WEST BOYLSTON — Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis is warning residents about a recent wave of “smishing” scams targeting cell phones across Massachusetts. Smishing, a combination of “SMS” (short message service) and “phishing,” involves scammers sending fraudulent text messages with website links to residents’ cell phones. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a typical […]
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Massachusetts medical school lays off, furloughs 200 workers amid NIH funding cuts
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April showers bring …
… well, you know the rest. Trees are budding, the grass is greener, and all the rain so far this month has certainly brought out a variety of blooming flowers including crocus, hyacinth, daffodils, and more. Leominster received 4.42 inches of rain in March, well over the 3.5-inch average, and with 2.53 inches of rainfall […]
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