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Families suffer as medical examiners struggle with backlogs
DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) — A severe shortage of medical examiners nationwide means families must sometimes wait months...
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1.2KFitchburg soldier finds man ‘who saved my life’ 46 years ago
REBECCA LEONARD, Sentinel & Enterprise LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — Fitchburg resident Brian Keenan spent 46 years searching for the man he credits...
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1.1KIs ‘The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife’ a revelation or a hoax?
LISA WANGSNESS The Boston Globe CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Three years ago, Harvard University professor Karen L. King showed the world a...
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816EPA provides state $63.7 million for water infrastructure projects
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $63.7 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to help finance improvements to water...
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Stanley Park wedding goes off without a hitch
WESTFIELD (WWLP) – With a lot of holiday season help from Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, Jose Vasquez and Marilyn Rosario were married...
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927Snowy owls migrating from arctic to beaches, salt marshes
ANGELJEAN CHIARAMIDA, The Daily News of Newburyport NEWBURYPORT (AP) — Their eyes can mesmerize and their dark-tipped white feathers make snowy owls...
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As more residences listed on lodging sites, questions arise
JEREMY SHULKIN, The Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER (AP) — Marcus Ohanesian and Katie O’Connor’s apartment is in a “family-friendly neighborhood central to...
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Construction drops amid restrictions on home building
JAY FITZGERALD, The Boston Globe SUDBURY, Mass. (AP) — After Raytheon Co. announced last year it would close its longtime research facility...
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Baker signs bill to crack down on fentanyl trafficking
BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A law signed Tuesday by Gov. Charlie Baker makes trafficking of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic...
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846Baker: Massachusetts will continue to support refugee resettlement
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday that Massachusetts will continue to support refugee resettlement, even as...
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1.0KBoy Scout Troop 109 donates to food pantry
WESTFIELD – The shelves at the Westfield Food Pantry are fuller, thanks to donations from Boy Scout Troop 109. The group delivered...
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833‘Baby Doe’ case prompts new state protocols
STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is making changes to the state’s child welfare department following a...
