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Top Boston news: Man hurt in explosion; police criticize teachers' role in Black Lives Matter event

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Published on February 11, 2020
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Police search for 21-year-old woman last seen getting into taxi at Logan

Police in Lewiston, ME are searching for a 21-year-old woman who has been missing for almost two weeks. Police said Zakiya Sheikh of Lewiston was last seen on Feb. 1 getting into a taxi at Boston Logan International Airport. 

Read the full story on NBC10 Boston.

Man seriously hurt in boat repair explosion in Plymouth

An 83-year-old man doing work on a boat’s fuel tank on his property was thrown about 12 feet through the air in a fiery explosion in Plymouth on Monday, fire officials said. 

Read the full story on NBC10 Boston.

First African-American woman to graduate from medical school in US is in unmarked grave in Hyde Park

The Friends of the Hyde Park Branch Library have started raising money for a gravestone for Rebecca Lee Crumpler, who graduated from the New England Female Medical College in Boston in 1864, and whose body currently lies in an unmarked grave in Fairview Cemetery in Hyde Park. 

Read the full story on Universal Hub.

Police union criticizes teachers' participation in Black Lives Matter at School Week 

The Boston Teachers Union decided to kick off Black History Month by participating in Black Lives Matter at School Week, which drew a letter from the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association condemning the move.

Read the full story on Boston Globe.


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