Posts Tagged ‘street’
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. [...]
In Ayer, 15-year-old Shirley boy struck by two vehicles and killed while running across street
A 15-year-old Shirley boy sustained fatal injuries when he was struck by two different vehicles as he ran across a street in Ayer Wednesday night, police said. A preliminary investigation found that the youth was trying to run across West Main Street when he was “struck by a vehicle traveling [...]
Joseph P. Kennedy III, family scion, explores run for Barney Frank’s House seat
Joseph P. Kennedy III is taking the final steps to launch a run for Congress this year, hoping to succeed US Rep. Barney Frank who chose to retire rather than run in his reconfigured district. Kennedy said in a statement he is forming an exploratory committee for what is now the Fourth [...]
Upton teen dies after falling from chairlift at Ward Hill ski area in Shrewsbury
UPTON -- A teenager training with the Nipmuc Regional High School ski team was fatally injured Wednesday when he fell some 25 feet from a chairlift onto the icy ground below, the Worcester County district attorney’s office said today. John Street, 18, of Kensington Way in Upton, may have suffered [...]
Serious crime fell by 8 percent in Boston in 2011
The number of serious crimes reported in Boston fell by 8 percent in 2011, a drop Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis III attributed to officers’ hard work and a commitment by the city to keep the same number of police on the street through the economic downturn. Reports of homicides, robberies, [...]
Serious crime fell by 8 percent in Boston in 2011
The number of serious crimes reported in Boston fell by 8 percent in 2011, a drop Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis III attributed to officers’ hard work and a commitment by the city to keep the same number of police on the street through the economic downturn. Reports of homicides, robberies, [...]
Temperatures to drop into single digits tonight; with wind, it could feel 10 below
The coldest air of this winter is expected to stay put through Wednesday. Clear skies tonight will bring overnight low temperatures into single digits inland and into the low teens along the coast. Windchills could range from zero to 10 degrees below. “People aren’t used to so everything is [...]
Husband of woman shot by trooper in hunting accident says her recovery is not progressing as hoped
The husband of a Norton woman shot in the hip during a New Year’s Eve hunting accident said today that his wife’s recovery is not progressing as doctors had hoped. Cheryl Blair was walking her dogs in the woods behind her home just as she’s done twice a day for 20 years when a hunter shot her [...]
Dorchester man faces 12 counts of animal cruelty charges in dog-fighting allegations
A Dorchester man will be arraigned in Dorchester District Court tomorrow on 12 counts of cruelty to animals – one charge for each of the injured or dead dogs found in the basement of his Mather Street home in December, according to the Suffolk County district attorney’s office. Tyrone Perry, [...]
Woman charged with robbing bank in Boston and then handing out cash to children
A 30-year-old woman was arrested yesterday for robbing a bank, then handing out the money to children. Jasmin Rivera, who lives in Boston, was charged with armed robbery after she went into a Citizens Bank on DeLafayette Street just after 3 p.m. and told employees she had a gun, police said. Rivera [...]
