A woman was stabbed Saturday afternoon at a public park in Boston, according to police who said that no one is in custody at this time.
Boston police say officers responded around 12:47 p.m. to the reported stabbing at Ramsay Park, located at …
post
Woman driving drunk crashes into parked cruiser on Cape Cod, police say
A drunken and unlicensed driver crashed into a parked police cruiser, injuring herself and her passenger, in Barnstable, Massachusetts, early Saturday morning, police said.
Gabriela Prodelik, a 20-year-old from Hyannis, hit the unoccupied crui…
One person hospitalized after fire in Lexington building
One person was hospitalized and seven people were displaced after a fire in Lexington, Massachusetts early Saturday morning.
Lexington Fire say they responded to a report of a fire in a three family building at around 12:09 a.m.
According t…
North Shore teacher strike to continue during the weekend
Teachers on the North Shore of Massachusetts are back on the picket line this weekend as no deal has been reached.
After a week of strikes there’s is still no deal in sight as we expect to see more rallies and negotiations across the area during the weekend.
There is a rally expected in Beverly City Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and bargaining to resume on Saturday at noon.
In Marblehead, parents and student athletes were relieved that their high school’s varsity team was able to play their game against the Grafton Gators despite missing a week of school over the strike.
The Marblehead Education Association said on Friday that they were feeling hopeful as they remained on the table.
The Gloucester School Committee announced a similar move on Friday allowing high school sports and extra curricular activities.
In Massachusetts, it’s illegal for public employees like teachers to go on strike, so the unions in those three communities will be racking up fines for this labor activity.
Although each community is different, common issues include pay for teachers and paraprofessionals as well as parental leave.
‘Frustrations got the best of me,’ Gloucester mayor says after giving finger
As teachers remain on strike in three communities on the North Shore of Massachusetts, the mayor of one has come under fire for a gesture.
Schools in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead have been closed all week with educators on the picket lines. Thursday night, Gloucester Mayor Greg Verga was caught on video giving the finger during a teacher protest.
Verga said Friday that he was flipping off one specific person — “not the crowd, and certainly not the teachers.” — and that he regrets it.
“As I made my way up to the parking lot, a former public safety official approached my car window shouting at me,” Verga said. “At this point, my frustrations got the best of me, and I responded to the nastiness being hurled at me as I was trying to make my way home to my frightened wife.”
Verga said a “mob” later surrounded his home, leaving his family feeling threatened.
“As an elected official and a public figure, I signed up for this. But my wife and our family did not,” he said. “I never expected to fear for the safety of my family in my own home from members of my own community.”
The mayor called for the community to dial back the anger.
“We all need to do better to solve this crisis, and I intend to lead the way,” Verga said. “This is not who we are as a community. Gloucester has always come together in a time of crisis. This is that time.”
Man convicted in 2018 murders of woman and 3 children in West Brookfield
A man was found guilty Friday on four murder charges more than six years after he killed a woman and her three young children in West Brookfield, Massachusetts.
The bodies of 38-year-old Sara Bermudez, 8-year-old Madison Bermudez, 6-year-old J…
