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Mass. corrections officers accused of assaulting incarcerated men after attack on colleagues Original

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By Charlie McKenna Verified
| MassLive Verified
Four corrections officers who worked at Massachusetts’ maximum security prison are facing criminal charges after prosecutors say they assaulted three incarcerated men believed to be responsible for an attack on corrections officers at the prison in September 2024, according to court records and a published report. Paul Birri, Stephen Cobb, Shaun Gould and Matthew Valade were indicted on assault charges in Worcester Superior Court in June, records show.
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Dozens of Massachusetts beaches off-limits for swimmers Monday

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By Charlie McKenna Verified
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Follow Dozens of Massachusetts beaches off-limits for swimmers Monday Mon, July 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On what is shaping up to be an ideal summer day across Massachusetts, 50 beaches in the Bay State were closed for swimming on Monday, according to state data. The closures spanned from Holden and Worcester in Central Massachusetts to Boston and Quincy in Eastern Massachusetts to beaches on Cape Cod and the islands.
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Connecticut woman facing charges connected with fatal crash at Nantucket Stop & Shop Original

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By Charlie McKenna Verified
| MassLive Verified
A 62-year-old Connecticut woman is facing criminal charges in connection with a fatal crash at a Nantucket Stop & Shop in late June, police said. Kathleen M. Featherston, of Fairfield, Connecticut, was charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle and motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation on Friday, Nantucket police said in a statement posted to Facebook. The charges against Featherston came nearly two weeks after the crash on June 29 that killed 62-year-old Stacey J.
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