Elisabeth Kimmel, the once owner of San Diego-area TV news business Midwest Television Inc., entered an agreement in August 2021 in which she pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
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Search warrant in Pepperell yields drug distribution, firearm charges
PEPPERELL — A search warrant executed by police with the help of a SWAT team at a residence on Nashua Road resulted in the arrest of two suspects charged with drug distribution and firearm offenses.
Mass. House Democrats want to limit time in state-run shelters for migrant, local families
The House plans to vote on legislation Wednesday that curtails families’ time in state-run shelters to nine months unless they are employed or in job training, with the the top Democrat in the chamber arguing the reforms are necessary in the face of “challenging revenue conditions.”
Ask the Psychic: Trust that divine timing is working for you
Dear Bonnie, how do I know if the divine is helping me or even paying attention to what is happening in my life? Do the Angels know? Sometimes, I feel so left out that I feel lost and lonely, and nothing seems to be working out for me, and I feel frustrated. I don’t want […]
New Senate portrait puts Abigail Adams ‘where she belongs’
BOSTON — As she unveiled a portrait of early women’s rights advocate Abigail Adams on Friday, Senate President Karen Spilka announced an open call to the people of Massachusetts to nominate the next woman who will be permanently memorialized in the Senate. Spilka and Catherine Allgor, president of the Massachusetts Historical Society, unveiled Adams’ portrait […]
Two Worcester County men sentenced for trafficking contraband smokeless tobacco
BOSTON — Two Worcester County men were sentenced yesterday for conspiring to traffic in contraband smokeless tobacco. Mohammad Hanif Balaparya, 63, of Shrewsbury, and Rakesh Garg, 53, of Holden, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to three and two years’ probation, respectively. In October 2023, the defendants pleaded guilty to one […]