Boston, MA|News|
The Ransomware Attack On A MA Ferry, Explained: Patch PM
Also: Septuagenarians shot, beaten | Newton gun shop nixed | Sudbury swastika | Harbor Islands threatened | Standoff ends peacefully | More
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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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Across Massachusetts|News|
How Massachusetts Residents Cooked During The Pandemic | Eat Mass
Plus: Openings, closings | Krispy Kreme's return | MA coffeehouse workers unionizing | Westford considers drive-thrus (again) | More
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Across Massachusetts|News|
How To See The 'Ring Of Fire' Solar Eclipse In MA
The annular eclipse will measure 73 percent in greater Boston, but you'll have to get up early on June 10 to see it.
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North Reading, MA|News|
Plaster Fun Time Closing North Reading Location
The paint-your-own pottery studio popular with families has been in North Reading since 1995.
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Boston, MA|News|
Holy Heat Wave: MA Readies For Return Of The Scorcha' | Patch PM
Also: Ransomware attack on ferry | Commuter rail for Cape? | Accused bottle thrower out on bail | No decision (yet) on Boston top cop | More
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Boston, MA|News|
Systems For Banning Fans Are 'Not Perfect Or Infalliable'
Teams and stadium managers take the lifetime bans of unruly fans seriously, but acknowledge enforcing them can be difficult.
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Across Massachusetts|News|
Krispy Kreme May Give Boston A Second Chance
The chain tried — and failed — to take on local juggernaut Dunkin' in the mid-2000s.
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Boston, MA|News|
Confederate Flag At MA Memorial Day Ceremony Condemned: Patch PM
Also: Marathon bombing hero retires |Search is on for missing wedding ring | Holiday highway tragedy | One suspect, two attacks | More
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Braintree, MA|News|
Braintree Man Banned From TD Garden After Throwing Bottle
Police made two arrests during Sunday night's Celtics game. One man is accused of throwing a water bottle at Kyrie Irving of the Nets.
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Boston, MA|News|
Homicide Rattles MA City, As Police Have Few Leads: Patch PM
Also: Fate of Logan Express | Teacher's secret life | North Shore noose | MA brewer starts a movement | Beloved kids author dies | More
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Watertown, MA|News|
MA Teacher Has Secret Life As White Nationalist Writer: Report
Star Academy, which has campuses in Watertown and Wellesley, fired Benjamin Welton this week after his alias was confirmed.
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Boston, MA|News|
BPS Program Was 'Weird, Uncomfortable, And Cult-Like' | The HUB
Plus: Not so fast, Mayor Janey | Trump-Spygate gets a 'Huh' from Pats fans | 48 forced from homes after fire | Raging To Foo | More
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Boston, MA|News|
MA Lawmakers Kill To-Go Cocktail Extension: Patch PM
Also: Framingham homicide | Video shows police drawing guns near toddlers | Storm warning | Massive fire in Dorchester | More
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Boston, MA|News|
MA Lawmakers Kill To-Go Cocktail Extension
State Senators also rejected extending a rule that capped fees third-party food delivery services could charge.
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Foxborough, MA|News|
Trump Tried To Pay To Make Pats' Spygate Problem Go Away: Report
The Patriots and a spokesman for the former president denied the ESPN report that said Trump tried to get Arlen Specter to drop his probe.
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Melrose, MA|News|
Who Invented The Fluffernutter? Only In Massachusetts
A Lynn company has made Fluff for more than 90 years, but a long-gone competitor developed the recipe for the state's most famous sandwich.
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Boston, MA|News|
MA Teachers Refuse To Give Standardized Tests: Patch PM
Also: Machete attack | Falmouth road race returns | Parents protest masks in schools | Activists target 'corridor of death' | More
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Across Massachusetts|News|
7 Massachusetts Movies You Can Stream Right Now
No big plans for the holiday weekend? Watch some blockbusters from the past that were shot and set in Massachusetts.
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Boston, MA|News|
AG Healey Has Not Prosecuted Campaign Finance Cases: Patch PM
Also: Crossing guard helps catch crook | Toxins in town's water | MA man can keep 'Biden Is Not My President' sign | $1M good deed | More
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Boston, MA|News|
Boston Calling Asks Fans To 'Please Stand By' In Cryptic Tweet
The coronavirus canceled Boston's premiere music festival in 2020 and again in 2021. Or did it?
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