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Sen. candidate Gomez calls opponent 'Dirty Ed'... U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez has released a scathing new attack ad, repeatedly calling his opponent "Dirty Ed Markey."

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Senate race focuses on 9/11 resolutions In their contest for a U.S. Senate seat, Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey continued to clash Tuesday over votes Markey cast against two resolutions honoring the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Police in Fitchburg search for dangerous... Police in Fitchburg are searching for a male suspect allegedly involved in a shooting that occurred on Marshall Street Monday.

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Police: Male suspect in van offered ride to... Police in Webster are searching for a male suspect who allegedly approached a child who was walking home from school and offered him a ride before driving off.

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Mass. task force preps for Okla. search and... A federal task force from Massachusetts is on its way to Oklahoma to help with search and rescue efforts.

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Man struck and killed by train in Brockton Brockton police say a man has been struck and killed by a commuter train.

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Mass. court rejects new trial in subway shooting Two men convicted in a subway shooting that killed a passenger's unborn baby will not get a new trial, the highest court in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday.

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RI man accused of trying to sell at least 2,400... A 46-year-old Providence man was arrested Friday after he allegedly delivered between 2,400 and 3,000 Ecstasy pills with an estimated street value of approximately $30,000 to a person posing as a drug dealer, authorities said.

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Scramble on to succeed Boston Mayor Tom Menino There is no shortage of candidates looking to succeed retiring Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

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Attempted abduction reported in Webster An attempted abduction was reported Monday in Webster. The school superintendent told FOX 25 a call went out to families Tuesday to notify them about the incident, which did not take place on school property. The superintendent did not say what time it happened or where.

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Converse sells limited edition shoes for the... A Massachusetts-based shoe company with worldwide appeal is selling limited edition sneakers to benefit the One Fund.

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Marathon bomb victims eligible for state fund Those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings have an alternative to the widely-publicized One Fund when seeking compensation, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said.

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Dozens arrested in Roxbury drug probe More than two dozen people were taken into custody Tuesday morning as part of a police investigation into an alleged drug-trafficking operation in Roxbury.

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Starting next year, only E-Z passes will be... Drivers going over the Tobin will no longer be able to pay cash at the bridge's tolls. The state's transportation secretary, Richard Davey, says only E-Z passes will be allowed to pay tolls starting next year.

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Bruschi elected to Patriots team Hall of Fame Tedy Bruschi has been elected by fans to the New England Patriots team Hall of Fame.

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Bear sighting in New Braintree New Braintree's police department Tweeted out a picture Monday of a bear sighting.

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Public land deal leads to hefty profit and... New allegations of bid-rigging are raising questions about how two Boston Water and Sewer Commission employees made a $600,000 windfall by flipping a West Roxbury plot of land they bought privately from the MBTA's realty company at the same time that their employer was working on their own land deal with the T.

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Lawyers to get Boston bombing suspect prison files A judge approved a request Monday by 00004000 Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense attorneys to receive records compiled on him in federal prison.

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Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested on probation violation Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.

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Some UMass Memorial nurses plan to strike Nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center-University Campus are planning a strike after the latest round of contract talks failed to result in a deal.

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Attleboro rehires contractor despite lunch flap The city of Attleboro has renewed its contract with the food services company that created a national ruckus when its workers denied lunch to about two dozen middle school students whose account balances were in arrears.

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Tea Party activists plan IRS protest in Boston Tea Party activists are planning to hold a demonstration in downtown Boston to protest the Internal Revenue Service for improperly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

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Merrimack River body thought to be missing sailor Police say a badly decomposed body pulled from the Merrimack River last weekend appears to be that of a sailor who's been missing since November.

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Mass. residents warned of black bear seen in towns Police are urging residents to look out for a black bear after one was spotted in Weston and Lincoln.

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Boston men convicted of 'cruel' double slaying Two Boston men have been convicted of what prosecutors called the "cruel, callous" slayings of a city man and his girlfriend during an armed robbery.

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Ex-Mass. teacher's rape trial gets started The trial of a former Leicester (LESS-tuhr) Middle School music teacher charged with raping a 12-year-old female student is getting under way.

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Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles Two endangered sea turtles are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell. Now they're getting some help - from an acupuncturist.

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7-year-old boy killed in Mass. road accident Westfield police are investigating an accident involving a loaded dump truck crash that has killed a 7-year-old boy riding a bicycle.

