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Bail reduced to $10,000 for Irish firefighter held in Boston on rape charge

Terence Crosbie, 37, is accused of raping a woman in her sleep at a Boston hotel in March during a visit to march in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade with members of the Dublin Fire Brigade.

Bail reduced to $10,000 for Irish firefighter held in Boston on rape charge
Terence Crosbie, 37, is accused of raping a woman in her sleep at a Boston hotel in March during a visit to march in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade with members of the Dublin Fire Brigade.

Worcester public libraries reopen following attack on staffer by person with a skateboard
Harry Frotman allegedly struck the staff member in the back of the head, knocking the person unconscious, according to court records.

Worcester public libraries reopen following attack on staffer by person with a skateboard
Harry Frotman allegedly struck the staff member in the back of the head, knocking the person unconscious, according to court records.

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New Englanders are great at handling blizzards. Let’s apply that know-how to heat waves.
We know how to do snow around here. But can we New Englanders be just as hardy when it comes to extreme heat?

Susan Wojcicki, internet pioneer at Google, YouTube, dies at 56
Wojcicki was among Google’s longest-serving employees and one of the highest-profile female executives in Silicon Valley. Few people had greater sway over the economics of the internet in the social media era.

Today in History: August 10, derecho rakes the Midwest
Today is Saturday, Aug. 10, the 223rd day of 2024. There are 143 days left in the year.

Boy and woman shot and injured, man fatally shoots self at Lowell home, authorities say
A boy and a woman were shot and injured and a man apparently fatally shot himself at a home on South Walker Street early Friday morning, prosecutors said.

Massachusetts ‘millionaires tax’ generated $2.2 billion in first year, but budget gap remains
After adjusting for the new tax revenue, the state currently faces a budget gap of around $233 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30.

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Obituaries

Steve Symms, senator who was voice of conservative ire, dies at 86

Susan Wojcicki, internet pioneer at Google, YouTube, dies at 56

Hall of Fame golfer and eight-time PGA winner Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodriguez dies at 88

Betsaida Gutiérrez, Jamaica Plain’s voice of community and tenacity, dies at 72

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Baby raccoons finally go free, someone is tricked into buying counterfeit Pokémon cards, and an electric Uber runs out of power

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OBITUARY

Hall of Fame golfer and eight-time PGA winner Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodriguez dies at 88

He also had 22 victories on the Champions Tour from 1985-2002 and was inducted into the PGA World Golf Hall of Fame in 1992. A cause of death was not made public.

Suspect in 1989 rapes in Framingham reportedly captured in Los Angeles

The man was captured in Los Angeles after an hour-long chase through the city Thursday evening, according to reports.

Today in History: August 9, US bombs Nagasaki

Today is Friday, Aug. 9, the 222nd day of 2024. There are 144 days left in the year.

Fatal police shooting of former acting New Bedford fire chief justified, DA’s office finds

The officers' use of force in the shooting death of Paul N. Coderre Jr., 55, on Dec. 29 after he shot an Acushnet officer “was consistent with the severity of the situation, and with each departments’ internal policies regarding the use of force,” prosecutors said in a report released Thursday.

K-9 helps Boston police recover firearms following arrest in Mattapan

Officers requested K-9 assistance shortly after arresting Michael McGee, 19, of Fall River, on an outstanding warrant as well as new firearms charges, Boston police said Thursday.

Lowell man arrested for defrauding Division of Motor Vehicles in New Hampshire, authorities say

Matthew Lefebvre, 33, owner of Only Dealz in Derry, N.H. will be arraigned in Concord District Court in New Hampshire on Sept. 27 one count of tampering with public records and one count of bond required, according to a statement from New Hampshire State Police.