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One dead in Weymouth car crash
Local News A 40-year-old man was killed Friday in a three-vehicle collision on Route 3. Massachusetts State Police are investigating after a man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Weymouth early Friday morning. Around 5:10 a.m., troopers assigned to the Norwell Barracks responded to a report of a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound, […]
Second man arrested over felling of much-loved tree near Hadrian’s Wall
Environment Hours after a 16-year-old was freed on bail, Northumbria Police said a man in his 60s was arrested and is being questioned in custody. A forensic investigator from Northumbria Police photographs the felled Sycamore Gap tree, in Northumberland, England, Friday Sept. 29, 2023. A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal […]
Embattled former Methuen police chief is indicted
Crime Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon was once among the highest-paid police leaders in the nation. Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon. Methuen Police Department Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon — a controversial figure once likened to the “don of an organized crime family” — has been indicted alongside an officer he hired […]
What’s happening at Copley Square Park? Here’s the latest on the Back Bay site’s renovation
Neighborhoods Copley Square Park is still more than a year away from reopening as it undergoes a major renovation. The city of Boston is redesigning Copley Square, a project that will take more than a year to complete. David L Ryan/Boston Globe Renovations are moving along on the Copley Square Park project, with plans to […]
Man tied to suspected shooter in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing arrested in Las Vegas, AP sources say
National News Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested early Friday morning, although the exact charge or charges were not immediately clear. By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER, Associated Press updated on September 29, 2023 | 1:27 PM Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996. – Frank […]
Woman whose car plunged into the waters off Cape Cod has died
Local News The car was 15 feet underwater when authorities pulled the woman from the vehicle. A woman who was found in her car floating in waters off the Cape Cod coast Monday night has died, authorities said in a press release Thursday. Officials did not release the woman’s identity or age, but said they […]
Police release images of suspect in $70K viola theft
Crime The man was last seen near Harvard Avenue in Allston on Sept. 15, Boston police said. Boston police are asking for the public’s help identifying a person wanted in connection with the theft of a $70,000 viola in Brighton last month. Viola valued at $70,000 stolen in Brighton, police say The 16.5-inch instrument was […]
Local obituary: Nathaniel Gardiner, 22, Stoneham resident and musician
Local Obituaries Nathaniel J. Gardiner died on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Nathaniel J. Gardiner. – via Barile Family Funeral Home Nathaniel J. Gardiner, of Stoneham, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023 at age 22 after a two year fight with cancer. Nate is the beloved son of Dr. Matthew Gardiner and Dr. Mary Beth […]
Will top schools continue ‘legacy’ admission preferences? Many say yes.
Schools Yale, Cornell, Duke, Brown, Vanderbilt and Emory universities all confirmed this week that they would consider the legacy ties of high school seniors who apply. Harvard University’s admissions website continues to state that “Among a group of similarly distinguished applicants, the children of Harvard College alumni/ae may receive an additional look.” Kayana Szymcza/The New […]
Hardliners plot to replace McCarthy with one of his deputies as shutdown looms
National News It’s unclear if far-right members will move forward with the plan or if the plotting is simply a warning to McCarthy. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to reporters Tuesday at the Capitol. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Elizabeth Frantz By Leigh Ann Caldwell and Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post September […]