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Remains of Soldier Killed in World War II Return Home to Massachusetts
The remains of a World War II lieutenant are finally back home in Massachusetts after going unidentified for 76 years. First Lt. Joseph Finneran was a U.S. Army Air Force Soldier assigned to the 345th Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), known as the Pyramidiers, during World War II. He was killed while participating in a very low bombing mission...
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MIT Time Capsule Puzzle Solved 15 Years Ahead of Schedule
A time capsule complete with computer artifacts was opened up at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wednesday. It was part of a celebration, after Bernard Fabrot, a self-taught programmer from Belgium, solved a cryptographic puzzle at MIT 15 years ahead of schedule.
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Woman Attacked by 6 Pit Bulls While Walking Dog in Taunton
A woman is recovering after police say she was attacked by six pit bulls while walking her dog Wednesday night in Taunton, Massachusetts. An officer on routine patrol was in the area of 187 Broadway at 8:45 p.m. when he saw a woman running in the middle of the road. The officer then witnessed six pit bulls following and attacking...
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Texting Suicide Case Resolved
The wrongful death lawsuit brought against the Massachusetts woman convicted of sending her suicidal boyfriend a series of text messages urging him to kill himself has been resolved. Michelle Carter was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter in the 2014 death of 18-year-old Conrad Roy III. The 22-year-old Plainville woman, 17 at the time of Roy’s death, began serving a...
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Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Denies Charges of Soliciting Prostitute
The NFL franchise owner faces charges of soliciting a prostitute after he was twice videotaped in a sex act at a shopping-center massage parlor in Florida, police said Friday.
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‘I Thought I Was Going to Die': NHDOT Worker Injured by Ice From Truck
A New Hampshire state worker had a deep gash on his face after a large piece of ice came flying off a truck, smashing right through his windshield. William Taylor of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation has eight to nine stitches, a fat lip and other cuts on his face.
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Mass. Lights Display Rivals ‘Christmas Vacation'
The movie “Christmas Vacation” is a holiday favorite. And now, there’s a real-life Clark Griswold in Wilmington, Massachusetts: 21-year-old Charles Fiore
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Man Who Had Child Steal Items From Game at New Hampshire Mall Turns Himself in
A man who had his small child climb into a game and steal various items at a New Hampshire mall has turned himself in to authorities. Police identified the man as 34-year-old Anthony Helinski of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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Missing Cat Reunited With His Owner on Cape Cod
Tigger the tabby cat is back in the hands of his cat mom after being gone for 7 full years. “It was disbelief…even a couple of days later it was still disbelief that this cat was found and back home,” said Rebecca Collins West of Dennis. She got the call from the MSPCA on the Cape last week.