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911 call, witness account raise more questions about car crash involving Worcester city councilor (opens the original)
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New details regarding a car crash that involved a Worcester city councilor are leading to more questions about why police officers who responded to the incident didn’t offer the councilor sobriety tests. City Councilor Kathleen Toomey sideswiped a parked car around midnight on Sept. 2. Body camera footage shows Toomey told officers that she was on her way back from a restaurant. No injuries were reported, and officers did not charge Toomey in connection with the crash. GBH News obtained and veri
Experts hope nor’easter helped ease drought conditions (opens the original)
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The nor’easter this weekend knocked out power for thousands and flooded some coastal areas — but the rain also brought some relief to Massachusetts’ rivers, ponds and groundwater supply. Some towns in the southeastern part of the state received as much as 7 inches of rainfall, with more expected through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The rain was sorely needed on the Cape, which has been in a drought for years. Water resource experts hope the nor’easter also eased mild droug
Worcester City Council votes down proposed ban on homeless encampments (opens the original)
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Worcester city councilors on Tuesday rejected a controversial municipal plan to fine homeless people for sleeping outside on public property, with some councilors saying the city needs to “have a little more compassion.” City Manager Eric Batista brought the proposed homeless encampment ban before the City Council as part of his administration’s larger strategy to address homelessness and connect unhoused people with more resources. Although the manager has stressed that being homeless is not a
Soaring diesel prices squeeze Mass. farmers (opens the original)
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At his dairy farm in Dracut, Warren Shaw can’t avoid paying record-high diesel prices. He relies on diesel tractors to harvest hay and corn he grows for his cows. The box trucks that bring his milk and ice cream to customers also run on diesel. Meanwhile, as his farm constructs a new production facility, the rising price of fuel is driving up building costs. “It’s a real expense problem,” said Shaw, who’s president of the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation. “The whole chain, starting with the
Destructive Asian longhorned beetle is eradicated in Shrewsbury, state officials say (opens the original)
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Massachusetts has notched a victory in its long war against an infamous bug that kills trees. The Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Department of Agricultural Resources announced on Friday that they have eradicated the Asian longhorned beetle in the town of Shrewsbury. The community will no longer be a part of a special quarantine zone in Central Massachusetts that restricts the movement of wood and tree trimmings in order to prevent the beetle’s spread. Shrewsbury is the second
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