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Gas Station Attendant Fends Off Robber By Hosing Him With Gasoline

A man who tried to rob a Lowell gas station over the weekend wound up getting hosed. Police say Saturday afternoon, a man believed to be holding a knife, attempted to rob a gas attendant at the BP Station at the corner of Andover and High Streets.

Court: Burnt Marijuana Odor Not Enough To Suspect Criminal Activity

The odor of burnt marijuana alone is not enough for police to suspect criminal activity and order a person to get out of a car, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday, citing a state law that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of the narcotic.

Massachusetts state-funded Web site tells teens abortion 'much easier than it sounds'

A state-funded sex education Web site that tells teens an abortion is “much easier than it sounds” has drawn fire from outraged pro-lifers who say mariatalks.com is glossing over ugly truths, steering teens toward the controversial procedure and counseling them how to keep mom and dad in the dark.

Shopping mall evacuated, SWAT team deployed over man with umbrella

A young man innocently walking with an umbrella mistaken for a rifle triggered the evacuation of a shopping mall in Burlington, Mass., Tuesday, police said.

Boston modifies ambulance for obese patients up to 850 lbs

Stephen Smith The Boston Globe 01/11/2011
Boston modifies ambulance for obese patients up to 850 lbs

In a super-sized world, it was perhaps inevitable: Boston’s Emergency Medical Services this month will begin deploying an ambulance equipped with a hydraulic lift to ease transport of the heaviest patients.

Elementary school plans to sell ad space on permission slips, school notices

Ads for cigarettes and liquor won’t make the cut. But ads for local ice cream shops or hair salons could soon be appearing on permission slips, class calendars, and school notices sent home with Peabody elementary school students after a unanimous School Committee vote this week.

4 Massachusetts hospitals investigating: Patients’ files left at public dump

Four Massachusetts community hospitals are investigating how thousands of patient health records, some containing Social Security numbers and sensitive medical diagnoses, ended up in a pile at a public dump.

$9,000 Engagement Ring Lost During Proposal

SOUTH YARMOUTH (WBZ) ― When Matt Cawley popped the big question to girlfriend Stacey Scanlon, it's fair to say it could've gone better. "Just another chapter in the book," said Cawley. "I was like 'Here we go!'""I feel like it's a story that'll be passed along in our families forever," added Scanlon. They're talking about the loss of a $9,000 diamond engagement ring -- a family heirloom.

Massachusetts Town Bans Bottled Water Sales

The Boston Channel 05/04/2010
Massachusetts Town Bans Bottled Water Sales

The town of Concord has banned the sale of bottled drinking water in town beginning in 2011.

MIT students' reveal their sex habits in a survey

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has recently conducted a wide-ranging survey of the sex-lives of the university's undergraduates. About 40 percent of students, or 1729 people, responded to the email survey.


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