Posts Tagged ‘massachusetts’
Onyango Obama gets Framingham police officer’s driving history as he challenges drunken driving arrest
The attorney for Onyango Obama, the uncle of President Obama, today told a judge that he now has the driving history of the Framingham police officer who arrested Onyango Obama for drunk driving last year. P. Scott Bratton told District Court Judge Robert V. Greco that Framingham’s town counsel [...]
Coastal flood warning in effect today as rain and snow buffet region and state, National Weather Service says
A coastal flood warning for Eastern Massachusetts was issued early this morning by the National Weather Service. The flood concerns grow out of weather system that moved into the region overnight bringing rain to the Boston area, but snow to the northern, central and western portions of the state. [...]
Jack-knifed tractor-trailer causes traffic delays on Interstate 93 in Milton
Traffic on the northbound side of Interstate 93 in Milton was snarled this afternoon following an accident involving a tractor-trailer that closed the left two lanes of the road. State Police said they received a call at 12:37 p.m. reporting that a tractor-trailer jack-knifed between exits 9 and [...]
Davey says MBTA fare hike, service cut plans are not written in stone
Two proposals to hike MBTA fares and cut service that were released last week are not written in stone, Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Richard Davey said today. “The scenarios were designed to prompt a conversation. Neither is a firm or concrete proposal. We don’t have all the answers [...]
Six Massachusetts counties to get federal aid for October storm
Federal disaster aid will be made available to six Massachusetts counties to assist in the recovery from the October nor’easter that dumped more than two feet of snow on some parts of the state, Governor Deval Patrick announced today. More here: Six Massachusetts counties to get federal [...]
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 [...]
Upton teen dies after falling from chair lift at Ward Hill
A teen who was skiing with the Nipmuc Regional High School ski team fell from a chair lift yesterday at Ward Hill in Shrewsbury and later died at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s office. The 19-year-old man from [...]
Fire at Beverly apartment complex forces evacuation of 24 units
A three-alarm fire in a Beverly apartment building forced the evacuation all of the residents in its 24 units last night, Beverly Deputy Fire Chief Bill Petrosino said early today. He said that the fire at 10 Folly Pond Rd. was under control. He said no injuries were reported and there was no word [...]
Margaret H. Marshall, former SJC chief justice, to restart law practice at Choate Hall & Stewart
A year after stepping down as chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, Margaret H. Marshall is returning to private practice in Boston as senior counsel at Choate Hall & Stewart.Marshall, who wrote the landmark 2003 decision that made Massachusetts the first state to legalize gay marriage, [...]
Everett woman, 20, murdered in Everett; no arrests made
A 20-year-old woman was killed last night in Everett, and authorities continue their search for her killer today. The woman was identified by authorities as Jessica Cormier. According to Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr., Everett police were called to 83 Pearl St. to investigate a [...]
