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Suspicious Powder Found in Mass. Eight Police Departments North of Boston Receive Envelopes Containing Unidentified White Powder The Associated Press B O S T O N, Sept. 4 — Eight police departments in towns north of Boston received envelopes Wednesday containing an unidentified white powder, authorities said. "They came in regular mail, I don't if there was anything with them," said Jennifer Mieth, a spokeswoman for the state department of fire services, which was coordinating the response.State police identified the towns as Hamilton, Peabody, Salem, Middleton, Topsfield, Marblehead, Wenham and Lynnfield."We've sent HAZMAT teams to respond," Miethe said. "Police...

White Powder Scare at Al Gore's Tennessee Office Tue Aug 27, 4:23 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Police sealed a Nashville office rented by former vice president Al Gore ( news - web sites) on Tuesday after an envelope containing white powder was opened, police said. The Nashville Metro Office of Emergency Management said police and a hazardous materials team were conducting tests and employees in the office were being checked but there was no immediate word whether the powder was anthrax or anything dangerous. Jano Cabrera, a Gore spokesman, said an office worker opened a small plain envelope...