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Celtics back home with chance to clinch record 18th NBA championship on 617 Day
The Boston Celtics’ catastrophic performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals gave them a chance to clinch another championship on Monday night under the 17 banners already hanging in the TD Garden rafters. And, coach Joe Mazzulla reminded them, that they would still have two more chances after that. “We don’t like to lose,” Celtics guard Jaylen Brown said…
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David Ortiz's attorney talks about woman's arrest 5 years after shooting
The case of the shooting of Red Sox star David Ortiz has been reopened after a woman from Venezuela was arrested Tuesday. Interpol and the Dominican Republic National Police said 25-year-old María Fernanda Villasmil Manzanilla had been arrested in the case. Authorities have been on the hunt for the woman since Big Papi was shot in Santo Domingo in...
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Teacher arrested at Saugus school after drugs found in faculty restroom, police say
A teacher was arrested Thursday after police said drugs were found at a school in Saugus, Massachusetts. Officers responded to Saugus Middle High School after receiving a 911 call shortly after 10:30 a.m., Saugus police said. The caller reported that a suspicious substance was found in a faculty restroom. Saugus police said 52-year-old Roxanne Plaskon was arrested. Plaskon, a teacher…
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Intense storm batters New England, causing widespread damage
A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees across New England, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands and forcing flight cancelations and school closures and killing at least three people. Over 3 inches of rain had fallen in parts of Massachusetts by mid-morning, according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts reached nearly…
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Conn. woman fatally shot in car in Mass., suspected killer identified, DA says
A woman was shot and killed while in her car in Brockton, Massachusetts, early Friday morning, and her suspected killer was identified, authorities said. The woman, identified as 22-year-old Stephanie Beatty, of Norwich, Connecticut, knew the man who killed her, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. The shooting happened about 12:22 a.m. on Nason Street. Police found...
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Bruins' Milan Lucic appears in court on assault charge, released on personal recognizance
Boston Bruins veteran Milan Lucic appeared in court Tuesday morning to face an assault and battery charge and was released on personal recognizance bail. The Bruins’ left wing is charged with assault and battery after his wife reported him to police in the early hours of Saturday morning, saying she had been choked. The court entered a not guilty plea…
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Longtime Bruins star Krejci talks about his decision to retire from the NHL
It’s another end of an era for the Boston Bruins, with center David Krejci announcing his retirement from the hockey team — for the second time. Krejci addressed news media Tuesday morning, speaking about his big decision on Tuesday morning with a virtual news conference from his home in South Carolina. “The decision was made when my injuries started to…
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Beyoncé brings her Renaissance World Tour to Foxborough Tuesday night
Members of the BeyHive in New England are surely getting into “Formation” ahead of pop icon Beyoncé’s show at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday night. The beloved entertainer is bring her Renaissance World Tour to Foxborough for one night only, and hype for the show is reaching a boiling point. This is her first solo tour in more than six...
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Media circus around Karen Read's trial spreads into court hearing
Karen Read, the woman charged with second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, was back in court for a new hearing Tuesday, where the case’s rising media attention became a part of the legal arguments. Read is accused of killing O’Keefe on Jan. 29, 2022, after a night out at the bar. Police...
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What to know if you're hitting the road for Fourth of July weekend
With the holiday weekend arriving, roads are expected to see heavy traffic on Friday as people make their way to their Fourth of July destinations. Travel company AAA has predicted that road traffic on this year’s holiday weekend will smash records, with more than 43 million people expected to drive their car to their destination. That’s an increase of 2.4%…
