Massachusetts

Swimming is restricted at the beach in Duxbury, Massachusetts, Friday after lifeguards reported a possible shark sighting.

Town officials posted on social media around noon that the potential sighting was at the town’s residential beach. The harbormaster will investigate the area.

Swimming will be restricted for one hour or until the harbormaster gives an all clear.

Shark sightings have become increasingly common in Massachusetts waters in recent years. You can track recent sightings in the map below.

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Prosecutors in the Karen Read case have filed their response to the defense’s request to dismiss two of the three charges against her in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe.

The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office opposes the motion, saying in a court filing Friday it’s “premised upon hearsay, conjecture, and legally inappropriate reliance as to the substance of jury deliberations.”

Read’s lawyers have said that they heard directly from a pair of jurors, and from others on the thinking of two more jurors, that the jury would have voted unanimously to find her not guilty on charges, including murder.

But prosecutors said in their new filing that “the jury’s communications to the court explicitly indicated an impasse on all charges.” They also noted that Read’s lawyers never requested that Judge Beverly Cannone inquire what charge or charges the jury was deadlocked on.

Read was charged with murder in the second degree, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and leaving a scene of personal injury and death. She pleaded not guilty, and a mistrial was declared last week after a long trial that attracted international attention. Her team claims she was framed for the killing.

This is a breaking news story that will be updated.

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The overdose-reversal drug naloxone will be available to the public at five stations along the MBTA’s Red Line in the coming weeks as the agency is one of six transit systems participating in a White House initiative to combat opioid overdoses.

Three freestanding and unalarmed cabinets each containing two doses of naloxone (or Narcan) will be available at six Red Line stops: Quincy Center, Ashmont, Andrew, South Station and Harvard.

There will also be signage in English, Spanish and Chinese on how to recognize an opioid overdose, how to administer Narcan, and how to contact emergency assistance.

The T said the cabinets will be installed in unpaid and paid lobby areas, and near or inside station restrooms.

“It’s clear that Narcan saves lives, and we are proud to lead the way as one of the six transit entities that have joined the White House’s ‘The Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose’ initiative,” said MBTA General Manager Phil Eng. “Given the role our stations play in the communities with the thousands that traverse them, it makes them ideal pilot locations to include as part of this project.”

Sen. John Keenan of Quincy said the idea originated with students from Harvard College’s Overdose Prevention and Education Students.

“This news is exciting on so many levels. First, making Naloxone available will save lives. We are also reducing the stigma associated with helping a person who uses drugs. And we are encouraging public participation in government by highlighting a case where community members saw a need and took action,” Keenan said.

People who do not have medical training can use naloxone that’s injectable or comes as a nasal spray, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Having naloxone on hand as a safeguard is the same concept of carrying an EpiPen around in case of allergic reactions, the CDC said.

The T said the five-station pilot is funded with $95,000 in earmarked funds as part of the fiscal 2024 budget, connected to the Department of Public Health’s statewide strategy of promoting harm reduction efforts and community-based harm reduction services.

The remaining Red Line stations will be evaluated for installation at the end of the pilot phase.

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