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DPW Employee Leaves a Lasting Legacy
Gino Villa may have looked tough, but those who knew him say he was a real softie. Villa, who was a mason for the Belmont Department of Public Works for over 20 years, died March 19. “I think people saw right through him. He’s very sensitive,” said Christine Villa, his...
Dorchester suspect involved in shooting that hurt 2 children held on $2 million bail
A 25-year-old Boston man who was the subject of an “extensive fugitive investigation” by Boston police for his role in a shooting in Dorchester last September that left five people wounded was held on $2 million bail during his arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court Thursday, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office said.
Crash on I-95 claims Sturbridge man
A Sturbridge man was killed in a car crash on Interstate 95 in Needham early Tuesday. Dylan Chaves, 31, was driving his pickup southbound about 4:45 a.m. when he apparently lost control of the vehicle and struck a concrete barrier, according to state police. His vehicle came to a stop in the left...
Healey comfortable with police response at protests
Gov. Maura Healey voiced her support Friday for how police were deployed to clear recent pro-Palestinian encampments at Northeastern University and Emerson College, part of a national wave of protests and subsequent student arrests sparked by the Israel-Hamas war.
Massachusetts State Police, K-9 ‘Zigo’, track down stolen vehicle and suspects after pursuit
“At approximately 2:40 AM on Monday, April 29, 2024, Acton Police requested that Massachusetts State Police patrols out of the Concord Barracks to be on the lookout for a black Audi that had been stolen in their town. Subsequently, Concord Police observed the stolen Audi pull into a parking lot in their town and saw three occupants get out of that vehicle and enter a gray BMW and speed away. Concord Officers pursued the BMW for a short distance before terminating their pursuit.
Cooler weather lingers into the weekend, warm up on the way next week
Cloudy skies are close again for another day, leaving drab but dry conditions. With the lack of sun, and a dominant east wind, it's a cool day — again. We've been here many a time before. The afternoon promises some — not a lot — of sun. High temperatures are in the mid-50s in the city, to 60s away from the coast.
Jury finds Watertown police officer not guilty of 2021 rape
A jury found a Watertown officer not guilty of charges he sexually assaulted a woman three years ago, but he remains on administrative leave pending the police department's review. Kevin Rooney was indicted on two counts of rape and one count of indecent assault in 2022. A Middlesex Superior Court...
Boston Man Tevin Abercrombie Sentenced to Over 6 Years for Illegal Firearm Possession
A Boston man, previously convicted for drug and firearm offenses, is heading back to prison after a federal jury handed down a guilty verdict for illegal gun possession. Tevin Abercrombie was sentenced to more than six years behind the steel bars for carrying a firearm and ammunition as a felon, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
75-year-old man sentenced to under 3 years in 1966 killing of 10-year-old girl
Decades after a 10-year-old Massachusetts girl was beaten to death, a man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to under three years in prison. The office of Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said Thursday that 75-year-old Donald Mars of Bedford had changed his plea following his 2022 indictment in the 1966 death of Betty Lou Zukowski. He had previously pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
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