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Driver Crashes Into Fenway Park Entrance After Running From Police, Hitting Other Cars Driver Crashes Into Fenway Park Entrance After Running From Police, Hitting Other Cars
Driver Crashes Into Fenway Park Entrance After Running From Police, Hitting Other Cars A 48-year-old Salem woman who drove into Fenway Park is believed to have been involved in hit-and-run crashes earlier Monday morning, May 6, as well as wrecking into a gate at a US Coast Guard base in Boston, authorities said.  Colleen Marie Gibbs was taken to a hospital just after 8:30 a.m. after she drove through Gate C entrance at the famed baseball stadium and smashed into a forklift, state police said.  Investigators have linked her to multiple incidents that began an hour and a half earlier.  UPDATE: A car drove into Fenway Park on Monday morning and crashed into a …
Cambridge Driver ID'd As Man Killed In Boston Rollover Crash Cambridge Driver ID'd As Man Killed In Boston Rollover Crash
Cambridge Driver ID'd As Man Killed In Boston Rollover Crash A 58-year-old Cambridge man was identified as the driver who was killed when his car rolled over in Boston on Saturday, May 4, authorities said.  Police were called to northbound I-93 near exit 17 to reports of a car that had flipped onto its side just after midnight.  Robert Smith was the only person inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said.  Troopers are investigating what caused Smith to lose control of his Jeep Compass and crash into the western edge of the road.
$2M Bail For Roxbury Man Accused Of Dorchester Shooting That Injured 5 Last Year $2M Bail For Roxbury Man Accused Of Dorchester Shooting That Injured 5 Last Year
$2M Bail For Roxbury Man Accused Of Dorchester Shooting That Injured 5 Last Year A 25-year-old Boston man accused of opening fire at a family barbecue in Dorchester in September will remain behind bars before his trial unless he can come up with a $2 million bail, a judge ruled Thursday, May 2.  Micah Ennis, of Roxbury, is charged with five counts of armed (firearm) assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  Ennis is accused of firing multiple shots into a family gatheri…
Mother Of 4 Dead Babies Found In South Boston Freezer Will Not Face Charges, DA Decides Mother Of 4 Dead Babies Found In South Boston Freezer Will Not Face Charges, DA Decides
Mother Of 4 Dead Babies Found In South Boston Freezer Will Not Face Charges, DA Decides The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said it will not file charges against a woman who was found to have stashed the bodies of four of her babies inside her freezer in South Boston.  The bodies of two boys and two girls were found inside a shoebox, wrapped in tin foil, and stored in a freezer at an apartment at 838 East Broadway on November 17, 2022. After more than a year and a half long investigation, police have been unable to determine when they were born, when they died, or how long they had been frozen, DA Kevin Hayden said on Tuesday, April 30.  Hayden said he coul…
Mass Man Who Hired Hitman To Kill Ex-Wife For Her 'Independent Thinking' Gets 8 Years: Feds Mass Man Who Hired Hitman To Kill Ex-Wife For Her 'Independent Thinking' Gets 8 Years: Feds
Mass Man Who Hired Hitman To Kill Ex-Wife For Her 'Independent Thinking' Gets 8 Years: Feds A 47-year-old Boston man who attempted multiple times to hire a hitman to kill his ex-wife and her new boyfriend will spend nearly eight years behind bars, federal authorities announced.  Mohammed Chowdhury, who pleaded guilty in January to two counts of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, was sentenced last week to 92 months in federal prison, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  “Mr. Chowdhury literally thought he could get away with murder,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy. “Mr. Chowdhury’s disturbing conduct – in co…
Lawrence Man Charged With Fatal Shooting Lawrence Man Charged With Fatal Shooting
Lawrence Man Charged With Fatal Shooting A 28-year-old Lawrence man was charged with a shooting on Wednesday, April 24, where a man was rushed to the hospital and later died of his wounds, police said.  Jason Rivera, 28 of Lawrence, has been charged with murder and is being held without bail, the Essex County District Attorney said.  Police were called to the Margin Street area Wednesday night where they found a man bleeding from a gunshot wound.  Paramedics rushed him to a local hospital and then later to a Boston hospital, where he died of his injuries.  Police have not released the man's name.  Inves…
Princeton Grad Students Arrested At Pro-Palestinian Protest (PHOTOS) Princeton Grad Students Arrested At Pro-Palestinian Protest (PHOTOS)
