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$1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Mass $1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Mass
$1M Powerball Ticket Sold In Mass The $1 billion Powerball lottery was claimed this weekend in Oregon, but some luck made its way to one winner in Massachusetts as they collected a seven-figure check from the drawing.  Millions of Powerball tickets were sold for the drawing on Saturday, April 6, but only one person got all the numbers, Powerball, and multiplier correct. Seven others across the country, including someone in Methuen, correctly guessed the five numbers, landing them a $1 million jackpot.  The Bay Stater bought their ticket at Route 110 Convenience at 196 East St. The winner's name was …

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Cambridge's Own Matt Damon's Math Not Adding Up On 'SNL' Cambridge's Own Matt Damon's Math Not Adding Up On 'SNL'
Matt Damon Makes Surprise Appearance On 'SNL' Matt Damon's math isn't quite adding up. The Massachusetts native was among a bevy of A-list celebs who made cameo appearances on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, as Kristen Wiig was inducted into the Five-Timers' Club. Rudd, 55, has also hosted the show five times, and was the first celeb to pop up during Wiig's monologue Saturday night, April 6. Then came former writer Paula Pell, and then, Damon, who grew up in Cambridge, donning a Five-timers' jacket. "First off, big fan," 53-year-old Damon tells 50-year-old Wiig from the audience. "I grew up watching you on SNL." "You …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Stow Man, 20, Locked Himself In Home With Teen Girlfriend's Body: Police Stow Man, 20, Locked Himself In Home With Teen Girlfriend's Body: Police
Naveah Goddard Found Dead Inside Stow Home Of Shane Curry Police arrested a 20-year-old man after he locked himself inside his home for hours on Friday afternoon, April 5, with his 17-year-old girlfriend's body, authorities said.  Shane Curry, of Stow, was charged with assault and battery on a household or family member and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Nevaeh Goddard was pronounced dead at the scene.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy to see what caused her death. If investigators can find evidence of homicide, Curry's charges will be amende…

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by Josh Lanier
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23 Small Aftershocks Reported By USGS In 23 Hours After New Jersey Earthquake 23 Small Aftershocks Reported By USGS In 23 Hours After New Jersey Earthquake
23 Small Aftershocks Reported By USGS In 23 Hours After New Jersey Earthquake The USGS is reporting 23 aftershocks in the 23 hours since the New Jersey earthquake that rattled the Northeast. The initial earthquake had a magnitude of 4.8 and was reported in Whitehouse Station at 10:23 a.m. Friday, April 5. Tremors were felt by more than four million people from Maryland to New Hampshire. The first aftershock was reported just under an hour later at 11:20 a.m. 6 km NNE of Whitehouse Station with a magnitude of 2.0. The largest aftershock had a 4.0 magnitude and happened just before 6 p.m. Friday, April 5. Most of the aftershocks were not notable, with magnitudes …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Procter & Gamble Recalls Laundry Detergent Packets Due To Serious Injury Risk Procter & Gamble Recalls Laundry Detergent Packets Due To Serious Injury Risk
Procter & Gamble Recalls Laundry Detergent Packets Due To Serious Injury Risk Procter & Gamble is recalling some of its laundry detergent brands due to the risk of serious injury. The voluntary recall, announced on Friday, April 5, involves certain lot codes of Tide Pods, Gain Flings, Ace Pods, and Ariel Pods liquid packets packaged in flexible film bags manufactured between September 2023 and February 2024.  Recalled products range from bags with 12 to 39 packets and were sold at Big Lots, CVS, Family Dollar, Home Depot, Sam’s Club, Target, Walmart, and other major stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and other websites from September 2023 up until th…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
4.0 Magnitude Aftershock: Northeast Feels Additional Tremors 4.0 Magnitude Aftershock: Northeast Feels Additional Tremors
4.0 Magnitude Aftershock: Northeast Feels Additional Tremors Hours after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast, several states are once again feeling the earth move in what appears to be an aftershock. Just after 6 p.m. on Friday, April 5, the tremors of a 4.0 magnitude earthquake — an aftershock from an earlier 4.8 quake originating in New Jersey — could be felt across the Northeast. Similar to its earlier counterpart, the quake shook buildings across New York City, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut, with some reporting feeling it in Pennsylvania and western Massachusetts. Original Story: 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northeast T…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Rockport Man Raped Disabled Child He Knew Repeatedly For 2 Years: Police Rockport Man Raped Disabled Child He Knew Repeatedly For 2 Years: Police
Rockport Man Raped Disabled Child He Knew Repeatedly For 2 Years: Police A 59-year-old Essex County man was arrested and charged this week with raping a child with intellectual disabilities multiple times, authorities said.  Brian E. Tuck, of Rockport, is charged with aggravated statutory rape, indecent assault and battery on an intellectually disabled person, indecent assault and battery on a person under 14, rape of a child under 16 by force (three counts), and reckless endangerment of a child, Rockport police said.  He was ordered held without bail on Thursday, April 4.  Police said the assaults took place between 2013 and 2015 but did no…

