A man who was struck by an MBTA bus outside of Forest Hills Station in Boston on Saturday has died of his injuries, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office confirmed Wednesday.
The incident occurred shortly before noon at the bus s…
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Dorchester Brewing Company to stop brewing for others
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]
A well-known local brewery is shutting down a segment of its operations, though the business itself will remain in place.
According to a Twitter/X post from @Bo_Dubya, Dorchester Brewin…
Ghost gun recovered during traffic stop in Medford
Police seized a so-called ghost gun during a traffic stop in Medford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.
Medford police said it started when an officer saw a driver going the wrong way down City Hall Mall in Medford Square. During the traffic stop, an officer saw a light typically used mounted on a gun in the back seat. Concerned someone may be armed, officers ordered the three people in the car out.
According to police, the driver tried to take off while officers struggled to get the occupants out of the car. Police say during that struggle one suspect tried to pull a fun from his waistband, but he was overpowered.
Investigators said they later determined the weapon was a ghost gun – an illegal gun that is privately made without a serial number and therefore untraceable. Ghost guns can be made from kits, other parts, or 3D-printed.
The armed suspect, identified as a 17-year-old from Belmont, was arrested and charged with possession of a large capacity firearm, possession of a large capacity feeding device, unlawful possession of ammunition, resisting arrest, carrying a firearm without a license, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and failure to stop for police.
A second suspect, 20-year-old Alex Paul, of Cambridge, was arrested and charged with failure to stop for police, improper operation of a motor vehicle and resisting arrest.
One officer suffered minor injuries during the incident, according to police.
Paul is expected to be arraigned in Somerville District Court. The teen suspect will be arraigned in Cambridge Juvenile Court.
New Mass. program offers big utility discounts for some – here’s who qualifies
Low-income families in Massachusetts are in store for significant natural gas and electric bill discounts through a new state partnership with utility companies, Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Wednesday.
Bay Staters enrolled in SNA…
Cape Cod woman, 1-year-old daughter, die in Upstate New York house fire
A Cape Cod woman and her one-year-old daughter were killed in a fire in a rural, Upstate New York town over the weekend, according to a news release from New York State Police.
Shannon Hubbard, 35, of Brewster, Massachusetts, died following the fire on Sunday night, police announced. The Cape Cod Chronicle identified Hubbard as a Chatham Elementary School teacher.
Authorities responded Sunday night to a house fire in Clinton, New York, on Clinton Hollow Road. The person who called in the fire was outside of the home when first responders arrived, police said.
Firefighters couldn’t go into the house until mutual aid from another department arrived.
Responders got Hubbard, as well as her two children, out of the house.
A 39-year-old man and a three-year-old boy were taken to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Shannon Hubbard and her young daughter were pronounced dead at other hospitals, police said.
A cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Salem launches guaranteed income pilot project
The City of Salem, Massachusetts, is preparing to launch a new guaranteed income program that will grant qualifying residents $6,000 over the course of a year.
The program is called Uplift Salem, and 100 eligible residents will be given $500 a…
