Marlborough: David Giorgi will take over as police chief April 1
MARLBOROUGH – David Giorgi – an 18-year veteran of the police force – will take the reins of the department April 1 after city councilors signed off on his appointment.Giorgi, who joined the department...
View ArticleNECC: Jury to start deliberations in murder case against Barry J. Cadden
BOSTON - Charging that Barry J. Cadden played Russian Roulette with the lives of unsuspecting patients, a federal prosecutor asked a federal jury to convict him on second-degree murder and other...
View ArticleCompanies settle in Framingham, Milford asbestos-dumping case
MILFORD - Seven parties – including the Town of Framingham, a Milford company and the owner of a disposal site in Milford – have agreed to pay $385,000 in penalties to settle allegations that they...
View ArticleNECC: Jurors ask for definition of murder in Barry Cadden case
BOSTON - On their first day of deliberations, jurors considering the case against Barry J. Cadden, a former Framingham pharmacy executive, asked the judge for clarification on the charges.In a brief...
View ArticleHopkinton woman arrested after cruiser crash
A Hopkinton woman’s blood alcohol level was two-and-a-half times the legal limit on Friday when authorities say her car sideswiped a police cruiser.Hopkinton Police arrested Cynthia Brigham, 52, after...
View ArticleFramingham man hits car, then hits the driver
FRAMINGHAM – Police say a local man was drunk when his car struck another man following a hit-and-run crash on Claflin Street on Sunday. Gerson A. Tecu, 24, laughed at officers as they arrested him...
View ArticleFramingham man charged with ATM card theft from friend
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man’s gesture of goodwill to lend a friend $20 was paid back in hundreds of dollars worth of unauthorized charges on his ATM card, authorities said.Police arrested Frank...
View ArticleNECC trial: Jurors' question could jeopardize 40 charges
BOSTON - Jurors deliberating racketeering and murder charges against Barry J. Cadden, a former drug company president, raised a question Monday that could negatively impact up to 40 of the 96 counts...
View ArticleFramingham man faces six drug charges after traffic stop
FRAMINGHAM – Running a stop sign on Sunday led to a Framingham man being charged with a host of drug charges, including cocaine trafficking, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on...
View ArticlePolice: Framingham man beats girlfriend after abuse claim
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man accused of abusing his girlfriend by her mother got angry on Monday and beat his girlfriend, punching her repeatedly, authorities said.Police arrested Segundo Caguana, 30,...
View ArticleMarlborough Police search for suspects in Lincoln Street home invasion
MARLBOROUGH – Three armed men attempted to steal electronics from a Lincoln Street apartment during a home invasion Tuesday morning, police said.Residents of the apartment told police three black men...
View ArticleNatick Police search for shoplifter
NATICK – Police say they are searching for a woman who stole thousands of dollars worth of clothing from a Natick Mall store earlier this month.Police released a video of the woman going into the...
View ArticleMan stabbed behind Michaels on Rte. 9 in Natick
NATICK – Police are searching for a man they said stabbed another man several times in the back on Tuesday.The stabbing occurred around 1:30 p.m. behind the Michael’s store on Rte. 9 near Strathmore...
View ArticleNECC trial: Judge says Cadden verdict may be near
BOSTON - The federal judge presiding over the racketeering and second-degree murder case of a former Framingham pharmacy executive said Tuesday that questions from jurors deliberating the case indicate...
View ArticleFramingham Police investigate possible home invasion
FRAMINGHAM – Police are investigating a possible home invasion on Briarwood Road that allegedly occurred on Tuesday.Detectives are looking for details into the 6:34 a.m. incident at 2 Briarwood Road,...
View ArticleFramingham woman charged in roommate assault
FRAMINGHAM – A night of video games and drinking for roommates ended with one being taken away struggling in handcuffs by police.Police arrested Julie Fitzgerald, 38, at her 963 Worcester Road...
View ArticleNo arrest in Natick stabbing
NATICK – Police are still searching for a man they said stabbed another man behind a Rte. 9 store on Tuesday.Police believe the man responsible for the 1:46 p.m. stabbing behind Michaels at 1398...
View ArticleTelexFree co-owner sentenced to 6 years
WORCESTER – James M. Merrill was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison for his role in TelexFree, a worldwide pyramid scheme based in Marlborough that roped in 1.8 million people and cost...
View ArticleNECC trial: Barry J. Cadden cleared on murder charges, convicted of...
BOSTON - A federal jury Wednesday convicted a former Framingham drug company executive on charges of racketeering and multiple counts of mail fraud but acquitted him of the most serious charges, 25...
View ArticleHudson Police, DPW on track ve into their new home in May
HUDSON – Police and Public Works employees are on track to move out of their crumbling facilities and into the new Municipal Drive joint headquarters in May.Construction crews completed exterior work a...
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