New Bedford man charged in fatal hit-and-run that killed one last night
A New Bedford man was charged this morning with killing a man in an alleged hit-and-run in Fairhaven last night, the Bristol County District Attorney said today. Richard Martinez, 33, turned himself in to Fairhaven police about two hours after he allegedly struck a man in front of 9 Francis St. [...]
Unusually warm day just a few degrees shy of breaking record
Although it’s been an unseasonably warm day in Boston, forecasters do not think temperatures will exceed the 1930 record high of 63 degrees. Temperatures reached 60 degrees mid-afternoon today, and Benjamin Sipprell, meteorologist of the National Weather Service in Taunton, does not expect it [...]
Cheryl Blair, accidentally shot by state trooper in Norton woods, struggles to fight infection
A Norton woman who was accidently shot by an off-duty state trooper hunting on New Year’s Eve is struggling to fight infection and not recovering as quickly as hoped, her husband said in an interview today. Cheryl Blair, 66, of Norton was walking her dogs in the woods behind her home, when a [...]
Chelsea man arrested and charged with murder of Everett woman, 20
Police arrested a Chelsea man today and charged him with first-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed a 20-year-old Everett woman near her home Tuesday. Clarence Earl Berry, 59, was taken into custody after police searched his house in connection with the murder of Jessica Cormier and found items [...]
Roxbury man held without bail in December slaying of 54-year-old man in Dorchester
An 18-year-old Roxbury man was ordered held without bail today after his arraignment on charges that he fatally shot a 54-year-old Dorchester man last month, authorities said. Luis Pimentel faces charges in the killing of Victor Brookens during a drug-related armed robbery, Suffolk District [...]
Obama signs disaster aid for Mass. counties hit hard by October snowstorm
President Obama signed a disaster declaration today that will provide federal aid for Massachusetts recovery efforts in the wake of a severe storm that dropped more than 2 feet of snow and left more than a half-million customers without power for days in late October. The autumn snowstorm pounded [...]
Tim Murray’s political adviser shifts to crisis management after car crash
Still under fire for his unusual Nov. 2 car crash, Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray has asked his longtime political advisor to take on a more formal paid role in responding to the wave of media questions that have overwhelmed his staff in recent days. Scott M. Ferson, a former spokesman for [...]
28 ‘fancycats’ rescued from W. Mass. back yard
Twenty-eight “fancycats” were rescued today from a rundown shed in the back yard of a Western Massachusetts home by an MSPCA law enforcement officer and taken to a Jamaca Plain animal shelter. A middle-aged woman had been living off the money she made from breeding and selling the exotic [...]
Federal prosecutor says arrested Trooper Analetto has ‘no respect for the law’
A federal prosecutor today urged a judge to keep a veteran state trooper accused of extortion and threatening to kill a bookie in custody pending his trial, calling him a danger to the community. “You do not know how far his reach goes,” said Assistant US Attorney Eugenia M. Carris during a [...]
Elderly N.H. man is allegedly scammed after sending Model T for repairs
A 91-year-old New Hampshire man thought he was sending his 1926 Ford Model T to be repaired for one last cruise. Instead, the supposed mechanic allegedly sold the antique car for a profit. Donald Wilson of Auburn, N.H., reported that in July he asked George Owen, 38, of Manchester, N.H., to restore [...]
