House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo has cleared freshman Representative Mark Cusack, a Braintree Democrat, of any wrongdoing in an incident involving another lawmaker’s aide. in the House chamber after a budget debate in April. DeLeo said Cusack and the aide and other lawmakers and staff were drinking beer in his office on April 28. Cusack and the aide were in the House chamber for a few minutes.
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President Obama and family are vacationing at Martha's Vineyard for the second year in a row. [ABC News]
Someone took a major fall at Fenway Park last night. Amazingly it was no one on the Sox roster. [WHDH]
Barbara Lynch's Menton has made Bon Appetit's "10 Best New Restaurants" list. [Boston Channel]
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Following in the hoof steps of the BPD, Boston's park rangers are getting rid of their horses despite last year's private budget donation. [Boston Herald]
Coincidentally, Hopkinton had the highest per-capita participation in the Boston Marathon. [Boston Globe]
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Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo's office confirmed that first-term state Rep. Mark Cusack of Braintree is being investigated for an incident involving a fellow legislator's aide. According to WCVB, DeLeo's office said there is an "internal review" under way. Cusack, 26, engaged in " inappropriate behavior" inside the House chamber after a late-night budget debate session. It happened about a month ago and was interrupted by a court officer. Braintree Councilor John Mullaney said Cusack is guilty of making a mistake and should be honest about what happened. The crime is never as bad as not telling the truth about it," he said. The Patriot Ledger said Cusack reportedly identified himself as a different legislator. *By Weinergate, Bostonist means a sex scandal involving a politician. We’re not comparing the specific allegations. We almost described the Cusack story as a “Mini Weinergate.” That sounded tacky, howver.
Over 30 cars were vandalized in Braintree on Saturday and Sunday by suspects shooting pellet or BB guns from a car. The windows in the cars were shot out and the cars were spread around in East Braintree, North Braintree, Braintree Highlands, and other parts of town. Police said the pellet guns are very quiet. The locations of every car damaged are listed at crimereports.com. Police said anyone with infomation can call 718-843-1212. [Patriot Ledger]
What was described as a bomb or an earthquake by the Goodridge family of 115 Boston Street was a box truck slamming into their house yesterday. The Dairy Witch ice cream stand is adjacent to the house. The city's building inspector was investigating any structural damage to the house.
The most famous turkey in Braintree is in a bad way. The bird, known as the Common Street Turkey for inhabiting the area around the street of the same name since the fall, was struck by a car on Tuesday. Doctor Andrew Cartoceti of the New England Wildlife Center in South Weymouth said his days could be numbered as he likely has a broken spine or severely sprained back. [Patriot Ledger], [WCVB]
Everett firefighters are fighting a three-alarm fire on Main Street.
Oh, mighty T. Your monolithic ebon cross-and-circle looming totemic on every square and on every corner. Please hear our furtive pleas at the annual Capital Investment Program meetings coming up this and next week. Hosannah, all praise the robot voice, our transit salvation is now approaching, etc.
Kids, smoking really is hazardous to your health. What started as a smoke between neighbors turned into a murder as Braintree police said Lucas Walters, 28, allegedly killed Jeffrey Phillips, 31, with an ax after the men argued about money Walters owed Phillips. Phillips brandished a rake before Walters hit him in the back and head with the ax. According to prosecutors, Walters kept the body in a shed for two days, and hid the murder weapon, before burying it in Connecticut. Walters bought gas and cigarettes using Phillips' credit card and allegedly sold his TV, computer and Xbox to buy crack cocaine. Walters turned himself in and allegedly told police "I killed him by accident. I’m crazy." He was charged with murder and pled not guilty, held without bail and faces a hearing on August 25. [WCVB, Herald, Globe] All charges alleged until proven under law.
Courts are busy and backed up. Ever wonder why?
-- 18 protesters were arrested during yesterday's Veterans Day ceremony at City Hall Plaza. They were members of Veterans for Peace, an organization of former soldiers opposed to the Iraq War. The American Legion had placed the group in the rear of the Veterans Day parade and told them that they could not carry signs protesting the war. The Veterans for Peace responded by blocking the official ceremony podium with gags in their mouths and...
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