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GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Hello and happy Monday!
I’m Lisa Kashinsky, the new author of Massachusetts Playbook. Some of you may recognize my byline from the Boston Herald, The Eagle-Tribune, Wicked Local and the Patriot Ledger. You also may have seen me on Beacon Hill or on the campaign trail in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Two Arrested After Shooting at Margaritas Restaurant in Framingham Two people were arrested and one was charged with attempted murder in a shooting at Margaritas in Framingham, Massachusetts
Published April 30, 2021 •
Updated 2 hours ago
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A bullet grazed a man s head during a shooting in a restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts, overnight, according to reports. The 35-year-old man s injuries are not expected to be life-threatening, Framingham police said.
The shooting broke out around 9 p.m. at Margaritas restaurant at 725 Cochituate Road, the Framingham Source reported. The victim may have been shot inside the restaurant, according to police. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The twist is that one of Natick’s Town Meeting members was there.
Sue Ianni, a Town Meeting member who faces charges for entering the Capitol after Trump supporters broke into the building, told the
MetroWest Daily News on Wednesday that she believes the non-binding resolution amounts to “political persecution of conservatives.” Advertisement
“They want to shut me up,” Ianni told the newspaper.
The resolution which was reportedly passed by a vote of 113-20, with seven abstentions called the Jan. 6 riot a “despicable act,” adding that Town Meeting members “condemn the actions of any and all persons who took part in this heinous act, and declare that they in no way represent the sentiments of this body, or of the Town of Natick.” It did not name Ianni.
It’s not clear how long the hiatus will be, but
federal officials say it could last weeks. Massachusetts was expecting a smaller shipment of the one-shot vaccines already, but yesterday’s announcement
upended vaccine appointments all over the state. While Baker has pitched the J&J vaccine as an avenue to vaccinate people more quickly compared to its two-shot counterparts this pause could stretch the state’s in-demand vaccine supply even further, as more people try to book their shots. Plus,
experts worry it could erode public trust in the vaccine.
BOSTON MAYOR’S RACE LEADERBOARD Nearly half of voters haven’t made up their minds in the race for Boston s next mayor, according to a new poll released this morning. It s a sign the race is wide open, even with an incumbent mayor in the mix.
The Milford Daily News
This month, which is National Poetry Month, the library invites you to help create a community poem or poems.
Tables in both the children s and adult areas have magnetic boards and words just waiting to be transformed into whole poems or single lines. We ask you to snap a picture of your poem or line on social media using #MTLPoetry21.
The Academy of American Poets established National Poetry Month in 1996 as a way to promote poetry reading, sharing, teaching and appreciation.
With the breakthrough of Amanda Gorman, the young poet who performed at the inauguration and the Super Bowl, poetry is reaching its widest, youngest and most diverse audience yet.