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5 weeks later, bombing victims receive BC degrees Five weeks after they were blasted by shrapnel from a bomb at the Boston Marathon, three Boston College graduate students walked past their applauding classmates to receive their diplomas.

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NY man facing child abuse charges in Mass. held... A former Arlington man charged with sexually molesting children at the town's Boys and Girls Club in the 1970s appeared in court Monday.

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Mass. Senate candidates spar on homeland security The candidates running in the special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts traded barbs Monday over homeland security in an exchange that pointed to an increasingly sharp tone between the two.

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Police search for RI college student from Pa. The parents of a University of Rhode Island student who disappeared while driving home to Pennsylvania last week pleaded for information that will lead to his return.

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Police: Body found in park is post office retiree Police say a man whose body was found in a trash barrel at Warwick City Park was a retired postal worker and avid runner who frequently used the park's bike path.

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Police: 2 Vt. women smoked crack cocaine in... Two Vermont women were arrested in New Hampshire Sunday for smoking crack cocaine inside a car and in the presence of a 2-year-old boy, police said.

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Weymouth woman injured after striking parked... A 35-year-old woman was transported to an area hospital after her car struck a parked car and continued into an apartment complex on Maple Street in Weymouth Monday, police said.

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Gomez, Markey OK June 5 Mass. US Senate debate Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey have agreed to their first debate in Massachusetts' contentious special U.S. Senate election.

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Transit Police seek man accused of assaulting... Transit Police detectives are asking for the public's help identifying a male suspect who is accused of inappropriately assaulting a femal 00004000 e MBTA passenger.

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Gas main break prompts evacuations in Cambridge Authorities in Cambridge gave the all clear Monday afternoon following a gas main break which prompted evacuations and street closures near Kendall Square.

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Officer who shot Hofstra student faced... The Long Island college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer.

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USA Football survey shows few youth concussions Fewer than 4 percent of youth players surveyed in a USA Football-sanctioned study suffered concussions in the 10 leagues examined.

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Salem man dies after getting struck in Gloucester Police continue to investigate a weekend accident in Gloucester that left a Salem man dead.

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Mass. gas prices up a penny The price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts is up a penny. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular crept up to $3.49 per gallon in the past week.

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Sen. McCain to attend rally for Mass. GOP's Gomez U.S. Sen. John McCain is in Massachusetts to campaign for and help raise cash for Gabriel Gomez, a fellow Republican and Navy veteran who is running in a special election for the U.S. Senate.

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Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports a bill in his country that would allow abortion.

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Audit: Mass. nonprofit overcharged state A nonprofit organization that contracts with Massachusetts to provide services to residents with autism and other developmental disabilities should repay nearly $350,000 in state funds that it used improperly to pay staff, Auditor Suzanne Bump said Monday.

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Gov. Patrick, wife, become grandparents Gov. Deval Patrick and his wife, Diane, are grandparents for the first time. The governor's office announced that their oldest daughter, Sarah Baker Patrick Morgese, gave birth to a son Monday in San Francisco.

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MIT: Cyclist hit and killed in Boston was... A cyclist was hit and killed Sunday afternoon near a notoriously dangerous Boston intersection. The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Beacon Street and Charlesgate West in the Back Bay.

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USA Football survey shows few youth concussions Fewer than 4 percent of youth players surveyed in a USA Football-sanctioned study suffered concussions in the 10 leagues examined.

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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

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Celtics player Terrence Williams arrested for... Boston Celtics guard Terrence Williams was arrested over the weekend in what is being called a domestic violence incident.

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Woman charged with robbing Good Samaritan in Mass. Police say a Rhode Island woman is facing charges for allegedly stealing from a Good Samaritan who gave her ride after her car broke down.

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ON CAMERA: Thief grabs woman’s cell phone,... A Colombian man attempting to snatch a woman's cell phone got a heavy dose of instant karma, and it was all caught on camera.

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Foxwoods seeks a financial win with Mass. casino Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino is looking to expand next door in Massachusetts.

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Alice's Restaurant walk helps fight disease About 130 people have retraced Arlo Guthrie's journey immortalized in the song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" to raise money and awareness for Huntington's disease.

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NY man, 62, arrested in Arlington Boys and... A 62-year-old New York man was arrested Friday amid allegations of sexual abuse over a span of two decades at the Arlington Boys and Girls Club.

