Crime & Safety

MA City Threatened As Feds Press On: Patch PM

Also: 'Breastaurant' calls it quits in Boston; Students rescue friend who fell through ice; Violence on Sesame Street; More.

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Boston's 'Breastaurant' Calls It Quits

The Tilted Kilt's Fenway location closed less than a year after opening, leaving only one left in Massachusetts.

MA City Threatened With DOJ Subpoena

It's not the first time the heavily Hispanic town has tangled with the Department of Justice.

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Seventh-Graders Rescue Fell Student Who Fell Through Ice

A boy and girl pulled him out of the water while another girl called 911.

Woman Forgives Man Sentenced In Crash That Killed Fiancé, 2 Children

The Swansea man behind the wheel was sentenced Tuesday.

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Sesame Street Stabbing Followed By Intentional Crash: Prosecutors

A Dracut man was charged from his hospital bed with trying to kill a woman before crashing his car on purpose.

Trump Hosts Mayor Of 'New Bedfrod'

OK, it's probably just a typo. It's not like the president holds petty grudges.

Harvard Women Want Hasty Pudding Winners To Speak Out

Detractors are calling on the Hasty Pudding troupe to start casting women and to update sexist portrayals of women.

Pot's Not Quite OK, But Focus On Opioids: New MA U.S. Attorney

"The number one enforcement priority for my office is the opioid crisis," Andrew Lelling told reporters.

School Took No Steps To Find Truth In Norton Case: Court Docs

New court documents have shed light on the fall 2015 investigation into an alleged relationship between former Stoughton HS teacher.

Cafe Chain Expands Into Burlington Mall

The London-based chain of European-style coffee houses continues is test of the American market in Massachusetts.

Beachcomber Con Man's Ex-Wife Admits To Misleading Investigators

Cecily Sturge, 70, of Delray Beach, Florida, has pleaded guilty to lying to investigators about the location of Scott Wolas.

Bullet Shoots Into Someone's Home

Not usually something you have to worry about in Brookline.

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