WooSox to Present Second Annual Valentine’s Dinner at Polar Park
By DJ Harding The Worcester Red Sox will be holding their second annual Valentine’s Dinner at Polar Park. This event will take place on Saturday, February 11th, which is the weekend before Valentine’s Day. There will be live music in the DCU club at 6 and dinner, which includes Surf & Turf, glass of wine,…
Jordan Kadlec Arrested By Fall River Police On Gun And Drug Charges
By Tiffany Williams – On Saturday, Police in Fall River, Massachusetts arrested 32-year-old Jordan Kadlec for possession of a firearm without an FID, carrying a large capacity firearm, possession to distribute class A drug, possession to distribute class B drug, possession of ammunition without an FID card, and possession of a large capacity firearm in…
Boston Police Investigating A Homicide In The Area Of 119 Babson Street In Mattapan
By Tiffany Williams – Boston Police are investigating a fatal shooting incident that happened Sunday morning at about 11:32 a.m. in the area of Fremont Street and Babson Street. Boston Police said “Officers assigned to District B-3 (Mattapan) responded to a call for a shot spotter activation in the area of Fremont Street and Babson…
Massachusetts School Closings Monday
SCHOOL CLOSINGS Update 01/22/2023 11:14:07 PM EST Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School Closed Monday Alton Public Schools Closed Friday Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District Closed Monday Auburn Candia Hooksett – SAU 15 Closed Monday Ayer Shirley Regional School District Closed Monday Bancroft School Closed Monday Bishop Brady High School Closed Friday Bishop Guertin High School…
2 Defendants Sentenced In Federal Drug Conspiracy Connected To Worcester Albinos Market
By Tiffany Williams – On Friday at the United States District Court in Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman sentenced Antonio Rosario Garcia, a/k/a “Animal,” 40, to 80 months in prison and four years of supervised release. Cintia Franco, 32, was sentenced to two years in prison followed by three years of…
Uxbridge, Massachusetts Man Arrested For Attempted Bank Robbery In Boston
Jeffrey McDonough – Thursday morning Boston Police arrested Shawn Senay, 21, of Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Senay is charged with armed assault to rob. At about 9:18 a.m. officers assigned to District A-1, responded to a radio call for a robbery in progress at the Santander Bank located at 61 Harrison Avenue in Boston. Upon arrival officers…
2 Adults And 1 Infant Shot In Worcester
By Tiffany Williams – Worcester Police are investigating a Wednesday night shooting in the area of Harlem St. At about 10:45 p.m. officers responded to ShotSpotter activation. Upon arrival officers officers were informed that shots were fired and and adult female, adult male, and an eleven-month-old infant were being treated at an area hospital. The…
Body Recovered From Lake Quinsigamond In Worcester, Massachusetts
By Tiffany Williams – The office of the Worcester City Manager has confirmed that Worcester Fire Department recovered a body from Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester. Worcester Fire and Police received a call at 10:11 a.m. for a missing person. Around 2:21 p.m. on Tuesday, after an extensive dive operation WFD recovered a body from the…
2 Shot, 1 Dead In Boston On New Year’s Day
By Marquise Washington – Boston Police are investigating an early New Year’s Day double shooting, with one person dead. Around 5:56 a.m. Sunday officers responded to a report of a person shot in the area of 1601 Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan. Responding officers located an adult male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The…
Worcester, Massachusetts Couple Indicted For Sex Trafficking
By DJ Harding – Arrested on December 16th 2022 a Worcester couple by the names Kiersten (29) and Moises (30) Soto were indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking , one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, and one count of traveling or using interstate facilities to promote unlawful…
WooSox Infielder Ryan Fitzgerald and Hitting Coach Rich Gedman Spreading Holiday Cheer In Worcester
By Tiffany Williams – In their off-season, Worcester Red Sox players and coaches are staying active off the ball field and in the community. On Monday and Tuesday WooSox Infielder Ryan Fitzgerald and Hitting Coach Rich Gedman are celebrating the holidays with the 2022 “WooSox Foundation Holiday Caravan” to spread some cheer across the Heart…
Keith Jones Of Fitchburg, Massachusetts Indicted For Worcester, Massachusetts Homicide
By Tiffany Williams – On Monday at the Worcester County, Massachusetts Court House a grand jury indicted Keith Jones, 32, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Jones is charged with one count of murder, two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, two counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury,…
