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N. Reading man arrested after Wakefield break-in
A North Reading man is in custody this afternoon following a Wakefield home break-in and subsequent police pursuit. Brett Steenbruggen, 27, is facing charges of breaking and entering, and larceny from a building, authorities said. Around 8:48 a.m., a homeowner returned to find a man inside a house [...]
Juvenile charged with groping two women in Cambridge
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with groping two women in Cambridge, but police have not charged anyone in two similar incidents earlier this week. Police said that two women called police just before 7 p.m. on Thursday to report they had been groped by a man near Inman Square. Police dispatched [...]
Fatal crash in Sandwich may have been caused by icy roads
A driver was killed in Sandwich this morning in a single-car crash that may have been caused by icy roads. The accident occurred around 5:20 this morning on Route 6 in Sandwich, between exits 1 and 2, police said. The driver, who was alone, was taken by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital, where the [...]
Man arrested in December slaying of 54-year-old Dorchester man
Boston police have arrested a suspect in the slaying of a 54-year-old Dorchester man last month, officials said. Police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said the Boston Police Fugitive Unit arrested Luis Pimentel, 18, on a warrant out of Dorchester Municipal Court, charging him with the slaying of [...]
A little snow today, but a beautiful weekend ahead, weather service says
Yard work procrastinators, take note: This weekend’s temperatures are expected to be in the 40s and possibly the 50s, creating an unexpected opportunity to rake the leaves and clean gutters in the heart of a New England winter. According to National Weather Service meteorologists in Taunton, [...]
Mass. paying search firm $56,000 to help pick two gambling commission members
The state plans to pay the search firm Isaacson, Miller $56,000 to help select two members of the five-person Massachusetts Gaming Commission. The powerful panel will regulate the state’s new multi-billion dollar casino gaming industry and choose winners and losers for up to three casino licenses [...]
Officer directing traffic on Newbury Street injured by backhoe that landed on his foot
A Boston police officer was taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital after a backhoe landed on his foot while he was directing traffic on Newbury Street this afternoon. Go here to read the rest: Officer directing traffic on Newbury Street injured by backhoe that landed on his foot
Panel calls for merit-based hiring and promotions in state’s court system
A blue-ribbon panel today called for a “relentless” effort to end patronage-based hiring in the court system and replace it with merit-based hiring and promotions. The panel’s conclusions were endorsed by Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Roderick Ireland, who created the task force in the [...]
Forecasters say placid, warmer weather is ahead
Now that the Arctic temperatures are behind us, it’ll be smooth sailing for the foreseeable future. The forecast for today calls for mostly sunny skies, with temperatures increasing to about 40 degrees this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will start out with mostly [...]
Upton mourns John ‘Jack’ Street, Nipmuc High senior who died after fall from chairlift at Ski Ward ski area
The family of John “Jack” Street said today that the teen, who was fatally injured in a fall from a chairlift Wednesday night, was an experienced skier who “died doing what he loved to do.’’ Street, 18, was with his fellow Nipmuc Regional High School ski team members when he apparently [...]
