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Undocumented immigrant residing in Lowell held on $1M bail for alleged child rape

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Undocumented immigrant residing in Lowell held on M bail for alleged child rape

BOSTON — A Guatemalan national living in Lowell faces a $1 million bail after being charged in Suffolk Superior Court with rape of a girl, which allegedly began when she was 5 years old. Maynor Francisco Hernandez-Rodas, 38, faces multiple charges including four counts of aggravated rape of a child, three counts of indecent assault … Read more

Free college for everyone could be coming to Massachusetts under Senate plan

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Free college for everyone could be coming to Massachusetts under Senate plan

Even in times of economic uncertainty, some investments are worth making, according to state Senate President Karen Spilka. That was the message Spilka shared on Monday after she appeared at Middlesex Community College’s Lowell campus to announce the upper chamber’s plan to provide a free college education to every Massachusetts resident who wants one. “We … Read more