A Westfield Democrat fired back at U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, for an inquiry the congressman launched into a Haitian national accused of raping a migrant girl at a Massachusetts shelter last week.
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Former Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis auditing safety, security at Brockton High School
The former Boston Police commissioner who led the city department at the time of the 2013 Marathon bombings is conducting an audit at Brockton High School, embroiled by student violence that officials say is starting to decline.
Massachusetts teachers union faces heat for anti-racism program with ‘antisemitic and anti-Israel falsehoods’
The Massachusetts Teachers Association is again coming under fire for its actions related to the Israel-Hamas war. Jewish groups are slamming the union for holding an anti-racism program that boosts “antisemitic and anti-Israel falsehoods.”
World’s First: Mass General transplants pig kidney into a 62-year-old Weymouth man
Mass General announced the world’s first successful transplant today of a genetically edited pig kidney into a 62-year-old Weymouth man living with end-stage kidney disease.
Hoping to pull in donations
NEADS World Class Service Dogs, a nonprofit in Princeton, is actively looking for teams and sponsors to take part in the NEADS Pulling 4 Paws Truck Pull on Sunday, April 28, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in Worcester. Teams of 15 will put their strength to the test to see who can pull an 18-wheeler the fastest. […]
Ex-MBTA cop gets 6 years in prison for 2012 rapes
Judge Joshua Wall sentenced Shawn McCarthy, 50, of Maine but formerly of Wilmington, to six years in state prison. McCarthy must serve a minimum of four years on the concurrent sentences and must also register as a sex offender.
