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​Cheating Accusations Cool Encore Boston's Hot Start​: Patch PM

Also: A year later, $100K bail for man accused of shooting at officers | Reading street returns to 40 mph | Needham gymnasts shine | More.

It's been an eventful start for the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett.
It's been an eventful start for the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Welcome to Tuesday's Patch PM. Here are today's top headlines:

Cheating Accusations Cool Encore Boston Harbor's Hot Start

The Everett resort and casino boasted impressive numbers following its opening but is now being accused of cheating customers out of money.

$100K Bail For Man Accused Of Shooting Falmouth Officers

Malik Koval, 22, has been held without bail for nearly a year.

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2 Needham Gymnasts Make Noise In National Competition

Mya Tam and Gemma Gow took huge steps in their difficult journeys to reach their Olympic dreams.

Mya Tam. (Lana Tran)

Step On It Drivers, 40 MPH Limit Returns To Reading's Haverhill Street

Attention residents, commuters, and followers of town vs. state squabbles. Once again you can drive 40 mph on Haverhill Street.

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Captain America Calls The President Of The United States A Racist

With Thanos disposed of, Sudbury's own Chris Evans has taken aim at Trump.

Local

The family that owns Discount Madness in Tewksbury said Tuesday it still has not set a closing date for the store while unveiling plans for what will be built on the Main Street property.

Melrose DPW Director John Scenna, a longtime city employee whose department has been under fire since the latest sewer backup devastated four Brazil Street homes, is one of two finalists for the position of Lynnfield's water superintendent.

A gas station worker in Weymouth was hospitalized after he was struck by an SUV Monday night.

A fire caused more than $100,000 worth of damage at a Shrewsbury home Monday afternoon.

The scene of a fire in Shrewsbury on Rawson Hill Drive July 15, 2019. (Shrewsbury Fire Department)

Robert Kraft's community nonprofit awarded a $10,000 grant for Foxborough to use to construct the new Booth Field playground.

The Partners in Patriotism Fund recently donated $10,000 to the Friends of Foxboro Recreation for a new playground. (Courtesy of Jeremie Smith/PIP)

Sports

Red Sox fans get their first look at Andrew Cashner, who Boston acquired in a trade with Baltimore. Cashner takes the mound against Toronto at 7:10 (NESN.)

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