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Chris Van Buskirk

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POST Commission to suspend 46 Mass. police officers over training requirements - MassLive.com

As the state agency tasked with licensing police officers looks to kick off the next round of recertification, a top official there said it will suspend 46 officers who are not in compliance with training requirements.
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Plainridge Park Casino illegal bets have regulators focused on comm...

After more than $6,800 was illegally wagered on a Merrimack College basketball game at Plainridge Park Casino in February, regulators focused on officials’ communication “flow” as they considered potential penalties.
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Salem mayoral candidates agree on need to improve public transporta...

The forum Tuesday night also drew a mix of responses to the city’s flagship event called Haunted Happenings and on a project to create an offshore wind port.
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Snow will make Tuesday morning dangerous for drivers, weather agenc...

“Even if you can drive well in bad weather, it’s better to avoid taking unnecessary risks by venturing out,” AAA Northeast said in a statement.
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Details released on illegal bets at Encore, Plainridge Park Casino ...

State gaming regulators plan to hold hearings to decide if penalties should be issued against Encore Boston Harbor and Plainridge Park Casino, where illegal sports bets were made earlier this month.
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Mobile sports betting could launch in Mass. just days before March ...

The NCAA’s annual March Madness college basketball tournament begins on March 14.
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Brian Walshe’s lawyer demands documents from prosecution in case ov...

Brian Walshe, 47, is accused of murdering Ana Walshe, a Cohasset mother of three who went missing at the start of the year.

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What’s next for Lindsay Clancy, Duxbury mother accused of killing h...

A Plymouth District Court judge ruled that Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother accused of killing her three children, can remain in a Boston-area hospital. Here’s what’s next for Clancy after her arraignment on Tuesday.
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Electric school buses in Boston key to cutting down on emissions, M...

Not only will Boston see 20 new electric school buses driving around, but at least one vocational school in the state is going to start teaching how to maintain them.
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Boston health officials offer a positive COVID-19 outlook after hol...

“All of our metrics are currently trending in the right direction. But it is important to remain vigilant. Nationally, hundreds of people still die from COVID daily,” said BHPC Executive Director Dr. Bisola Ojikutu.
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Watertown man to be arraigned for alleged African sports investment...

A Watertown man who prosecutors said ran a fraudulent investment scheme for African sports ventures was scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning in a Boston federal courtroom.
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In-person sports betting to launch at Mass. casinos 10 a.m. on Jan....

Get your wagers ready - there are fewer than two weeks left before in-person sports betting goes live.
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Republican Mass. lawmaker proposes banning TikTok from state-owned ...

A Republican lawmaker from Bellingham proposed a new bill banning TikTok and WeChat from devices owned by the state.
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Brian Walshe accused of dismembering, discarding Ana Walshe’s body ...

At an arraignment Wednesday, prosecutors laid out in gruesome detail how they allege Brian Walshe killed, dismembered and discarded Ana Walshe’s body.
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Following activity from neo-Nazi groups last year, New Hampshire of...

After a handful of neo-Nazi group appearances in the Portsmouth, New Hampshire area, officials there plan to provide an update Tuesday afternoon into hate group activity.
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Berkley nurse guilty of tampering with patients’ fentanyl to be sen...

The nurse would take fentanyl from both the Center for Vascular Disease and St. Anne’s Hospital and replace the drugs with saline, court documents state.
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Boston’s New Year’s Eve celebrations will see the return of indoor ...

For the first time since the pandemic began, Boston’s New Year’s Eve celebrations will feature indoor events.
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Maura Healey taps Rebecca Tepper for energy, environmental affairs ...

Gov.-elect Maura Healey turned to her staff at the attorney general’s office for the next secretary of energy and environmental affairs.
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Advocates say new $15 minimum wage not enough to keep up with infla...

The minimum wage for tipped and non-tipped workers in Massachusetts is scheduled to increase starting Sunday.
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Ali, Yousef Jaafar, found guilty of $20M lottery fraud, seek new tr...

A Watertown father and son who were convicted for their part in a multi-million dollar state lottery fraud operation moved for a new trial Friday.
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Caesars Sportsbook found suitable for mobile sports betting license...

Caesars Sportsbook is the third company to get state approval to run a mobile sportsbook tied to a brick-and-mortar casino in Massachusetts once it launches in early March.