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"Philip Chism is a monster," detention center attack victim says
BOSTON - Philip Chism, convicted of killing Danvers High School math teacher Colleen Ritzer in 2013 when he was 14 years old, changed his plea to guilty Friday for a subsequent attack at a Department of Youth Services detention center.Chism, now 25, was 15 when he attacked and seriously injured a 29-year-old female clinician at the Boston facility on June 2, 2014. He was accused of sneaking into a staff locker room bathroom and trying to choke and kill the woman. After other employees came to the woman's rescue and freed her, Chism repeatedly yelled "I'm gonna kill them all,"...
Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen girl in airplane bathroom
BOSTON (AP) — An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September. Police have also alleged that Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, had recordings of four other...
A man accused in a Harvard bomb threat and extortion plot is sentenced to 3 years probation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A New Hampshire man accused of participating in a plot in which a caller issued bomb threats last year to Harvard University and demanded a large amount of bitcoin was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation. The threats caused the evacuation of Harvard’s Science...
WATCH: Officials to give update after police officer hurt in crash at construction site in Billerica
A police officer was hurt in a crash at a construction site on Route 3A in Billerica, Massachusetts, on Friday, according to police. Billerica police confirmed the crash on Boston Road and said it was closed "indefinitely" from the town center to Floyd Street. Drivers should expect heavy delays in the area.
Returning to Concordian civility
From time to time, certain issues arise that grip the citizens of our town. The naming of the new middle school seems to be one of them. As rumors swirl of confrontations and public shaming of elected officials, this year’s Town Meeting promises to be a heated one, especially when Article 22 surfaces.
Ex-Burlington firefighter gets probation in animal cruelty case
A former Massachusetts firefighter who ran a dog training and boarding facility in South Boston where he allegedly abused animals will be on probation for two years after pleading in the case, prosecutors said Thursday. Tyler Falconer, who used to own Falco K9, on Wednesday pleaded to a continuance without...
Two new MBTA operators talk about their trips to the driver’s seat
Peterson Desir has been riding the Red Line since he was a kid, and for the last several months, the 33-year-old Dorchester native has had the best seat on the train — the driver’s chair. He is one of 23 new heavy rail drivers who have been hired and trained by the MBTA as part of a larger push to fill open jobs throughout the agency.
Son Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Exorcism’ Drowning of Banker Dad
A Massachusetts man was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Thursday in the drowning death of his father, who died during an attempted exorcism in 2021.Jack Callahan, 22, was found guilty on one count of involuntary manslaughter after an eight-day trial and about 25 hours of jury deliberations, Plymouth County prosecutor Timothy Cruz said.On June 28, 2021, then-19-year-old Jack Callahan allegedly went to Boston to pick up his father, Scott, who had noted substance abuse issues, from a bar. The two men had then taken a rideshare home together, which dropped them off at a park. After some time, the two of...
Boston Police crime lab answers for poor rape kit turnaround times, absentee director
The Boston Police Crime Laboratory came under scrutiny at the Boston City Council on Friday for failing to meet a state deadline to test rape kits for DNA in a timely way amidst a general lack of internal leadership. Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn called the hearing to discuss lab...
Concerns about ‘Residences at Thoreau’
I would like to express my concerns about the proposed “Residences at Thoreau” housing project. The Zoning Board of Appeals is being asked to approve this 216-unit development, consisting of three three-story buildings adjacent to the Thoreau Club on Forest Ridge Road. The application was submitted as a “40B” development since Concord had slightly fewer than 10% affordable housing units at the time.
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