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Dighton police chief to resign 3 months after being charged for alleged insider trading
Crime Shawn Cronin is accused of illegally trading a pharmaceutical company’s stocks with knowledge of an acquisition that hadn’t been made public. Dighton Police Chief Shawn Cronin will resign at the end of September. LinkedIn Dighton Police Chief Shawn Cronin, who is facing charges related to alleged insider trading, intends to resign at the end […]
Student news outlet reports details of alleged BC hazing
Local News Student-athletes were reportedly instructed to binge drink and consume their own vomit. An aerial view of the Boston College campus. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe Boston College students at a swimming and diving event for freshmen were told to drink copious amounts of alcohol and eat their own vomit, according to reporting by The […]
Brothers of drowned teen facing charges after alleged assault outside Dedham court
Crime Witnesses said they heard one of the men say, “This isn’t over. We’re coming after you,” according to prosecutors. Retired state police detective captain James Coughlin and his wife, Leslie, appear in court in 2021. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe Staff, File Two men are accused of attacking a retired Massachusetts State Police captain after […]
Who is the alleged Beacon Hill teen tagger? Police search for graffiti suspect caught on video
Local News A video circulated on social media shows someone claiming to be 17 spray painting the Gary Drug building in broad daylight. Police are searching for a suspect accused of spray painting a Beacon Hill building in broad daylight last month. Police are searching for a suspect accused of spray painting a Beacon Hill […]
N.H. high school cheerleading program shut down due to alleged ‘bullying, harassment, and discrimination’ culture
Schools Londonderry Superintendent Daniel Black said in a letter to families that the “extremely concerning allegations” are against students, coaches, and parents. Londonderry’s high school cheerleading program has been suspended due to bullying and harassment allegations. Londonderry Public Schools A New Hampshire high school’s cheerleading program has been shut down due to allegations of bullying […]
Boston police arrest four 13-year-olds following alleged random attack, the second such assault this week
Crime Police arrested three teenage boys earlier this week on similar charges of attacking a random victim. Boston police arrested four teenagers on Wednesday after what they say was the second unprovoked attack by juveniles in the city this week. According to police, a group of teens approached a random victim near District Avenue in […]
Brandeis Center calls out Harvard for professor’s alleged antisemetic bias
Local News The legal warning claims that a professor at Harvard University discriminated against three Jewish Israeli students who were in his class. Harvard University’s iron gate in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Shutterstock The Brandeis Center, a Jewish civil rights nonprofit, sent Harvard University a legal warning demanding “immediate action” of addressing and denouncing a professor who […]
Woman hit, dragged by alleged drunk driver during Halloween celebration in Salem
Crime Police said concerned citizens freed the woman — who sustained serious injuries — from underneath the car. Revelers take to the streets on Halloween in Salem in 2021. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe Staff, File As the countdown to Halloween continues, Salem police are urging members of the public to drink responsibly after they say an […]
BC swimmers and divers drop their lawsuit after judge declines to reinstate team amid alleged hazing
College Sports On Thursday, a state judge rejected the Boston College athletes’ bid to get their team reinstated during an investigation into hazing allegations. Boston College administrators have placed the swim and dive team on hiatus. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Staff, File Members of the Boston College swimming and diving team have dropped their lawsuit against […]
Court documents reveal details of alleged Boston College swim team hazing
Schools Upperclassmen allegedly pressured freshmen to binge drink at a team event, instructing them to vomit into bags tied around their necks. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe New court documents submitted by Boston College allege that members of the swimming and diving team told freshmen to binge drink, and that some freshmen vomited into bags they […]