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Warm start to the week
SOME SUNSHINE SUNDAY Clouds and a few showers moved in overnight, it wasn’t as chilly with overnight temperatures in the 40s. We will gain more sunshine as the day goes on, and it will be warmer too with highs in the 70s (50s for the Cape & Islands). Clouds thicken up again later this evening, be prepared for a couple of showers to develop again overnight, but they won’t have a big impact. THIS WEEK Monday will be a cloudy and mild start, sunshine will break through in the afternoon with another warmer day in the 70s. The sunshine and warmth won’t last long. Clouds return Tuesday along a front that will drag colder temperatures back into the region. Highs will stay in the 50s for Tuesday and Wednesday, it also comes with the risk of some showers. Even though we have rain chances in the forecast several times this week, rainfall amounts will stay lower and rain doesn’t look like a big impact. Check back in with us as we narrow down the timeframe for these showers!
"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,"...
Boston man sentenced for trying to hire hit man to kill ex-wife because of her 'Westernization'
BOSTON (TCD) -- A 47-year-old man will spend just under eight years in prison for trying to hire a contract killer to murder his ex-wife and her new boyfriend because the woman reportedly wouldn’t allow him to see his children. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts...
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.
Another cold start, but milder temperatures expected for the weekend
We had another widespread hard freeze across all of New England with freeze warnings Friday morning in southern New England and along the coast. Temperatures dropped to the 20s in many more spots compared to Thursday morning. This afternoon will be nice and sunny again thanks to high pressure settling in.
Former Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant Sentenced to 5 Years for Overtime Fraud Scheme
A former Massachusetts State Police lieutenant was cuffed with a five-year prison sentence for his role in a fraudulent overtime scheme and other financial wrongdoings. Daniel J. Griffin, 60, of Belmont, felt the weight of the law on his shoulders as U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman handed down the sentence on Thursday, also imposing three years of supervised release, as per the Justice Department's announcement.
A promised bridge over the Mystic River would be a missing link for Somerville and Everett. So where is it?
SOMERVILLE — On this side of the Mystic River sits Assembly Row, the high-polish housing, business, and entertainment complex, ringed by riverfront parkland, paved paths, an MBTA Orange Line stop, and access to the city’s bike lanes and trails. Directly across the river in Everett is the glittering...
Celebration of life held to honor WBZ legend Sarah-Ann Shaw
BOSTON - A celebration of life was held on Saturday in honor of Sarah-Ann Shaw, a legendary reporter at WBZ-TV and Boston's first Black woman TV news reporter.Shaw passed away at the age of 90 on March 21, 2024.Celebration of lifeThe celebration was held at BethelAME Church in Jamaica Plain at 11 a.m. Reverend Liz Walker officiated the service."Sarah Ann Shaw was a warrior woman. An exemplar of community, activism, advocacy journalism. A woman passionate about her family, the quality of life in her community, the city, and the world," Reverend Walker said.Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley also spoke at...
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