Princeton Grad Students Arrested At Pro-Palestinian Protest (Photos) Two Princeton University graduate students were arrested and barred from campus during a pro-Palestinian protest on Thursday, April 25, authorities said. The arrests came as pro-Palestinian student encampments are being set up on multiple university campuses nationwide. Various pro-Palestinian Princeton groups shared footage to social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by PSL New Jersey (@pslnewjersey) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Princeton Israeli Apartheid Divest …
'I Obey': Man Threw Bomb At Satanic Temple In Salem Because God Told Him To, Feds Say 'I Obey': Man Threw Bomb At Satanic Temple In Salem Because God Told Him To, Feds Say
'I Obey': Man Threw Bomb At Satanic Temple In Salem Because God Told Him To, Feds Say An Oklahoma man has been arrested and charged with throwing a pipe bomb at the Satanic Temple in Salem after the group did not heed his God's warnings to repent, federal authorities said.  Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, of Perkins, Okla., is charged with using an explosive to cause damage to a building used in interstate or foreign commerce, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Surveillance video taken just before 4:15 a.m. shows a person in all-black clothing, a black face mask, a tactical vest, and gloves approach and throw something at the "temple." Moments later, the prosec…
'Rage Bait'? Boston Influencer's Rant Over Whole Foods Apple Prices Leaves Sour Taste Online 'Rage Bait'? Boston Influencer's Rant Over Whole Foods Apple Prices Leaves Sour Taste Online
'Rage Bait'? Boston Influencer's Rant Over Whole Foods Apple Prices Leaves Sour Taste Online Her attempt at garnering online sympathy by and large turned up fruitless. A Massachusetts social media influencer was outraged after claiming she spent an eye-popping amount of money on a single apple during a recent trip to Whole Foods Market. In a now-deleted, expletive-filled rant on TikTok, Boston-based Via Li claimed the grocery giant charged her $7 for one organic Sugarbee apple. “Guess how much this is. This is an apple, it's called a Sugarbee (expletive) apple apparently and look at it,” she says in the clip. “The size of my palm. I thought it was like probably two to three dolla…
Boston Man Promised 'Better Lifestyle' To Lure 17-Year-Old, Other Sex Trafficking Victims Boston Man Promised 'Better Lifestyle' To Lure 17-Year-Old, Other Sex Trafficking Victims
Boston Man Promised 'Better Lifestyle' To Lure 17-Year-Old, Other Sex Trafficking Victims He promised them a “better lifestyle,” but his victims got anything but. Massachusetts resident Jimall Brown, age 35, of Boston, pleaded guilty to multiple sex trafficking charges in Boston federal court on Monday, April 8. Prosecutors said Brown lured three female victims, including a 17-year-old girl, from out of state and forced them into prostitution between May 2016 and 2022. He admitted to meeting the teen victim on social media and convincing her to fly to Boston from out of state with the promise of a “better lifestyle.” Once she arrived, Brown posted ads of the teen online and arr…
Lexington Man Sentenced For Trying To Pay For Sex With Teen Lexington Man Sentenced For Trying To Pay For Sex With Teen
Lexington Man Sentenced For Trying To Pay For Sex With Teen A registered sex offender from Massachusetts with a previous conviction will spend over a decade in prison after trying to pay who he thought was a child sex trafficker for sex with a 14-year-old girl, officials said. Middlesex County resident David Cannon of Lexington, age 61, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to pay for sex with a teenager, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on Tuesday, April 9.  According to federal officials, in November 2022, Cannon replied to an online advertisement that offered commercial sex with two young gir…
Some Of The Bests Photos Of The Eclipse Taken Across Massachusetts Some Of The Bests Photos Of The Eclipse Taken Across Massachusetts
Some Of The Bests Photos Of The Eclipse Taken Across Massachusetts While Massachusetts was not in the "totality zone" for Monday afternoon's solar eclipse, it still was a monumental event. Many Bay Staters snapped and shared impressive photos of the rare celestial event.  The zone of totality, where 100 percent of the sun was blocked by the moon, was a little more than 100 miles wide and stretched from Mexico to Maine. That means most of Massachusetts got about 90-93 percent blockage, with the increase being in the western part of the state.  Courtesy of Ken Chaffin Some people traveled to other states to get the best view possible.  L…
Here's How Northeast 4.8 Magnitude Quake Stacks Up Against Prior Tremors To Rattle NY Here's How Northeast 4.8 Magnitude Quake Stacks Up Against Prior Tremors To Rattle NY
