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Coronavirus Was In MA Earlier Than Previously Thought: Patch PM
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I am Patch's editor for Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Before joining Patch in 2017, I worked for the Boston Globe, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Dow Jones News Service and the Old Colony Memorial in Plymouth.
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Companies that have been previously targeted by the Hindenburg Report have seen shares drop as much 40 percent.
Since the Liberty tree left Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers, people have wondered where it went. We may finally have the answer.
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The coronavirus state of emergency will end Tuesday after 16 months. But lawmakers are trying to keep some pieces in place.
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The true-crime documentary series is taking an in-depth look at the 2018 murder of North Andover resident Wendi Davidson.
The fire, which is just north of the Mass Turnpike, is causing delays in both directions.
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Police are asking drivers to avoid the area of the crash, which was reported a little after 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
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Chris Hood, founder of the hate group NSC-131, also suggested he wanted to bring the KKK to MA in video clips posted on social media.
Public school districts in Massachusetts do not, however, have the option to switch to remote learning as temperatures hit the mid-90s.
Seeing more ticks in Massachusetts as we approach the peak of tick season? You're not imagining it, according to CDC data.
"If I had a firearm on me, this stop wouldn’t have turned out this way," one of the men told police as he was arrested.
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Michael Wandell asked the state Civil Service Commission to look into how the town handled its eligibility list for police sergeant.
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A Taunton-based company will be the first to offer home deliver cannabis, a drug that was illegal less than five years ago.
Bailey's legal career made him a celebrity, but in recent years he filed for bankruptcy, was accused of financial fraud and disbarred.