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Waltham cop charged with child porn re-released from custody after allegedly violating bail conditions

The Waltham police officer who was arrested by FBI agents in late March on federal child pornography charges spent another two weeks in custody this month after allegedly violating conditions of his bail, according to US Attorney Carmen Ortiz's office ...
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State Senator Karen Spilka eyes run for Congress

Massachusetts state Senator Karen Spilka has one more reason for supporting Ed Markey's campaign for U ...
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Greater Boston author readings May 26 ?June 1

SUNDAY: No events MONDAY: No events TUESDAY: Joseph Gallo ("Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us") reads at 7 p ...
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Priest reinstated after archdiocese clears him of sex abuse allegations

Reverend Joseph F. Byrne has been reinstated in the ministry after the Archdiocese of Boston cleared the 69-year-old priest of sexual abuse allegations, the archdiocese said today ...
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Fidelity selling BostonCoach limousine group, launched in 1985 by chairman Ned Johnson

Fidelity Investments is selling BostonCoach, the limousine and black car service that the firm's iconic chairman Edward "Ned" C ...
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Wife of man killed by FBI agent says he was never questioned about Waltham triple murder

The wife and best friend of the Chechen man shot and killed here by an FBI agent on Wednesday insisted today that authorities never questioned him, or them, prior to the fatal confrontation, about an unsolved triple slaying in Waltham, Mass, just outside of boston ...
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Obituary: Charles Hakar

HAKAR, Charles Of Waltham May 23, 2013. Complete notice to follow ...
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Father of man killed by FBI agents in Orlando, Fla., says his son was not capable of attacking police

Just days before he was shot and killed by an FBI agent during an interrogation in Orlando, Fla ...
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Second man arrested in May 14 Brockton homicide

A second suspect was arrested and charged with murder Wednesday in the shooting of a man in Brockton on May 14, said the office of Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J ...
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Orlando man fatally shot by FBI was suspect in 2011 triple slaying in Waltham, along with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev

A Chechen man with ties to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed by an FBI agent in Orlando while he was being questioned about an unsolved triple homicide in Waltham, according to two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation ...
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Stadium Sports Bar is now Playmakers Bar and Grill after recent ownership change

Owners of the Stadium Sports Bar and Grill chain have sold their Waltham location on Moody Street to a Boston-based real estate businessman -- but the new owner is planning to keep everything about the location basically the same except for the name and beer list, according to a Waltham branch manager.
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Nearly 500 attend 'Open Arts Day' in Watertown, show support for local police

Nearly 500 people attended "Open Arts Day," a free open house at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown earlier this month, showing a strong display of community following the events of the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent manhunt occurring locally, according to organization officials ...
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Steampunk fest draws thousands to Waltham

Thousands of locals and out-of-towners flocked to Waltham this weekend for the fourth annual Watch City Festival, which celebrates all things steampunk, an aesthetic movement that visualizes modern technology in the Victorian Era (think: The Prestige meets Iron Man) ...
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Garden clubs in the MetroWest

Its high season for garden clubs, and that means primarily ladies in brimmed hats transforming traffic islands, holding plant sales, and doing all manner of interpretive floral arranging ...
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Biking opportunities outside of Boston

The regions north and west of Boston offer a rich array of options for mountain bikers of all abilities ...
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