The victims range in age from 17 to 22 years old, officials said. Two of them were in critical condition.
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Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot. That’s led to a lawsuit and a scramble by regulators
Although Massachusetts voters opted to legalize marijuana more than 7 years ago, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission has taken the position that transporting pot across the ocean risks running afoul of federal laws.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man sentenced in Massachusetts man’s murder
Family members of shooting victim John Paquin speak at Mark Sinclair’s sentencing.
Posted inNation / World, New England, Schools & Education
Billionaire rains cash on UMass graduates to tune of $1,000 each, but says they must give half away
Billionaire philanthropist Rob Hale had a suprise for the graduating class at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, but it came with a catch.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man to get 33 years for murder of Massachusetts man
Mark J. Sinclair admits to the murder in a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Federal prosecutors accuse 3 Massachusetts men of Saco drive-by shooting
Prosecutors announced the arrests Thursday and said they believe the shooting involved 2 rival gangs who were distributing drugs in the Saco-Biddeford area.
Posted inNation / World, New England, News
Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chili consumption and had heart defect, autopsy says
The cause of death was listed as cardiopulmonary arrest ‘in the setting of recent ingestion of food substance with high capsaicin concentration,’ according to the autopsy. Capsaicin is the component that gives chile peppers their heat.
Posted inNation / World, New England, News
Air Force prepares new charges against convicted Discord leaker
Jack D. Teixeira, the airman convicted of leaking classified U.S. secrets on the chat app Discord, faces military criminal proceedings this month.
Posted inNation / World, New England
Massachusetts moves to protect horseshoe crabs during spawning
Horseshoe crabs predate the dinosaurs, but their populations have been depleted for decades.
Posted inNation / World, New England
Massachusetts family helps return Japanese artifacts looted during World War II
The items, taken after the Battle of Okinawa, were discovered by a family sifting through the personal effects of their late father.