All Department of Conservation and Recreation "deepwater pools" are closed as police investigate the death of Marie Joseph, 36, of Fall River, who apparently drowned in a DCR pool at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Pool at Lafayette Park in Fall River on Sunday. Joseph's body was not found until Tuesday night, when teenagers enterred the pool area despite it being closed.
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A car slammed into a home in Fall River on Tuesday morning and settled into the living room. The driver suffered minor injuries and could face a reckless driving charge.
For some reason, Florida rejected $2.4 billion in federal aid designed to develop high-speed rails. Massachusetts is one of many states willing to take what Florida refused. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is accepting applications for the cash until April 4.
Merry Christmas means something this year for the 400 National Guard troops who got home from Iraq today. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Two Bay State soldiers were killed in action in Afghanistan last week.
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- Most voters in Massachusetts aren't members of either major party and are registered unenrolled. [Boston Globe]
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-- A 38-year old Malden woman bit a police officer during a Drug Control Unit investigation in Davis Square. The suspect matched the description of an alleged drug dealer and was observed putting some "unidentified objects" in her mouth. Police tried to remove the objects, thought to be heroin when the bite happened. Charges include assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and drug possession. [Somerville Journal]
-- A Boston Police drug unit executed a search warrant on Coleman Street in Dorchester on Wednesday an collected an AK-47, three clips and 39 rounds of armor piercing ammunition. A Dorchester woman was arrested on weapons charges. The AK-47 was allegedly stolen. [BPDNews.com]
-- Two plainclothes State troopers bought marijuana from two Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) seasonal employees on Revere Beach Saturday. Both workers no longer work for the DCR. Each susect was charged with distribution of a class D substance. [The Daily Item]
- With the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency stating that the southeastern part of the state facing the worst of possible flooding, 700 National Guard members were activated to help. [Boston Herald]
- This is the wettest March ever. How do reporters uncover these scoops? [WBZ]
- Our latest storm might force Rhode Island to close parts of I-95. [WPRI.com]
- Streets in Fall River are flooded and damaged, especially Mt. Hope Avenue. Pictures. [WBZ]
-- Ginger Dilworth, 37, and her 3-year-old autistic son, Andrew, were found dead Thursday in their Fall River apartment. The mother and son were out of touch with family for eight days. Bristol District Attorney's office said no charges have been filed, and the deaths are "suspicious." [Globe]
A root canal couldn't possibly be worse than it sounds, right? Okay, it could. It could be even more painful if you visited a certain dentist in Fall River who was indicted for using paper clips during root canals instead of standard stainless steel posts. The dentist faces 13 total charges, including five for Medicaid fraud, according to Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Medicare Fraud Unit. The suspect faces an April 8 arraignment. All charges alleged until proven under law. [Boston Herald]
The Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast is the Fall River joint in the house where Lizzie Borden's parents died, possibly under her whacking ax. It's also now the proud owner of a trademark on Lizzie Borden's name. Basically, the B&B is the only entity that can legally sell merchandise in the United States emblazoned with the famous spinster's name. But can they do that?
You heard that right--"on our lawn" as opposed to "off our lawn." We're serious! Turns out that Boston--Boston, home of constant tension between college students and permanent residents--is one of the best 100 communities in the United States for children and young people. America's Promise Alliance spotlights the "best places for young people to live and grow up."
--More cross-dressing criminals! Dr. Richard Sharpe, the dermatologist who liked to play dress-up and who shot his wife to death in 2000, is going on trial Monday for trying to hire a hit man to kill the prosecutor who sent him to jail. Sharpe thought that if he could take out Essex County prosecutor Robert Weiner, he might have a shot at an appeal. This isn't the first time crazy thoughts have floated through Sharpe's...
In Rhode Island you can't get married as a same sex couple. You can't get divorced as a same sex couple either. Well, at least not yet. According to the Providence Journal, the Rhode Island State Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments and give an answer to the question: "May the Family Court properly recognize, for the purpose of entertaining a divorce petition, the marriage of two persons of the same sex who...
Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. 3,200 troops have died. The following are the soldiers from Massachusetts who lost their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as listed in the Washington Post: Sgt. Glenn R. Allison - Pittsfield / Lance Cpl. Alexander S. Arredondo - Randolph / Spec. David J. Babineau - Springfield / Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia - Wakefield / 2nd Lt. Joshua L....
How on earth can the BPD top "Ruckus Lands Picky Eater in Jail"? Easy. Try this headline for one of yesterday's crimes: "Smile! You're on Closed Circuit TV!" The title says it all. Seriously, if you're an aspiring perp, didn't you get the memo not to get caught when the cameras are rolling? In unfunny blotter news, one man was shot yesterday afternoon in Dorchester, while the BPD rounded up a guy who tried to...
It's rare when we dare to merge sports with the blotter because Matt Taibbi at the Phoenix has that department covered. But a high-school hockey game between Amesbury and Newburyport got ugly when Amesbury fans threw golf balls and squid onto the Newburyport ice. What were these teens thinking? And who found the squid? Real squid? The Globe writes that the Amesbury kids found enough stuff for a "deluge" that "lasted 5 to 10 minutes."...
Bostonist had our eyes on the altar this morning as we awaited the late breaking news from Italy. It wasn’t Torino but that sovereignty tucked away in Rome we like to call the Vatican. While the paper reported today that there was an impending list, and our very own Archbishop might be in the top ten, we heard it on the radio and found the release online. The Vatican announced today that Archbishop Sean, as he asked to be called when he was appointed in 2003, will be elevated to the rank of Cardinal on March 24.
But Bostonist must ask: why not bring "Massholia" to the Massholes in our fair city?
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