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by Josh Lanier
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$4M Lottery Jackpot Won In Tewksbury $4M Lottery Jackpot Won In Tewksbury
$4M Lottery Jackpot Won In Tewksbury A Quincy Trust collected a $4 million lottery jackpot on a $10 scratch-off ticket.  Frenchy Nominee Trust claimed the seven-figure prize from the “$4,000,000 Monopoly Doubler” game. Trusts allow the winners to remain anonymous.  Related: Man Whose Won Lottery Nearly 50 Times Talks Strategy  Attorney David Spillane, a trust nominee, collected the prize money.  The winner chose to take the lump sum payment of $2.6 million (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  The ticket was sold at Tewksbury Convenience Store at 158 Shawsheen St. The store will get a $…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Man Hit Woman With Car In Hopkinton Causing Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say Road Rage: Man Hit Woman With Car In Hopkinton Causing Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say
Ryan Sweatt, Of Milford, Charged With Running Over Woman A Milford man has been charged with running down a woman with his car and hitting her on purpose during a road rage dispute in Hopkinton, authorities said.  Ryan Sweatt, age 36, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, operating to endanger, and a marked lanes violation after the alleged incident overnight Thursday, April 4, the Middlesex District Attorney said. He was scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning.  Investigators say Sweatt got into a heated argument with a car on Route 85 Thursday night. When the driver and passen…

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by Josh Lanier
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4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Felt In Massachusetts 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Felt In Massachusetts
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Felt In Massachusetts An earthquake was felt in several states along the East Coast, including New York and Connecticut, late Friday morning, April 5. Click here for a new, updated story - 4.0 Magnitude Aftershock: NY Feels Additional Tremors The US Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 10:23 a.m. measured a 4.8 on the Richter scale, and had a depth of 0.62 miles. It reportedly originated in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the borough of Lebanon, about 60 miles west of midtown Manhattan. It shook buildings across New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and was even felt as far away as Boston…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Nor'easter: Woman Killed By Fallen Tree ID'd As Wife Of NY Yankees Exec Nor'easter: Woman Killed By Fallen Tree ID'd As Wife Of NY Yankees Exec
Nor'easter: Woman Killed By Fallen Tree ID'd As Wife Of NY Yankees Exec A woman who was killed after a tree fell on her car as a Nor'easter swept through the region has been identified as a 50-year-old mother and wife of a New York Yankees executive. New, updated report - Yankees To Dedicate Season To Woman Killed In Armonk The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 in Northern Westchester County. The 2021 Toyota had been northbound on Route 128 between School Street and Leisure Farm Drive, according to the Town of North Castle Police. The woman has been ID'd as Catherine Tusiani, a resident of Armonk and the wife of Michael Tusiani, …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Peabody Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Danvers Peabody Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Danvers
Peabody Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Danvers A 34-year-old Peabody man was taken to a trauma center after crashing his SUV into a tree in Danvers.  The man, whose name was not released, went off the road about a half mile from the Route 62 exit of Route 1.  He was the only person in the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee.  Paramedics rushed him to Beverly Hospital and later to Lahey Hospital in Burlington.  A lane on Route 1 was closed for more than an hour as police cleaned, cleared, and investigated the crash.  It's unclear what caused the man to go off the road. 

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by Josh Lanier