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Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot 0000219D in history.

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Hiring a family affair in Mass. government The largest state agency is a nest of nepotism where relatives of higher-ups are routinely hired over more qualified applicants, a state HR insider tells FOX Undercover, a claim that's backed up by hiring and payroll records at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

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FOX 25's Sarah Wroblewski explains Sunday's sun... What a sight Sunday across southeast Mass. to Cape Cod! Did you see it? If you looked up at the sun Sunday afternoon, there was a full rainbow ring around it, otherwise known as a sun halo.

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Salem man dies after getting struck in Gloucester Police continue to investigate a weekend accident in Gloucester that left a Salem man dead.

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Student, N. Attleboro man seriously injured in... Two male victims were seriously injured in a two-car, head-on crash that occurred on Townsend Street in Pepperell early Sunday morning.

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Local doctor helps rescue man fishing in... A 44-year-old man is in critical condition after he tipped his raft while fishing with a younger man in Megansett Harbor Sunday morning.

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Prosecutors: 2-month-old allegedly shaken by... Prosecutors say a 2-month-old Lowell baby allegedly shaken by his father has died.

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NY man taken to hospital via Med-Flight... A 60-year-old New York man was seriously injured in a one-car crash that occurred on Route 16 in Dummer, N.H. Saturday afternoon.

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INTERVIEW: Officer shot in Marathon showdown... With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he's determined to return to duty.

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Hyannis man suffers serious head injury after... A Hyannis man was rushed to a Boston hospital after he fell from scaffolding at a Mashpee residence Saturday afternoon.

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Feinberg: All money to bombing victims next month The ad 00004000 ministrator overseeing efforts to provide financial help to victims of the Boston Marathon bombings says he will keep to the June 30 date for release of donated money.

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NH police investigate fatal shooting in Manchester Police in New Hampshire are investigating a late-night fatal shooting in a residential neighborhood in Manchester.

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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said.

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Police: Child drowns in Wilbraham home pool Police say a 7-year-old girl has drowned in a pool at a home in Wilbraham.

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Washington scandals intrude on Mass. Senate race The controversies swirling around the Obama administration are threatening to engulf Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election.

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Police, city to review bombings response Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says his department and the office of Mayor Thomas Menino will conduct two separate investigations into the Boston Marathon bombings response.

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Boston concert goers told to travel light at... Concert attendees at the first large event held in Boston since the Marathon were told to expect increased security measures.

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Train collision that injured dozens impacts... The Friday evening train collision that injured dozens of people on the border of Fairfield and Bridgeport, Conn. has tied up weekend travel on the railways.

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Mass. Senate to debate $34B spending plan The Massachusetts Senate is likely to spend several days considering a $34 billion state budget proposal.

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Danvers man hit, killed by car in Gloucester A 29-year-old Danvers man died Saturday morning after being hit by a car in Gloucester.

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State Sen. Tarr: Recoup benefits from terrorists A Republican lawmaker is pushing for a law allowing Massachusetts to recoup public benefits given to anyone later convicted of using of a weapon of mass destruction.

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Tanker rollover, fuel spill prompts major road... Massachusetts State Police say a fuel tanker rolled over on Route 3 near the Lowell Connector shortly after 11 p.m., spilling some of its fuel on the highway.

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Sandwich reverend accused of plagiarizing sermons An Episcopal reverend from Sandwich was suspended from his post amid allegations that he plagiarized several of his sermons from a book.

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NH man accused of sexually assaulting underage... A Nashua man is accused of sexually assaulting an underage female who he knew prior to the alleged incident.

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Truck crash shuts down Route 128 southbound in... Mass. State Police responded to a crash involving five vehicles on Route 128 southbound in Dedham Friday.

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Baby at center of Lowell assault case dies A 9-week-old infant has died as a result of injuries allegedly caused by his father.

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Brockton man freed in drug lab scandal charged... A 22-year-old Brockton man has been charged with the murder of another Brockton man who was fatally shot in a Belmont Street driveway Tuesday.

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MBTA officer shot in bomb suspect gun battle in... The MBTA police officer who was critically injured in a shootout with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects has moved to a rehab hospital.

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Gov. Patrick restores some funds cut from budget Citing improved tax collections, Gov. Deval Patrick's administration on Friday restored nearly $21 million in budget cuts, the bulk of which will go to local school districts.

