Convicted murderer Philip Chism, who was sentenced to life in jail for the brutal rape and slay Danvers math teacher Collen Ritzer, has lost his bids for a new trial and for his conviction to be tossed.
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Massachusetts firefighter safety grants contingent on compliance with transit housing law
Municipalities in Massachusetts must comply with a controversial transit-oriented housing law in order to receive state grant money for firefighter safety equipment, a change fire chiefs said they found out about late Wednesday afternoon.
Portrait of late Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants unveiled at courthouse
Members of the Massachusetts legal community gathered at the John Adams Courthouse Wednesday for the unveiling of a portrait of the later SJC Chief Justice Ralph Gants.
Accused multi-state ‘brothel’ sex buyers work behind the scenes to hide their identities
Behind the scenes, the alleged clientele of an elite brothel network the feds say operated out of the suburbs of both Boston and Washington D.C. have been working to keep their names out of the public’s eye.
