A second Massachusetts State Police trooper, who was among six people accused of taking bribes in exchange for giving passing scores on commercial driving tests, has been dishonorably discharged, a department representative said Tuesday.
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Mass. detective arrested over fracas at Disney’s Epcot
A Brookline, Massachusetts, police detective was arrested at Epcot in Disney World last week for allegedly hitting a sheriff’s deputy who was looking into witness reports that the man had belligerently pushed security staff.
Det. Duane Arthur Danforth, 38, is on paid administrative leave while his department investigates what happened in the Florida incident, where he was off-duty, a Brookline police representative told NBC10 Boston Tuesday.
The incident began Tuesday, Jan. 30, at a private event at Epcot’s United Kingdom pavilion that Danforth tried to get into by removing ropes, according to court records.
When a security guard told Danforth he had to go around, Danforth threatened to kill the guard and pushed past him, witnesses told investigators. Danforth was described in court records as belligerent, apparently intoxicated and carrying a girl in one arm.
Danforth got into the crowd of the private event and was being sought by security when sheriff’s deputies were called in, according to the court records. He allegedly ignored Disney security, prompting a deputy to reach out to the detective. Danforth allegedly pushed the deputy.
That prompted the deputies to take Danforth into custody, which the detective allegedly resisted.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Danforth had an attorney who could speak to his arrest.
New Mexican restaurant to open in Boston’s Beacon Hill
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]
It looks like a brand new Mexican dining spot is on its way to the Beacon Hill section of Boston.
According to an article from Boston Magazine, Taco Azul is planning to open somewh…
This historic tavern will soon be Weston’s first restaurant to serve alcohol since Prohibition
Aside from a package store and a couple of country clubs, if you want a drink in Weston, Massachusetts, it’ll have to be at your house.
But that’s set to change this fall when The Woods opens in the historic Josiah Smith Tavern building, which dates back to the 1700s.
Brian Piccini is working to bring his vision for The Woods to life. He’s the restauranteur known for dbar, Deuxave and Boston Chops, and is planning a farm-and-sea-to-table eatery for Weston that’s also built around sustainability.
“I moved to Weston in 2018,” Piccini said. “I quickly noticed there was no restaurant in town. There’s no liquor consumption to the public. And I found it ironic that I was living in a dry town as somebody who runs a hospitality restaurant group.”
Piccini said that the town finished restoring the Josiah Smith building last year, and obtained a liquor license for it through the state legislature. The town put out a request for proposal for tenants, and Piccini was awarded the lease.
“I fell in love with the project, from the moment I walked through,” Piccini said. “It really is beautiful.”
Hear more about The Woods in this week’s Restaurant Recap interview at the top of this story.
Public hearing for Mass. bill aimed at preventing wrong-way driving
After several high-profile and devastating wrong-way crashes, the state of Massachusetts is taking action.
A 15-year-old boy and his grandparents were killed by an alleged drunk driver on Christmas last year on Route 6 in Somerset, Massachusetts, p…
New Boston University study could help diagnose CTE before death
A new study out of Boston University could be a game changer in the battle against chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Experts say the results could help diagnose the brain disorder earlier than once thought possible, which is a breakthrough fo…
