- A three-alarm fire engulfed a three-story apartment building on Howard Street in Haverhill today. Police said all residents escaped the blaze, which required assistance from Lawrence and Georgetown to extinguish. WCVB has some dramatic photos. [Eagle Tribune]
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Darrell Rodrigues, 20, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his role in the 2007 shooting death of 13-year old Luis Gerena Jr. in Jamaica Plain. He faces 14-15 years in prison. Rodrigues and his co-defendant belong to the Academy Homes gang and thought Gerena was a member of the rival Heath Street gang. [Herald]
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.
Everett firefighters are fighting a three-alarm fire on Main Street.
According to the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, a former pastor allegedly stole $83,147 from the St. John the Baptist Parish in Haverhill and spent $25,000 of it on online pornography. The Rev. Keith LeBlanc was arraigned last week and has a pretrial conference set for December 3. He reoportedly spent $4,000 on adult movies with church monies. LeBlanc resigned from the church in June and was sent to a treatment center. The Archdiocese of Boston refused to comment. All charges alleged until proven under law. [Eagle Tribune], [Globe]
Fox's hit show So You Think You Can Dance (think American Idol minus the caterwauling and plus epic foot injuries) held its first Boston auditions this spring. The visit was a success for local dancers, with two of the show's twenty finalists hailing from the Bay State. Bostonist is totally addicted to SYTYCD, a reality show that doesn't rely on manufactured drama and instead focuses on talented contestants performing amazing feats of athleticism and skill. Many of the dancers have trained since they were toddlers, and it shows in the intricate routines they somehow master each week. Dancers are eliminated weekly, first by a panel of judges, then, when the show is down to its top 10, by whomever receives the fewest votes from the show's viewers. Bostonist is here to catch you up on the story so far for both Massachusetts dancers so that our readers can tune in and vote for them. (Bostonist has no shame about being a total homer.)
-- Boston police have identified the bodies of the two men who were found dead and parked in a car outside of a Hyde Park apartment building last week. The victims, Anthony Glover, 33, of Taunton and Paul Roberson, 25 of Randolph, had been shot and stabbed to death, and police are looking for suspects in the murders. [BPDNews]
--For some reason, 32-year-old Keni Garcia of Haverhill allegedly wanted 85,000 bullets. The ATF, ICE and state and local authorities seem to think this was a bad idea. Who knew? Essex County prosecutors are charging Garcia, who was scheduled to become an American citizen today, with illegal possession of ammunition, three counts of possession of a high-capacity firearm, and illegal storage of a firearm. Investigators found 10,000 rounds in his car, 20,000 rounds at his house. He allegedly tried to buy 55,000 more rounds in New Hampshire.[Boston Globe, Boston Herald]
--Fires ran rampant yesterday. A mother and her son were injured last night in a fire in Somerville. One firefighter was treated and released at the hospital. [Boston Globe] --Another fire broke out in Haverhill last night, and people were injured jumping out of the windows. No one died in the blaze, but 24 people have lost their homes. [Boston Globe, Boston Herald] --The state Supreme Judicial Court is letting Heidi Erickson, who kept...
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