A large ocean storm will stay well offshore as it passes to our east, but we’ll deal with some large swells along the coast from it Friday into Saturday.
A high surf advisory has been issued for eastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod …
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JetBlue launches new Boston service to Maine
JetBlue has begun daily flights between Boston Logan International Airport and Presque Isle International Airport in Maine.
The new destination makes the Northern Maine city the ninth New England destination for the carrier.
Arrest made in deadly Dorchester shooting
A 28-year-old man was arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood two weeks ago, police announced Friday.
Officers responded to Washington Street on Aug. 24, where they found 38-year-old Jashun Cool…
Judge demands solution to relocate residents of condemned Revere apartments
The judge presiding over the case of a condemned high-rise apartment building in Revere, Massachusetts, had harsh words for attorneys on all sides Friday after the parties failed to come up with a plan to help the residents relocate, despite a previously set 5 p.m. deadline for those residents to move out.
There are 40 occupied units inside the Water’s Edge apartment building. City officials condemned the building last week, saying the fire protection system doesn’t work and numerous code violations haven’t been fixed for years by the building’s owner.
Attorneys for the tenants, the city and the building’s owners were in court Wednesday trying to come up with a plan to offer relocation assistance to residents. The building owners are responsible for finding alternatives for the tenants for the duration of their leases. But in a follow-up hearing Friday morning, there were questions about language written into the lease concerning condemnation of the building that would potentially terminate the lease, and whether that was a violation of law.
Compounding that, the three parties involved did not come to court Friday with a clear plan to support the relocation of the tenants – many of whom did not want to leave and said they could not afford to rent elsewhere. This came to the great frustration of Judge Irene Bagdoian.
“I’m hearing that Water’s Edge is refusing to provide the housing and did not negotiate to do the transition which I ordered,” Bagdoian said Friday. “This was an order. This was not a suggestion.”
The city has pledged to support the residents, but Bagdoian pointed out that this could come at great expense and questioned whether that was fully calculated and if the city was prepared to give the proper level of assistance. She added that her concern was for the future of the tenants.
“I need to make it clear that anything that smacks of a punishment against the tenants who are unwitting, essentially victims in this situation is not permissible by this court. I’m not going to allow it.”
Bagdoian then told attorneys she was taking a recess and expected to return to hear a proposed solution.
“You are going to come up with a plan. If you do not come up with a plan, I will.”
It remains to be seen if the three sides will come up with a united solution or if the court will have to order one.
This is a developing story. NBC10 Boston will provide updates as they come into the newsroom.
Man wanted for aggravated assault in Boston, police say
A man is wanted in connection with an aggravated assault incident last week in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood.
The incident occurred just before 7 p.m. on Aug. 28, Boston police said. Details surrounding the alleged assault weren’t …
Shots fired near school in Framingham, police investigating
Police in Framingham, Massachusetts, are investigating after shots were fired near a school Thursday night.
The incident happened just before 11 p.m. near Mansfield and Pond streets, Framingham police said, where officers found bullets.
While the incident involves juveniles, there’s no specific threat to any Framingham Public Schools, according to police, who said out of an abundance of caution, additional officers will be at schools Friday.
The incident remains under investigation.
