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Police say five people tried to withdraw $30,000 using stolen IDs at a Rockland Trust branch in Somerset; officers seized fraudulent checks, cards and phones.
Real Estate & Development in ...
The Avenue at Greenmont opened in Dracut with 56 affordable one‑bedroom apartments for seniors and people with disabilities, backed by local and state funding.
After an official MBTA compliance determination, Hanson filed four Community One Stop grant applications totaling about $1.4M for downtown work and the former hospital site.
Politics & Govt in ...
A Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll finds cost‑of‑living angst leaving many voters sour on the economy and nearly half saying they’ve considered leaving the state.
Parks & Nature in ...
A MAER team freed a young humpback trapped in fishing rope off Stellwagen Bank. Responders cut the lines and stayed with the whale until it swam away.
Four people — three of them juveniles — were arrested after a stolen car crashed on Lower Broadway in Everett. Police recovered firearms and say the case is under investigation.
A Route 10 pursuit in Northfield ended Sunday after stop sticks were deployed; a driver and passenger were arrested and treated for minor injuries. Multiple local departments assisted at the scene.
Weather & Environment in ...
Sunny Tuesday with a high near 77F. Evening high tides could cause splashover on low-lying shore roads.
Investigators with the Northwestern Anti‑Crime Task Force arrested a 21-year-old in Charlemont on June 10 after recovering a loaded handgun with an extended magazine.
Authorities are investigating a drowning at a Mashpee pond on Cape Cod; officials have released few public details as the probe continues.
Seven people were arrested by the Boston Police Human Trafficking Unit on June 13 in an undercover prostitution sting; police are seeking tips and evidence.
Talks to sell the Norwood Hospital parcel collapsed after the landlord raised its price. Lawmakers have filed a bill to let the state seize the site to reopen the hospital.
A large fire tore through a Rochester waste‑to‑energy facility Sunday, filling the sky with smoke and sparking a multi‑town emergency response. Investigators are on scene.
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