AG: ZBA violated Open Meeting Law
WAYLAND - The Zoning Board of Appeals violated the state Open Meeting Law by not promptly approving meeting minutes from 2016 and 2015, an assistant attorney general ruled this month.Assistant Attorney...
View ArticlePolice: Framingham woman drove drunk with teen in car
FRAMINGHAM – A teenage girl, terrified about her mother’s driving, called her big sister for help on Friday, leading to the mother's arrest on a drunken driving charge, authorities said.Police arrested...
View ArticleTwo arrested after Framingham gas station dispute
FRAMINGHAM – A Worcester couple was Saturday following a confrontation with the owner of a Rte. 9 gas station, authorities said.Police arrested Anthony J. Roman, 27, and Danielle M. Wis, 26, after the...
View ArticleFramingham woman accused of $1,000 baby clothing theft in Natick
A Framingham woman hid more than $1,000 worth of clothing in a baby carriage in what police said was an attempt to steal it Sunday from a Natick Mall store.Police arrested Agamin Carrasquillo, 20, at...
View ArticleThe Latest: Aaron Hernandez murder conviction vacated
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View ArticleAaron Hernandez murder conviction vacated; District attorney announces appeal
Bristol County District Attorney Tom Quinn later criticized the old English common law principle known as abatement ab initio as an antiquated and unfair measure that the federal government and other...
View ArticleFramingham man faces charges after chase
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man led police on a fast, but short, chase on Monday, ending when police boxed his car in between their cruiser and a building on Hollis Street, authorities said.Police...
View ArticleAccused Framingham shoe store robber held without bail
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham District Court judge on Tuesday ruled a man accused of robbing a Concord Street shoe store and its customers last month is too dangerous to be released to the public.Judge...
View ArticleWayland sex abuse lawsuit dismissed
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a local family against the town of Wayland, the Education Cooperative and several school staff members.Judge Leo T. Sorokin dismissed the case on...
View ArticleFramingham man apologizes for chase
FRAMINGHAM - A Framingham man apologized to police after he led them on a car chase through downtown on Wednesday at speeds that exceeded 65 mph, police said.Yefrey Navas, 19, told police he was afraid...
View ArticleMarlborough man faces gun, drug charges
A Marlborough man had a loaded handgun, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and illegal drugs in his girlfriend’s Sudbury apartment, a prosecutor said Wednesday in Framingham District Court.Paul Purvis,...
View ArticleEx-accountant for Framingham Housing Authority sentenced to prison
FRAMINGHAM — A Milford woman who embezzled more than $70,000 in rent payments from the Framingham Housing Authority will spend five months in prison after pleading guilty in federal court.Rosa A....
View ArticleHopkinton Police: Man drunk, crashes into 'giant' bush
A Hopkinton man mistook a front lawn for a street on Thursday morning and drove his car into a large flower bush, police said.Hopkinton Police arrested James Fleming, 27, after the 2:05 a.m. crash on...
View ArticleFramingham man charged with cashing stolen checks
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man denied allegations that he stole checks from his stepfather last month, claiming that they were given to him.But police said Joey Hancock, 23, stole and cashed eight...
View ArticleVerizon worker locked in vault settles lawsuit against Westborough kidnapper
WORCESTER – A settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit filed against a Westborough man convicted of kidnapping after he angrily locked a Verizon worker in an underground utility vault in 2013.The...
View ArticleFramingham man held on $1,000 bail after assault charge
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man stole groceries out of the back of a car on Thursday and then attacked the alleged victim when he tried to get his property back, authorities said.Police arrested Timothy...
View ArticleProsecutor: Greyhound Friends had fair warning
FRAMINGHAM — Greyhound Friends Director Louise Coleman had fair warning about failing to maintain the kennel for rescued dogs before she was charged with animal cruelty, a prosecutor argued Friday...
View ArticleHopkinton: Mom faces drug charges, son faces ammo charges
A road rage incident led to the arrests Thursday of a Dorchester woman on drug charges and her son on ammunition-related charges, authorities said on Friday.Hopkinton Police arrested Paula D. Curtis,...
View ArticleDavid Kurczy sworn in as Mendon's top cop
MENDON - At his swearing-in ceremony Police Chief David Kurczy pledged a police department that would be honest, accountable and puts the public first."To the residents of Mendon, I promise to provide...
View ArticleCyberextortion: Dozens of countries attacked, files held for ransom
NEW YORK — Dozens of countries were hit with a huge cyberextortion attack Friday that locked up computers and held users' files for ransom at a multitude of hospitals, companies and government...
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