The long-awaited and often-debated meeting between Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg and suspended Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien, a meeting that could lead to O’Brien’s firing, is being penciled …
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Feds contributing $335 million to Mass. Pike revamp in Allston
A once-in-a-generation infrastructure project in Allston appears to be in line for a big boost of federal cash.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey announced Monday that the “multimodal” project to replace the aging viaduct that carries Interstate 90 p…
One great white shark’s epic journey could provide clues for protecting them
As sharks go, LeeBeth is something like a long-haul trucker with gills and giant teeth.
Swimmers at the beach might not be excited to see the 14-foot white shark, but scientists following LeeBeth’s movements are thrilled that the big fishR…
Key hearing in Karen Read murder trial being held Tuesday
The Karen Read murder trial is scheduled to begin next month, but an important hearing will be held in the case on Tuesday.
Read — who is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend in Canton, Massachusetts, back in 2022 — last appeared in court on Feb. 26 ,when Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone set a new trial date of April 16 after thousands of pages of new evidence were received from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts.
The Boston Globe reports that Read’s attorneys will seek to have the criminal charges dismissed Tuesday, while procecutors will push for her trial to proceed as scheduled next month.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Read would be in court for Tuesday’s hearing.
Read’s attorneys previously said they would likely need more time to comb through all 3,074 pages of evidence they received from federal prosecutors, and with a separate legal process to go through in the federal court system.
“An April 16 jury trial is not realistic,” attorney Alan Jackson said.
Cannone said she understood his position, but advised him to be ready for trial regardless.
While Jackson characterized the new evidence his team had time to review as being exculpatory for Read, and entirely new, prosecutor Laura McLaughlin disputed that characterization, saying that at least 90% of the evidence is consistent with prior testimony in the case.
The week prior, prosecutors said they have DNA evidence that links Read to John O’Keefe’s death.
Documents indicate that a piece of O’Keefe’s hair and pieces of the glass from the drink he was carrying were found stuck under Read’s SUV. The documents also paint a picture of relationship turmoil. They say Read was angry at O’Keefe for allegedly cheating on her.
Gov. Healey to issue pardons this week for those convicted of cannabis possession
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey plans to announce this week that she’s following the lead of President Joe Biden and issuing pardons to those convicted of simple possession of cannabis at the state level, her office said Monday.
The move coul…
Cyberattack is costing Massachusetts hospitals $24 million a day
The debilitating cyberattack on Change Healthcare last month is costing the Massachusetts health care system about $24 million a day, and care providers are looking to health insurers for financial relief.
The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Asso…