The Inspector General found that in 2016, Troop E diverted thousands of motorists to a favored tow company.
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Senator Elizabeth Warren said the new bill applies a framework championed in 1990 to stop the wave of AIDS and seeks to apply it to fighting overdoses.
The ruling delivered a significant victory for Attorney General Maura Healey, who had beefed up the state?s laws against such weapons after the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting.
EPA chief spent millions on security and travel, AP reports Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt?s concern with his safety came at a steep cost to taxpayers.
Could there really be five Mass. politicians running against Trump in 2020? There?s a quintet of notable figures from the state showing up on political forecasters? lists of possible 2020 contenders.
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Small literacy classes nearly 20 years ago became the building blocks of an adult education and training program that?s open to benefits-eligible university staff, faculty, even scholars.
Please stop peeing in Walden Pond, researchers beg Human urine is providing nutrients to microorganisms that could choke the pond, a new study suggests.
Urine found in bathroom soap dispensers, air fresheners at Burlington library Witnesses reported that the restroom ?had a noticeable odor of urine throughout,? said police.
No injuries were suffered by the four members of St. John Paul II High School?s sailing team who ended up in the water, officials said.
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Anyone who has driven coastal Route 1 toward Boothbay Harbor or Camden in the summer knows the drill: You?ll be staying for a while, like it or not.
Brain freeze: scientist?s idea to preserve human brains too much for MIT The former Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher believes he can preserve a brain well enough that someday its memories could be recovered.
Baby Boomers have insomnia, and Big Sleep is cashing in An obese, aging, and insomniac nation has become so fearful of sleep insufficiency ? and its links to chronic disease ? that we?re up nights worrying about being awake.
Dave Epstein
More snow and cold coming this weekend On Sunday, a weather system will move just to our south and may give Cape Cod and the Islands a coating to an inch or 2 of snow if it comes close enough.
Local Facebook group liberates large lobster from Roche Bros. The large crustacean, dubbed ?Larry,? seems to be ostracized by his smaller tank mates.
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The deal, finalized Friday morning by UMass trustees, was negotiated over several months as the small liberal arts college in Newton looked for ways to stay viable.
NESTOR RAMOS
Governors have been trying to fix the State Police for decades. Is this time different? While Charlie Baker?s proposed reforms sound good, it?s worth remembering that we?ve been here before.
At Brandeis, AD placed on leave pending probe into culture and policies Brandeis University announced Friday that its athletic director is on administrative leave while an independent investigation into the Waltham school?s culture and policies proceeds.
Jimmy Kimmel feuds with Sean Hannity, who called him a ?disgrace? after Melania Trump jokes Sean Hannity and Fox News are certainly not Jimmy Kimmel?s ??and Friends,?? as the late night host put it Thursday night.
The classifieds website has been the focus of intense scrutiny over the issue of its sex ads.
Celtics 111, Bulls 104
Celtics get back on track in win over Bulls Jaylen Brown led the way with a career-high 32 points as Celtics snapped two-game losing skid.
Red Sox prospect Michael Chavis suspended 80 games for positive drug test Chavis, the Sox? top positional prospect, said he doesn?t know how the banned substance Turinabol was found in his system.
Saltie Girl wins Munch Madness 2018 In a blistering final round that involved celebrity endorsements and intimidating sticky bun deliveries, Saltie Girl pulled out the win in the Globe?s annual restaurant tournament.
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All those views, likes, and retweets help tech companies ? not you The YouTube shooter, authorities say, was distraught about her declining view count.
One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .
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Massachusetts has the nation?s lowest rate of gun deaths. Here are #7steps your state can take to save lives.
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Harvard doc pursues a long-ignored treatment for strokes, heart attacks Dr. Victor Gurewich, 88, is about to launch a clinical trial that he hopes will show that his approach is superior to standard therapies.
The team?s new slugger says he?s a slow starter every season, so there?s no need to press.
Lawyers for the government on Friday filed a brief in support of a lawsuit filed by a student group accusing Harvard of bias against Asian-American applicants.
We ask realtors and homeowners to share their best strategies. Where you should look may surprise you.
Voters only have two months to learn how to use the complex new system before primary day.
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The U.S. government's road safety agency says it has received allegations that defective Goodyear motor home tires caused crashes that killed or injured 95 people during the past two decades
The case against Park Geun-hye exposed the entrenched ties between South Korea?s government and companies.
Bob Kelley?s Key Works store on Washington Street measures just 15 square feet.
.Mr. Taylor challenged the jazz tradition that produced him and became one of the most bracing, rhapsodic, abstract, and original improvisers of his time.
?Keep on going over all the comments. You?re like the comment police, bro.?
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Images of pivotal moments in the life of the civil rights leader as we mark the 50th anniversary of the tragic end of his life on April 4, 1968.
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