Webster Police Officers Recognized For Rescuing A Woman From A Burning Building
By Rebecca McGregor – On Monday, Worcester County, Massachusetts District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. recognized members of the Webster Police Department who rescued a woman from a burning building. The District Attorney’s Office said Sgt. Robert Larochelle and Officers Jacek Ochocki, Jonathan Brooks, and Robert Rockwood were presented with the District Attorney’s Team Excellence…
Boston Gang Member And Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison
By Rebecca McGregor – On Thursday, December 15, 2022 by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin sentenced Damian Cortez, 34, of Quincy, Massachusetts to eight years in prison and three years of supervised release. In June 2022, Cortez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled…
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker To Succeed Mark Emmert As The Next NCAA President
By Tiffany Williams – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is in the final days of his second and final term as Governor of Massachusetts, and the Republican who was first elected to his first term as Governor in 2015, is already turning the page to write his next chapter. On March 1, Gov. Baker, who played…
St. Vincent Hospital In Worcester To $1.784 million To Medicare
By Tiffany Williams – In Worcester, Massachusetts on Friday, the Justice Department said “St. Vincent Hospital agreed to pay approximately $1.784 million to resolve allegations that it received impermissible “outlier” payments from Medicare by inflating its charges for cardiac surgical procedures and failed to fully reimburse the government for its receipt of these outlier payments…
Worcester Man Charged With Sending Obscene Material To A Minor
By Tiffany Williams – On Wednesday at the United States District Court in Worcester, Massachusetts, Andrew James Gallagher, 28, of Worcester was arrested and charged with one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor. In April 2022, Gallagher contacted a 14-year-old using a social media platform. It is alleged that Gallagher asked, “are…
Luis Torres Of Worcester Was Indicted Thursday On Federal Drug Charges
By Devin Harris – On Thursday, Luis Torres, 45, of Worcester was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and one count of use of a communication facility to facilitate a drug felony. In June 2022, Torres allegedly…
Police Arrest Suspect In Fatal Stabbing At Somerville, Massachusetts Laundromat
By Tiffany Williams – In Massachusetts, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office has identified a man stabbed and killed Monday night in Somerville, Massachusetts as Joseph Muzzi, 33 of Weymouth, Massachusetts. Around 7:00 p.m. Monday night, Somerville Police responded to a laundromat on Main Street for a reported stabbing. Upon arrival officers located the Muzzi suffering…
Prince William and Princess Catherine Were At Wednesday Night’s Celtics V. Heat Game
By Tiffany Williams – If you’re visiting Boston and the Celtics are in town, why wouldn’t you go to the game? Well, Prince William and Princess Catherine, who are both in Boston, did just that Wednesday night. The Prince and Princess were courtside at TD Garden to watch the 17-4 Boston Celtics and the Miami…
Boston Police Arrest Providence, RI Man With Loaded Firearm
By Michael J. Goddard – Monday night, Boston Police arrested Mekhi Roderique, 18, of Providence, RI for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition. After Boston Police officers with the Youth Violence Strike Force observed a vehicle with excessively dark tinted windows traveling on Washington Street, they conducted a traffic stop and…
Body Of A 70-Year-Old Beverly, Massachusetts Women Recovered From The Merrimack River
By Michael J. Goddard – An abandoned motor vehicle on Route 95 South, south of the Whittier Bridge in Newburyport Tuesday morning, ended with the body of the owner of the vehicle, being found in the Merrimack River late Tuesday afternoon. While Massachusetts State Police have not yet identified who the person is, they have…
Massachusetts State Police Arrest Webster Man With Loaded Firearm
By Michael J. Goddard – At approximately 1030 a.m. Monday, Massachusetts State Police arrested Robert Cephas, 30, of Webster, Massachusetts. Cephas is charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Second Offense; Possession of a Firearm with Prior Violent/Drug Crime; Carrying a Loaded Firearm; Possession of Firearm Silencer; Possession of Ammunition without FID Card; Operating a…
Brookline Man Arrested And Charged With Unlawful Possession Of A Machinegun
