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Evidence of human skeletal remains was found in Saugus woods Sunday morning, according to Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker and Chief Michael Ricciardelli.

The remains were discovered in the woods near David Drive shortly after 10 a.m. by an individual walking their dog. The remains were then transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine a cause of death and for identification.

The ongoing investigation has been assigned to the Massachusetts State Police, the District Attorney’s Office, and the Saugus Police Department. There is no known risk to the public.

This is a developing news story that will be updated when we know more.

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The woman who was fatally injured when she was hit by a vehicle in Sutton, Massachusetts, Saturday night has been identified.

Nicole Young, a 34-year-old from Thompson, Connecticut, died after the crash on Route 146 in Sutton Saturday night, Massachusetts State Police said Sunday.

The driver and passengers in the vehicle that hit Young weren’t hurt, according to police. They haven’t been identified and police didn’t say if the driver would be facing any charges, though the crash remained under investigation on Sunday afternoon.

The crash took place about 7 p.m. on the northbound side of the highway near Exit 13, police said. First responders tried to save Young at the scene and she was rushed to UMass Memorial Medical Center, but she didn’t survive.

It wasn’t immediately clear why Young was walking in the roadway.

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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren should expect a Republican challenger as she runs for a third term this fall, Massachusetts Republican Party Chair Amy Carnevale told NBC10 Boston’s @Issue on Sunday.

“We will have a candidate (for U.S. Senate)”, Carnevale told Cory Smith and Sue O’Connell. The Boston Globe reported last week that John Deaton, a Swansea attorney who has advocated for cryptocurrency, is seriously considering a run against Warren.

“I expect he’ll make a decision in the coming days whether he’ll be a candidate or not”, said Carnevale. “He has an interesting background. I think he’ll present a strong candidacy, if he decides to run.”

According to the biography on his law firm’s webpage, Deaton graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1989. He joined the Marine Corp while in law school. He attended New England School of Law and graduated in 1995. Deaton Law firm is an asbestos litigation firm.

Deaton is also founder and host of “CryptoLaw”, a blog about legal and regulatory news involving cryptocurrencies. On his X profile, Deaton writes extensively about crypto.

Asked about the recruitment of Deaton, Carnevale told @Issue, “Frankly, he came to us and said he has a passion for running for office. He wants to compete and present his vision. He thinks his background will really resonate with voters here. He grew up in the streets of Detroit, in very difficult circumstances. “

Last year, Deaton authored a memoir “Food Stamp Warrior”, which on the back cover says he was “born in one of the worst neighborhoods in Detroit” and says he “became a fighter, with violence becoming second nature.”

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As Boston’s task force studying how the city might enact reparations continues its work, a grassroots organization on Saturday called for a price tag of $15 billion.

The Boston Peoples Reparations Commission held a news conference in Roxbury to announce their proposal.

“The wealth of this city was built on slavery. And the city is responsible to pay back the wealth they extracted free of charge from other human beings who died at some point in the labor for this city,” said Rev. Kevin Peterson, who founded and runs the New Democracy Coalition.

The $15 billion would be split three ways, according to the commission’s proposal: $5 billion in direct cash payments to Black Boston residents, a $5 billion investment in new financial institutions and $5 billion to address the racial education education gap and for anti-crime measures.

By comparison, Boston’s budget for Fiscal Year 2024 is $4.28 billion.

The organizers of the Boston Peoples Reparations Commission argued that educational effects of slavery could be felt 100 years after it was abolished.

The City of Boston established its Reparations Task Force in 2022. The group, which last met Feb. 6, website lists its focus areas as:

• Working with a research partner to release a study on the legacy of slavery in Boston and its impact on descendants today
• Engaging the community throughout the process to include input from lived experience
• Providing recommendations to the Mayor for reparative justice solutions for Black residents

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