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A Worcester, Massachusetts, man is facing assault and battery charges in connection with the injury of a child, prosecutors said.

Francisco Ortiz, a 34-year-old from Worcester, was arraigned in court Wednesday and held without bail, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office. Ortiz faces charges of assault and battery on a child with substantial injury, permitting substantial injury to a child, another county of assault and battery, two counts of permitting injury to a child and reckless endangerment of a child.

Prosecutors didn’t share more details about what led to the child’s injuries, how seriously the child was hurt or what relationship he has to the child. Worcester police referred questions to prosecutors.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Ortiz had an attorney who could speak to the charges. He’s due back in court for a dangerousness hearing Wednesday.

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The family of a man who died after he was hit by an MBTA bus outside of Forest Hills station in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood on Saturday is taking legal action against the agency, their attorney said Thursday.

Glenn Inghram died Sunday, a day after he was rushed to the hospital after being hit by the bus, according to his brother Ken Inghram. Attorney Tom Flaws of Altman Nussbaum Shunnarah, who is representing the family, said Glenn was walking his dog in a crosswalk with a walk signal and was struck as the bus made a left turn.

“From what we’ve seen the turn that the bus made into the crosswalk with a pedestrian in that crosswalk is a violation of Massachusetts law and we need to hold the MBTA responsible for that,” Flaws said.

The family intends to file a wrongful death lawsuit, Flaws said.

Glenn’s death spurred the community to action, with neighbors and friends sending a letter to state and local officials saying the “immense tragedy” highlights dangerous conditions in the area. Among those are a call to change the timing of a walk signal, which currently goes green at the same time buses get a green light to enter the intersection from the station, so that all vehicles have a red light while pedestrians are in the crosswalk. Other suggested changes include removing shrubbery that obstructs visibility, installing an additional stoplight and curb extensions, and other improvements.

“The tragic incident on October 12 serves as a stark reminder that the safety of our community cannot wait,” reads the letter, which is addressed to Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Boston Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge, and MBTA General Manager Eng. “The residents of Forest Hills, Woodbourne, and Jamaica Plain deserve a safe, walkable neighborhood where they can go about their daily lives without fear.”

Part of the family’s goal in taking legal action, Flaws said, is to improve safety in the area to prevent something like this from happening again.

“Glenn Inghram lived a selfless life and nothing would honor his legacy and his life more than seeing these changes be made and prevent a senseless loss of life in the future,” Flaws said.

Glenn was described by his brother as an animal lover who dedicated his life to his gardening business and his rescue beagles. His family donated his organs, a final act of kindness reflective of his nature.

NBC10 Boston has reached out to the MBTA for comment.

The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday that the case remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.

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Crews started this week to retrieve and remove pieces of the shattered Vineyard Wind turbine blade that sunk to the ocean floor three months ago, a project that the company said could take as long as two weeks.

Vineyard Wind sent a “mariner update” Wednesday to caution boaters, fishing outfits and anyone else on the waters that a 250-foot crane ship will be in the area of the turbine “AW38” from this past Tuesday and for up to two weeks. The ship will use a remotely-operated submarine and its crane during “operations to recover seafloor debris associated with the GE VERNOVA blade failure,” Vineyard Wind said.

A July 13 “blade incident” at the under-construction Vineyard Wind 1 project left a broken GE Vernova-manufactured blade dangling over, and then plunging into, the Atlantic Ocean. The blade failure polluted the ocean and beaches while the company’s response revealed greater friction between the energy industry and coastal communities.

Project officials have resumed limited activities, but have not powered back up while a federal investigation continues.

The town of Nantucket said this week that GE Vernova had informed it that “subsea debris recovery began on Sunday (10/13/24), with the successful lift of the first piece of debris.” The town said the “lift” of first piece of debris brought up from the seabed “proceeded smoothly, and no ‘break-off’ debris was detected.”

GE Vernova, the company selected by Vineyard Wind to manufacture its project’s blades and turbines, said in late July that it had “no indications of an engineering design flaw” that could have caused the blade failure, but instead thinks it was a result of an issue in the manufacturing process, specifically “insufficient bonding.”

The company has since announced plans to scale back its offshore wind business, a move that the New York Times reported could lead to about 900 job losses at a time when many states including Massachusetts are trying to scale up offshore wind generation.

Before federal overseers ordered a halt, Vineyard Wind 1 had about 10 operational turbines that were delivering about 136 megawatts of power to the grid. Project developers plan to scale up to 62 turbines providing 806 MW, and Massachusetts and other states are involved in a years-long process to compel private companies to significantly expand the footprint of offshore wind energy in federally leased areas.

“It’s important that we bring this back online. It is a very, very important industry to Massachusetts. It’s very important for the clean energy future, and I’m confident we get there,” Gov. Maura Healey said of the project in August.

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