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N.H. 17-year-old indicted on murder charges in deaths of sister-in-law and two young nephews
Crime Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and sons Benjamin, 4, and Mason, 23 months, were found shot to death in their New Hampshire home last year. Kassandra Sweeney, 25, and her two sons, four-year-old Benjamin and one-year-old Mason, were found shot to death in their Northfield, N.H., home in August 2022, according to New Hampshire Attorney General’s […]
Sacred Heart University, other colleges snap up unused office space in a slumping market
Business Not that all the students at Sacred Heart University were aware that their classes were in the former home of a multinational conglomerate or were even familiar with the name General Electric. The East and West Building of the former global headquarters of General Electric, which were purchased and transformed into the West Campus […]
Dog died from accidental impalement in town forest, not gunshot, Winchester police now say
Local News The dog’s owner initially reported hearing a gunshot before finding his pet wounded. Winchester police say the mysterious death of a pet dog in the town forest Monday was the result of an accidental impalement on a tree branch, not a gunshot, as initially reported. The dog’s owner told authorities he was walking […]
Gun evidence is focus at the trial of a man accused of killing New Hampshire couple on hiking trail
Crime Logan Clegg, 27, is charged with second-degree murder counts of knowingly and recklessly causing the deaths of Stephen and Djeswende Reid by shooting them multiple times. Logan Clegg enters the courtroom at Merrimack County Superior Court, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Concord, N.H. Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool By KATHY McCORMACK, Associated […]
MIT scientist among trio to win Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on tiny quantum dots
World News Moungi Bawendi, of MIT; Louis Brus, of Columbia University; and Alexei Ekimov, of Nanocrystals Technology Inc., were honored for their work on quantum dots. Permanent Secretary of the Royal Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren, center, announces the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, at the Royal Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, […]
Multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, police say
Politics Baltimore police respond to a shooting at Morgan State University, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Baltimore. Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP By LEA SKENE, Associated Press updated on October 3, 2023 BALTIMORE (AP) — Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said […]
Baltimore Police say multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University
National News By Associated Press updated on October 3, 2023 BALTIMORE (AP) — Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation” on the campus of the historically Black university. The address given for the […]
Taunton man convicted of molesting preteen step-grandson
Crime Prosecutors say 73-year-old Fred Walker molested the victim while the victim was visiting his grandmother’s home. Fred Walker has been convicted of molesting his pre-teen step-grandson. Londonderry Police Department A Bristol County jury has convicted a 73-year-old Taunton man of molesting his preteen step-grandson multiple times over nearly three years, according to the Bristol […]
Landmarks Commission recommends protections for City Hall
Local News Boston City Hall, the brutalist behemoth that continues to divide residents, could soon gain an official designation that would preserve its character. Boston City Hall could soon be officially designated as a landmark by the city government. Ted Shaffrey/AP More than 50 years after being completed, the divisive Boston City Hall could soon […]
Lexington man accused of shooting his mother and her friend held without bail, to undergo mental health evaluation
Crime Brent Roman-Finnagan, 22, allegedly shot his mother and her friend late Friday afternoon. He was held without bail at his arraignment Monday and is set to be evaluated for criminal responsibility given his mental health issues. The home on Keeler Farm Way in Lexington, which was the scene of a shooting on Sept. 29, […]