It now costs more than $53,000 a year to live in Massachusetts, according to a new analysis that makes the Bay State the second most expensive in the country.
But offsetting the cost of living, at least on average, is the fact that Massachuset…
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Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by vehicle in Worcester, police say
A pedestrian was seriously hurt after he was hit by a vehicle in Worcester, Massachusetts, Tuesday, according to police.
The incident happened around 5:44 p.m. on Park Avenue and Pleasant Street, Worcester police said, where officers found a 5…
First Alert: Extreme heat wave in New England nears its last day, strong storms expected
It’s our final day of the extreme heat with regional temperatures in the 90s for highs.
With increasing clouds, it’s not as hot as days past, but humid. Afternoon heat indices climb to 98 degrees.
The region will experience anot…
Man seriously injured in Cambridge shooting, police say
A man was seriously injured after being shot in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tuesday night, police said.
The shooting happened just after 9 p.m. on Harvard Street, according to Cambridge police, where the man was found with life-threatening injur…
Rite Aid says data breach exposed sensitive customer information
Rite Aid announced Monday that a data breach might have put the personal information of over 2 million customers at risk.
On June 6, the drugstore chain said “an unknown third party” impersonated a company employee to gain access t…
Karen Read lists Mansfield home for sale amid defense’s motion to dismiss two charges
The Karen Read legal saga continues Wednesday morning after her attorneys filed a new motion this week.
The defense not only arguing against a retrial but also a push to drop two of her three charges. This comes the same day that Read’s home went home for sale.
In a 10-page document filed Tuesday, her lawyers once again asked the court to dismiss the second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a crash charges against her, claiming now four of the 12 jurors have come forward saying that during deliberations the entire jury agreed Read was not guilty of either.
This is the latest attempt to stop a second Read murder trial that the prosecution is planning to re-try. The defense believes they were “given no opportunity to be heard” before the judge presiding over the case declared a mistrial.
Read’s defense team is now calling on her to either dismiss the charges or call a hearing to question the jury about what happened.
“It’s very unusual that a jury would come to a verdict, and we wouldn’t know that, and we would only learn about it after the jury was dismissed. The jury believes if they truly came to a verdict that should be respected,” said Peter Elikann, criminal defense legal expert.
Meanwhile, Read’s four-bedroom, three-bathroom, 2,500 square foot Mansfield home is now up for sale for just under a million dollars.
Her realtor told NBC10 Boston they’re screening prospective buyers. However, due to the interest in her case, they won’t be doing open houses.
A status hearing has been set for next Monday in Dedham, Massachusetts, where we learn if in fact there will be a second Read murder trial.
