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QUINCY DAILY: National Guard Called To Drive More School Buses

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The National Guard will now help students get to school in thirteen school districts across Massachusetts after state public safety officials on Thursday announced an expansion of the program to also cover Haverhill, Revere, Worcester, and Wachusett.
The National Guard will now help students get to school in thirteen school districts across Massachusetts after state public safety officials on Thursday announced an expansion of the program to also cover Haverhill, Revere, Worcester, and Wachusett. (Shutterstock)

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Here are the top stories today in Quincy:

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  1. National guard called to drive more school buses (Berkshire Eagle)
  2. Police Officer Shot 4 Times, 2 Men Dead After Brockton Standoff (Brockton Patch)
  3. A Week In Boston, MA, On A $450,000 Joint Income (Refinery29)
  4. Can you help? 6 missing persons cases Massachusetts police need the public's help with (Cape Cod Times)
  5. AG Healey Backs Plan To Involuntarily Commit Mass And Cass Inhabitants In Closed Detention Center (wgbh.org)
  6. Resurrecting the Spudnut, America's Forgotten Halloween Treat (Atlas Obscura)
  7. Quincy Public Schools: Spring 2021 MCAS Results Letter (Press Release Desk)
  8. 'It's challenging': Mass. school districts scrambling to find food for students amid nationwide supply chain shortages| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
  9. Gov. Baker Names New 7-Member Board of Directors for MBTA | Massachusetts News (U.S. News & World Report)
  10. Mass. man who faked suicide gets almost 5 years in pandemic relief loan fraud case| (Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News)
  11. Massachusetts National Guard expands school transportation help to Worcester, Wachusett, Revere and Haverhill (MassLive.com)
  12. Hospitals prepare to fire hundreds of unvaccinated workers (Boston.com)

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