The addiction recovery program in Gardner, Mass., is part animal sanctuary, part therapy center. The men who stay there get assigned to care for one of dozens of animals — from chickens, pigs, goats and even ponies — as part of their treatment.
When Erin Moulton learned what really happened to her great-aunt, she couldn't ignore the echoes of today's fights over reproductive rights.
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Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski on Wednesday confirmed what many residents were hoping – days after a large pipe break disrupted water access to a majority of the city.
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Massachusetts resident Sam Aquillano’s passion for Lego building as an art form drove him to create a new, independent magazine, Bricka. The first issue printed this month.
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Cedric Lodge was sentenced to eight years in prison for his central role in a nationwide network of human remains trading. His wife, Denise Lodge, was ordered to serve one year and one day in prison.
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U.S. health officials like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tout San Patrignano, Europe's best-known rehab center, as a "beautiful model" of long-term drug treatment. But it and other therapeutic communities hold infamous, dark histories, and some addiction experts warn the style of care can leave residents vulnerable to abuse.
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Universities around Boston are boosting police presence and instituting swipe-card building access in the wake of a mass shooting at Brown University.
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A court-ordered evaluation determined that Jason Eaton, the man accused of shooting three Palestinian college students in Burlington two years ago, is competent to stand trial. Eaton’s attorneys have hired their own expert to conduct an evaluation.
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Royal Investments and its founder Kevin Patel made oversized promises of returns, and then allegedly failed to pay back investors.
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Ella Cook, a sophomore, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman, were killed during a final exam-review session by a shooter who has not been found yet. Nine other students were injured, and the university’s president said most are in stable condition.
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