Posts Tagged ‘time’
Pedestrian struck by garbage truck in New Bedford, State Police say
A pedestrian was brought to the hospital with serious injuries today after he was struck by a garbage truck in New Bedford, State Police said. The unidentified male was struck near the Purchase Street ramp on Route 18 southbound around 8:10 a.m., State Police said today. He was transported to Rhode [...]
Two firefighters injured in early-morning Allston blaze
Two firefighters were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after battling a two-alarm blaze in an Allston laundromat early this morning, the Boston Fire Department said. Firefighters responded to 61 Franklin St. at 1:14 a.m., according to official tweets, and were still fighting [...]
On first day of winter, temperatures to reach as high as 55
It’s the first day of winter -- but it still feels like autumn. Temperatures will stay in the 50s all day today, reaching as high as 55, said Bill Simpson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Taunton. Skies will stay sunny until tonight, when it will rain in the Boston area and [...]
Toddler Ayla Reynolds remains subject of search in Maine by local and state police and the FBI
Authorities are continuing to search tonight for a 20-month-old girl who was last seen asleep in bed at her Maine home Friday night. Ayla Reynolds, of Waterville, is described as being 2-feet, 9 inches tall and weighing 30 pounds with blonde hair, and blue eyes and last seen at about 10 p.m. [...]
Pregant woman injured in two-vehicle crash in Springfield; one driver to be charged
Two people, include a woman who is seven months pregnant, were injured in a car accident on I-291 in Springfield earlier today, authorities said. Two cars traveling west in the middle lane of the highway collided when the lead car swerved into the left lane and back into the center lane, State [...]
Guardrail impales car in Billerica crash; close shave for driver
Normally, a guardrail is supposed to keep you safe. This one almost caused major harm. When Billerica police responded to a single-car accident at 837 Boston Road Thursday morning, officers found that a guardrail had impaled the sedan and sliced through the passenger side. The driver, the sole [...]
Worcester Firefighter Jon D. Davies Sr. to be mourned today in Worcester
For the second time since 1999, the city of Worcester will mourn a Worcester firefighter today. This time, it will Firefighter Jon D. Davies Sr. who will be laid to rest seven days after he rushed into a burning apartment building to search for a tenant, only to be fatally injured when the building [...]
Former AIDS group official pleads guilty to embezzling more than $100K
The former executive director of a Boston area nonprofit organization for individuals living with HIV/AIDS pleaded guilty today to charges of embezzling more than $100,000 from the organization due to a gambling problem. Valerie Tebbetts pleaded guilty in Suffolk Superior Court to three counts of [...]
Letter from J. Edgar Hoover regarding 1950 Brinks robbery discovered in Waltham
A new document has been uncovered in Waltham stemming from the infamous 1950 Brinks robbery in Boston. On January 17, 1950, a group of armed robbers stole $1,218,211.19 in cash, and more than $1.5 million in checks, money orders and other securities from the Brinks Building at 165 Prince St. The [...]
Two people found fatally shot in Andover home; police seek car driven from scene
ANDOVER -- Two people have been found fatally shot in a home on a quiet street in the affluent town of Andover, and authorities are asking people to look out for a car that they believe was driven away from the scene. A person who entered the home at 7 Orchard Crossing this morning found the bodies [...]
