AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoCost-of-Living Pressure: New data show Mass. middle-class budgets rising faster than inflation, with housing and health care driving the squeeze while higher earners keep spending. Meteor Mystery Solved: NASA says the loud “double boom” across Massachusetts and New England was a meteor fireball, breaking up around 40 miles up with energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT. Public Safety—Wrong-Way Crash: A wrong-way driver struck a State Police cruiser on Route 1 in Peabody; the trooper was injured and the driver faces DUI and other charges. Tragedy on I-95: A Virginia bus crash killed five people from Massachusetts, including a family of four headed to a wedding; the driver was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Local Crime: New Bedford police arrested four men after a downtown fight involving more than 75 people, including recovery of a loaded firearm and a knife. Workplace/Justice: Bradley University faces a federal complaint alleging its race- and ethnicity-based scholarship program violates equal protection rules. Community & Health: A Gardner correctional officer died after a medical emergency on duty; and Athol issued a warning after wild animals showed neurological symptoms.
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