A police investigation is underway in Chelsea, Massachusetts, late Saturday night.
There’s very little information at this time, but a portion of Grove Street was blocked off as police searched for evidence in the area around 11 p.m.
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Kamala Harris headlines Provincetown fundraiser, reiterates support for Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris headlined a high-profile political fundraiser in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on Saturday, reaffirming her support for President Joe Biden as he continues to face calls from Democrats to drop his reelection bid.
The sold-out event was held at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum and featured a star-studded roster of politicians and celebrities, according to the Boston Globe. Attendees included Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and actors Jennifer Coolidge, Adrienne Warren, and Billy Porter. There were also a number of local leaders there, including Mass. Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Sen. Ed Markey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and Attorney General Andrea Campbell.
Bryan Rafanelli, one of the fundraiser’s hosts, tells the Globe that the event raised more than $2 million on behalf of the Biden Victory Fund. About $1 million of that total, which was the event’s original goal, was amassed prior to the debate.
At the fundraiser Saturday, Harris acknowledged it won’t be an easy path to reelection but confidently proclaimed, “We are going to win this election.”
She also called Biden “one of the most consequential presidents in American history.”
“I’m testifying as a first-hand witness that with every decision he makes in the Oval Office, I tell you, he thinks about how it will impact everyday folks,” she said.
Harris also used the fundraiser in Provincetown — a prominent hub for LGBTQ+ culture — to take a few digs at former president Donald Trump’s message of unity from the Republican National Convention, and his newly-announced running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance.
Of Trump, Harris said, “If you claim to stand for unity, then you need to know it’s more than just a word.”
She also noted Vance’s past comments that have been critical of LGBTQ+ rights, saying that he would “undoubtedly be a rubber stamp for Trump’s extremist, anti-LGBTQ agenda.”
The Globe reports that Harris is expected to return to Massachusetts at the end of the month.
Massachusetts migrant-family shelter program has had 300-plus ‘Serious Incident’ reports this year: ‘Very disturbing’
Massachusetts migrant-family shelter program has had 300-plus ‘Serious Incident’ reports this year: ‘Very disturbing’
Massachusetts migrant-family shelter program has had 300-plus ‘Serious Incident’ reports this year: ‘Very disturbing’
Massachusetts migrant-family shelter program has had 300-plus ‘Serious Incident’ reports this year: ‘Very disturbing’
Man dead after going missing in Lakeville pond
A man is dead after he was pulled from a pond in Lakeville, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
Lakeville police say they responded to Long Pond around 4:58 p.m. after receiving a request from Massachusetts Environmental Police for their dive team and…
Group gathers in Stoughton, calling for justice for Sandra Birchmore
A group of people gathered in downtown Stoughton, Massachusetts, on Saturday, encouraging the public to speak out in support of justice for Sandra Birchmore.
Birchmore was three months pregnant when she was found dead in her apartment in 2021. Her death was ruled a suicide at the time. Last month, however, the Boston Globe reported that Birchmore’s family had hired a prominent pathologist who concluded her death was a homicide, not a suicide, prompting a number of new developments in the case.
Stoughton’s police chief has said a lengthy investigation uncovered that three officers had an inappropriate relationship with Birchmore, one of which started when she was underage and taking part in the department’s youth explorers program. The officers denied the accusation.
Supporters seeking justice for Birchmore say she looked up to police, and they want answers.
Protesters were out Saturday across from Stoughton’s Town Hall for about three hours to raise awareness about the twists and turns in the investigation.
Lawyers representing the officers are suing the attorney general’s office, asking that case files be released as it prepares to fight a civil wrongful death suit filed by Sandra Birchmore’s estate. The judge gave the AG’s office 30 days to provide more information about the requested documents.
The shocking new developments have raised a lot of questions and more visibility in the case.
“We’re trying to get her case out so that the medical examiner will open up her case more to take another look,” said the organizer of Saturday’s event, Melissa Barry. “People who live in this county need to start asking questions because you don’t want this to happen to your child and it not be investigated.”
Everyone who was out in Stoughton on Saturday says they will be back, as they want justice for Birchmore and her unborn child.
