[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]
Early last year, it was reported that a restaurant featuring fresh pasta dishes was planning to open on the Brookline/Boston line, and now we have learned that it has debuted.
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Woman dies when Jeep, pickup truck collide in Lincoln
A woman was killed when her SUV collided with a pickup truck in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning, authorities said.
The crash took place on Route 117 near Sweet Bay Lane. The SUV, a Jeep Wrangler, crossed into opposing traffic and slammed head-on into a Chevy Silverado, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and Lincoln police.
The Jeep’s driver, who hasn’t been publicly identified, was rushed to Emerson Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the authorities. Another person in the Jeep and the driver of the pickup truck were also hospitalized but are expected to survive.
Route 117 was closed for several hours between the Concord town line and Route 126 as investigators looked into what happened.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Thursday morning’s storm was a factor in the crash. Authorities didn’t say why the Jeep was suspected to have entered opposing traffic.
The investigation was ongoing as of Thursday afternoon.
2 facing financial crime charges in case of Weymouth, MA missing woman’s death
Two people have been arrested as police investigate the death of a Weymouth, Massachusetts, whose body was found after she was reported missing, authorities said Thursday.
A woman who’d been living with Christine Ruth Mello, 56, was arrested, along the roommate’s associate, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. Investigators with state and local police found that Kelly Shaw, 44, and John “Jack” Harper, 45, stole, issued forged checks and more.
“There are no homicide charges in place at this time as the investigation continues,” District Attorney Michael Morrissey said in a statement.
Shaw and Harper were due in Quincy District Court Thursday afternoon. It wasn’t immediately clear if they had lawyers who could speak to their arrests.
This is a breaking news story that will be updated.
Receiver named for Mission Hill nursing home facing closure
Supporters trying to prevent the closure of a Mission Hill nursing home are celebrating the appointment of a receiver.
The head of the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center announced plans on Feb. 14 to close the nearly century-old nursing home, which has 205 licensed beds, by July 1. CEO Tony Francis, in a letter to residents and family members, wrote the center faced “insurmountable financial challenges” due to rising labor costs and expenses, and “workforce constraints.”
Residents and elected officials have rallied to save the nursing home and urged the state to appoint a receiver, the appointment of which instead came through the courts.
Dignity Alliance Massachusetts on Wednesday night shared a Superior Court ruling in which Judge Katie Rayburn concluded an emergency exists at the long-term care facility and that a temporary receiver “is necessary to preserve the health, safety, and well-being of the residents” in part by “taking measures to ensure the Facility retain adequate vendors and staff.”
The court named as receiver Boston attorney Joseph Feaster Jr., chair of the city’s Reparations Task Force, granting him broad authority and powers pertaining to the home’s bank accounts, property, employees, contracts, rents, income and profits.
“We are very happy to have a reliable and trusted person at the helm now,” Rep. Samantha Montaño said. “There has been lots of uncertainty and lack of transparency throughout this whole process. We’re also incredibly grateful to the staff and residents who kept showing up and demanding a response. They knew something was wrong and that folks were in danger. Without their trust in us and without their support and organizing, we would have had a much harder battle.”
As the nursing home’s supporters rallied outside the facility at 120 Fisher Ave. last month, Francis told the News Service that the center was focused on ensuring “appropriate and orderly resident transfers.”
“The economic climate for long-term care is dismal and continued operation of the facility is simply not sustainable, so the skilled nursing facility is scheduled to close July 1, after all resident transfers are complete,” Francis said last month. “We continue to work closely with state and local elected and appointed officials. We appreciate the interest and support of these officials but the fiscal reality remains the same.”
The facility’s closure would displace its 76 elderly and disabled residents. Some have schizophrenia, dementia or other medical conditions that made it hard for them to grasp that the nursing home faced closure.
Wade BBQ in Somerville’s Union Square is closing
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]
A Somerville barbecue spot is shutting down after being in business for only a short time, though the hope is that it could reopen in another space not too far away.
According to an art…
Boston Medical Center launches home hospital program
Boston Medical Center is the latest Massachusetts health system to begin offering hospital-level care in patients’ homes.
Home hospital is an up-and-coming form of medicine. Patients receive inpatient, hospital-level care wherever they live….
