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Baby Doe murder charge draws not guilty plea

BOSTON (AP) — A man charged with killing a 2-year-old girl who was dubbed Baby Doe after her body washed up on a Boston Harbor island pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder. Michael McCarthy was held without bail at his arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court in the death of his

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As 2015 fades out, here are the Bay State’s most memorable moments

BOSTON – Plenty of Massachusetts news was fit to print in 2015. Here's our take on the 10 biggest Bay State stories of the year, in chronological order:

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In a donated dress, girl dubbed Baby Doe is buried

WINTHROP, Mass. (AP) — The 2-year-old girl known for months as Baby Doe after her remains were found in a plastic bag on a Boston Harbor beach was buried Saturday in a donated dress with a donated quilt. Bella Bond was laid to rest in Winthrop near her paternal great-grandmother after

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Baker rolls out first steps to reforming child welfare agency

BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday took the first steps toward reforming the troubled Department of Children and Families with measures to improve client-tracking procedures and to ensure that social workers don't miss warning signs of abuse or neglect. Baker's actions came several months after the

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Drug abuse is not a victimless crime

In this increasingly permissive age, we are told that drug abuse is a victimless crime. The Wikipedia entry for "victimless crime" includes "recreational drug use." In July, President Obama commuted the sentences of nearly four dozen men and women convicted of selling drugs (mainly crack or

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Child agency faulted in handling of baby Bella case

BOSTON – Bella Bond, the little girl whose body was discovered stuffed in a trash bag on the shores of Deer Island, remained with her mother – who now faces charges in her daughter's death – only after state child-welfare workers prematurely closed an examination into the toddler's home

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Mother, boyfriend can conduct own autopsy in ‘Baby Doe’ case

BOSTON (AP) — A mother and boyfriend charged in the death of a 2-year-old girl whose body washed up on a Boston Harbor beach can have their own autopsy conducted on her remains, a judge ruled Tuesday. Rachelle Bond and Michael McCarthy were charged last month. Bond's daughter, Bella,

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Baker rolls out plan to fix child welfare agency

BOSTON – With an independent investigation under way into the death of Bella Bond, the murdered child known for months as Baby Doe, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on Monday rolled out a six-point plan to reform the Department of Children and Families. "DCF often struggles with mission confusion," Baker