Now that the teacher strike in Newton, Massachusetts, is over, students are back in school, but the cost of the strike is still being calculated, and not only is the city seeking damages, a family is too.
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Man acquitted of drug distribution resulting in woman’s death, convicted on other charge
A Massachusetts man has been convicted of drug possession with intent to distribute, but not guilty of selling the drugs that resulted in a woman’s death more than four years ago.
Nicole Fusaro, a 29-year-old Suffolk University student, was f…
Meet the Chiefs TE making his Mass. hometown proud at the Super Bowl
Sure, we all know about Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his musically inclined girlfriend. But it’s another tight end Chiefs who’s been making a difference here in New England.
Noah Gray rose from a Leominster High School starter for his four years on the Massachusetts gridiron, from 2013 to 2017, and is now going for his second-straight Super Bowl ring in two years alongside Taylor Swift’s boyfriend.
“You can’t script it any better than that for someone who just came into the league,” said Devin Gates, Leominster’s head football coach.
Gray was a great guy on the field and an even better guy off of it, his coaches say.
“We had a best buddies program at the high school with our special needs kids and he ate lunch with those kids, second lunch, every day,” said David Palazzi, the school’s athletic director. “He went to the prom — he was the only boy who dressed up in his three-piece suit.”
The good kid was drafted by a good team. The Kansas City Chiefs selected the Duke graduate in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Since then, he’s had a front-row seat to learn from Kelce, one of the best to ever do it.
Gray’s old team in Leominster shared some insights about their reigning Super Bowl champ as the Chiefs go for two in a row.
“They are very supportive of one another, Travis and Noah, and they have a great room of tight ends,” said Palazzi. “We all aspire to go to the top level, whether you are a doctor or lawyer, and it is the NFL.”
Even with all the success, his high school coaches say Gray hasn’t forgotten his life here in Leominster, returning every June for a football camp.
“Things like this, where you can see someone who can make it to that level, it brings that pride to another level for our guys and it is a catalyst to get involved,” Gates said.
Schools in Revere invest in new classroom lock system to improve security
Schools in Revere will be Massachusetts’ first to install new a new locking system on classroom doors to keep students safe in the event of an active shooter situation.
The district is spending about $200,000 on a Flip Lok system. By the end …
Lawsuit against Worcester pregnancy crisis center can move forward, judge rules
The high-profile lawsuit against a pregnancy crisis center in Worcester has taken a step forward.
Clearway Clinic had asked the judge to throw the case out, but it’s been denied.
Clearway is a pregnancy resource center in Worcester that’s been accused of misleading a pregnant woman who was seeking medical advice.
Clearway had argued that since it’s a nonprofit, it cannot be sued under Massachusetts business laws like deceptive advertising.
But the judge says the lawsuit can proceed.
“This is a significant decision because it opens the way to bringing false advertising and misleading advertising claims to so-called crisis pregnancy centers in Massachusetts,” said attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan, who says her client was told she had a healthy pregnancy when she visited the clinic, but was misdiagnosed. Weeks later her life was in jeopardy and she had to have an emergency abortion.
“The allegations are very serious,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, the president of Reproductive Equity Now, which fights to expand access to abortion. “Anti-abortion centers are dangerous to people who are seeking unbiased medically accurate information about their options when they have an unintended pregnancy.”
But Sam Whiting from the Massachusetts Family Institute says Clearway has an excellent reputation and provides everything from ultrasounds to diapers for free.
“They do operate from a pro-life perspective,” said Whiting. “One of their main goals is to give women the resources they need to choose life for their children.”
Clearway has not responded to a request for comment.
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Avian flu found in Massachusetts
Highly pathogenic avian flu has been detected in a flock of birds in Essex County, Massachusetts, the state Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) said Tuesday.
Highly pathogenic avian flu is highly contagious in birds and often fatal. It is o…
