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MASSACHUSETTS It s Wednesday, March 10. Here s what you should know this afternoon:
On the one-year anniversary of Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts, the state is loosening some of its coronavirus-related restrictions.
It s been a year since Ann Langenfeld of Newton first felt the symptoms of the coronavirus, and she is finally able to walk again.
Gunshot sensors in select parts of Worcester will be a main data source for a new crime forecast tool, underscoring fears about imbalance.

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Worcester groups ask city to shelve ShotSpotter Connect crime tech

WORCESTER Sixteen community-based organizations in the city have signed a letter asking the city to shelve plans to adopt police crime forecasting technology that they say will disproportionately harm communities of color.
The groups that signed the letter urged the city not to purchase ShotSpotter Connect, a technology that would use Police Department crime data to automatically create targeted patrols.
The technology has come under fire since City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. asked the City Council in January to approve a funding transfer to pay for the technology, which was included in a package deal that also expanded the coverage area of ShotSpotter s gunshot detection system that has been in operation in the city for several years.

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More than a dozen Massachusetts organizations call on Worcester to reconsider ShotSpotter Connect contract

More than a dozen Massachusetts organizations call on Worcester to reconsider ShotSpotter Connect contract
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3/9/2021
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Worcester s City Council chambers within the Esther Howland Room inside Worcester City Hall.
Fifteen organizations in Worcester and one statewide signed a letter addressed to officials in the city on Monday calling on them to reconsider its contract with ShotSpotter Connect, which uses artificial intelligence to produce “crime forecasts.”
ShotSpotter Connect first reached the city council on Jan. 19 and immediately sparked concern from advocacy groups in the city.
ShotSpotter Connect uses computer-aided dispatch and artificial intelligence analysis to produce forecasts that allow police departments to plan patrols and often described as predictive policing.

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Worcester Police Backed AI Program Before City's Approval

The Massachusetts city’s police department agreed to using ShotSpotter, a predictive policing program, weeks before it was discussed by the City Council, which still hasn’t decided on implementing the software tool.

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In initial vote, Worcester councilors narrowly back removal of school officers

In initial vote, Worcester councilors narrowly back removal of school officers
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Worcester police signed ShotSpotter contract which includes predictive policing a month before it reached city council chambers for approval

The contract can be altered if the council votes against the program.

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Worcester residents share their take on racism reforms with city manager

Worcester residents share their take on racism reforms with city manager
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North Andover Amazon Project Faces Pushback

North Andover Amazon Project Faces Pushback | Patch PM
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Over 100 people gathered to protest Monday at the future North Andover site of an Amazon distribution facility.
NORTH ANDOVER, MA It s Tuesday, March 2. Here s what you should know this afternoon:
Labor unions and elected officials protested at the future North Andover site of a large Amazon distribution facility.
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, which oversees the business and legacy of the late, Massachusetts author, said it will stop publishing six titles because of racist and insensitive imagery.
The overnight windstorm knocked down tress, left thousands without power and hampered the state s effort to distribute the coronavirus vaccine.

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SPECIAL HOUSE ELECTION TODAY Voters will head to the polls in Winthrop and Revere today, where a primary race to replace former House Speaker Robert DeLeo is on the ballot.

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City crime watch meeting yields opposition, some support for ShotSpotter Connect program

City crime watch meeting yields opposition, some support for ShotSpotter Connect program
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