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‘Pushed to the outer edge:’ Experts say State Police academy culture should factor in probe of recruit’s death

Before he died, Delgado-Garcia told a close friend that the first months of the academy were like “torture,” and numerous former trainees have filed complaints and lawsuits in recent years describing hazing-like conditions.

‘It’s our duty’: Healey, education officials celebrate $20 million early literacy investment
The administration’s literacy efforts will also be bolstered by a new five-year, $38.4 million federal grant.

Longtime head of Historic Boston Inc. named city’s director of historic preservation
She will also lead planning for the city’s upcoming celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2026 and the 400th anniversary of the founding of Boston in 2030.

Woman struck by MBTA bus in Everett, police say
The pedestrian was taken to a hospital for evaluation, said Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan. She was conscious and alert with minor injuries.

Teen, 17, killed in double shooting in Taunton
Khamitri Cole was shot inside a mobile home, officials said.

Today in History: September 19, state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Today is Thursday, Sept. 19, the 263rd day of 2024. There are 103 days left in the year.

Head of union says attack on corrections officers at Souza-Baranowski prison was ‘attempted murder’
“This wasn’t an isolated attack here," said Dennis Martin, president of the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union. “This was attempted murder.”

City Councilors call for emergency hearing over ‘inadequate’ USPS service in many Boston neighborhoods
Several councilors said they have been receiving reports of significant delays in mail delivery, or mail not arriving at all, from residents all across the city for months or years.

Mass. Pike in Hopkinton reopens after truck rollover
A truck rollover on the Mass. Pike forced the closure of the westbound side of the highway in Hopkinton on Thursday afternoon, officials said.

Karen Read case: arguments on dismissal motion before full SJC slated for November
Read is appealing a judge's August ruling denying her motion to dismiss two charges against her.

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Harris plans a livestream with Oprah Winfrey while Trump is set to address an Israeli-American group
Both major presidential candidates are making appearances Thursday meant to fire up their core supporters.

Vermont community in mourning after town official, his wife, and her 13-year-old son were fatally shot
A State Police spokesperson said investigators had detained an individual “during the initial stages of the investigation, but that person is no longer being detained.”

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Boston’s Black, Latino, Asian families are making more money, but income gaps remain, census data show

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Boston has become even more diverse over the past decade, new census data show

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Today in History: September 19, state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Today is Thursday, Sept. 19, the 263rd day of 2024. There are 103 days left in the year.

Following budget fiasco, Brockton mayor agrees he should step aside as School Committee chair

Independent investigators who looked into the budget crisis recommended the School Committee chair be someone other than mayor, but the position is written in the city’s charter.

Former lawyer for James ‘Whitey’ Bulger tapped as lead prosecutor in Karen Read case

Prominent Boston attorney Hank Brennan said he will prosecute the Read case “meticulously, ethically, and zealously, without compromise.”

Two corrections officers stabbed, three more hurt in incident with inmates at Souza-Baranowski, officials say

The officers were stabbed multiple times by men incarcerated at the Lancaster prison. All five were treated at nearby hospitals.

Revere Public Schools to hire security consultant following fights

A community forum will be held at Revere High School next week to allow staff, students, parents, and family members to discuss the recent violence.

Somerville man held without bail in stabbing of 74-year-old bus rider, authorities say

It is the second time in 15 months that Maalik Abdur-Rasheed, 47, has been accused and charged with stabbing a stranger in Roxbury, prosecutors said.

State officials silent on BPS’s late bus problems

Part of the state improvement plan required the district to hit an on-time arrival rate of 95 percent, a target BPS has tried to meet for more than a decade.

Roxbury man expected to plead guilty to manslaughter in 2020 killing, authorities say

Victor Augusto Lopez Sanchez, also known as Marcos Blanco, was killed Feb. 20, 2020, during a home invasion robbery, officials said.