Mass. records nearly $2B in tax revenue in August

The total was just slightly less — by about $6 million — compared to what the state collected in August of last year. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Massachusetts’ protections weren’t enough to stop evictions

At least 70 illegal eviction cases were filed in Massachusetts Housing Court this spring, including 50 violating the national ban that blocked displacing renters in most federally subsidized properties. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Randolph police chief apologizes to Black man hit by cruiser

The officer whose car struck him has been put on administrative leave, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Kentucky Derby breakdown: It’s Tiz the Law’s derby to lose

The only certainty for the Kentucky Derby is that Tiz the Law is going to be the overwhelming favorite when the long-delayed 146th running of the finally happens later today at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Post time is 7:02 p.m. on NBC.If all goes right, he’ll win for fun.Thing is, 15 other horses are arriving…

‘World’s loneliest elephant’ OK’d to leave zoo for new life

ISLAMABAD — An elephant who has become a cause celebre for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and transferred to better conditions, the animal welfare group helping with the case said Saturday.Dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ by his supporters, Kaavan has languished at a zoo in the…

The sudden spike in Mass. COVID-19 cases was jarring. Now, the company that did the tests is under investigation.

Boston startup Orig3n logged hundreds of false-positives as it processed COVID-19 tests for dozens of Massachusetts long-term care facilities. According to an Orig3n spokesman, the company continues to offer COVID-19 testing elsewhere in the U.S. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

‘We are lesser today for his loss and we will miss his smile’

“We are lesser today for his loss and we will miss his smile.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Charlie Baker responds to spate of ‘heartbreaking’ restaurant closures

“If the customers aren’t there, then the rules at some level at the end of the day really aren’t going to solve the problem.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Jake Auchincloss wins Democratic primary to replace Joe Kennedy III in Congress

The race was called early Friday morning after several 4th District communities finished counting votes, showing the Newton city councilor with a 1,800-vote lead over Jesse Mermell. It wasn’t immediately clear if Mermell would ask for a recount. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Trump denies calling US war dead ‘losers,’ ‘suckers’

DELRAY BEACH, FLa. — President Donald Trump is angrily denying a report that he made disparaging remarks about U.S. service members who have been captured or killed, including that he described American war dead at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 as “losers” and “suckers.””This is more made up Fake News given by…

A dino-mighty experience: Gillette Stadium hosting drive-thru Jurassic Quest event

This year has been such an anomaly, it wouldn’t be entirely surprising if dinosaurs suddenly started roaming the earth again. That’s sort of what’s happening in Foxborough over the next three weeks, if you are willing to suspend disbelief. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

One arrest in Worcester shooting Friday morning

WORCESTER – Police have arrested one person after a report of gunfire that took place about 6 a.m. Friday.It was unclear whether there were any injuries.Police were called to 18 Harlow St. about 6 a.m. after a report of gunshots in the area.A police spokesman said one person was arrested and is being booked. His…

‘This is what happens after the march’: Monica Cannon-Grant is opening a social impact center in Hyde Park

The Violence In Boston space will house a range of services, including a food pantry, mental health resources, and offices for civic engagement and voter registration efforts. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Watch: New footage shows the intense flooding that hit Norwood Hospital in June

The hospital is still closed for repairs over two months later. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

When Libby the horse got stuck in the mud in Hanson, dozens showed up to help hoist her out

Libby’s ordeal began at around 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Storefront art enlivens downtown Worcester

WORCESTER – Things are a lot brighter along Main Street after local artists recently filled the storefront windows of 554 Main St. with interactive public art.The temporary art exhibition, across from the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, is part of a larger initiative coordinated by the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District to engage the…

Workforce emergency: Ambulance company to offer paid EMT training in Worcester

WORCESTER – Amid a national shortage of emergency medical technicians, the region’s leading private ambulance service announced Wednesday it will pay 25 residents to train for 12 weeks as full-time EMTs, and pay their test-taking fees.Through a program called Earn While You Learn, the selected applicants will be hired to attend a full-time EMT training…

Owner of burned Kenosha business accuses Trump of misleading public

KENOSHA, Wis. — The owner of a camera shop that was destroyed during unrest in Kenosha and highlighted during President Donald Trump’s visit says the president used his store for political gain by appearing with a former owner of the business while touring the epicenter of the latest eruption over racial injustice.Tom Gram said he…

Nine Boston Police officers were arrested for allegedly committing over $200K in overtime fraud

“This type of behavior will not be tolerated or ignored.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Man arrested in fatal North Attleboro hit-and-run

Thomas Roy, of Pawtucket, is being held in Rhode Island on a fugitive-from-justice charge. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Here’s what candidates are saying in the ‘too close to call’ primary race to replace Joe Kennedy

“It’s too soon for anyone to declare victory or stop counting.” Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service

Worcester’s Jose Antonio Rivera calls out boxing royalty Oscar De La Hoya in letter for ‘dream fight’

When Jose Antonio Rivera read that former 11-time, six-division world boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya planned to end his retirement, he knew immediately who he should fight.“Me,” Rivera said.The Worcester resident believes he’d be the perfect fit. De La Hoya announced he had no interest in returning to fight an exhibition such as the…

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