Chris Helms
Reporter at The Enterprise (Brockton, MA)
Reporter at USA Today
Reporter for @enterprisenews and @usatoday. Founder of @02130News. Member of @newsguild / @CWAUnion Local 31041. Beat: Brockton City Hall. Forever DM.
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2 weeks ago |
enterprisenews.com | Chris Helms
BROCKTON — If you see fire and police swarm the VA hospital on Friday, April 11, relax. It's a drill. Brockton's Veterans Affairs Medical Center will do an emergency preparedness training on Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the 940 Belmont St. campus. "This is a planned event and not a real emergency," a notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs said.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Chris Helms
BROCKTON — The city's newest trampoline park announced it would reopen at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Brockton officials closed Urban Air Adventure Park after the fatal shootings of two teens in a nearby parking lot. The 52,000-square foot recreation area will operate under beefed-up security measures after the city hauled park operators into a public hearing Monday under threat of revoking their license.
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2 weeks ago |
heraldnews.com | Chris Helms
BROCKTON — The city accused the new trampoline park at Westgate Mall of failing to follow through on agreed safety measures around its "soft opening" on March 22. That evening, two teens were shot and killed across Westgate Drive from Urban Air Adventure Park. The company confirmed in a letter that the confrontation that led to the shootings began in the line to get in to the trampoline park.
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4 weeks ago |
enterprisenews.com | Chris Helms
Students who did not receive a diploma because of MCAS scores can apply to have their records reviewed. Brockton Public Schools will base graduation eligibility on course completion instead of MCAS scores. Massachusetts voters eliminated the MCAS tests as a high school graduation requirement in 2024. BROCKTON — Did you do everything to graduate high school but pass MCAS? Good news. You may be able to get your diploma after all.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Chris Helms
BROCKTON — Authorities named the victims and suspect in Saturday night's double shooting at the Westgate Mall parking lot. The victims, 15-year-old Tymari Albertson and 18-year-old Cevannah Alvarez, died from their injuries, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said in a Tuesday press conference at his Brockton office. Police are searching for the man they say shot them both: Davinci Leonard, 22, of Brockton.
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If you see a ton of fire trucks and cop cars at the Brockton VA on Friday, relax. It's a drill. @CityBrockton @Brockton_Fire @BrocktonPolice @DeptVetAffairs https://t.co/k2kIUUpUkT
Execs for the new Brockton location of @UrbanAirPark got an earful from the @CityBrockton about security in the lead-up to a double murder in the Westgate Mall parking lot. https://t.co/wMSJjhSEK0
Victims in Westgate Mall shooting identified. Police issue a 'be on the lookout' notice https://t.co/jMlCD9Ry7I
