Jamaica Plain playground

The incident happened around 6:51 p.m. on Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Mayor Walsh wants more Boston grads on the police force

It needs to pass in the Boston City Council and the Massachusetts State House before it becomes law. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

North Central Chamber survey to gauge pandemic impact

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce is conducting an online survey of businesses and organizations in the region on the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The chamber is partnering with the MassHire North Central Workforce Board, the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission, NewVue Communities and many of the cities and towns in North Central Massachusetts.The…

College Town: Assumption cybersecruity students get mentors

WORCESTER – Two Assumption University students are participating in a new cybersecurity training program that is the first of its kind in the state.Olivia Hulsebosch and Nicole Gomez, both seniors, were two of just 10 students from around the state chosen for the Cybersecurity Mentorship Pilot Program, according to Assumption. “Participation in the mentorship program will…

New trial denied in 1991 Ding Ho murder in Worcester

The state’s highest court has denied a motion for a new trial for the man accused of shooting three people, killing one and injuring two others, including an off-duty Worcester police officer, outside the Ding Ho restaurant on Southbridge Street in Worcester in 1991.Curtis M. Johnson, who was 18 when the shooting occurred, has been…

Police say Connecticut man forced child to kneel on tacks, drink hot sauce until he vomited

Police say a Connecticut man is facing child abuse charges for forcing a child to sleep in a locked closet and making him kneel on thumb tacks and drink hot sauce until he vomited Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

New showers installed in Cambridge for homeless individuals

The city hopes to keep the showers running through next year. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Video: Customer assaults Salem restaurant owner after refusing to tip

Salem police are trying to track down the woman who attacked Yan Lin, the manager of Koto Grill & Sushi. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

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