A 72-year-old woman was killed in a crash in western Massachusetts over the weekend.
The crash, involving a motorcycle and an SUV, occurred around 5 p.m. Sunday on Route 2 near Avery Brook Road in Charlemont, according to the Northwestern Dist…
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Wu says Boston is seeing chronic absenteeism go down: ‘This is huge’
As Boston gets ready for the new school year, city officials will be door knocking on doors to motivate students with a history of chronic absenteeism to return to the classroom.
“During last school year, the [Re-Engagement Center] met with nearly 750 students,” Wu said during a press conference Wednesday. “This year, we have about 50 canvassers, volunteers from the city, BPS, community organizations and knocking about 300 doors.”
The city’s projections estimate that there was between a 4 and 6% decrease in chronic absenteeism between the 2022-2023 school year and last year, and then a 7 to 10% decrease “if we look at those rates over the last two years, Wu said.
“That is huge, especially at a time when across the country other districts are seeing absenteeism go up,” Wu said. “We are seeing it go down in Boston because of these efforts.”
Classes in Boston begin Thursday.
Serious motorcycle crash reported on I-95 in Newbury, major traffic delays expected
Emergency crews are at the scene of a serious motorcycle crash on Interstate 95 south in Newbury, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning.
The crash was reported shortly before 7:30 a.m. in the area of Scotland Road. There was no immediate word on any injuries.
Aerial video showed a heavily damaged motorcycle in the median and a significant traffic backup on I-95 south. Northbound lanes appeared to be flowing smoothly.
No further details were available.
Massachusetts prison guards seize 38 weapons, union says; After officer was sickened, DOC ‘finalizing an enhanced policy’ for drugs
Massachusetts prison guards seize 38 weapons, union says; After officer was sickened, DOC ‘finalizing an enhanced policy’ for drugs
Man arrested in connection with Lawrence mom’s death to face judge
A man arrested in connection with the death of a Lawrence, Massachusetts, mother will face a judge Wednesday.
Investigators said this was a “round the clock” search to try to find the mother of two.
A Massachusetts State Police K-9 unit found the body of Carol Flaz-Burgos, 37, in the Kenoza Lake Conservation area Tuesday evening, near Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill.
Lawrence police also announced the arrest of 35-year-old Cristian Montero, who they said lived in the same apartment building as Flaz-Burgos but didn’t elaborate on any relationship between the two.
Montero was arrested for witness intimidation with a charge of misleading an investigation, but the Essex County District Attorney’s Office said they’re confident that charge will be upgraded to murder once a medical examiner completes the autopsy.
“There was what I can best describe as a full court press put on by Lawrence PD and the state police. It involved digital forensic evidence searches, it involved the MSP Airwing, it involved K-9s. This was essentially around the clock effort to try to locate Carol Flaz,” said Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker.
“This is not the outcome that we were looking for, so we are sad for this loss,” said Lawrence Police acting Chief Millix Bonilla.
Montero is scheduled to be arraigned here at Lawrence District Court at some point later Wednesday.
Another fall-like start in New England transitions to summertime warmth
We’re on the other side of this sprawling high pressure system Wednesday. That means we’ll bounce out of the cool morning and quickly recover to summertime warmth.
That is somewhat tempered along the coast with a sea breeze, but ev…
