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Massachusetts State Lottery officials already knew the exploding popularity of online sports gambling, which allows people to place their bets without leaving the comfort of home, was going to eat into their bottom line.And while a hugely popular $50 scratch-off ticket helped shore things up...
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Even though the Festival of Flowers at the Springfield Museums is in its 11th year, it remains fresh year after year thanks to the flowers being “such a colorful and creative medium with which to work,” said Larissa M. Murray, director of education. “Every year...
One $4 million prize is left to be claimed in one of the Massachusetts State Lottery’s scratch ticket games after someone claimed one of the grand prizes on Tuesday.The $4 million grand prize was from the “$4,000,000 Jumbo Cash” scratch ticket game, which costs $10...
Residents of a homeless encampment in downtown Salem are facing removal Wednesday at the same time that the city is considering banning camping entirely. The people who live there – and local advocates – say that the removal of the encampment will lead to displacement....
A “scared, cold, and rain-soaked” stray cat was discovered in the parking lot at a busy shopping center in Dedham over the weekend, prompting a rescue effort by the Animal Rescue League of Boston to secure the cat and nurse it back to health.The cat,...
Reading police charged a driver Tuesday afternoon after he got into a crash with a 15-year-old pedestrian while driving with his license suspended, according to police. Woburn resident Liam Robinson, 25, is facing a charge of driving after a license suspension for operating under the...
Former Springfield Central boys basketball star Hason Ward is competing in March Madness on Thursday night.The former Golden Eagles big man and No. 2 Iowa State will try to defeat No. 3 Illinois in the Sweet 16 and earn a place in the Elite 8....
The WooSox get their fourth season as the Red Sox’ Triple A affiliate underway on Friday in Lehigh Valley against the IronPigs, and come home to Polar Park to host the Buffalo Bisons on Tuesday, April 2.The roster features only two of the Red Sox’...
