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Sacha Baron Cohen sued the Somerset company in July 2021, claiming they used his likeness without permission.

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Sacha Baron Cohen sued the Somerset company in July 2021, claiming they used his likeness without permission.

Police are asking people to avoid the areas of West Chestnut and Ash Streets while they investigate.
Police say the van stolen from Tail Blazers University in Wrentham Tuesday afternoon was found. Both dogs inside the van were safe.
No injuries were reported in two manhole fires near the Prudential Center in Boston.
A Good Samaritan vessel picked the four-person crew up and took them back to Provincetown.
Beaches in Salem and Lynn could soon look a lot cleaner, thanks to local high school interns who want to make a difference.
Salem health officials recommend masking in public indoor spaces to help slow the spread.
The team behind Brothers Kouzina, which closed in 2019, has plans to open a new location in Peabody.
Two paving crew workers were taken to nearby hospitals with serious burns after being electrocuted at a Burlington worksite.
The rare sighting is believed to be the quirky "Old Thom," a solitary, eight-ton male orca who's been seen in the area before.
Boston University police are looking for the perpetrator of a sexual assault that happened late Friday night.
Some 1,000 students walked out of Malden High School in protest of the non-renewal notice dozens of staff members received.
"It's not about exchanging dollars," creator Keiko Zoll told Patch. "It's about exchanging humanity."
The scooter driver was flown to a Boston hospital with "significant" injuries, officials said. No other injuries were reported.
The first of many this summer, the public forum on Thursday, May 19 provides space to tell the MBTA what's important to you.
Native to East Asia, invasive Amynthas worms are a threat to Massachusetts' forests and gardens alike.
A Massachusetts man is okay thanks to the help of three good Samaritans who stopped and called paramedics on the trail.
Police say a man was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver has not been located.
The DOJ says Fernandez used his tax preparation business to commit some 40 instances of fraud and requested more than $620,000 in refunds.
The man's involvement in the robbery of a Walgreens Pharmacy in Sherborn landed him with a prison sentence of 46-52 years.