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Entrepreneurs · Salem

Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary

57% Center coverage: 28 sources

An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident that has the animal’s owner fuming, but that local police are describing as a sad mix-up. The shooting happened on Tuesday after police received a call of a report of a coyote in a residential backyard, said Timothy Labrie, chief of police in Northbridge, Massachusetts. The animal control officer went into the woods to look …See the Story

Sports · Danvers

Attack on a disabled man sparks outpouring of support and charges against 4 teens

47% Center coverage: 15 sources

BOSTON (AP) — A small town in Massachusetts has rallied behind a well-known community member who is developmentally disabled, after authorities say he was badly beaten by a group of teenagers last month. Four teens were charged this week in connection with the attack. Three 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old have been indicted in the beating of Christopher “Ducky” Anderson, the Essex County district attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Warrants wer…See the Story

Police · Peabody

Big Toy Giveaway making its return to downtown Indy for 15th year

50% Center coverage: 6 sources

Since the program's creation in 2009, hundreds of thousands of toys have been delivered to families in need through more than 100 nonprofits across Indiana.See the Story

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