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Baker rolls out first steps to reforming child welfare agency

State House News Service

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 body of Bella Bond, a toddler, was found on Deer Island in Boston Harbor. An independent probe later faulted the child welfare agency for failing to help the little girl in 2013.

Say it ain’t so, Big Papi! Ortiz to retire
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Say it ain’t so, Big Papi! Ortiz to retire

NBP Staff

BOSTON – Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, whose clutch hitting led to the team's first World Series championship in 86 years and then two more, plans to make next season his farewell tour, FoxSports.com reported Tuesday.

The designated hitter for the Red Sox, who turns 40 years of age Wednesday, will announce his career plans on his birthday, according to USA Today. While the team hasn't made any official comment, it has an MLB.com story reporting on Ortiz's pending retirement posted on its website.

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