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Massachusetts pizza chef recognized among world's best
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Massachusetts
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July 4, 2025
Massachusetts chef Juan Gabriel Perez has again made the list of the top 100 pizza chefs in the world.Perez, who runs Posto in Somerville, has been making pizzas for nearly 15 years. Perez was honored with the No. 54 spot on a list of the top 100...
Massachusetts public safety officials warn against do-it-yourself fireworks
NEPM - Massachusetts
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July 4, 2025
Consumer fireworks of all kinds are illegal in Massachusetts and can pose a danger to those using them. According to state public safety officials, there were more than 550 fires and explosions caused by the devices in the past five years. Six...
Massachusetts to honour Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday with launch of Global Year of Compassion
Phayul
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July 4, 2025
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 4: The Massachusetts State House will host a special tribute titled “Year of Compassion: A Massachusetts Tribute to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama,” on July 10, marking the official launch of the Global Year of...
Massachusetts Sells The Worst Cheese Brand In America
WSBS - Massachusetts
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July 4, 2025
For many Massachusetts residents, cheese is an essential kitchen item, and cheese will be a big part of many picnics and cookouts this summer. Whether it's a topping on grilled hamburgers, part of kids' snacks, or featured in wine tastings, cheese...
Massachusetts Pirates blow out Iowa Barnstormers in Lowell, 54-31
The Lowell Sun - Massachusetts
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July 4, 2025
The Massachusetts Pirates figured to have an easy night against the Iowa Barnstormers on Thursday during Indoor Football League action. And that’s exactly what happened. The Pirates scored on their second play and never looked back en route to a...
Heat Advisory Today In Most Of Massachusetts, Parts Of Rhode Island
WHYN - Massachusetts
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Most of Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island are under a heat advisory today. The National Weather Service indicates that much of the state will be dealing with high temperatures and humidity making it feel like it's between 95 and 100 degrees....
How the new Republican megalaw will hurt and help in Massachusetts
WBUR - Massachusetts
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Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. A heat advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. today. Temperatures could reach up to 90 degrees, but...
2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Construction industry across West Massachusetts News publication area
West Massachusetts News
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July 7, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...
Massachusetts State Police announces reforms under new initiative
Nashville Herald - Tennessee
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July 3, 2025
By Flint McColgan Boston Herald BOSTON — The Massachusetts State Police has launched a new “Excellence Initiative” to claw back some public trust following recent embarrassments and improve its services and investigations. “The Excellence...
Massachusetts officer shoots off-duty colleague while serving her restraining order
Nashville Herald - Tennessee
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July 2, 2025
By Grace Zokovitch, Rick Sobey Boston Herald NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — An off-duty North Andover cop was shot by a fellow officer during an armed incident while she was being served a restraining order Monday evening. “We’re all looking for answers,”...
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to cyberstalking a South Carolina FBI agent
WBTV - North Carolina
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July 4, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to federal charges on Wednesday in a scheme that targeted a South Carolina federal agent, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina. The U.S. Attorney’s Office...
Massachusetts jewelry store armed robbery: Police bust four suspects
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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July 4, 2025
Police busted four suspects who allegedly robbed a jewelry store at gunpoint on Thursday, according to police who were searching for a fifth suspect. North Andover cops responded to 911 calls for an armed robbery with guns at Milos Joyeria,...
Massachusetts SJC order could free scores of criminal defendants
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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July 3, 2025
Massachusetts’ highest court has initiated an emergency protocol that could see many indigent criminal defendants in Middlesex and Suffolk county courts released from jail or even have their cases dropped. The protocol is known as the Lavallee...
Massachusetts Residents May Find Dryer Sheets In Their Mailbox
WNAW - Massachusetts
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July 3, 2025
Imagine it's just a typical day when you decide to check your mailbox, only to find a dryer sheet inside. You start to wonder who put it there and why. Believe it or not, it’s not as worrying as some people might think. Here’s why. Getty...
Massachusetts father sentenced for drunken driving crash that killed son, injured two others in Rumford
Advertiser Democrat - Maine
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July 3, 2025
RUMFORD — A Massachusetts man was sentenced last week to serve five years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed one of his sons and injured another, as well as himself and a Rumford driver in March 2024. Matthew R. Kellogg, 43, of...
Massachusetts Has Banned the Grilling of These 10 Meats
WSBS - Massachusetts
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July 3, 2025
Massachusetts folks all around the state are enjoying picnics. Many people will be outside grilling this 4th of July weekend. It's a great way to get the family together and celebrate our nation's independence. I enjoy getting outside and firing...
Massachusetts teenagers accused of yelling homophobic slurs at people in Provincetown
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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July 4, 2025
Three teens from Middlesex County are facing charges after they allegedly yelled homophobic slurs at several people in Provincetown, according to police. Framingham’s Ryan Mahimtura and Hudson’s Henry Ward, both 19, along with another minor, have...
Massachusetts High Court Orders Workers’ Comp Trust Fund Payments
Insurance Journal
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July 3, 2025
In two separate rulings, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has found that an insurer in runoff and the state’s insolvency fund were both wrongly denied certain payments they are entitled from the state’s workers’ compensation fund. The high...
Massachusetts Passes $61B Budget Just in Time for New Fiscal Year
1420 WBSM - Massachusetts
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July 3, 2025
Massachusetts lawmakers were able to complete work on the state budget before the start of the new fiscal year. That's something they have been unable to accomplish for years. The House voted 139-6, and the Senate voted 38-2, to adopt the $61...
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to cyberstalking federal agent
Palmetto State News - South Carolina
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July 2, 2025
Adair Ford Boroughs, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South CarolinaAdair Ford Boroughs, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina Scott Robert Tardy, a 31-year-old from Holyoke,...