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Ashby Bus Driver Pushed Student To Floor, Charged With Assault: Police Ashby Bus Driver Pushed Student To Floor, Charged With Assault: Police
Ashby Bus Driver Pushed Student To Floor, Charged With Assault: Police A 64-year-old bus driver in Ashby has been charged with assault after an altercation with a middle school student.  The driver, whose name is being withheld until they are arraigned, is charged with assault and battery following the incident on Tuesday, April 2.  Security camera footage shows the Dee Bus Company driver shoving an eighth-grade student to the floor of the bus during the drive home from Hawthorne Brook Middle School, authorities said.  No one was injured. 

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by Josh Lanier
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$1M Lottery Jackpot: Lynn Man Can't Believe Big Win Is No Joke $1M Lottery Jackpot: Lynn Man Can't Believe Big Win Is No Joke
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Lynn Man Can't Believe Big Win Is No Joke A Lynn man's family couldn't believe his luck when he won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery. Literally. They thought he was playing an April Fool's Day prank on them.  James Troisi won the seven-figure prize playing the lottery's "$4,000,000 Money Bags," a $10 scratch-off game.  He opted to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  Troisi doesn't know how he plans to spend the money, yet. His family is still getting over the shock of the big win.  He bought the ticket at a Richdale convenience store at 149…

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by Josh Lanier
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57-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Cement Truck Crash In South Boston 57-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Cement Truck Crash In South Boston
57-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Cement Truck Crash In South Boston Police have identified the man who was hit by a cement truck as he crossed the street on Tuesday, April 2, in South Boston and have released some preliminary findings from their investigation.  Fernando R. Pizarro, 57, who was last listed as homeless has been named as the victim in the crash near Traveler Street and Frontage Road just after 10 a.m., State Police said.  Investigators say Pizzaro was maneuvering his wheelchair "in and around" stopped cars at the intersection when the light turned green and a Boston Sand and Gravel cement truck ran over him.  The driver of…

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by Josh Lanier
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Largest Egg Producer In US Halts Production After Bird Flu Found In Chickens Largest Egg Producer In US Halts Production After Bird Flu Found In Chickens
Largest Egg Producer In US Halts Production After Bird Flu Found In Chickens Production has been halted at the largest producer of fresh eggs in the United States after bird flu was discovered in chickens. Cal-Maine Foods reported that one of the company’s facilities located in Parmer County, Texas, tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), resulting in depopulation of approximately 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets, or approximately 3.6 percent of its total flock. "Production at the facility has temporarily ceased as the company follows the protocols prescribed by the USDA," Cal-Maine said in a statement, noting that it is working to s…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Killed In Weymouth ID'd, Police Investigating As Homicide Woman Killed In Weymouth ID'd, Police Investigating As Homicide
Woman Killed In Weymouth ID'd, Police Investigating As Homicide A 56-year-old Weymouth woman who was found dead on Monday, April 1, has been identified by authorities.  Christine Ruth Mello, who lived on Lake Street, had been reported missing before her body was recovered at her home, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. Investigators believe she had been dead for several days before she was found.  They did not say how she died.  The medical examiner's office performed an autopsy and has ruled her death a homicide, authorities said.  Police did not speculate on any potential motives for the killing. “Ms. Mello had …

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by Josh Lanier
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Men Attempt To Carjack Western Mass Police Detective, Get Free Ride To Jail Instead: Police Men Attempt To Carjack Western Mass Police Detective, Get Free Ride To Jail Instead: Police
Men Attempt To Carjack Western Mass Police Detective, Get Free Ride To Jail Instead: Police Two men who attempted to steal a car from a plainclothes Springfield police detective left empty-handed, but did end up getting a free lift to jail. Dannie Abrew, 20, and Devin Abrew, 19, both of Springfield, face multiple felonies following the incident on Friday, March 29, Springfield police say.  A plainclothes detective was sitting in his car in the area on Reed Street around 8:15 p.m. when he heard a metallic tap on his driver's side window. He turned to see Danne Abrew pointing a gun at his head while Devin circled the unmarked police car, authorities said.  The detective s…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man In Wheelchair Hit, Killed By Cement Truck In South Boston Man In Wheelchair Hit, Killed By Cement Truck In South Boston
Man In Wheelchair Hit, Killed By Cement Truck In South Boston Update: Police identified the victim in Tuesday's crash as a 57-year-old man. His name is being witheld pending family notification.  The driver of the cement truck is a 53-year-old Medford man who was driving a truck owned by Boston Sand and Gravel. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries following the crash.  Original Report: A cement truck struck and killed a wheelchair-bound man just after 10:10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, in South Boston, authorities said.  The crash happened near Frontage Road and Traveler St. It's unclear if the man was on the road or the sidew…

