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Nine-Month Old Twins Abandoned Near Railroad Tracks

Matthew McDonald

Railroad workers found twin baby boys about nine months old near railroad tracks in Worcester around midnight last night.

The babies, who were unharmed, have been identified and placed into the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Families and Children, according to police.

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Brockton Mayor Dies

Matthew McDonald

Brockton Mayor Bill Carpenter died unexpectedly Wednesday morning.

Carpenter, 62, was found unresponsive in a parked sport utility vehicle at about 7:29 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, after dropping off a family member at a summer school program in Brockton, according to the Brockton Enterprise.

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