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5-Alarm Chelsea Fire That Displaced Dozens Started By Smoking Material: Investigators 5-Alarm Chelsea Fire That Displaced Dozens Started By Smoking Material: Investigators
5-Alarm Chelsea Fire That Displaced Dozens Started By Smoking Material: Investigators Fire investigators believe a recent five-alarm fire that left dozens without a home was most likely caused by someone who didn't put out a cigarette properly.  The fire began just after 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 1, on Maverick Street. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from a three-story building, but the flames quickly spread to a neighboring building, the Department of Fire Services said.  Firefighters put out the flames around 1 p.m. after multiple crews showed up to assist.  Arson investigators said the fire on the back porch of 50 Maverick St. The exact c…

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by Josh Lanier
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Dad Admits To Toddler's Death After Losing Boy In Western Mass Brook While Fleeing Crash: DA Dad Admits To Toddler's Death After Losing Boy In Western Mass Brook While Fleeing Crash: DA
Dad Admits To Toddler's Death After Losing Boy In Western Mass Brook While Fleeing Crash: DA A Vermont man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges after his 2-year-old son drowned in Berkshire County when he lost the boy in a brook as he tried to run away from a car crash while intoxicated, authorities announced.  Darel Galorenzo, 36, of Readsboro, Vermont, admitted to charges of manslaughter, OUI-child endangerment, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle in the 2023 crash, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, March 4.  He was sentenced to 9 to 15 years in prison, the DA's office said. Prosecutors asked for 12 to 15 years. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Accused Of Kidnapping Girls At Hudson Church Man Accused Of Kidnapping Girls At Hudson Church
Man Accused Of Kidnapping Girls At Hudson Church A Stow man is accused of locking two girls in a church bathroom and refusing to let them out, authorities said.  Michael Gadomski, 61, is charged with kidnapping a child, assault, and disorderly conduct from the alleged Saturday, March 2, incident, Hudson police said.  Police were called to a church on Marlborough Street around 12:30 p.m. after Gadomski had followed two girls into the bathroom and would not let them leave, authorities said.  Gadomski has engaged in similar behavior with these girls in the past, Hudson police said. They were not harmed.  “I applaud thes…

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by Josh Lanier
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Quincy Man Admits To Writing 100 Bad Checks Worth Over $1M: Feds Quincy Man Admits To Writing 100 Bad Checks Worth Over $1M: Feds
Quincy Man Admits To Writing 100 Bad Checks Worth Over $1M: Feds A Quincy man faces up to 30 years behind bars after he admitted to writing more than 100 bad checks worth more than $1 million, authorities said.  Hui Zhang, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud on Friday, March 1, and will be sentenced on May 28, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Prosecutors said Zhang opened multiple bank accounts under fake names from June 2020 through at least May 2022 and deposited 114 counterfeit checks worth more than $1 million into them. The checks were drawn on the account of a Boston-based retailer. Zhang withdrew hundreds of thousands …

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by Josh Lanier
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Man, Woman Found Shot, Killed Inside Haverhill Home Man, Woman Found Shot, Killed Inside Haverhill Home
Man, Woman Found Shot, Killed Inside Haverhill Home Update: Police determined the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide. Click here for more information.  Original: Authorities announced that they found a man and woman fatally shot inside a home in Haverhill over the weekend.  The couple were found at a home on Broadway Street in Haverhill on Sunday, March 2. The Essex County District Attorney's Office said officers had been called to the house to perform a welfare check just after 5:30 p.m.  Authorities will not release their names until they have made the proper notifications.  However, police say there is no ong…

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by Josh Lanier
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Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old Killed In CT Crash Involving Boston Resident, Age 32 Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old Killed In CT Crash Involving Boston Resident, Age 32
Fatal Crash: 45-Year-Old Killed In CT Crash Involving Boston Resident, Age 32 One person was killed in a two-vehicle overnight crash in Connecticut. It happened around 2 a.m. Saturday, March 2 in Tolland County on the eastbound side of I-84 in the town of Union. One tractor-trailer was traveling in the right and another was traveling in the center lane before it veered right for an unknown reason and struck the truck in the right lane, Connecticut State Police said. The second tractor-trailer then overturned and slid on the roadway into the right shoulder, damaging approximately 250 feet of metal beam guardrail.  Both tractor-trailers …