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State trooper found guilty of extortion A longtime Mass. State Trooper was convicted Friday on one count of extortion after he reportedly threatened to kill a bookmaker.

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Mass. soldier killed in Afghanistan A Dalton man is mourning the death of his soldier son who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.

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Court upholds 8-year prison sentence for... A federal appeals court has upheld the 8-year prison term given to the longtime girlfriend of reputed mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger.

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Canadian quake felt across parts of upstate NY,... A 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Ontario, Canada, has been felt across upstate New York from Buffalo to the Vermont border.

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Mass. Senate hopefuls spar on gun control ad Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez defended his stance on gun control Friday and lashed out at Democratic Rep. Edward Markey for alluding to the Connecticut school massacre in a new TV ad that criticized Gomez's gun stand.

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Reports: Suspected marathon bomber penned... Suspected Boston Marathon bomber number two may have penned a confession inside the now infamous Watertown boat where he was taken into custody by police four days after he and his brother allegedly set off explosions near the marathon finish line, killing three and injuring over 260 people.

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Bulger lawyers object to juror background checks Lawyers for reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger have criticized a request from prosecutors to do criminal background checks on potential jurors for Bulger's trial.

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Fallen Marine's posthumous Purple Heart stolen The father of a New Bedford Marine killed in Iraq says he's heartbroken that a thief broke into his home and stole his son's posthumous Purple Heart.

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Boston fire commissioner defends chief The commissioner of the Boston Fire Department is defending his chief after 13 deputies wrote a letter to the mayor highly critical of the chief's response to the Boston Marathon bombings.

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Teapot with tie to Lizzie Borden donated The Fall River Historical Society has been given an antique teapot with a direct tie to Lizzie Borden.

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Boston man pleads guilty to killing abuser A Boston man authorities say killed an older man who sexually abused him as a child, then set fire to his apartment, has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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Worcester man gets life sentence for 2006 slaying A Worcester man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for raping and fatally beating a city woman in 2006.

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Mass. Gov. heading home from Ireland trade visit Gov. Deval Patrick is returning from a trade mission to Ireland with Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray.

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Candice Glover wins 'American Idol' Candice Glover was crowned the ne 000029DE w "American Idol" on Thursday after defeating country singer Kree Harrison.

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FOX News: Police search for missing Maine girl The Penobscot County Sheriff's Department is looking for a missing 15-year-old girl from Glenburn.

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Police in Cambridge search for alleged 'Peeping... Police in Cambridge are searching for an alleged "Peeping Tom" who was caught watching a woman wash up in the ladies room of her Kendall Square office.

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Boston police look for four suspects in Roxbury... Boston police are on the hunt for four suspects wanted for a home invasion and kidnapping in Roxbury.

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Mass. unemployment rate unchanged, but jobs lost The Massachusetts unemployment rate held steady in April while preliminary estimates show the state losing 1,400 jobs during the month.

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Massport cab starts indicted on bribery charges A grand jury has indicted five employees of the Massachusetts Port Authority for allegedly taking bribes from cab drivers and letting them cut ahead of other taxis to pick up passengers at Logan International Airport.

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No Powerball winner; jackpot soars to $475 million The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $475 million after no tickets matched the winning numbers in the latest drawing.

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Nantucket woman found not guilty of girl's death A Nantucket woman authorities say killed her 3-year-old daughter because she thought the girl was possessed by the devil has been found not criminally responsible because of mental illness.

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Westfield woman avoids prison in embezzlement case A woman who embezzled more than $100,000 from Westfield while working in the city collector's office has avoided prison time.

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CommonWealth REIT reappoints Morea to board CommonWealth REIT has reappointed Joseph Morea as a board member after he didn't receive a majority of the shares needed to be re-elected.

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Wife says Sal DiMasi may not live out his time... The wife of disgraced former House Speaker Sal DiMasi says he may not live out his time behind bars.

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Northampton man faces sentencing in fatal fire A Northampton man who pleaded guilty to setting a series a fires in the city, including one that killed a father and son, is scheduled to be sentenced.

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MGM requests July casino referendum in Springfield MGM Resorts International has announced that it's requesting a July 16 referendum in Springfield on its $800 million casino plan.

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Budget debate moves to Mass. Senate Another step in the lengthy process of formulating a state budget is about to be taken.

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