Framingham Police say woman high on crack before crash
FRAMINGHAM – A Fitchburg woman was high on crack cocaine on Thursday when she crashed her car head on into another on Nixon Road, police said.Police arrested Pamela Silva, 47, after the 2 p.m....
View ArticleFreedom of information vs. harassment: Towns fight 'excessive' requests
In Uxbridge, more than a third of the roughly 60 public records requests received by the town clerk in the past year have come from one requester.In Hubbardston, a single requester has racked up 38...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Southborough man charged with OUI after crash
FRAMINGHAM – A Southborough man refused to take a Breathalyzer test after a crash on Saturday because he told police he didn’t want a failure on his record, authorities said.Police arrested Paul...
View ArticleSouthborough man arrested after alleged knife assault in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A Southborough man threatened another man with a knife on Friday when the man tried to break up a fight in downtown, authorities said.Police arrested Jeffrey A. Bartley, 52, after the 6:30...
View ArticleOff-duty Natick firefighter helps rescue family from burning Quincy home
QUINCY – Quincy K9 officer Dan Parisi was on patrol Tuesday afternoon when he heard reports come over the radio of a house fire on Norfolk Street with several people trapped inside.Brewster Ambulance...
View ArticleNatick woman charged with assaulting two officers
A Natick woman punched and kicked one officer and tried to choke a second after they arrested her Saturday for alleged drunk driving, authorities said.Police arrested Joyann R. Luckie, 24, on North...
View ArticleNatick Police: Man leads chase because he has no license
NATICK – A New Bedford man’s attempt to escape being pulled over in Natick on Friday ended when he drove down a dead end street in Framingham, authorities said.Police arrested Adelmo A. Coelho, 32, on...
View ArticleFormer Framingham cop in court for plea change hearing
FRAMINGHAM – An ex-Framingham police officer is scheduled to appear in court for a change of plea hearing next week.Alan Dubeshter is accused of stealing several thousand dollars from the police...
View ArticleFramingham man causes girlfriend to miscarry, DA says
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man’s abuse of his pregnant girlfriend led to her having a miscarriage, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Wednesday.Police arrested Douglas Goncalves, 26, on...
View ArticleDA: Man admits to abusing elderly mother
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man, caretaker for his elderly mother, admitted Tuesday that he hits her when he is angry, authorities said.Gary Woods, 58, told police he had anger issues and he knows he...
View ArticleMBTA seeks dismissal of Sudbury’s lawsuit against Eversouce project
The town of Sudbury “mischaracterized and misapplied” a rarely used legal doctrine when it attempted to block Eversource from leasing an inactive railroad corridor from the MBTA, that state agency said...
View ArticleSchool van driver accused of selling heroin from van in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM - A woman who drives a school van for special needs students sold heroin out of the school van on Friday, authorities said.Police arrested Rudencia Montes, 43, a driver for the Accept...
View ArticleEx-Greyhound Friends director set for Nov. 28 trial
A Framingham District Court judge denied a prosecutor's request for more time to prepare for a trial against the former executive director of Greyhound Friends, who was charged with one count of animal...
View ArticleRacist Snapchats spur probe at Weston HS
WESTON – School officials are investigating a series of derogatory images and racist comments that circulated among high school students on Snapchat earlier this week.The offensive materials were...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Woman kept Fentanyl within reach of child
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless woman left a dangerous illegal drug within easy reach of her infant child on Thursday in a Cochituate Road motel, authorities said.Police arrested Eddylka Rodriguez, 25, and...
View ArticleFSU offers $1,000 reward after third racial incident
FRAMINGHAM – Solange Muhorakeye said she has not felt like Framingham State University has any racial issues since she began as a studentBut the FSU junior said on Sunday that a third incident of a...
View ArticleHopkinton Police: Woman burnt ex's mother in face with cigarette
HOPKINTON – A Grafton woman burnt her ex-boyfriend’s mother in the face with a cigarette on Saturday and was later caught trying to break into her ex’s apartment, police said.Police arrested Kayla...
View ArticleUnlikely hero describes gun battle and 95 mph chase with Texas shooting suspect
Johnnie Langendorff stumbled into the crossfire — a total accident.Sunday morning was all routine until then. Langendorff — a lanky Texan with a fuzzy chin beard and the long horns of a bull’s skull...
View ArticleFramingham school van driver held on $5K bail
FRAMINGHAM – Love made a woman let her boyfriend sell heroin out of the van for special needs students she drove for a living, a prosecutor told a Framingham District Court judge on Monday. Police...
View ArticleTown appeals dismissal of lawsuit against Sudbury Station 40B
SUDBURY – The town will appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit it filed last year to block a 250-unit affordable housing development in town center. The appeal could take a year to resolve.A Land Court...
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