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‘Corruption’ or ‘just cheap’? Mixed reactions to sheriff’s extortion charges

Tompkins, who has held the sheriff’s seat for more than a decade, was arrested in Florida last week with federal prosecutors ...
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MBTA CONTRACT NUMBERS Z94PS03 THROUGH Z94PS08

MBTA CONTRACT NUMBERS Z94PS03 THROUGH Z94PS08 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SOLICITATION FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ...
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Medford passes landmark ordinance to divest public funds from fossil fuels, weapons, prisons

The next readings of the ordinance are expected in the coming weeks. If it passes, Medford will join Portland, Maine, and ...
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Five-time Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding shines at Newport Jazz Festival

A sweet, rarely performed song by Connie Converse from the mid-1970s, “Talkin’ Like You (Two Tall Mountains)” was sung with ...
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Al fresco dining … Visit Boston’s most beautiful outdoor patios

480 Columbus Ave., Boston This bistro’s front patio looks like it was plucked straight from the streets of Paris. Part of the ...
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Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins indicted, arrested on extortion charges

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested in Florida after a federal grand jury indicted him on charges of extorting $50,000 from a cannabis company seeking to open in Massachusetts. He was ...
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New monument to W. E. B. Du Bois is installed in his hometown

Residents and visitors in Great Barrington in western Massachusetts will spot a welcoming new face outside Mason Public Library. After more than three years of community organizing, a monument to the ...