Ashland contractor ordered to pay $117K to employees
BOSTON - An Ashland contractor must pay $117,000 in restitution after the Attorney General's Office cited him for not paying employees fairly while they worked on the Acushnet Police Station.On-Time...
View ArticleTraining helps officers handle mental health, crisis situations more effectively
Encountering a person struggling with a serious emotional crisis is one of the most difficult - and increasingly frequent - jobs police officers face each day.A handful of training programs, such as...
View ArticleNorthborough police nab man who admits to dozens of car breaks
NORTHBOROUGH — Police arrested a 24-year-old Hopkinton man Thursday morning who admitted to breaking into more than two dozen cars in the southern part of town over a four-night period. Joshua A....
View ArticleFramingham Police: Drunk man crashes car into building
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man admitted to drinking a half-pint of vodka before his car crashed into his apartment building on Thursday, authorities said.Police arrested Pablo Dihigo, 65, after Hyundai...
View ArticlePolice: Sherborn teen involved in fatal N.H. crash
CANTERBURY, N.H. - New Hampshire State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash Friday on Interstate 93 in which a 66-year-old woman was killed.Brendan P. Olski, 18, of Sherborn, Mass., was driving...
View ArticleAshland: Man, dog displaced after kitchen catches fire
ASHLAND - A man and his dog were displaced Saturday after clothing left on top of a stove sparked a kitchen fire that left roughly $50,000 in damages.The Ashland Fire Department received a call at...
View ArticleNorthborough police looking for man who tried to enter a home
NORTHBOROUGH — Police are looking for information on a man who tried to enter a home on West Main Street Monday morning and fled on foot. The incident was reported at 10:10 a.m.Area departments, a...
View ArticleIs public nudity lewd if no one sees it? Hingham judge says no
HINGHAM - If a man is naked in the woods and no one's around, does it count as open and gross lewdness? Not according to a Hingham judge.Heather Bradley, the first justice in Hingham District Court,...
View ArticleFramingham police: Man tracks down attacker on Facebook
FRAMINGHAM – The victim of a beating at a Rte. 9 restaurant on Saturday helped track down his assailant by finding his identity on Facebook, police said.Police arrested Carlos DeOliviera, 33, on Sunday...
View ArticlePolice: Man stole $232 worth of steak, lobster, crab from Wegmans in...
NORTHBOROUGH — An Auburn man was arraigned Monday on a charge that he stole more than $200 worth of meat and seafood from a local grocery store.According to court records, police were called to Wegmans...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Suspect attacks man over debt
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man attacked a 65-year-old man on Saturday and may have broken his knee over a $95 debt, police said.Police arrested Isaac Hernandez, 56, after the 7:10 p.m. assault on Hollis...
View ArticleHopkinton board member faces drunk driving, assault charges
A Hopkinton Board of Health member is charged with driving drunk with three children in her car on Saturday and assaulting both her husband and a police officer, authorities said.Hopkinton Police...
View ArticleHopkinton police patrol Lake Maspenock; issue 3 citations
HOPKINTON — Environmental and local police patrolled Lake Maspenock by boat for several hours on Saturday after the Parks and Recreation Department recently received complaints about unregistered and...
View ArticleIs public nudity lewd if no one sees it? Hingham judge says no
HINGHAM - If a man is naked in the woods and no one's around, does it count as open and gross lewdness? Not according to a Hingham judge. Heather Bradley, the first justice in Hingham District Court,...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Two men broke into burned-out house
FRAMINGHAM – Two men broke into a house on Monday that was severely damaged by a fire in May, authorities said.Police arrested Nicholas R. Whitney, 34, of Natick, and Michael Pagucci, 31, of...
View ArticleFramingham and Lunenburg companies ordered to pay $2.3M in back wages
BOSTON - A Lunenburg construction company and a Framingham company it worked with must pay $2.3 million in back wages after the U.S. Department of Labor found the companies had deliberately...
View ArticlePolice say Worcester man steals, sells leaf blower in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A Worcester man stole a $600 leaf blower from one landscaper in Framingham and sold it to another landscaper a few hours later for $300, authorities said.Jeffrey S. Beale, 49, was ordered...
View ArticleFramingham Police say man tried to rape woman in locker room
FRAMINGHAM – A West Roxbury man tried to rape a woman in a Framingham gym last month and sexually assaulted her in May, authorities said.Police arrested Michael Abdi, 29, on Tuesday at 1:50 p.m. after...
View ArticleSouthborough public safety building nixed for Special Town Meeting
SOUTHBOROUGH — The town's plan to build a combined public safety building is not ready for a Town Meeting vote. Selectmen Chairman John Rooney said Tuesday night the town is still in negotiations with...
View ArticleFormer student sues Marian High School, Boston Archdiocese for sexual abuse...
BOSTON - A former student at a private Catholic school in Framingham is suing the school and the Boston Archdiocese for failing to stop a female gym teacher from sexually abusing her while the two...
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