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  • 4 days ago | masslive.com | Irene Rotondo

    Five days after Karen Read was found not guilty of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, special prosecutor Hank Brennan issued a statement. “I am disappointed in the verdict and the fact that we could not achieve justice for John O’Keefe and his family,” Brennan said in a statement. “District Attorney Michael Morrissey appointed me, giving me full discretion to independently assess the case and follow the evidence no matter where it led,” Brennan said.

  • 4 days ago | masslive.com | Irene Rotondo

    Several beaches in Massachusetts are closed on Monday as temperatures are expected to soar. An extreme heat warning was in effect until Tuesday evening as an oppressive heat wave scorches the state. Temperatures could rise into record-breaking triple digits. There were six closures on Sunday, according to the state’s Department of Public Health (DPH).

  • 4 days ago | masslive.com | Irene Rotondo

    A motorcyclist pointed a gun at a driver while in traffic in Hingham on Thursday afternoon in what police called a road rage incident. Around 3 p.m. on June 19, a man driving east on Route 3A saw a motorcyclist weaving through traffic, passing cars heading in the same direction, according to the Hingham Police Department. Once they were stopped in traffic, the man driving the car honked his horn at the motorcyclist. The motorcyclist “made hand gestures” back at the driver, police said.

  • 4 days ago | masslive.com | Irene Rotondo

    Someone in Massachusetts won $100,000 on Sunday night from a lottery ticket they bought at a Mobil gas station. The $100,000 prize was from the daily “Mass Cash” drawing. The winning numbers for the drawing on June 22 were 4, 10, 17, 21 and 35. “Mass Cash” drawings are held daily at 9 p.m., and tickets to play cost $1 each. Players choose five numbers between one and 35 for their ticket.

  • 4 days ago | masslive.com | Irene Rotondo

    A dangerous and oppressive heave wave is set to peak in Massachusetts early this week, as temperatures feel like 110 degrees on Monday. An extreme heat warning is in effect for Eastern and Central Massachusetts through 8 p.m. Tuesday, with temperatures expected to feel as high as 110 degrees. Western Massachusetts is under a heat advisory during the same time period, where temperatures could feel up to 104 degrees. Humidity is also expected to be high.

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Irene Rotondo
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17 Nov 23

“No one is safe in a world of blood and rubble.” @IfNotNowOrg Boston protestors overtook the BU Bridge yesterday demanding @SenWarren call for a ceasefire in Gaza after they said they were turned away from her office four times. https://t.co/e0klWPgls8

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