By Daniel Ingle – On November 18, Stewart Silvestri, 24, of Brookline man was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with one count of unlawful possession of a machinegun. On October 15, 2022, law enforcement responded to multiple calls for an erratic driver on Route 95 in Rowley, Massachusetts. This driver reportedly was at the…
Ludlow, Massachusetts Man Charged With Distribution Of Child Pornography
By Tiffany Williams – On Monday, Robert Avrett, 41, of Ludlow, Massachusetts was arrested distribution of child pornography. Avrett was identified as the owner of a Kik messenger account that shared numerous videos containing child sexual abuse material to an undercover law enforcement agent. The child sexual abuse material Avrett allegedly distributed depicted the sexual…
300-400 People Displaced In Overnight Fire In Worcester
By Tiffany Williams – Thursday morning, Worcester Fire Department responded to 16 Laurel Street for a fire in an electrical room. Firefighters arrived at the scene of the Plumley Village High Rise at 3:42 a.m. and quickly extinguished the fire. The electrical system for the entire building suffered significant damage and because of the amount…
Atticus J. Bernard Of Barnstable, Massachusetts Pleads Guilty To 2 Counts Of Sexual Exploitation Of Children
By Daniel Ingle – Atticus J. Bernard, 22, of Barnstable, Massachusetts pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani scheduled sentencing for Feb. 17, 2023. Bernard was arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2021.…
Auburn, Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 88 Months For Possession Of Child Pornography
By Tiffany Williams – At the United States District Court in Worcester on Wednesday, U.S. Senior District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman sentenced Jesse Laino, 26, of Auburn, Massachusetts to 88 months in prison and five years of supervised release. On April 6, 2022, Laino pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography…
Boston Man Indicted For Sex Trafficking A Minor
By Tiffany Williams – On Wednesday, Jimall Dawn Brown, 33, of Boston was indicted on one count of sex trafficking of a minor; one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; one count of using a facility of interstate commerce to induce a minor to engage in prostitution; and one count of transporting…
Boston MS-13 Clique Leader Sentenced To 162 Months
By Tiffany Williams – On Tuesday, Manuel Adan Yanez Cruz, a/k/a “Rocky,” a/k/a “Flaco,” a leader of a local MS-13 clique in Boston was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 162 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On March 18, 2022, Cruz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct…
Worcester Red Sox Launch Second Year Of Mentoring Program At Worcester School
By Tiffany Williams – Nationally, one in four public school children drop out before they finish high school. For African-American and Hispanic students, the challenge is more severe with the likelihood of graduating on time from high school only 65%. Many of these students don’t have access to positive role models, cannot envision a career,…
Boston Police Investigating An Overnight Shooting On Geneva Avenue In Dorchester
By Tiffany Williams – A week after three people were shot in the area of 263 Geneva Avenue in Dorchester, Boston Police on Sunday night was back on Geneva Avenue, at 482 Geneva Avenue investigating yet another shooting. Around 10:30 p.m. an adult male was shot. This is a developing story so information at this…
Worcester Railers Kick Off 2022-23 Season 2-0
By Tiffany Williams – Hockey was back in downtown Worcester Saturday night with Worcester Railers kicking off their 2022-23 season at home, at the DCU Center against the Adirondack Thunder. Brent Beaudoin, Blade Jenkins and Noah Delmas each had a goal in the first period for the Railers. In the second period Reece Newkirk scored…
Massachusetts State Police Investigating 4 Fatal Crashes Over The Weekend
By Tiffany Williams – Massachusetts State Police are investigating four separate fatal motor vehicle crashes from over the weekend. The first motor vehicle crash was Friday night around 9:30 p.m. MSP in a statement said, “Troopers from the Andover Barracks, along with Wilmington Police and Fire, responded to a crash involving a motorcycle on Route…
Boston Police Identify Victim Of Fatal Shooting In Mattapan
By Jonathan Burgos – Boston Police have identified the victim of a Saturday morning homicide in Mattapan, as Jasmine Burrell, 33, of Mattapan. Officers with the Boston Police responded Saturday morning, at about 4:47 a.m. to the area of 40 Fairlawn Avenue in Mattapan and upon arrival, officers located Burrell suffering from gunshot wounds. Boston…
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