Accord Pond in Hingham is currently closed after a man was reportedly seen throwing something into the water on Accord Lane on Wednesday morning. Police said there were papers found nearby that were not written in English. A State Police dive team found nothing after a search of the reservoir, a source of water for Hingham, Hull and part of Cohasset. Aquarion Water Co., operator of Accord Pond closed the supply "immediately" after the incident. "We shut down the water supply and we began taking samples for analysis," said Harry Hibbard, an Aquarion VP for Massachusetts. Water service has not been affected. [WCVB], [Hingham Patch]
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Our local Cardinal has gone to Ireland to advise them about their clergy sex scandal. [Boston Globe]
Those parishioners aren't impressed so far. [Irish Times]
A bunch of kids were hoping to see "Megamind", but Revere Showcase Cinemas screened "Saw 3-D" instead. [WHDH]
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A suspicious package was found floating near a Massport facility. Early reports suggest it was smaller than an Aqua Teen Hunger Force lite-brite. [Boston Channel]
Senatorial candidate (and male model) Scott Brown can't stand the idea of people driving around while hopped-up on "the reefer." [Boston Herald]
A freshman from Hingham has died after contracting H1N1 at Miami University. [Boston Globe]
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A woman who allegedly punched her infant son on the Route 23 bus yesterday afternoon was confronted by passengers after leaving the bus in Roxbury at the intersection of Warren and Brunswick streets and held there until police arrived. The mother, identified as Erica Ryan in the Globe, reportedly hit "her child in the mouth with a closed fist" and yelled "Little bastard, you got one more chance." Police said he had dried blood around his mouth and had been crying. She was charged with domestic abuse. [Globe]
The State Police arrested Frank. S. Ceccaroni, 47, of Holliston, today for drunk driving after a high speed chase on I-93 today. Ceccaroni reportedly, according to the Globe, has five previous operating under the influence arrests. Police saw Ceccaroni swerving on I-93 in an Infiniti that been reported stolen and bore plates registered to a Dodge Caravan. He collided with a tractor-trailer before being arrested. Ceccaroni faces charges for drunk driving, failure to stop for police and allegedly driving a stolen car. [Globe]
The Wahlberg food empire is about expand in Hingham. Paul Wahlberg is planning to open a hamburger-themed restaurant by the end of August across the street from Alma Nove, his year-old Italian/Mediterranean restaurant named after his mother, in the Hingham Shipyard. Brothers Mark and Donnie will be partners in the new business.
We'll call it a quirky criminal coincidence: Three Massachusetts' Dunkin' Donuts, in Hingham, Norwood and Raynham, were robbed since Thursday.
Dennis Keohane was stabbed multiple times during a road rage incident on Wednesday. It started on I-93 in Andover where the suspect was tailgating the victim. The suspect followed the victim to East Street in Tewksbury where Keohane was stabbed. Police are looking for a “low-rider" Honda Civic in connection with the incident. The suspect is described as a "Hispanic male, about 5-foot-9, with dark-rimmed glasses, and a New York Yankees baseball cap." [WHDH]
Andrew J. MacDonald, 20, of Hingham faces 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of mayhem for biting parts of another man's ears off during a fight. MacDonald's sentence was actually two years, and all but 60 days was suspended.
Lynn residents are raising money for the teenage shoveler who was mugged. A girl from Hingham got hurt sledding. There's actually a school for Tea Party candidates. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A series of war memorials in Millbury were vandalized. Hingham debated developing a veterans home.
Boston's annual Christmas traditions are well underway now that Thanksgiving has come and gone.
Mark Wahlberg visited the 02043 Tuesday night to stage a private screening of his next film , with Will Ferrell. His event at Hingham’s Patriot Cinemas was a fundraiser for the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation and includes a Hollywood-style red carpet
- Barney Frank to BP: Pay for the oil spill. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
- A Swampscott teen was struck by lightning Thursday as storms hit the Bay State. His only injury is a sore knee. [WHDH]
- The Comfort Inn in Revere was evacuated on Friday due to elevated carbon monoxide levels. [WCVB]
-- State Senator Anthony Galluccio avoided jail time by pleading guilty today to fleeing the scene of an October car crash. He was sentenced to six months home confinement. [Globe]
-- Two sisters and one phone led to a fight and an assault and battery charge. [Herald]
-- A Marblehead lawyer is being charged with attempted larceny and uttering for an alleged million-dollar mortgage scheme. [Globe]
-- Police found a storage unit in Hingham loaded with loot from recent break-ins on the South Shore. A suspect was arrested and charged with various counts of larceny and forgery. [WickedLocal/The Patriot Ledger]
All charges alleged until proven under law.
-- Apparently, Eric Clapton was right. It is in the way that you use it. If you live in Hingham. A woman from the tony town was arrested after "assaulting" a store clerk with an apple juice bottle and a Slim Jim. She escaped the scene in her black Saab convertible after ripping down a store flag. There's more. She must have blended in with all of the other Saab drivers in Hingham as she eluded the cops for a day. She was brought to justice after an officer observed a Saab driver suspiciously singing along with loud music. Probable cause, clearly. She was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. The comments on the Patriot Ledger's story contain many of the jokes running through your head. [Patriot Ledger]
Could the Bay State be turning into a mecca for people focused on fashion? Probably not. However, Massachusetts is getting some fashion buzz this week.
The Herald reported today that Michelle Obama shops at Hingham-based Talbots. She wore three Talbots dresses at three recent official events. This has caused quite a bit of interest in the specific items Obama wore. Image the chaos that would unfold in the 02043 if people couldn't get the Obamapparel. That may be why the Hingham Police recently purchased a small arsenal of M4 semiautomatic rifles.
--A student from Hingham died early this morning after "he apparently jumped out the 17th-floor window of a dormitory" at UMass-Amherst. [Boston Globe, tip board]
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