Here's How Northeast 4.8 Magnitude Quake Stacks Up Against Prior Tremors To Rattle NY As nerves were still settling following an earthquake that rattled much of the Northeast late Friday morning, April 5, social media was flooded with lifelong residents proclaiming the tremor was the strongest they’d ever felt. “That might’ve been the biggest earthquake I’ve ever felt because the whole house was actually shaking. Pretty crazy,” one user posted on X. Though Friday’s magnitude 4.8 quake was among the largest to hit the Northeast in the last century, it is classified as a "light" quake on the Richter scale, which runs from a 1.0 magnitude (micro) to 9.9 (extreme). Original R…
New Update: 4.8 Magnitude Quake Felt In Albany, Schenectady; NY Conducting Damage Assessment New Update: 4.8 Magnitude Quake Felt In Albany, Schenectady; NY Conducting Damage Assessment
New Update: 4.8 Magnitude Quake Felt In Albany, Schenectady; NY Conducting Damage Assessment An earthquake that rattled several states along the East Coast late Friday morning, April 5, was felt throughout the Capital Region. Original report - 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New York, Northeast The 4.8 magnitude quake, centered about 60 miles west of Manhattan in Hunterdon County, New Jersey at a depth of nearly three miles, struck at 10:23 a.m., according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). There have not been any reports of injuries or significant damage to buildings. Wow! A M4.8 struck in New Jersey this morning around 10:30 am local time. Shaking was widely felt from …
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New York, Northeast 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New York, Northeast
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New York, Northeast An earthquake was felt in several states along the East Coast, including New York and Connecticut, late Friday morning, April 5. Click here for a new, updated story - 4.0 Magnitude Aftershock: NY Feels Additional Tremors The US Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 10:23 a.m. measured a 4.8 on the Richter scale, and had a depth of 0.62 miles. It reportedly originated in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the borough of Lebanon, about 60 miles west of midtown Manhattan. It shook buildings across New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and was even felt as far away as Boston…
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA A 28-year-old woman who tried to smuggle nearly 75 pounds of marijuana from the United States into London was arrested in Boston on Saturday, March 30, while waiting on her connecting flight, authorities said.  Nalexus Palmer, of Clinton Township, Michigan, had flown from Detroit to Boston with the drugs in two large suitcases before US Customs and Border agents detected the vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  A judge ordered her held on a $3,000 bail on Monday.  Palmer told police that she did not know the drugs along with two AirTag…
Cape Cod Toddler Attacked By Dog Airlifted To Boston Hospital Cape Cod Toddler Attacked By Dog Airlifted To Boston Hospital
Cape Cod Toddler Attacked By Dog Airlifted To Boston Hospital A 2-year-old child is undergoing emergency treatment at a Boston hospital after they were attacked by a dog on Sunday, March 31, authorities announced.  Wellfleet police said a pit bull mix bit the toddler just after 2 p.m. at a home on East Hill Road.  Paramedics rushed the child to Cape Cod Gateway Airport, where a MedFlight pilot awaited to take them to Boston.  The child's injuries are not considered life-threatening. Police did not say how the dog was connected to the child. 
Support Rises For 'Wonderful' Roosevelt Elementary Teacher After Cancer Diagnosis Support Rises For 'Wonderful' Roosevelt Elementary Teacher After Cancer Diagnosis
Support Rises For 'Wonderful' Roosevelt Elementary Teacher After Cancer Diagnosis After it was discovered that a beloved Massachusetts teacher had been fighting cancer for years, her community came together to help raise support for her and her family. Worcester County resident Kara Sullivan Wroblewski has been loved by her community for quite some time. The Roosevelt Elementary School teacher was diagnosed with cancer four years ago, though, according to the GoFundMe set up by her family, the news may come as a shock to some. “Everyone knows Kara is a wonderful mother, wife, sister, friend, and teacher for the Worcester Public Schools,” Beth Flynn wrote in the fundr…
This Norfolk County Locale Among Best Places To Live In US, According To Brand-New Rankings This Norfolk County Locale Among Best Places To Live In US, According To Brand-New Rankings
This Norfolk County Locale Among Best Places To Live In US, According To Brand-New Rankings When it comes to putting down roots, this Massachusetts locale is among the best in the nation, according to a new ranking. The Norfolk County town of Brookline came in at No. 11 on Niche’s 2024 “Best Places to Live in America” ranking. It also took the No. 1 spot on the site’s “Best Places to Live in Massachusetts” list. Niche looked at a variety of factors to come up with its ranking, including cost of living, public schools, crime and safety, housing costs, and diversity. With an overall grade of A+, Brookline was praised for being “warm and cozy with plenty to do,” according to one Nic…
