WORCESTER — On Thursday, a jury found a Worcester man guilty of murder in the August 2020 killing of 31-year-old Darren Dyette on King Street, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Jacob Grice, 39, was found guilty of first-degree murder by a Worcester Superior Court jury after a 10-day trial. The […]
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Northboro man gets 2 years prison for embezzling from nonprofit
WORCESTER — A Northborough man was sentenced Friday in federal court for wire fraud and money laundering charges after embezzling approximately $366,477 from a nonprofit organization in Sturbridge. Kyriakos Kapiris, a/k/a Rick Kapiris, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to two years in prison, to be followed by five years […]
Editorial: City of Fitchburg, residents in these heroic workers’ debt
How about a warm round of applause for this group of hard-working public employees. By the way, they’d really appreciate that warmth. And please, no jokes about how many workers it takes to change a light bulb. That insulting, hackneyed stereotype of the municipal sector couldn’t be further removed from the harsh reality faced by […]
Karen Read’s redacted motion to dismiss murder charge released
Karen Read’s legal team has submitted a redacted version of its latest motion to dismiss her case “on the basis of extraordinary governmental misconduct” — primarily the alleged withholding of evidence that could prove her innocence.
