Thursday: Chance of a p.m. shower, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Massachusetts teen accused of killing mom, brother in affluent suburb after disturbing ChatGPT activity: DA (commstrader.com) — A double homicide inside a Martha Lane home has left Acton residents reeling, as a 17-year-old is held without bail in the deaths of his mother and younger brother. Prosecutors say the family recently moved to Acton for its schools, and investigators are examining the teen's reported use of ChatGPT to explore violent fantasies while the community rallies around the grieving father.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Acton, MA fire at Rex Lumber on Main St. is knocked down with crews overhauling. 5:25AM on Aug 17: Fire reported at 840 Main St. in Acton, MA, with extensive overhaul. (Nextdoor )
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🗞 Nearby News
Concord
Sky5: Car crashes into Commuter Rail train in Concord, Mass. (wcvb.com)
Voter registration deadline set for Saturday, August 22 (concordbridge.org)
Littleton
New Bedford police officer investigated for allegedly using Flock surveillance cameras to track her ex (boston.com)
Bedford
FDA approves Lantheus tau PET imaging agent for Alzheimer's disease (dotmed.com)
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