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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey to speak at Democratic National Convention Thursday night

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August 22, 2024

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey to speak at Democratic National Convention Thursday night

Young Massachusetts voters say the DNC has their attention

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BOSTON – Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey will be one of the speakers at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Thursday night, shortly before Vice President Kamala Harris will accept the party’s nomination for president.

Healey is expected to speak at 8:15 p.m. on the fourth and final night of the convention at the United Center.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Maura Healey at Roxbury Community College in Boston, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.

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Healey and Harris are both former attorneys general. Harris was California’s attorney general from 2011 to 2017, when she left after being elected to the U.S. Senate. Healey was attorney general in Massachusetts from 2015 until last year when she became governor.

Healey is one of 116 Massachusetts delegates at the DNC this week. Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Secretary of State Bill Galvin and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have also been there.

Galvin came back to Boston early and is serving as acting governor until Healey returns Friday.

In Massachusetts, if the governor and lieutenant governor are out of town, the secretary of state fills in. If he’s out, Campbell would be next in line to be in charge.

On Wednesday, Healey was a part of the Democratic Women Governors panel in Chicago. The panel was hosted by “Seinfeld” and “VEEP” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Healey was asked what advice she has for Harris.

“I’ve got to rep Massachusetts. Converse made, keep rocking the converse. Keep drinking water. Stay on offense,” Healey said. “And know, Kamala, that there are girls and women out there all across America, all across the world who are looking to see this happen, and more than that, who need to see this happen. And with the help of everybody out there, and everybody coming to play, we’re going to make this happen.”

Mike Toole

Mike Toole is the managing editor for CBS Boston. He has worked in the WBZ-TV newsroom for more than 20 years. He previously wrote and produced news and sports at WABC-TV in New York.

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Inside the Massachusetts courtroom where former students face a teacher charged with rape

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April 23, 2026

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Inside the Massachusetts courtroom where former students face a teacher charged with rape

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The women said they were frightened, but they didn’t show it Wednesday in a Massachusetts courtroom as they watched the teacher who allegedly preyed on them when they were students at the posh Miss Hall’s School plead not guilty to rape.

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Heavy police presence due to ‘ongoing incident’ in Tewksbury

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April 22, 2026

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Heavy police presence due to ‘ongoing incident’ in Tewksbury

There is a heavy police presence in a section of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon due to what authorities are describing only as an “ongoing incident.”

“There is currently a heavy police presence on Salem Road due to an ongoing incident,” Tewksbury police said in a social media post just before 1 p.m. “Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes if possible. Please allow emergency personnel the space they need to respond safely and efficiently”

No further details were released. Police said they will provide updates as more information becomes available.

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Wrong-way crash closes I-495 southbound in Chelmsford, 1 seriously injured – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

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April 22, 2026

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Wrong-way crash closes I-495 southbound in Chelmsford, 1 seriously injured – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

CHELMSFORD, MASS. (WHDH) – A wrong-way driver crashed into another vehicle on I-495 in Chelmsford Tuesday night, shutting down the soundbound lanes in that area, according to Massachusetts State Police and The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).

State police said Troopers from the Concord Barracks responded to a two-car crash on I-495 at the Hunt Road overpass shortly before 10 p.m. They said preliminary information indicates the crash happened as a result of a wrong-way driver striking a vehicle traveling in the correct direction.

Chelmsford Fire and EMS responded to the scene, and the driver was taken to the hospital by MedFlight. State police said they suffered life-threatening injuries.

MassDOT said the highway southbound is currently closed at exit 88 due to the crash, and is expected to remain closed for several hours.

Drivers are asked to seek alternate routes at this time.

This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

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