Framingham Country Club wants lawsuit by ex-members moved to superior court
FRAMINGHAM — A legal dispute over money being held by the Framingham Country Club could move to Middlesex Superior Court after a judge heard arguments Wednesday about where the case should be tried.A...
View ArticleLikely 3 fatal ODs today in New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD — As many as three people died Wednesday from suspected drug overdoses and users should take precautions because there may be some badly-cut product on the streets, officials said.Police...
View ArticleMan accused of using pitbull as weapon ruled dangerous
NEW BEDFORD — A city man was found dangerous and ordered held without bail Tuesday for using his pitbull as a dangerous weapon in an incident where a 13-year-old girl was bitten multiple times.Jerry...
View ArticleAfter scandal, 'nothing to hide' in new Braintree police evidence room
Braintree police are about to put a one-of-a-kind, $500,000 evidence room into service, built in response to a scandal that shook the department.
View ArticleVideo release blocked in Patriots owner Robert Kraft's prostitution case
WEST PALM BEACH — Videos reportedly showing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft receiving and then paying for sex acts at a Jupiter day spa will not be released until a judge makes a ruling later...
View ArticleBellingham man arrested after urinating on cruiser
HOPEDALE – A Bellingham man urinated on a police cruiser after being handcuffed in the middle of South Main Street early Wednesday morning, according to police.Cameron Thibault, 27, of 22 Maddie Way,...
View ArticlePair charged with extortion attempt in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A man and a woman threatened a Framingham man at knifepoint on Wednesday, ordering him to drain his bank account and give the proceeds to them, authorities said.Instead, the man went into...
View ArticleCar dispute in Framingham leads to knife assault, police say
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man threatened another man with a knife on Wednesday after they argued about whether he had the right to use a car, authorities said.Police arrested Heriberto Lopez, 27, after...
View ArticleJudge orders Fall River to stop charging panhandlers until lawsuit resolved
FALL RIVER — A Superior Court judge on Wednesday ruled that a state law the American Civil Liberties Union alleges Fall River police officers “aggressively” enforced to crack down on panhandling is...
View ArticleMom charged with murder in death of newborn son
Maj. David Lapatin said Ginalys Velasquez Camara, 21, of 113 Ring St., third floor, in Providence had delivered her baby on March 23 without medical assistance at another address, then went to her home...
View ArticleState officials, police ponder pot and public safety
BOSTON – More than two years after recreational marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts, the state has yet to see much physical change in the new industry. But officials say the concern for public...
View ArticleMarlborough's Philip Raymond arraigned on child rape charges
A Marlborough man charged with sexually assaulting a girl over a four-year period, starting when she was 8, was arraigned Thursday in Middlesex Superior Court. He was ordered held on $10,000 bail.
View ArticleFormer Marlborough Hospital radiologist alleges UMass discriminated against her
WORCESTER – A federal judge in Worcester this week was assigned a lawsuit filed by a former radiologist at Marlborough Hospital who alleges she was discriminated against on account of her age, sex,...
View ArticleTwo women freed from Hopedale home, suspect shot
The women, who had barricaded themselves in a second-story bedroom, climbed out a window and down a Hopedale Fire Department ladder.
View ArticleMan shot by police in Hopedale rescue in serious condition
HOPEDALE — A man shot by a SWAT team officer after allegedly threatening to harm himself and others with knife at a home on Larkin Lane Friday night was reported in serious condition at UMass Memorial...
View ArticleHolliston High's former concession stand total loss after fire
HOLLISTON — Firefighters extinguished a fire at the old concession stand at the Holliston High School athletic complex on Sunday morning.The stand was a total loss, according to a press release from...
View ArticleCustomers videotaped at Kraft-connected spa sue authorities
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nearly three dozen men and women have filed a federal class-action lawsuit accusing Florida authorities of unlawfully videotaping them as they received legal massages at a...
View ArticleFramingham man flees crash, is drunk, police say
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man claimed someone else was driving when his truck sideswiped a BMW sedan Saturday on Waverly Street, authorities said.However, the driver of the car sideswiped followed the...
View ArticleUPDATED: Natick High students in lockdown for short period of time
A call to a suicide-prevention hotline with wrong information triggered a brief lockdown Monday at Natick High School and Johnson Elementary School.
View ArticleMan arrested after filming police station, threatening officers
STOUGHTON — What started with a complaint of loud music escalated into an arrest at police headquarters, after a man allegedly followed the officers who spoke with him back to the station.Police...
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