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Mass. church group returns home after finding flights from Israel

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9 months ago

October 15, 2023

Mass. church group returns home after finding flights from Israel

Dozens of members of a church group from Salem, Massachusetts, have returned from Israel safely after their trip was disrupted by Hamas’ deadly attack.

Thirty-two parishioners from the Immaculate Conception Church had been in Israel to tour holy sites since the Friday before the attack, which has sparked on going war in the region.

“We are grateful and blessed to be back in Boston in the safety of our home and to be united again with our family and friends. We thank God for his goodness to us and for all the assistance, support and prayers from our family and friends and the people of our parish, the leadership team, the priests, and people of our Archdiocese and beyond,” said Rev. Robert Murray, pastor of the Mary Queen of the Apostles Parish, in a statement. “All the time we were there, whether in the immediate area of violence or the relative safety of Nazareth, to our brief stay in Amman Jordan, we knew from communication and confident faith that many were praying and helping us to return home safely.”

“At this time, we ask for some privacy so that we can reunite with our families, rest, and rejoin our faith community in prayers of thanksgiving,” he added.

President Joe Biden has vowed to support Israel following Hamas’ attacks this weekend.

People with U.S. and other foreign passports are stranded in Gaza. Some went to the Rafah border Saturday after officials announced they reached an agreement with Egypt and Israel to allow Americans to pass through safely between noon and 5 p.m.

But people who got word of this agreement from the U.S. State Department say they were there all day and nothing happened. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to Cairo and expected to speak there Sunday.

People coming from Tel Aviv to Boston Sunday morning said local airlines like Delta are unreliable and keep canceling flights, while international airlines like El Al are doing a better job of making sure their customers get back home safely. Many of them say they could hear the Iron Dome missile defense system shooting down rockets while waiting for their flight in the Tel Aviv airport.

Members of the Salem church group were expected to share more about what they went through later Sunday. NBC10 Boston had previously spoken to parishioner Mary Martinez from Nazareth .

“We saw the missiles and explosions, but they were far from us,” Martinez said in Spanish. “We got out of there and yesterday evacuated to come here.”

“There are a lot of people panicking, and some don’t want to go outside,” she continued. “Most of us are calm, confident in God, that we will leave here.”

A Massachusetts family is trapped in Gaza amid imminent ground attacks from Israel..

The congregation had been in touch with Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, about their situation.

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Two from Massachusetts allegedly break into a dispensary, then a restaurant

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6 hours ago

July 1, 2024

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Two from Massachusetts allegedly break into a dispensary, then a restaurant

They say marijuana can give you the munchies. That may explain the alleged break-in spree of two from Massachusetts.

According to police, on Saturday, at approximately 5:36 a.m., Blackstone Police received multiple reports of car break-ins on Michelle Lane and Ascension Street, and break-ins at multiple businesses including, First Choice Dispensary and Casa Burrito.

Officers responded to the area. Through a preliminary investigation, which included reviewing surveillance footage and through the cooperation of the public, officers were able to identify two juveniles, a 15-year-old male and 17-year-old male both from Blackstone.

Both juveniles are being charged with the following:

Breaking and Entering into a Vehicle in the Nighttime
Breaking and Entering into a Building in the Nighttime (Two Counts)
Larceny from a Building
Larceny under $1,200
Larceny of a Credit Card
Malicious Destruction Under $1,200
Trespassing
Larceny Under $1,200 by False Pretense

Both juveniles are expected to be charged in Milford District Court next week.

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Trump campaign HQ opens in Massachusetts

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13 hours ago

June 30, 2024

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Trump campaign HQ opens in Massachusetts

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — A new campaign headquarters opened up in Massachusetts for former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign on Sunday.

The office is located at the DeMello International Center on Union Street in New Bedford.

Massachusetts GOP Chair Amy Carnevale and former Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, chairman for Trump’s campaign in Massachusetts, delivered remarks.

Another office in Massachusetts opened up a couple of weeks prior in Northborough.

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Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Massachusetts throughout Sunday

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21 hours ago

June 30, 2024

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Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Massachusetts throughout Sunday

A week after a tornado watch was issued to Massachusetts and some parts of New England, more inclement weather could hit the region Sunday.

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 7 p.m. Sunday for the Bay State, Rhode Island and most of Connecticut, according to the National Weather Service Forecast office. Southern New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont face a hazardous weather outlook.

A detailed forecast for Massachusetts shows a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon after 2 p.m. with a high around 84 degrees and winds from the southwest coming in around 16 mph.

“Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall.” the forecast reads.

This evening, showers and thunderstorms remain likely throughout the state, mainly before 10 p.m. The forecast calls for cloud coverage in the early portion of the evening which should clear up later on. The temperature could drop as low as 61 degrees with winds coming in from the west around 11 mph.

Total rainfall on Sunday could range from a little over an inch to almost three, according to the forecast.

Additionally, the National Weather Service’s storm prediction center upgraded the southern part of New England to an enhanced risk (a level 3 out of 5) for severe weather on Sunday.

“Areal coverage of storms will increase this afternoon with damaging wind the primary threat, but large hail and an isolated tornado is also possible,” NWS said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

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