Jack Encarnacao
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Towns seek to profit from pot industry
Cities and towns that avoided a ban on pot shops are now looking at ways to extract revenue from the burgeoning industry. → Read More
Mobile pot business falls under board scrutiny
The chairman of the state’s Cannabis Control Commission says the legality of mobile weed lounges will be part of its ongoing review of busine → Read More
Burned BC coeds pray for suspect
Two of the four Boston College juniors sprayed in an acid attack in France urged their classmates to find forgiveness for the mentally ill woman wh → Read More
Boston College students expected to stay in France despite acid attack
An acid attack on four Boston College students at a train station in France left the campus reeling, as French authorities sort through what caused → Read More
MMA Notebook: Reebok’s uniform reboot is improved look
After two years in business together, the UFC and Reebok have learned some hard lessons, trying to fit the unwieldy sport into the type of uniform template common in other sports. → Read More
‘Top Chef’ Teamster bites back at union president's ‘support’
One of the four Teamsters acquitted in the “Top Chef” extortion trial is blasting Local 25 President Sean O’Brien for claiming he → Read More
Key Geoffrey Diehl strategist lobbied for Saudis
A key strategist for state Rep. Geoffrey Diehl’s U.S. Senate campaign worked for Saudi Arabia in its lobbying effort to kill a law allowing the families of terrorism victims to sue foreign governments it held responsible for the attacks in American courts. → Read More
Key Diehl strategist lobbied for Saudis
A key strategist for state Rep. Geoffrey Diehl’s U.S. Senate campaign worked for Saudi Arabia in its lobbying effort to kill a law allowing the families of terrorism victims to sue foreign governments it held responsible for the attacks in American courts. → Read More
Key Diehl strategist was hired by Saudi Arabia to fight 9/11 bill
A key strategist for state Rep. Geoffrey Diehl's U.S. Senate campaign worked for Saudi Arabia in its lobbying effort to kill a law allowing the families of terrorism victims to sue foreign governments it held responsible for the attacks in American courts. → Read More
O'Brien blasts Hoffa as Teamsters rivals clash
Boston Teamsters President Sean O'Brien said the head of the International Teamsters, James P. Hoffa "didn't even acknowledge" the federal court victory of four local Teamsters acquitted last month in the "Top Chef" extortion trial. "It just goes to show you how out of touch he is. Unless it affects him personally, he doesn't want to deal with it or hear about or could care less about it." → Read More
Taking on Hoffa: Teamsters Local 25 president exploring international run
Teamsters Local 25 president Sean O’Brien is weighing a challenge to the International’s head James P. → Read More
Shootings leave four wounded in Cambridge, Roxbury
Four people were shot in two separate incidents in Roxbury and Cambridge in a burst of early evening violence yesterday, one of which caused police → Read More
Panel will no longer assess nuke threat to power grid
The congressional committee studying the threat of an electromagnetic pulse attack on the United States is being forced to disband, even with North → Read More
Wife of 9/11 victim to mark day with hurricane relief
The wife of 9/11 victim Jeffrey Coombs will honor her husband’s memory by focusing on hurricane relief efforts in Houston and Florida.Christine Coombs told the Herald yesterday her heart goes out to the victims of Harvey and Irma. The Abington resident recalled venturing to New Orleans more than a year after Hurricane Katrina with other 9/11 and military widows to help build a home. → Read More
Motorcyclists shot, police hunt Jeep as I-93 shut down for 2 hours
Two motorcyclists were shot and wounded on Interstate 93 southbound in Dorchester late yesterday, prompting a police manhunt for a red Jeep, and a → Read More
Tronc in New York state of mind, buys Daily News
Tronc, Inc.’s purchase of the iconic New York Daily News for just $1 while taking on its pension liabilities sends an ominous signal about th → Read More
Shining a light on ALS
Stephen Winthrop, a Wayland resident who was diagnosed with ALS in 2013, is chairman of the national ALS Association’s board of trustees. → Read More
Electromagnetic pulse attack on grid could ‘cripple’ society
North Korea has threatened to launch an electromagnetic pulse attack that could shut down the United States’ power grid — causing months of blackouts that could bring society to a halt, with rampant crime and social chaos.Experts say the threat posed by an EMP — the side effect of an atmospheric nuclear detonation — is significant, and New England is particularly vulnerable. → Read More
Mattis: U.S. would deliver ‘massive military response’
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis pledged a “massive military response — a response both effective and overwhelming” to any North Korean attack and President Trump threatened to halt trade with countries that deal with North Korea after the rogue state launched its sixth and largest nuclear test yesterday, an underground detonation of what it said is a hydrogen bomb.The tough talk came as… → Read More
Brockton man faces murder charges in fire
A 50-year-old Brockton man faces seven attempted murder charges, accused of setting fire to a home while seven people were sleeping inside. → Read More