Arson investigators are working in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood after someone threw what police described as a flammable object through a window Tuesday afternoon.
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Untold Brewing at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham has closed
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A South Shore brewery has closed one of its outlets.
According to a source, Untold Brewing has closed its brewery, taproom, and restaurant at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham, with a Facebo…
Shakira announces world tour with stop in Boston
Grammy-winning Colombian superstar Shakira is bringing her world tour through Boston later this year.
Shakira announced Tuesday the 12 U.S. cities and two Canadian cities being visited on the first leg of her world tour, which begins in North America on Nov. 2 in California and ends Dec. 15 in Detroit.
The tour will make a stop in Boston on Dec. 8 at TD Garden.
The tour is built around the March 22 release of Shakira’s 12th album, “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” (Women No Longer Cry). The 17-track album is the singer-songwriter’s first studio album in seven years.
Nov. 2 – Palm Desert, California — Acrisure Arena
Nov. 7 – Phoenix, Arizona — Footprint Center
Nov. 9 – Los Angeles, California — KIA Forum
Nov. 16 – San Antonio, Texas — Frost Bank Center
Nov. 17 – Dallas, Texas — American Airlines Center
Nov. 20 – Miami, Florida — Kaseya Center
Nov. 23 – Charlotte, North Carolina — Spectrum Center
Nov. 25 – Washington, D.C. — Capital One Arena
Nov. 30 – Toronto, Ontario — Scotiabank Arena
Dec. 5 – Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center
Dec. 8 – Boston, Massachusetts — TD Garden
Dec. 10 – Montreal, Quebec — Bell Centre
Dec. 14 – Chicago, Illinois — United Center
Dec. 15 – Detroit, Michigan — Little Caesars Arena
International dates are expected to be announced soon.
Tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on April 22. Shakira’s Wolfpack members who join before Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. ET can access a pre-sale beginning at 9 a.m. ET on Friday, April 19.
On April 12, Shakira performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California with DJ Bizarrap.
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Chicopee firefighter accused of stabbing girlfriend to death
A Chicopee firefighter has been charged with stabbing his girlfriend to death over the weekend in western Massachusetts.
Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Holyoke police responded to a 911 call in the 200 block of South Water Street for a report of suspicious activity. When they arrived, officers found a man and a woman at the scene, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office said. They said the woman appeared to have been stabbed and the man was unresponsive “due to self-inflicted harm.”
The woman died despite receiving medical attention, while the man survived.
The man, identified by authorities as 52-year-old Jason Chapdelaine, of Springfield, was arrested Sunday and charged with murder.
The victim was identified as 48-year-old Eileen Monaghan, of Chicopee.
The Boston Globe reports that the two were in a relationship.
Chapdelaine pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday in Holyoke District Court and ordered held without bail. He is scheduled to return to court on May 13.
It was not immediately clear if Chapdelaine had an attorney.
The Chicopee mayor’s office confirmed to WWLP that Chapdelaine is a firefighter in the city and was placed on unpaid leave following his arrest.
The Hampden Couty Sheriff’s Office said Monaghan was an executive assistant to Sheriff Nick Cocchi and a mother of two. She was formerly the chief of staff to state Rep. Joseph Wagner, who retired in 2023.
“Eileen was not only a loved and valued colleague but also a dedicated and generous person who meant so much to so many, especially her kids,” Cocchi said in a statement. “Eileen was truly a rose in a world of thorns. As we try to process this tragic loss, please keep the Monaghan family in your thoughts and prayers. To say Eileen was loved and will be missed is an understatement.”
In addition to her daughters, the sheriff’s department said Monaghan is survived by a large family, spread from western Massachusetts to Ireland.
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Karen Read supporters protest outside Dedham courthouse
The Karen Read murder trial has sparked massive media coverage and wide-ranging conspiracy theories on social media.
It’s been a polarizing case. Nationally, people have been following along, while locally, some say they’ve shown up to every one of Read’s court appearances in Dedham, Massachusetts, dating back to last summer — despite not personally knowing her or her boyfriend John O’Keefe, a former Boston police officer.
“I’ve been to every court date since July,” said Scott McGinnis.
McGinnis, of Shirley, showed up for jury selection Tuesday. Only this time, he was holding his “Free Karen Read” sign in protest from across the street — 200 feet away.
For this case, a judge enacted a buffer zone for protestors holding signs and wearing pro-Karen Read clothes.
“The judge is saying this is not to taint her jury and give the defendant a fair jury, but I think it’s just the opposite,” said McGinnis.
Closer to the courthouse, the rest of Read’s supporters showed up in pink.
“It was Karen’s choice,” said Aidan Kearney.
Alongside one of Read’s most staunch supporters is Kearney, the controversial blogger known as “Turtleboy.”
“Somebody posted on Facebook that we should have one color that we all wear, and Karen actually posted herself and said pink,” said Kearney.
He runs the Turtleboy blog, a website documenting the case, but police say he went overboard, which is why he’s facing a number of charges for witness intimidation.
“I don’t generally support people accused of murder. I’m [going to] back the blue guy, but the facts are in Karen Read’s favor,” he said.
While all of her supporters would like to see her exonerated of the charges, they are making it clear that she’s not the only one they believe is being wronged.
“I knew John O’Keefe. He was a wonderful human being,” said Terry Robbins.
“That’s a very big part of this movement…is justice for Officer John O’Keefe,” said McGinnis.
The protestors say they will continue to wear pink in support but because the judge has made it clear she doesn’t want her impartial jury to be impacted, it remains to be seen how long they’ll be able to continue to wear that color.
Read is accused of killing O’Keefe in January of 2022. Prosecutors say she hit him with her SUV and left him in a blizzard, but her attorneys say she’s being framed as part of a massive coverup. The defense claims O’Keefe was attacked inside the home.
Here’s the full list of witnesses who could be called to testify in the Karen Read trial
Jury selection began Tuesday in the high-profile Karen Read murder trial, a case that is expected to last 6-8 weeks once a jury is seated.
Jurors — and the public — also got a look Tuesday at who could be called as witnesses in the case.
Prior to the start of jury selection, Judge Beverly Cannone read the full list of possible witnesses aloud, just in case any of the potential jurors know any of them. The list included over 150 names, though Cannone said not all of them will likely be called.
Here’s the full witness list, which includes dozens of police officers, firefighters, medical personnel, Canton residents and even Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey:
Read, 44, is accused of killing her boyfriend John O’Keefe, a former Boston police officer, in January of 2022.
Prosecutors say she hit him with her SUV and left him in a blizzard, but her attorneys say she’s being framed as part of a massive coverup.
The defense claims O’Keefe was attacked inside the home.
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