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Everett’s mayor to get $1.1 million in defamation settlement with local newspaper
The publisher and editor of one of Everett’s longtime papers admitted to fabricating stories. The newspaper must shutter this week under the settlement. -
From an ice cream truck to cameras, how law enforcement spends money it seizes in western Mass.
While many departments' state and federal forfeiture expenditures are related to policing, they also shelled out seized cash for everything from trophies and an ice cream truck to public-relations consulting. -
A state agency that issues student loans has sued thousands of borrowers
The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority says it is beholden to bond holders who purchase its loans; critics say the agency goes too far. -
2 men were arrested in Boston for allegedly flying a drone near the airport
Two men were arrested in Boston on Saturday for allegedly operating a drone "dangerously close" to Logan International Airport, police said. -
One year after reforming police details, Boston inching toward hiring civilian flaggers
City officials say move could finally come in 2025.
