Crime & Safety

1 Arrested, But Manhunt Continues After Shooting: Patch PM

Also: 'Real life Bruce Wayne' from Boston disarms gunman on train | Why one city sought to move Halloween to Saturday, forever | More.

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Plymouth Shooting: 1 Arrested, More Suspects At Large

Several Plymouths schools are in a stay in place mode while police look for two suspects they said fired shots at a housing complex.

'Real Life Bruce Wayne' From Boston Disarms Gunman In Chicago

Jean-Paul LaPierre, a Chicago Marathon runner from Boston, disarmed a robber on a CTA train Sunday and held him until police arrived.

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Why This City Sought To Move Halloween To Saturday, Forever

A City Councilor's idea is part of a push by Snickers and a Halloween industry trade group to create a new trick-or-treating day.

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Number Of Vaping-Related Lung Injury Cases In Massachusetts Grows

The state has reported 29 cases of vaping-related lung injuries to the CDC – 10 of those are confirmed cases and 19 are probable.

Encore Boston Harbor President Robert DeSalvio Steps Down

DeSalvio spent five years at the head of Encore and oversaw the development and opening of the casino.

Local

A Salem State University nursing student was injured in what she described as a "big brawl" near the Village Tavern Bar and Grill on Essex Street in Salem early Saturday afternoon.

Two of the most revered astronauts in history will live together at Framingham State University.

Tewksbury police are warning of an email scam using faked Amazon shopping confirmation emails.

In Brookline, the town is reconsidering how it regulates recreational marijuana licenses, after hundreds of residents signed a petition. "We created our bylaws long before we had our first shop," said Brookline resident Paul Warren. "It's incumbent upon us to adjust now that they're here.

The first fall Natick Town Meeting took place on Tuesday night, with members voting on a range of issues from capital improvements to accepting new roads

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