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Thursday, October 12, 2017
Environmental study claims gas companies created artificial shortage
A study Massachusetts utility Eversource calls a complete fabrication claims the utility company and one other created artificial gas shortages which raised gas prices.
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Stratton Hill apartments land $23M for rehab
A housing community in Worcester will undergo an extensive renovation after MassHousing has closed $22.5 million in financing to a privately-owned real estate firm.
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Worcester health agency owner arrested over MassHealth fraud
Hellen Kiago, a 47-year-old Sturbridge resident, was arrested on Wednesday morning for allegedly stealing about $2.7 million from the MassHealth system, Attorney General Maura Healey's office said.
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Worcester EMTs may picket
Unionized emergency medical technicians who work for UMass Memorial Health Care may picket as they spar with the system over wages.
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House passes bump stock ban
House lawmakers on Wednesday moved rapidly, and some critics said rashly, to ban any device that could be used to increase the rate of discharge of a firearm.
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Fire at Ashland restaurant ruled arson
The Massachusetts Fire Marshal's Office said Wednesday the fire at the Fusion Cuisine restaurant in Ashland early Wednesday morning was set intentionally.
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Staples stores will be closed on Thanksgiving
Staples stores will again be closed on Thanksgiving, but will be open on Black Friday, the office superstore announced Wednesday.
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Regional Roundup
Question of the Week
Tuesday we asked: Democrats, Republicans and even the National Rifle Association are calling for legislation to regulate or possibly ban the sale of bump stocks, a device making semi-automatic rifles function as automatic weapons. The Nevada man who authorities say killed 59 concertgoers and injured hundreds more while firing out of a Las Vegas hotel room reportedly used bump stocks on at least some of his weapons. Since the attack and subsequent calls for regulation, prices of bump stocks have more than tripled as demand has skyrocketed.
If you owned a gun shop, what would you do with your inventory of bump stocks in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting?
  • I wouldn't sell them in the first place.
  • My first thought was, 'it depends on how many of them I have in stock and how well my business is doing.' But listening to the guy who sold Paddock a gun before the shooting, it was clear that his conscience is his guide and I thought he was a pretty good model.
  • Most gun shops are for serious mentally stable people who either want guns for self defense or for sporting purposes. Bump stocks are a gimmick that serves neither purpose. They are a stupid device that only proves that legislators don't have a clue about guns and the needs and purposes for them.
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