
Emily Sweeney
Local News Reporter and Columnist, Blotter Tales at The Boston Globe
Dorchester native. @BostonGlobe journalist, #BlotterTales columnist, and Cold Case Files reporter. Sign up for my newsletter here: https://t.co/G8BD92RQXB
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2 days ago |
bostonglobe.com | Claire Thornton |Emily Sweeney
In at least five deaths since March, police said that initial investigations found no foul play, or that foul play is not suspected. In two of the most recent cases, there were no obvious signs of trauma, although autopsy results are pending. Online sleuths focused on the cases joined Facebook groups that mushroomed in recent months, with one amassing more than 32,000 followers. Experts say several factors make it unlikely a serial killer is behind the deaths.
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3 days ago |
bostonglobe.com | Emily Sweeney
Service on the MBTA’s Orange Line is suspended between Back Bay and Forest Hills stations on weekdays this week and between North Station and Forest Hills this weekend for signal upgrade work, officials said.
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4 days ago |
bostonglobe.com | Emily Sweeney
Tuesday is going to be a scorcher in Boston, and that means everyone will be looking for a way to cool off quick. One way to do that? Head to one of the dozens of splash pads around the city, where kids of all ages can beat the heat — and so can everyone else.
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Emily Sweeney
If you plan to drive on the Mass. Pike in Newton and Weston this weekend, be prepared for big delays. From 9 p.m. on Friday through 5 a.m. on Monday, I-90 eastbound and westbound will be reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction between exits 123 and 125 in Newton and Weston, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. “One lane of travel in each direction will be maintained at all times,” MassDOT officials said in a statement.
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Emily Sweeney
Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — but no less noteworthy — incidents from police log books (a.k.a. blotters) in our communities. A baby duckling in Western Massachusetts lived to see another day thanks to the quick thinking of a couple of Massachusetts State Police troopers.
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