Boston|News|
U.S. News: 8 MA Counties Among 2020’s Healthiest Communities
Where you live is a major factor in your health, well-being and life expectancy, according to these new rankings.
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Mike Carraggi, Patch Staff
- Boston, MA
Mike joins Patch after eight years at The Boston Globe. He is a lifelong Massachusetts resident (Roll Tide! - Everett Crimson Tide) who hopes to articulate what makes Boston so uniquely Boston through his coverage.
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Boston|News|
Student, Parents Charged After Party Forces Remote Start: PatchPM
Also: MBTA employee killed in 'tragedy' at Charlestown Bus Yard | Falmouth street could lose racist scientist's name | More.
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Charlestown, MA|News|
Longtime MBTA Employee Killed In Bus Yard 'Tragedy'
Bernadin Etienne, 62, died at the hospital after being struck by a bus early Monday morning.
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Boston|News|
Reasons For New Coronavirus Outbreaks In High-Risk MA Communities
Some communities tied recent spikes to a family, household or nursing home facility. Others had trouble tracing back to the genesis.
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Foxborough, MA|News|
James White's Parents In Fatal Crash, RB To Miss Seahawks Game
James White's father was killed and mother critically injured in a crash Sunday in Miami.
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Foxborough, MA|News|
Toxic Air Threatened The Patriots-Seahawks Sunday Night Game
Smoke from raging wildfires on the West Coast has caused air quality to reach unhealthy levels this past week in Seattle.
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Melrose, MA|News|
Hamilton Runs To Represent Melrose On Northeast Voke Committee
Ward Hamilton announced his candidacy to represent Melrose on the Northeast Metro Tech School Committee.
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Boston|News|
David Ortiz Tested Positive For Coronavirus
The former Red Sox star said he was asymptomatic and has since tested negative, but his brother was hospitalized with COVID-19.
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Boston|News|
Host Slapped With $300 Fine For Huge House Party: Patch PM
Also: Cambridge woman admits to impersonating her dead mother | Massachusetts had nation's biggest drop in unemployment in August.
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Melrose, MA|News|
Sweep Dreams: City Eyes $243K Street Sweeper Replacement
A brakes mishap in which the city's street sweeper rolled backward down a hill was the final straw for the Department of Public Works.
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Boston|News|
These People Could Get First Coronavirus Vaccine In Massachusetts
Gov. Charlie Baker laid out his rough priority list for who should get the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine.
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Concord, NH|News|
2020 Fall Foliage Peak Map: When Leaves Are Best In New Hampshire
The 2020 Fall Foliage Prediction Map is out so you can plan trips to see autumn in all its splendor in New Hampshire and other U.S. states.
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Boston|News|
Northeastern Reverses Course On Tuition For Dismissed Students
The university will credit the $26,760 fall tuition to the spring semester for the students caught partying in a hotel-turned-dorm room.
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Boston|News|
Town's 1 Coronavirus Case Forces School To Full Remote: Patch PM
Also: Student sent to school with coronavirus 'makes no sense,' Baker says | Beverly-based search-and-rescue lands in Oregon | More.
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Melrose, MA|News|
Katherine Clark Has MA In 'Rearview Mirror,' Opponent Says
In Clark's hometown, Republican congressional candidate Caroline Colarusso accused the congresswoman of dodging debates.
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Boston|News|
'Incredibly Difficult' To Fight Coronavirus, Flu Together: Baker
The state is pushing residents to get their flu shots ahead of a potential second surge of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts.
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Boston|News|
17 Communities At High Risk For COVID, A New High For MA
Six cities and towns were newly shaded red in the state's color-coded coronavirus map released Thursday.
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Wakefield, MA|News|
4 $100K Lottery Tickets Are Soon To Expire, So Check Your Numbers
If you've been sitting on your $100,000 lottery tickets, you're cutting it close.
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Melrose, MA|News|
Former Melrose Star Is Atop The Women's Basketball World Today
Shey Peddy, who graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer, hit a buzzer-beating bomb in a win-or-go-home playoff game.
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Boston|News|
Health Insurance Premiums Increasing For 460K In Massachusetts
The premiums will increase an average of 7.9 percent despite insurers profiting as people stayed away from hospitals during the pandemic.
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