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Economy · BostonThe Bay State will attempt to bridge the economic divide caused by the federal government’s sudden seeming aversion to paying for scientific research with research funding of its own.See the Story
Gov. Healey Offers Plan to Offset Federal Research Grant Cuts
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Worcester, Massachusetts · WorcesterWORCESTER – A jury found a local man guilty of the murder of Joshua Lopez, 24, of Worcester, in July 2020. The office of Worcester County District Attorney Joe Early Jr., says on Thursday, Aug. 7, a jury found Leroy Thompson, Jr., 30, of Worcester, guilty of the second-degree murder of Lopez on July 5, 2020. Lopez sat in the backseat of a vehicle, with a minor, near Almont Avenue when he sustained a gunshot wound. Lopez died a day later. The ju…See the Story
30-Year-Old Worcester Man Found Guilty in 2020 Murder
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