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UMass Amherst Host Democracy at the Microphone: A Conversation with Lulu Garcia Navarro

Amherst - Award-winning journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro will join Alexander Theodoridis, associate professor of political science and co-director of the UMass Poll, for a conversation titled “Democracy at the Microphone” on Tuesday, Nov.18, from noon to 1:30 p.m., in the Bernie Dallas Room of Goodell Hall...

By Larry Smith

Asking Eric: Can a relationship survive a ghosting?

Dear Eric: I recently reconnected with a man on a dating app who previously “ghosted” me. We’d been chatting months ago and had a good connection. We’re both single parents in our 40s, so we had a lot in common. We were supposed to have...

By Larry Smith

This Boston cafe wanted to give your dog a treat. City’s health inspection says no

Who’s a good boy? Not a Boston cafe, according to city health inspectors. They cited the coffee shop for keeping its canine customers happy with free snacks and water.Cafe Amalfi, located at Battery Wharf in Boston’s North End, is a boutique coffee shop that serves...

By Larry Smith

The MBTA is losing millions from uncollected fares and has a solution coming in December

MBTA commuter rail riders passing through South Station will soon be introduced to a new fare collection system.In August, the T announced it would install fare gates at its busiest transit hub, outside the commuter rail and Amtrak platforms. The gates are expected to begin...

By Larry Smith

Dodge — or bite — the bullet? Media pros share wisdom for your next PR nightmare

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By Larry Smith

Relic from Edmund Fitzgerald wreck returned to Mich. man who settled police misconduct case with state

By Ed White Associated PressDETROIT — The state of Michigan is giving up ownership of a rare relic from the famous Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, just weeks after it strangely obtained it through a settlement in a lawsuit that was completely unrelated to the doomed freighter.Larry...

By Larry Smith

Suspect steals, crashes truck carrying portable toilets, runs into ocean before arrest

MALIBU, Calif. —A suspect has been taken into custody after he allegedly stole and crashed a truck hauling portable toilets, CBS News reported.The Nov. 9 incident began when the suspect reportedly pretended to have a gun and carjacked an F-550 pickup truck hauling a trailer...

By Larry Smith

BWC: LVMPD officer dragged from parking lot by vehicle, shoplifting suspect arrested

LAS VEGAS —A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer was dragged by a suspect vehicle while responding to a shoplifting incident, video obtained by 8 News Now shows.The Aug. 1 incident began when officers responded to a reported shoplifting at a Target. Body camera footage...

By Larry Smith

Baltimore officer indicted on attempted murder charge after bystander’s video of pursuit goes viral

BALTIMORE —A Baltimore Police officer is being charged with attempted murder after a video circulating online appeared to show him driving off a roadway after a suspect fled on foot, CBS News reported.Robert A. Banks was indicted on charges of second-degree attempted murder, first- and...

By Larry Smith