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by Joe Lombardi
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5-Alarm Fire Tears Through $2.5M Historic Central Mass Mansion 5-Alarm Fire Tears Through $2.5M Historic Central Mass Mansion
5-Alarm Fire Tears Through $2.5M Historic Central Mass Mansion An early morning fire on Friday, March 1, severely damaged a historic mansion in Worcester County.  Northridge firefighters were called to the Whitinsville Lasell Manor just after 1 a.m. to reports of a blaze, a Facebook post said. The flames grew fast, and the blaze quickly became a 5-alarm fire. The fire grew so hot that it collapsed part of the roof on the 25,0000 square-foot mansion, NBC Boston reported.  There were seven people inside the 120 Hill St. home when the fire began, but they were all able to escape without injury.  Seven people were i…

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by Josh Lanier
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Foxboro Mom Was Drunk With Child In Her Car When She Collided With Ambulance: Police Foxboro Mom Was Drunk With Child In Her Car When She Collided With Ambulance: Police
Foxboro Mom Was Drunk With Child In Her Car When She Collided With Ambulance: Police A Norfolk County woman who was involved in a head-on collision with an ambulance last month was intoxicated and had a child in the car, authorities said.  Jenna Wilson, age 40, of Foxborough, faces several felony charges from the Feb. 22 crash that sent five people to the emergency room, Foxborough police said. The child was airlifted to a Boston trauma hospital because of the extent of their injuries.  Updated Report: Fundraiser Created For 8-Year-Old Hurt In Head-On Crash The crash happened just after 6:30 p.m. on Main Street in Foxborough when Wilson's Honda Pilot crossed th…

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by Josh Lanier
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Massachusetts 21-Year-Old Bites Officer In NY, Police Say Massachusetts 21-Year-Old Bites Officer In NY, Police Say
Massachusetts 21-Year-Old Bites Officer In NY, Police Say A man has been arrested after he allegedly bit an officer during a skirmish at a Long Island hospital, police claimed. Essex County, Massachusetts resident Anthony C. Gomez, age 21 of Lawrence, was admitted as a patient into East Meadow’s Nassau Univesity Medical Center on Wednesday, Feb. 28, according to Nassau County Police. At just about 2 p.m., the Lawrence man allegedly became aggressive with medical personnel. When police stepped in, Gomez bit the officer in the leg. Officials said he was eventually subdued and placed under arrest. Gomez is charged with assault. He will be arr…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Smoking Cash, 'Brave Bystander' Help Officers Capture Boston Bank Robber: Police Smoking Cash, 'Brave Bystander' Help Officers Capture Boston Bank Robber: Police
Smoking Cash, 'Brave Bystander' Help Officers Capture Boston Bank Robber: Police Police in Boston said they received an assist from a "brave bystander" who helped them capture a bank robber trying to make her getaway.  The robbery happened just after 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, when a woman, described as 5 feet tall in a black hoodie and surgical mask, demanded cash and then sprinted away, Boston police said.  Police began scouring the area looking for her when a bystander flagged down officers on Father Songin Way.  The bystander told police he saw the woman running from the bank down Boston Street toward Andrew Station. Red smoke was billowing ou…

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by Josh Lanier
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(UPDATE) Woman Hit, Killed In Newburyport (UPDATE) Woman Hit, Killed In Newburyport
(Update) Woman Hit, Killed In Newburyport Update: A Newburyport reverend was identified as the victim in Wednesday night's crash. Click here to read more about her.  Original: A woman was fatally hit by a truck in Essex County Wednesday night, Feb. 28, authorities said.  The woman, whose name is being withheld until authorities can notify her family, was walking along Green Street in Newburyport across from city hall just after 6:30 p.m. when she was hit by a 2016 Ford-150.  The Essex County District Attorney's Office did not say if she was crossing the street or stepped into the road.  Paramedics rushed …

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by Josh Lanier
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Look Familiar?: Dashcam Video Shows Car Involved In Fatal I-95 Foxboro Shooting Look Familiar?: Dashcam Video Shows Car Involved In Fatal I-95 Foxboro Shooting
Look Familiar?: Dashcam Video Shows Car Involved In Fatal I-95 Foxboro Shooting Norfolk County officials released dash cam video of a dark-colored sedan that they say was taken shortly before the driver shot and killed a 37-year-old father on I-95 in Foxborough.  The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, near exit 16.  The car in the video — which appears on the right — seems to be a gray, silver, or dark-colored Hyundai Sonata that has been modified cosmetically, the Norfolk County District Attorney said. It was spotted driving erratically and speeding before the shooting.  Foxborough police are asking the public to identify t…

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by Josh Lanier