Boston, MA|News|
Anti-Semitic Attacks Rise In Massachusetts: ADL
Massachusetts (144) had the fourth-highest number of anti-Semitic incidents in 2018, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
Jason Claffey, Patch Staff
Jason Claffey, Patch Staff
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I'm a national news writer for Patch. I grew up in Massachusetts outside Boston and started my journalism career at 19 when I earned an internship in The Boston Globe sports department. I graduated from Boston University in 2007 and became a reporter at Foster's Daily Democrat in New Hampshire before joining Patch in 2010. I've covered three New Hampshire presidential primaries and won awards for environmental reporting and Sunday staff excellence from the New England Newspaper & Press Association. I live in Maine's Midcoast with my girlfriend Julia and too many animals to list here.
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Boston, MA|News|
Dunkin' Ditching Foam Cups Soon: Patch PM
The days of the Dunkin' double-cup are numbered.
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Boston, MA|News|
Bruins, Celtics Return To Boston For Playoffs
No U.S. city has won all four major sports championships in the same season. The Patriots and Red Sox both won titles recently.
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Boston, MA|News|
Boston Among Most Stress-Free Cities: Rankings
Massachusetts was also ranked among the least stressed-out states in the country.
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Beverly, MA|News|
Massachusetts Battles ICE Over Courthouse Arrests: Patch PM
Some Massachusetts officials are defending a local judge accused of helping a man escape ICE through a backdoor in court.
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Boston, MA|News|
Top MA Cop Blasts Feds For Judge's Indictment: Patch PM
The indictment of a Newton judge accused of helping a man escape ICE agents was "politically motivated," Attorney General Maura Healey said.
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Boston, MA|News|
Massachusetts Weather: 2 Weeks Of Rain
The latest Boston-area weather forecast calls for rain 11 of the next 14 days.
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Natick, MA|News|
MA Judge Helped Man Escape ICE, Feds Say: Patch PM
Prosecutors accused Newton District Judge Shelley Joseph and a court officer of helping a man set for deportation escape court.
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Mansfield, MA|News|
Wiz Khalifa’s Summer Tour Is Coming To Massachusetts
Ariana Grande and Wiz Khalifa are playing concerts in the Boston area this summer.
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Framingham, MA|News|
Man Threatened To 'Rip Face Off' MA Prof: DOJ · Patch PM
Authorities said Matthew Havilan also threatened a Massachusetts professor by saying he would "bite through his eyeballs."
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Woburn, MA|News|
Nearly 200 MA Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Abuse: Patch PM
Lawyers said more than 7,800 Boy Scout leaders abused more than 12,000 children.
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Newport, RI|News|
58 Rhode Island Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Sex Abuse
The Boy Scouts of America identified nearly 8,000 leaders accused of molesting children since the 1940s.
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Boston, MA|News|
Nearly 200 Massachusetts Boy Scout Leaders Accused Of Sex Abuse
Lawyers identified scores of accused child predators that the Boy Scouts of America catalogued in its "Perversion Files."
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Tewksbury, MA|News|
Massachusetts Town Could Throw Out Plastic Bag Ban: Patch PM
Tewksbury residents are having second thoughts about their plastic bag ban and could soon repeal it.
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Quincy, MA|News|
Stop & Shop Strike Over As Worker Pay Raises Approved
The Stop & Shop worker strike ended as more than 31,000 union members agreed to a new contract after walking off the job April 11.
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Boston, MA|News|
Sunday Longreads: Best Local Stories
Take some time for these longform pieces on the savior of the Coolidge Corner Theatre and a clinic to help undocumented immigrants.
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Boston, MA|News|
Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak: How To See It In New England
The best chance to see the Lyrid meteor shower may be tonight across New England,
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Boston, MA|News|
Mueller Report Shows Russian Menace: MA Lawmakers · Patch PM
Massachusetts' all-Democratic congressional delegation was livid following the release of the redacted Mueller report.
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Boston, MA|News|
Mueller Report Shows Russian Menace: MA Lawmakers
President Trump was jubilant following the release of the Mueller report; Massachusetts lawmakers not so much.
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Boston, MA|News|
2020 Watch: Joe Biden In Boston; Seth Moulton To Run · Patch PM
Joe Biden will travel to Dorchester to join striking Stop & Shop workers as Salem's Seth Moulton prepares to announce a presidential bid.
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