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Ex-officials of Massachusetts veterans’ home with deadly COVID outbreak avoid prison

Two former employees of a Massachusetts veterans’ nursing home that experienced a deadly outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reached a settlement Tuesday to avoid prison, the state’s attorney general said. Bennett Walsh, former director of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, and David Clinton, former medical director at the home, are the victims of the coronavirus […]

Families in Massachusetts overflow shelters must reapply monthly, demonstrate attempts to become independent

A family lives in an overflow shelter in Massachusetts. Must reapply every month Democratic Gov. Maura Healey announced Monday that she would provide evidence of attempts to leave shelters and become self-sufficient. According to recent information, press release, the Healey administration is tightening restrictions on the state’s overflow shelters. The governor believes the additional requirements […]

Massachusetts Senate passes bill criminalizing ‘revenge porn’

A Massachusetts bill that would ban the sharing of explicit images and videos without consent was approved by the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday. The bill, which is now before a conference committee to iron out differences with the House, would mean South Carolina is the only state not to ban “revenge porn.” “With the passage […]

Illegal migrant in Massachusetts was an escaped convict from Brazil

An illegal immigrant wanted in Brazil for a violent crime has been arrested in a Massachusetts removal operation. according to press release On March 14, a 23-year-old non-citizen was arrested from an Enforcement Removal Operation (ERO) near his home in Everett, Massachusetts. Immigration authorities said the Brazilian was wanted in his home country for failing […]