Massachusetts

'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts amid legal troubles

Clavicular faces charges of rape, drugging a person for sex, and providing alcohol to a minor over an alleged May 23, 2025 incident at his family's Cape Cod home.

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Clavicular is seen outside 424 during Day One of Paris Fashion Week - Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 on June 23, 2026 in Paris, France; illustrative
Lindsay Clancy watches the jury file in at the end of the day without a verdict in the triple murder trial of the Duxbury mother in Plymouth Superior Court, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, US, August 31, 2026.

Single holdout juror blocking verdict in Lindsay Clancy murder trial, defense bids removal of juror

If the jury does not reach a verdict and a mistrial is declared, prosecutors would need to decide whether to retry the case, which has included more than 80 witnesses and more than 300 exhibits.

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Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) speaks on Capitol Hill during the Patriotic Millionaires Tell the Rich: "PAY YOUR TAXES" press conference on April 15, 2026 in Washington, DC

Massachusetts progressive Markey, a longtime Israel critic, expected to rout centrist challenger

Although polls project that Markey, a progressive stalwart, will retain his seat, this race began as a neck-and-neck battle between the old and new guard.

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In “The Zionists, A Family Storm,” a Jewish clan’s vacation is torn apart by tensions over Israel and Palestine.

A play called ‘The Zionists’ turns the post-Oct. 7 discourse into a dysfunctional family drama 

The new play is set to run through July 3 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and follows a family on vacation as they navigate their conflicting views on Israel in the post-Oct. 7 world.

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Meet the fish detective who can decode your gefilte fish heritage

For decades, Wulf’s Fish has helped home cooks keep the gefilte fish tradition alive with expert guidance and premium seafood.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByDEBRA RUBIN/JTA
Gefilte fish is traditionally made from whitefish, carp or pike, and can be made from scratch.

Want to stop smoking? $700 in rewards can really help, study says

“We wanted to find out if giving people rewards helps them to quit smoking in the long term," said Professor Caitlin Notley, lead author of the study from UEA’s Norwich Medical School.

JANUARY 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Want to stop smoking? $700 in rewards can really help, study says.

Mass. man arrested for incitement to shoot synagogue worshippers, threats to rape Jewish women 

Mathew Scouras, 34, was arraigned Monday  for allegedly posting on an internet image board threats against Jewish people.

JANUARY 7, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
A 9mm Glock handgun, numerous rifle parts, ammunition, and over $70,000 in cash that was located by Beverly Police during execution of a search warrant at the home of a Beverly man who encouraged others on an internet image board to shoot people outside of synagogues.

Massachusetts man pleads guilty to threatening to bomb synagogue

John Reardon during a hearing in Boston federal court pleaded guilty to threatening to bomb the Congregation Agudas Achim and threatening to kill Jewish children.

NOVEMBER 25, 2024ByREUTERS
John Reardon of Millis, Massachusetts, appears in an undated booking photograph after his arrest for allegedly making a threatening call to a synagogue in Attleboro, Massachusetts

‘Hitting her is not working, have to knife her’: Man accused of stabbing girlfriend with sword

Shane Curry, charged with first-degree murder for fatally stabbing his girlfriend, Nevaeh Goddard, with a sword, attempted suicide after.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., is pictured on July 30, 2024.

Pro-Israel veteran arrested in Massachusetts after shooting pro-Palestine assailant

The man wearing the pin stood across the street from ten pro-Israel protesters calling them "sick" and saying they were "defending genocide."

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Screenshot of video showing pro-Palestine individual tackling pro-Israel veteran, shots are fired.

In a first, Massachusetts lawmakers delay budget fight to accommodate Passover observance

“They immediately said, ‘We’ll have to figure out a new way,’” recalled Balser, who represents the heavily Jewish suburb of Newton.

APRIL 26, 2024ByPENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA
Representatives' desk with microphone and voting buttons (yea/nay)

Boston: Palestinian terrorist flag waved at Israeli dance troupe protest

During a Friday protest in Boston against the Israeli Vertigo Dance Company, pro-Palestinian activists prominently displayed the flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

APRIL 9, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Screenshot of Party for Socialism & Liberation Boston and the Boston Coalition for Palestine

Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years for fraud involving $8 billion US dollars, marking his dramatic downfall from billionaire status.

MARCH 28, 2024ByREUTERS
am Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives at court as lawyers push to persuade the judge overseeing his fraud case not to jail him ahead of trial, at a courthouse in New York, U.S., August 11, 2023.

First pig-to-human kidney transplant performed in Boston

a 62-year-old man received a pig kidney at Massachusetts General Hospital. This landmark surgery represents a significant step forward in addressing the chronic shortage of organs for transplant.

MARCH 21, 2024ByREUTERS
Doctor lifting pig's kidney for transplant