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Peter Pan to continue allowing immigration checks on buses

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressMarch 3, 2020

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2016 file photo, a child pushes a stroller under a gate to Boston's Chinatown neighborhood. Officials in Boston are launching efforts to draw visitors back to Chinatown amid fears of a new Chinese virus that's sickened tens of thousands, including a college student in Boston. Mayor Marty Walsh launched a social media campaign Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 encouraging people to share photos of themselves supporting small businesses in the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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Boston launches campaign to support Chinatown amid infection fears

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressFebruary 16, 2020

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 file photo, Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer poses for a portrait in New York. Kramer, a founding member of the band, filed a lawsuit against his band mates in January 2020 in Massachusetts Superior Court in Boston, claiming he has been kept out of the band after he hurt his ankle in 2019 and missed some shows. The suit comes just as the band is set to perform and be honored at Grammy Awards events. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)

Aerosmith drummer sues to get back into the band

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressJanuary 22, 2020

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2014, file photo, a man smokes a cigarette on Main Street in Westminster, Mass. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to sign a law on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, banning sales of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola), File

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No more menthol cigarettes: Massachusetts bans tobacco, vape flavors

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressNovember 27, 2019

FILE - In this May 22, 2019 file photo, a couple stands next to a shark warning sign while looking at the ocean at Lecount Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass. Local chamber of commerce data suggests Cape Cod lodging and beach visit numbers are down after uncommon tornados hit just one year after a pair of shark attacks. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Sharks, tornadoes and taxes: Cape Cod’s had a tough summer

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressSeptember 2, 2019

Light spires and one of the stone pillars stand along Boylston Street after installation was finished, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, in Boston to memorialize the Boston Marathon bombing victims at the sites where they were killed. Martin Richard, Krystle Campbell and Lingzi Lu were killed when bombs were detonated at two locations near the finish line on April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo)

Memorial to marathon bombing victims completed

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressAugust 19, 2019

FILE - In this July 6, 2019, file photo, motorcyclists participate in a ride in Randolph, N.H., to remember seven bikers killed there in a collision with a pickup truck in June. State transportation officials in Massachusetts are expected to be questioned during a legislative oversight hearing on Monday, July 22, 2019, in Boston, about the Registry of Motor Vehicles' failure to suspend the commercial license of the truck driver charged in the crash that killed the seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire. (Paul Hayes/Caledonian-Record via AP, File)

Massachusetts lawmakers suspend inquiry into RMV after deadly N.H. crash

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressJuly 22, 2019

People enjoy the day playing in a water fountain as the Empire State Building is seen from Williamsburg section of Brooklyn on Saturday, July 20, 2019 in New York. Americans from Texas to Maine sweated out a steamy Saturday as a heat wave spurred cancelations of events from festivals to horse races and the nation’s biggest city ordered steps to save power to stave off potential problems. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

East Coast bakes again

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressJuly 21, 2019

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2015, file photo, beachgoers keep an eye on the seals swimming at Coast Guard Beach in North Eastham, Mass. A plan to develop an acoustic system to chase away seals in order to prevent shark attacks is the latest front in the debate about how Cape Cod should respond in the wake of last year’s shark attacks. Deep Blue LLC presented the idea for an “invisible fence” to the Barnstable County Commissioners on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, drawing support from some officials and residents but concern from local animal rights groups.(Steve Heaslip/The Cape Cod Times via AP, File)

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Massachusetts towns eye sound barrier to chase away seals, prevent shark attacks

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressMay 29, 2019

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2017 file photo, silhouettes telling the stories of survivors are placed along the stairs leading to the second floor at the Sanctum House, a shelter for survivors of human trafficking, in Detroit, Mich. An Associated Press review in 2019 found at least 2,700 defendants have been charged with human trafficking at the state level across the U.S., but only about 1,000 were convicted of any crime since states started enacting the laws in 2003. Nearly 300 cases resulted in no conviction and hundreds of other cases remain pending. (Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press via AP, File)

States wrestle with human trafficking cases

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressMay 26, 2019