The Bruins left-winger was set to go for trial today, but a motion to use the 911 recording of the alleged victim was denied by the judge, leaving the prosecution with no case. The alleged victim also refused to testify.
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US Rep. Jim McGovern slams denial of disaster declaration
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern is blasting the Biden administration for denying Gov. Maura Healey’s request for a major disaster declaration in Bay State communities hit hard by “devastating floods” last September.
Biden denies Leominster FEMA disaster aid for flood
LEOMINSTER — After months of damage forms, data collection, applications, and consultants, the city received some unwelcome news Monday night. Officials learned that President Joe Biden had decided not to sign the disaster declaration for the city and FEMA officials had determined that the Sept. 11 flood had not caused damage of “such severity and […]
Body parts trafficking case: Massachusetts judge dismisses claims against Harvard
A Suffolk Superior Court judge dismissed the combined family lawsuit against Harvard University related to a human body parts trafficking ring connected to its medical school morgue.
Lifeflight transports driver after collision with plow
WESTMINSTER — At 9:04 a.m. Tuesday State Troopers responded to a serious crash involving a sedan and a snow plow on Route 2 east at the 90 mile marker in Westminster. The operator of the car suffered serious injuries. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2004 Toyota Camry operated by a 20-year-old Gardner man struck the […]
Former RI transit official to lead western rail expansion
There are still many steps on the path to a functioning West-East Rail system across Massachusetts, but the Healey administration took one key step Tuesday in naming a director for the project. The administration turned to Andy Koziol, a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate with nearly 16 years of transportation experience, as its new point […]