Now that the rain is behind us, we can focus on the sunshine. Happy to report that it’s here for the long haul.
Temperatures stay in the mild to warm range, and the sea breezes visit the coast each afternoon. After logging the second wettest …
Massachusetts
‘Once-in-a-lifetime experience’: Rutland teen summits Mount Everest
The idea to be on top of the world — literally — was born out of a whim for a Massachusetts teenager.
Ryan Mitchell, a 19-year-old from Rutland, explains why he summited Mount Everest.
“I literally thought of the idea, ‘I…
Father speaks out after 12-year-old son’s beating on school bus in Framingham
The beating of a middle school student on a school bus in Framingham, Massachusetts, is causing alarm among parents.
The incident, captured on cellphone video, shows the 12-year-old Cameron Middle School student enduring multiple punches to his fac…
16-year-old killed by stepfather in murder-suicide in Acton, authorities believe
Investigators say a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed by her stepfather in a murder-suicide Thursday afternoon in Acton, Massachusetts.
The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office said police responded around 4 p.m. to a report that th…
Man arrested at Boston hotel after claiming, ‘I have a bomb in my suitcase,’ police say
A man was arrested at Boston’s Liberty Hotel after claiming to have a bomb in his bag on Wednesday night, police said.
The woman reported the man, Mark DiPaolo, after he replied to her question about his dog by saying, “I have a bomb in my suitcase,” Boston police said Thursday. The 62-year-old from Naples, Florida, was charged with criminal threatening.
The incident began Wednesday night about 8:11 p.m., and brought a major response from first responders. The hotel, a former jailhouse, is next to Massachusetts General Hospital.
The woman recalled to investigators that DiPaolo was at the hotel bar with this dog when she tried to start a casual conversation with him about the animal, according to police. She asked if the dog was trained in anything and he allegedly replied, “I have a bomb in my suitcase,” prompting the woman to report the threat to staff.
When officers arrived, they were directed to the room where DiPaolo had just checked in and arrested him. Police cleared the room and found there was nothing dangerous.
It wasn’t immediately clear if DiPaolo had an attorney who could speak to his arrest.
2 toddlers rescued hours after going missing from their Maine yard
Two young children were found safe in the Maine woods about three hours after they wandered away from their yard on Wednesday, authorities said.
The kids, 2 and 3 years old, were playing with their older brother at a home on Number 6 Road in Philli…
