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After a full year in operation, Plainridge Park Casino and the surrounding area did not experience significant changes in crime or call-for-service levels, though the slots parlor may contribute to an uptick in credit card fraud in the area, a crime analyst told the Gaming Commission on Thursday. Gaming Commission consultant and crime analyst Christopher […]

On the day marijuana legalization took effect, one of the chief opponents of the new law expressed skepticism about raising the legal age of consumption and said he would not pursue a moratorium in Boston. “The people of Boston overwhelmingly supported the law, and I’m going to follow the will of the voters,” Boston Mayor […]