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State Police rescue distraught man from Massachusetts Avenue bridge
State Police said today they intercepted a man just as he prepared to jump off the Massachusetts Avenue bridge into the Charles River below. The man’s identity was not released, but following his rescue he was taken to Cambridge City Hospital for observation, State Police said. The fast-moving [...]
Rockland man and his 2-year-old son killed in Route 3 crash in Weymouth
A 35-year-old Rockland man and his 2-year-old son were killed Monday night when their vehicle careened off Route 3 and crashed into trees in the forested median strip in Weymouth. State Police said in a statement this morning that Curtis G. Thompson Jr. was driving his 2006 Chevrolet Malibu in the [...]
Ariz. authorities probing whether N.H. couple’s slaying is linked to killing in neighboring county
Authorities in Yavapai County, Ariz., say they want to compare ballistics evidence from the slaying of a New Hampshire couple outside of Sedona to evidence obtained after the killing of a sheriff’s deputy in a neighboring county. James F. Johnson of Jaffrey and Carol Raynsford of Nelson, both 62, [...]
Friends, family mourn Jessica Cormier, slain Everett woman
Jessica Cormier was remembered today as the “best human being’’ just hours before a prosecutor alleged the Everett woman was murdered by a Chelsea man with whom she had an “ongoing relationship.’’ Cormier, 20, was killed by two stab wounds to the heart Tuesday night in the foyer of her [...]
Fire officials say Lunenburg condo fire proves residential sprinklers save lives
Authorities today pointed to a fire at a Lunenburg condo as proof that residential sprinkler systems can save lives by quickly putting out fires before they grow into infernos. In a joint statement, State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Lunenburg Fire Chief Scott Glenny said a single sprinkler [...]
Police probe shooting death of 11-year-old girl in Merrimack, N.H.
An 11-year-old girl died after being fatally shot in Merrimack, N.H., on Sunday afternoon, but no foul play was involved, police said. Authorities were called to the Woodbury Condominiums off Joppa Road around 3 p.m. Sunday for a report of a child who had been shot. Police said the girl lived at [...]
Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray tells supporters he has been subject of ‘false rumors’ since his 108-mph crash
Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray has written to political supporters telling them that he has been subjected to “false rumors and wild speculation’’ since he crashed his state-owned car last November while driving in excess of 100 miles per hour. “I understand that when a public figure [...]
Norton woman mistakenly shot by state trooper on New Year’s Eve may have more surgery
A woman who was shot in Norton by her neighbor, an off-duty state trooper, while she was walking her dogs on New Year’s Eve may undergo yet another surgery today due to infection. The .50-caliber lead ball that went into Cheryl Blair’s side left a 10-inch wound which is being treated at Rhode [...]
Chelsea man expected to face murder charge for stabbing Everett woman to death
A Malden courtroom may be the place where relatives of a 20-year-old Everett woman learn why a Chelsea man nearly four decades older allegedly attacked the woman and stabbed her to death on the doorstep of her home last week. Clarence Earl Berry, 59, is scheduled to be arraigned today on a first [...]
Brockton man killed in Freetown car accident
A 24-year-old Brockton man was killed tonight in a single-car crash on Route 24 South near exit 9 in Freetown. The man was a passenger in the car. His name is being withheld pending notificaiton of his family. The accident happened at around 4:20 pm, according to state police. The driver, a [...]