Itty-Bitty Pistol Snatched During Search At Boston Logan Airport Itty-Bitty Pistol Snatched During Search At Boston Logan Airport
Itty-Bitty Pistol Snatched During Search At Boston Logan Airport Size doesn't matter to the TSA.  A passenger was nabbed on Saturday, March 23, trying to bring a .25 caliber pistol shorter than a ballpoint pen through security.  Regardless of its size, it's still illegal to bring a gun in a carry-on bag or on your person.  Big or small...firearms cannot be in a passenger's carry-on bag. This .25 caliber firearm was detected by @BostonLogan @TSA officers on Saturday. Visit: https://t.co/OJAXTMK1z4…… for proper procedures on flying with a firearm. #travelfail pic.twitter.com/5rgYSzxHb2 — TSA_NewEngland (@TSA_NewEngland) March 25, 2024 …
Man Who Killed Mom Of 1 At July 4th Party In Dorchester Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison: DA Man Who Killed Mom Of 1 At July 4th Party In Dorchester Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison: DA
Man Who Killed Mom Of 1 At July 4th Party In Dorchester Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison: DA A 26-year-old Boston man found guilty of shooting a woman at an Independence Day celebration in 2020 was sentenced to up to 20 years behind bars on Monday, March 25, authorities said.  Kristian Maraj was convicted by a jury on Feb. 9 in the death of Felicity Coleman, 34, of Dorchester, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge sentenced him to 17 to 20 years for manslaughter. He was also sentenced to four years for an illegal firearm possession charge, which will be served concurrently.  Maraj and several others were watching the fireworks at Stonehurst Str…
Asian Restaurant Closes 3 Locations In Somerville, Boston, Woburn: Report Asian Restaurant Closes 3 Locations In Somerville, Boston, Woburn: Report
Asian Restaurant Closes 3 Locations In Somerville, Boston, Woburn: Report Grainmaker, a popular chain of Asian restaurants has closed all of its locations, according to a new report.  Boston Restaurant Talk said they received a tip about the closures in Somerville's Davis Square, Downtown Crossing in Boston, and Woburn Village in Woburn on Monday, March 25.  Calls to the restaurants go unanswered, the social media accounts for each location have been removed, and the websites no longer exist.  Google and Yelp list all of the locations as permanently closed as well. It's unclear what led to the closings, or what day they shuttered.  …
Stamford's Chuck Scarborough To Mark 50 Years With WNBC: 'Giant In American Journalism' Stamford's Chuck Scarborough To Mark 50 Years With WNBC: 'Giant In American Journalism'
Stamford's Chuck Scarborough To Mark 50 Years With Wnbc: 'Giant In American Journalism' To celebrate journalism legend and localresident Chuck Scarborough's 50th year with NBC 4 New York, the network will hold a week of tributes that will look back at memorable moments throughout his career.  To commemorate  the 80-year-old Scarborough's lengthy career, NBC 4 New York will hold a ceremony on Monday, March 25 at 10 a.m. during which the Empire State Building will be illuminated in the journalist's honor. Those who want to watch this special event can stream it live on the station's "NBC New York News" channel.  Additionally, at 4 p.m. on Monday, the network …
Split Storms Combine: Inch Per Hour Of Rain Could Fall In Nasty Weekend Storm, Forecasters Say Split Storms Combine: Inch Per Hour Of Rain Could Fall In Nasty Weekend Storm, Forecasters Say
Split Storms Combine: Inch Per Hour Of Rain Could Fall In Nasty Weekend Storm, Forecasters Say Much of the region is under a flood watch ahead of a heavy rain storm expected to arrive Friday night, March 22 and last through Saturday, March 23, the National Weather Service says. A flood watch east of the Blue Ridge is in effect from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, where up to an inch of rain per hour could fall, enhancing the threat of flooding, according to the NWS. The Flood Watch has been expanded to cover most locations east of the Blue Ridge. This is in effect on Sat 2 AM-2 PM... Posted by US National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington on Friday, March 22, 2024 "A…
Split Storms Combine: Brace For 4 Inches Of Rain This Weekend In NJ, PA, Forecasters Say Split Storms Combine: Brace For 4 Inches Of Rain This Weekend In NJ, PA, Forecasters Say
Split Storms Combine: Brace For 4 Inches Of Rain This Weekend In NJ, PA, Forecasters Say All of New Jersey and Greater Philadelphia are under a flood watch ahead of one big rain storm, or a combination of two different storms that will combine and head to the region this weekend. Between two and four inches of rain are expected to fall between late Friday night, March 22 and Saturday evening, March 23 before tapering off, according to the National Weather Service. "A soaking rainstorm will cause problems along the I-95 corridor as the weekend gets started, with waves of rain moving in late Friday night through Saturday," AccuWeather Meteorologist Dean DeVore said. "Expect slow …
