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In this Aug. 10, 2017 photo, Providence Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio sits on the bench in Providence, Rhode Island. The 80-year-old judge has been winning hearts and clicks on Facebook with a mix of compassion and humor from his courtroom in Providence, Rhode Island. Videos featuring Caprio have now reached hundreds of millions of views. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

Justice is kind, and viral: Folksy judge, 80, becomes a star August 23, 2017 | 11:34 AM

FILE - In this May 15, 2017 file photo, ticks are displayed that were collected by South Street Veterinary Services in Pittsfield, Mass. Tick numbers are on the rise across New England this spring, raising the prospect of an increase in Lyme and other diseases. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP, File)

Connecticut man dies from tick-borne illness August 23, 2017 | 10:42 AM

90 years on, legacy of Sacco and Vanzetti executions lingers August 23, 2017 | 10:13 AM

Computer glitch sends sewage spill into Massachusetts lake August 23, 2017 | 9:57 AM

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, right, speaks as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.

Clinton: My 'skin crawled' as Trump hovered on debate stage August 23, 2017 | 9:10 AM

White nationalist from New Hampshire says he'll turn himself in August 23, 2017 | 8:50 AM

Patrick E. Ahl (right) and two other troopers are honored by Governor Deval Patrick for their efforts during a storm rescue in 2010.

40-year-old Mass. state trooper dies after medical emergency August 23, 2017 | 8:40 AM

Beau the Giraffe

Boston zoo euthanizes giraffe after health declines August 23, 2017 | 8:30 AM

Police technicians board the amateur-built submarine UC3 Nautilus on a pier in Copenhagen harbour, Denmark, Monday Aug. 14, 2017, to conduct forensic probes in connection with a missing journalist investigation. Police from Sweden were assisting their Danish counterparts on Tuesday for clues in the search for a missing Swedish woman who apparently was aboard an amateur-built submarine a day before it sank. (Mogens Flindt/Ritzau Foto via AP)

Headless torso is identified as Swedish journalist who disappeared on submarine August 23, 2017 | 8:06 AM

10 things to know for today August 23, 2017 | 7:41 AM

Trump revisits his Charlottesville comments in angry speech August 23, 2017 | 6:12 AM

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2015 file photo, a snow gun sits idle at the Mount Sunapee Ski resort in Newbury, N.H., awaiting colder weather and snow. An unseasonably mild December shattered temperature records across the Northeast. The National Weather Service said as of Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, the average temperature in Boston for the month was nearly 11 degrees above normal. New York, Burlington, Vt., Concord, N.H., and Portland, Maine, were all well above average. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

New ski resort operator in New Hampshire raising concern August 22, 2017 | 11:49 PM

kennedy arrests

Police: Kennedy family members incited partygoers into 'mob' August 22, 2017 | 7:03 PM

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker addresses a gathering after signing into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act during a ceremony at the Statehouse, Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Gov. Baker defends pick for new general manager of MBTA August 22, 2017 | 6:24 PM

Charlie Baker and transportation officials speak on the Commuter Rail platform at Ruggles.

Work officially gets underway on Ruggles Station improvement project August 22, 2017 | 5:48 PM

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, then Treasury Secretary-designate Stephen Mnuchin and his then-fiancee, Louise Linton, arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, for the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. Linton offered a condescending response to a social media critic on Aug. 21, 2017, telling a mother of three that that she was “adorably out of touch.” Mnuchin and Linton were married in June. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Treasury head's wife lambasts 'adorably out of touch' critic August 22, 2017 | 4:30 PM

Students from Davison High School look at the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 from Cardinal Stadium in Davison, Mich. (Roberto Acosta/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

Worried about your eyes after the eclipse? Here’s what you should know August 22, 2017 | 4:01 PM

Woman in teen overdose death sentenced to 5 years in prison August 22, 2017 | 3:48 PM

Dr. Peter Breggin testifies for the defense in the trial of Michelle Carter, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Bristol Juvenile Court in Taunton, Mass. Carter is charged with involuntary manslaughter for encouraging 18-year-old Conrad Roy III (cq) to kill himself in July 2014. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)

Expert in Michelle Carter texting suicide case told not to blog private info August 22, 2017 | 3:30 PM

NH restaurant accused of over-serving drinks to 3 who died August 22, 2017 | 3:24 PM

This undated photo provided by Kianna Kaizer, shows Jeremy Himmelman and his girlfriend Kianna Kaizer. Himmelman was fatally shot along with his friend Andrew Oneschuk, 18, by a roommate in the Tampa apartment the men all shared. The friends met through an obscure neo-Nazi group called Atomwaffen Division. After his arrest for the shooting, roommate Devon Arthurs told police that he killed Himmelman and Oneschuk because they along with Atomwaffen’s leader Brandon Russell were planning to bomb synagogues, nuclear facilities and other sites. (Kianna Kaizer via AP)

Deadly shooting ends friendships forged in neo-Nazi group August 22, 2017 | 3:00 PM

Senator Bernie Sanders is introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren in Boston last March.

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have the most Facebook followers in Congress August 22, 2017 | 2:10 PM

Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton speaks during a news conference in June 2016.

State environmental chief refunded Mass. for personal flight August 22, 2017 | 1:04 PM

Obamas at harvard

The Obamas were spotted in Cambridge during Harvard move-ins August 22, 2017 | 12:26 PM

Felix G. Arroyo.

City employee files sexual harassment complaint against Felix G. Arroyo August 22, 2017 | 12:24 PM

A truck is stuck under a bridge on Storrow Drive in 2013.

The city of Boston is reminding people not to get 'storrowed' on Sept. 1 August 22, 2017 | 12:04 PM

New Hampshire dad accused of shooting son following argument over food August 22, 2017 | 10:27 AM

3 arrested, 1 at large following motel room standoff in Maine August 22, 2017 | 10:11 AM

Maine Sen. Susan Collins said she will not be casting a vote for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump in this year's presidential election.

Susan Collins not sure if Trump will be GOP nominee in 2020 August 22, 2017 | 9:27 AM

Police arrest Hingham driver — with other car’s license plate lodged in grill August 22, 2017 | 8:54 AM