Transit Police: Tweet About Beer Was Mistake By Off Duty Officer
On Sunday, one of their officers sent a tweet to everyone who follows the MBTA Transit Police on Twitter which said, "I was going to bring 12 pack u need beer".
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On Sunday, one of their officers sent a tweet to everyone who follows the MBTA Transit Police on Twitter which said, "I was going to bring 12 pack u need beer".
The actor lit up social media Wednesday when he tweeted that Peyton Manning was done. Lowe said he'd heard from "my people" that the Indianapolis Colts quarterback would retire later in the day.
If the Patriots beat the Ravens at the AFC Championship on Sunday, wide receiver Deion Branch would have a chance at his third ring.
After a friendly back-and-forth on Twitter, the Patriots wide receiver decided to pick-up the tab for the whole trip.
CBS Boston keeps you up-to-date on the happenings in New Hampshire, where voters will choose a winner in the first Republican primary of 2012.
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A woman lost her engagement ring on her ride to work Tuesday, but got it back thanks to Twitter and some sharp-eyed commuter rail workers.
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Michael Morrissey wants sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses, as well as any identities used on Facebook and other social media pages.
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Parents have written to Oyster River School Board, calling for Jim Kach's resignation.
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Brian Stuart of Jamaica Plain created a Twitter hash tag called #ThingsFatPeopleAreTold to give overweight people a place to vent about the things that are said them.
As an anticipated crowd of one million fans tried to make their way to the Bruins Stanley Cup victory parade Saturday, getting there proved to be a real challenge.
Dylan Cease struck out the side in the first inning, combining with 10 relievers on a three-hitter in a show of pitching dominance that led the American League to a 4-0 win over the National League in the All-Star Game.
A stretch of sand dunes on a Quincy beach was burned after a fireworks accident, a woman who lives nearby said.
The arrival of the "Boston Cone" marked the latest chapter in the city's unlikely love affair with Scotland's Tartan Army.
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Neither of the victims of the ICE shootings in Maine or Texas were the target of enforcement operations, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
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A Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
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Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
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A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
There's a proposal in Cambridge to limit customers at bars and restaurants to one drink every 30 minutes.
Boston Dynamics is expanding with a new robotics and AI center in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
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James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
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An injured hiker had to be carried off a New Hampshire mountain on a stretcher, but that didn't stop her from getting engaged.
A seal pup was spotted hanging ten on a boogie board off the cost of Maine this Fourth of July.
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