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by Josh Lanier
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Solar Eclipse: Viewers Can Suffer Severe Eye Injuries Without Proper Protection, NASA Warns Solar Eclipse: Viewers Can Suffer Severe Eye Injuries Without Proper Protection, NASA Warns
Solar Eclipse: Viewers Can Suffer Severe Eye Injuries Without Proper Protection, NASA Warns With a total solar eclipse now just a week away, officials are warning that eye safety will be crucial for the approximately 44 million Americans who reside in the path of totality and the millions more expected to travel to the path. "Viewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury," according to NASA. Known as the “Great North American Eclipse,” it will have a narrow path of totality from southwest to northeast across 13 states in the…

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$1M Lottery Jackpot: Retired Firefighter In Dorchester Lands Massive Payday $1M Lottery Jackpot: Retired Firefighter In Dorchester Lands Massive Payday
Walter Murphy, of Dorchester, Wins $1M Lottery Jackpot A retired firefighter in Boston who won $1 million playing the Massachusetts State Lottery said he already knows how he'll spend the money: spoiling his grandchildren.  Walter Murphy, of Dorchester, won the seven-figure payday playing the “$2,000,000 50X Cashword” $10 scratch-off game. It's the only lottery game he plays, and he always buys his tickets from the same store. Murphy chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. Related: Central Mass Women Plans Massive Vacation After $1M Lottery Win The grandfather of 12 with two more on t…

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA
Nalexus Palmer Had 74 Lbs Of Marijuana At Boston Logan A 28-year-old woman who tried to smuggle nearly 75 pounds of marijuana from the United States into London was arrested in Boston on Saturday, March 30, while waiting on her connecting flight, authorities said.  Nalexus Palmer, of Clinton Township, Michigan, had flown from Detroit to Boston with the drugs in two large suitcases before US Customs and Border agents detected the vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  A judge ordered her held on a $3,000 bail on Monday.  Palmer told police that she did not know the drugs along with two AirTag…

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by Josh Lanier
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Lynn Sex Trafficker Used Pandemic To Force Women Into Prostitution: Feds Lynn Sex Trafficker Used Pandemic To Force Women Into Prostitution: Feds
Lynn Sex Trafficker Used Pandemic To Force Women Into Prostitution: Feds A 34-year-old Lynn man is accused of exploiting vulnerable women who were newly unemployed, homeless, or unable to find work during the Covid-19 pandemic and forcing them into a life of prostitution and sexual servitude under unmitigated violence, authorities said.  Anthony Coleman faces three counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion and one count of transporting a person for purposes of prostitution, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He was arrested on Friday, March 29.  Investigators said Coleman used the chaos that followed the Covid-19 lockdowns to coerce t…

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by Josh Lanier
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One Of State's Most Wanted Captured In Central Mass: Accused Of 2023 Brockton Killing One Of State's Most Wanted Captured In Central Mass: Accused Of 2023 Brockton Killing
One Of State's Most Wanted Captured In Central Mass: Accused Of 2023 Brockton Killing A teenager who was considered one of the most wanted people in the state following a 2023 murder that police say he committed was captured in Worcester on Monday, April 1, authorities announced.  Kahmari T. Price, age 17, was wanted for a fatal shooting in Brockton on Feb. 26, 2023, and has been on the run since, State Police said. Troopers, Worcester police, and Brockton officers tracked him to a home on West Boylston St. and arrested him without issue after 9:30 a.m.  Price is accused of shooting Mark Boyd, 33, of Brockton, in the head near North Main Street. Investigators did n…

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