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☆ A Massachusetts high school wants to call in the National Guard to help quell a 'disturbing increase' in violent fights, drug abuse, and truancy
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A high school committee in Massachusetts has asked the National Guard for help as it struggles to rein in student violence and drug abuse in its halls. "The National Guard does bring positivity, we use them to deploy COVID vaccinations." Rodrigues suggested that National Guard service members or staff be deployed as hall monitors and substitute teachers. "I know that the first thought that comes to mind when you hear 'National Guard' is uniform and arms," said Gomes. National Guard soldiers are not the answer," he said in a statement on Monday, per local station Boston 25 News.

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BOSTON (AP) — More than two dozen commercial drivers have had their licenses downgraded in the wake of a scandal involving State Police troopers allegedly taking bribes in exchange for passing test scores, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles announced Friday. The RMV said it identified 26 people who didn’t pass the test properly and changed them to Class D passenger licenses. The drivers, who were not named, will have to take and pass all the required permit and skills tests if they want to get commercial licenses. Calvin Butner, 63, of Halifax, and Perry Mendes, 63, of Wareham, both retired state troopers, were arrested in Florida on Monday. Cederquist is alleged to have conspired with Mathison, who worked for a spring water company that employed drivers needing commercial licenses, to give them passing scores; and with Camera, who worked for a truck driving school in Brockton, to help four state troopers get their commercial licenses.

Persons: Gary Cederquist, Joel Rogers, Calvin Butner, Perry Mendes, Eric Mathison, Scott Camara, Cederquist, Mathison Organizations: BOSTON, State Police, of Motor Vehicles Locations: Massachusetts, Stoughton, Bridgewater, Halifax, Wareham, Florida, Boston, Rehoboth, Brockton

☆ 10 cities where millennials are moving
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One in four millennials moved to a different city in 2022, many for work or cost of living concerns. Nearly 17,300 millennials relocated to Cambridge in 2022, bringing the total percentage of millennials to 38% of the total population. Seattle and Sunnyvale, California, also saw comparable moves, as millennials who moved in 2022 made up about 12.5% of the total population for both cities. When looking at the top cities by percentage of total millennials compared to the total population, Jersey City, New Jersey, ranked first at 41.5%, followed by Seattle, Denver, and Austin. However, Port St. Lucie in Florida had the lowest rate of millennials moving in compared to the total population at 4.8%, followed by Brockton, Massachusetts.

Persons: —, Jaclyn DeJohn, millennials, Millennials, DeJohn, SmartAsset, Gen Xers Organizations: Cambridge, Service, Survey, Business, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Intel, Nvidia, Lone Star State, Waco, Fort Hood, Fontana Locations: Santa Clara , CA, Seattle, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Santa Clara , California, Boston, Cambridge, Santa Clara, Silicon Valley, Santa Clara's, Georgia, Sandy Springs, Sunnyvale , California, Denver, Bellevue , Washington, Arlington , Virginia, millennials . Arlington, Hialeah , Florida, Arlington, Killeen , Texas, Austin, Jersey City , New Jersey, Port St, Lucie, Florida, Brockton , Massachusetts, Cities, California, Santa Ana, Moreno, Surprise , Arizona, Bend , Oregon, Scottsdale , Arizona, Orlando . Florida

☆ She Was a Business Analyst and Tech Writer for Decades. Now She Cooks—and Loves It.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Julie Halpert | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Caterer Claudia Denelle says of her customers, “It’s very gratifying when you see smiles on their faces… .” Photo: Marrk HarriS/Hindsight Visual MediaFrom the age of two, Claudia Denelle enjoyed cooking with her mother and grandmothers, rolling grape leaves and preparing pasta, the cuisines of their Lebanese and Italian heritage. “It was the place I preferred to be,” says Denelle, who lives in Brockton, Mass.

Persons: Caterer Claudia Denelle, Marrk HarriS, Claudia Denelle, ”, Denelle Organizations: ” Locations: Brockton , Mass

☆ She Was a Business Analyst and Tech Writer for Decades. Now She Cooks—and Loves It
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Julie Halpert | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Caterer Claudia Denelle, Marrk HarriS, Claudia Denelle, ”, Denelle Organizations: ” Locations: Brockton , Mass

TORONTO (AP) — Think of movies about the financial system and your mind is almost sure to go to Gordon Gekko and “Wall Street” or Leonardo DiCaprio’s gyrating Jordan Belfort in “The Wolf of Wall Street.”When Hollywood takes on Wall Street, it usually heads straight to the C-suite. In 2021, Gill’s enthusiastic endorsement of GameStop stock helped fuel a viral trading frenzy that rocked Wall Street and humbled the hedge funds that has shorted the brick-and-mortar video game company. Gillespie was able to follow the phenomenon thanks to his 24-year-old son, who had been involved with the subreddit Wall Street Bets. My son warned me: You got in too late.”Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, two former Wall Street Journal reporters turned screenwriters, came on to write the script. They feel small, they feel powerless, they feel that the system is rigged,” says Angelo.

Persons: Gordon Gekko, Leonardo DiCaprio’s gyrating Jordan Belfort, Keith Gill, Paul Dano, ”, Pete Davidson, Seth Rogen, America Ferrara, Anthony Ramos, Shailene Woodley, Craig Gillespie, Tonya Harding, Tonya, Gillespie, Ben Mezrich, ” Mezrich, Mark Zuckerberg, David Fincher’s “, “, ” Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo, —, Blum, let’s, Ramos, Myha’la Herrold, Talia Ryder, Margot Robbie, Angelo, Megan Thee Stallion’s, ” Gill, Kitty, Gill, Jake Coyle Organizations: TORONTO, Hollywood, GameStop, Wall, Sony Pictures, Toronto, AMC Theaters, Ragtag, Amateur, Social, Wall Street Journal, Lawmakers, Twitter Locations: “ The, Brockton , Massachusetts, Belgian, Bath, Pittsburgh

☆ Massachusetts man accused of killing woman dies after ingesting battery acid, DA says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Phil Helsel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A Massachusetts man who was suspected of fatally stabbing a woman has died after telling authorities he ingested battery acid, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Joao Correia, 56, was taken into custody Wednesday after the woman was found stabbed to death in her driveway in Brockton around 1 p.m., the district attorney’s office said. When police found Correia in an apartment, he “told investigators that he had ingested battery acid and suffered a medical episode,” the office said in a statement. Her nephew said Goncalves was a mother of two and grandmother of a 2-year-old child, NBC Boston reported. Brockton is a city of around 105,000 residents around 20 miles south of downtown Boston.

☆ Two men have been jailed for using 'SIM-swapping' to steal crypto worth $330,000
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two men were sentenced for operating a nationwide hack scheme and stealing $330,000 in crypto. Eric Meiggs, 24, and Declan Harrington, 22, used an illegal practice known as "SIM swapping." Meiggs allegedly took control of two "OG" social media accounts. In February, the FBI warned it received more than 1,600 SIM swapping reports last year — more than three times the number in 2018-2020 combined. AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon offer additional PIN codes you can require for any transfer or porting of your phone number.

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