Death Comes for A Mall in Western Massachusetts; Sign of Things To Come?

Berkshire Mall in Lanesborough, Massachusetts has been hemorrhaging big-box stores and may be on its way out. Analysts say a rural area like western Massachusetts gets hit first, and that other malls are likely to follow; Internet commerce is hurting malls, but some say newer shopping centers are also a major factor.

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Judge’s Daughter Admits Having Seven Bags of Heroin in Separate Case

Matthew McDonald

Ali Bibaud, the judge's daughter whose arrest last fall triggered an unfolding police report scandal in the Massachusetts State Police, admitted sufficient facts in a separate case from Shrewsbury in May 2017. A Framingham District Court judge continued the case without a finding and sentenced her to probation.

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