NECC trial: Witness says fungus was visible in steroids
BOSTON - An investigator for the Massachusetts Pharmacy Board testified Wednesday that when he took a close look at vials of steroids made by a Framingham compounding pharmacy he knew something was...
View ArticlePolice: Woman wanted for thefts in two states busted in Natick
NATICK – A Mattapan woman wanted by seven courts in two states on shoplifting related charges is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Natick District Court after authorities said she shoplifted at the...
View ArticleNatick police nab shoplifting suspect
A Mattapan woman wanted by seven courts in two states on shoplifting charges repeatedly identified herself as her mother to try to mislead police, authorities said.Natick Police arrested Nenia C....
View ArticleNatick Police search for exposing suspect
NATICK – Police have released a sketch of a man they said purposely exposed himself to another person at Rte. 9 shopping center last month.According to the Natick Police Department’s Facebook page, the...
View ArticleJudge tosses out defamation suit against Bill Cosby
SPRINGFIELD — A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed a civil defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Cosby.Judge Mark Mastroianni ruled Thursday that Katherine McKee had not adequately shown...
View ArticleFour indicted in human trafficking ring tied to Framingham massage parlor
Four people have been indicted in connection with a human trafficking ring that authorities say brought women from New York to work at Asian massage parlors in several Massachusetts communities,...
View ArticleNECC trial: Quality control ignored prior to meningitis outbreak
BOSTON - In a soft voice, Anette Robinson, repeatedly answered "No" to dozens of questions about quality control at the New England Compounding Center. Her short answers delivered devastating testimony...
View ArticleJudge casts doubt on OUI evidence from 2012-2014
CONCORD — A state crime lab that certifies alcohol breath testing equipment failed to use written protocols for more than two years, a judge ruled Thursday, opening the door for defendants to have the...
View ArticleLawmakers to consider increasing juvenile court age
Some criminal justice reform advocates are backing a proposal to expand the Massachusetts juvenile court system to include defendants up to age 21.
View ArticleJudge casts doubt on drunk driving evidence from 2012-2014
CONCORD — A state crime lab that certifies alcohol breath-testing equipment failed to use written protocols for more than two years, a judge ruled Thursday, opening the door for defendants to have the...
View ArticleEditorial: Former NECC official thought she caused outbreak
BOSTON - As the death toll mounted during a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak, Annette Robinson worried the fatalities were her fault.At the time, the Hopkinton resident was the quality control manager...
View ArticleHopkinton officer serves suspension, back on duty
HOPKINTON — Police Officer John Moran is back on duty after serving a month-long unpaid suspension, but the union is still fighting to overturn the discipline. Police Chief Ed Lee confirmed Friday...
View ArticleHopkinton man arrested after alleged sexual assault on relative
A Hopkinton man was drunk when he sexually assaulted a family member on Thursday a prosecutor said Friday in Framingham District Court.Hopkinton Police arrested Sterling Hager, 65, at his Davis Road...
View ArticleFormer probation officer Paul Collins indicted for trading gun for sex
A former Framingham District Court associate probation officer who authorities said traded a gun for sex has been indicted.A statewide grand jury indicted Paul F. Collins, 63, of Revere, on Thursday,...
View ArticleJulio's Liquors employee charged with stealing $70K
WESTBOROUGH – A Julio’s Liquors employee admitted to police he stole more than $70,000 from the Rte. 9 package store by making fraudulent returns during the past year, authorities said.Roy Menendez,...
View ArticleFormer NECC official thought she caused outbreak
BOSTON - As the death toll mounted during a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak, Annette Robinson worried the fatalities were her fault.At the time, the Hopkinton resident was the quality control manager...
View ArticleFramingham Middlesex Bank robbed this morning
FRAMINGHAM - Police are responding to a bank robbery at the Middlesex Bank on Rte. 9. According to police communications, the robbery happened at about 10:15 a.m. today.The suspect is described as a...
View ArticleFramingham Middlesex Bank robbed Saturday morning
FRAMINGHAM - Police responded to a bank robbery at the Middlesex Bank on Rte. 9. According to police communications, the robbery happened at about 10:15 a.m. Saturday.The suspect was described as a man...
View ArticleKayvon Mavaddat busted twice over the weekend in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man arrested twice over the weekend for shoplifting at two different stores is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Framingham District Court.Police arrested Kavon Mavaddat,...
View ArticleAuditor: Framingham dentists incorrectly billed $79K to MassHealth
FRAMINGHAM — A local dental provider is disputing claims that it incorrectly billed the state’s Medicaid program by more than $79,000.State Auditor Suzanne Bump this month called on Sawan & Sawan,...
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