'My Life Was Forever Changed': Women Raped By Ex-MBTA Officer Talk Impact At His Sentencing 'My Life Was Forever Changed': Women Raped By Ex-MBTA Officer Talk Impact At His Sentencing
'My Life Was Forever Changed': Women Raped By Ex-mbta Officer Talk Impact At His Sentencing A former MBTA transit police officer was sentenced to four to six years in prison this week after a jury found him guilty of raping two women more than a decade ago. The victims told the court that the trauma of that night has stayed with them like a specter and would likely be there long after he gets out of prison.  Shawn McCarthy, 50, formerly of Wilmington, was convicted on Friday, March 15, of three counts of rape stemming from an incident in 2012, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. The women's impact statements to the court are attached to this article.  The attack h…
Body Pulled From Charles River ID'd As Newton Man Body Pulled From Charles River ID'd As Newton Man
Body Pulled From Charles River ID'd As Newton Man A man whose body was pulled from the Charles River has been identified as a Middlesex County resident. Massachusetts State Police patrols responded to the Boston side of the Charles River, a short distance east of the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge after a dog walker observed the body close to the river bank at approximately 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. The State Police Marine Unit moved the victim’s body onto the shoreline from the water. Boston EMS personnel determined he was dead. Detectives then went to the man’s apartment in Newton and spoke to people who knew him. On Wednesday morning,…
Man Accused Of Shooting Boston Cop In Chest Charged Man Accused Of Shooting Boston Cop In Chest Charged
Man Accused Of Shooting Boston Cop In Chest Charged A 31-year-old Boston man has been arrested and charged with shooting a police officer who was responding to a 911 call Monday night, March 18, police said.  Avery Lewis, of Dorchester, faces 10 charges from the 9:30 p.m. shooting in Mattapan, Boston police announced on Tuesday.  The officer, whose name was not released, responded to a 911 call near the intersection of Esmond and Bradshaw Streets to reports of a man armed with a gun in the area.  Police approached the man who fired a single shot and hit one of them in the chest. The officer is expected to survive, WCVB r…
Support Swells For Montclair Native Battling Cancer Support Swells For Montclair Native Battling Cancer
Support Swells For Montclair Native Battling Cancer Zoe Rosenberg recently celebrated her 23rd birthday — battling the fight of her life. A Montclair native, Rosenberg was diagnosed with sarcoma in 2022, according to a GoFundMe launched for her care. She underwent surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, and the disease went into remission for nine months, allowing her to continue her studies at Northeastern. The cancer has since returned, though, and the fundraiser was launched in an effort to assist her family, who have relocated to Boston to assist her with her care.  My friend Lisa Williamson Rosenberg is facing a new medical c…
Ex-Transit Officer Guilty Of Raping 2 Women As Payment For 'Joy Ride': DA Ex-Transit Officer Guilty Of Raping 2 Women As Payment For 'Joy Ride': DA
Ex-Transit Officer Guilty Of Raping 2 Women As Payment For 'Joy Ride': DA A jury convicted a former MBTA transit police officer on Friday, March 15, of raping two women more than a decade ago, authorities said.  Shawn McCarthy, 50, who lived in Wilmington at the time of the rapes, will be sentenced on three counts of rape stemming from an incident in 2012, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  The attack happened on July 6, 2012, near the area of the Museum of Science in Boston.  Two intoxicated women in their early 20s approached McCarthy outside the Aquarium subway station and asked him for a ride in his patrol cruiser, the prosecutor…
Waltham Man Guilty Of Trying To Pay To Rape 12-Year-Old Girl: Feds Waltham Man Guilty Of Trying To Pay To Rape 12-Year-Old Girl: Feds
Waltham Man Guilty Of Trying To Pay To Rape 12-Year-Old Girl: Feds A Waltham man was found guilty of negotiating with what he believed to be a human trafficker to have sex with a child, authorities said.  Misael Fabian Medina, 38, was convicted of one count of attempted sex trafficking of a child; and one count of attempted coercion and enticement, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Medina responded to an online advertisement offering sex with two young girls for cash in November 2022, federal authorities said. What he didn't know was it was a sting, and he was speaking with a police officer.  He agreed to pay $200 to have sex with a …