Results tagged “weymouth”

Don Amorock of Weymouth is lucky to be alive. Amrock woke up on Sunday night with a gun pointed at his head, right between his eyes. "I thought I was dead," he said. A man broke into his house looking for a man named Jerry. Amorock had worked as a substance abuse counselor, observed the intruder was intoxicated, and knew what to do. more ›

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. more ›

We hear about the roof collapses and see the aftermath of a crumbled roof. Seeing it is another matter. The Triton Technologies building in Easton collapsed and is a total loss. The video speaks for itself. Other roofs collapsed in Weymouth and Brockton. more ›

Two fires destroyed homes in Hyde Park and Weymouth. A cat was rescued from glue. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Milton sticks its nose at Mattapan and Beacon Hill tut-tuts a 105-year business, however Concord offers an olive branch to Lexington over the Revolutionary War. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

--U.S. Marshals participating in Operation FALCON with other state, local and federal law enforcement agencies arrested 558 wanted criminals on 910 warrants in June. Yes, 558 lawbreakers in 30 days, or almost 20 each day. Bostonist is relieved to know about these arrests. But, that is a shockingly high number, isn't it? [Herald] more ›

• Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald, the woman who treated herself for breast cancer while working in the South Pole for the National Science Foundation, died at her home in Southwick on Tuesday. [WCVB]

• A 7-year old boy from Weymouth saved his mother's life with the Heimlich maneuver. [WCVB]

We're no experts at robbing people by swordpoint, but we feel certain that we could do a better job at it than the mysterious man, dressed as a ninja, who tried to knock over a Tedeschi convenience store and a dry cleaner in Weymouth. The Patriot Ledger reports that the man threatened a clerk at the convenience store Monday night with a sword, but made a crucial ninja mistake: more ›

-- A 35-year-old man was shot this morning near Dorchester High, putting the school into lock down. The man's wounds were non-life-threatening, and no arrests have been made. [Herald] more ›

-- A fight that began at a McDonald's last night escalated into a street brawl that resulted in two stabbings and landed eight in jail. Police say that three girls assaulted a fourth at a Roxbury McDonald's around 7:00pm last night, a fight that ended when an onlooker called 911. Police captured the three suspects, two 15 year-olds from Dorchester and a 16 year-old from Roxbury. But it didn't end there. more ›

--A man walking on a pond in Weymouth on Sunday fell in and was rescued before freezing to death. Neighbors heard his screams and called for help. The footage of the rescue was so dramatic that it's been making the rounds on CNN. [WCVB] more ›

--Three firefighters were injured in a blaze in Weymouth. At first, officials suspected arson because the home was about to be sold, but they've since declared it accidental. [WBZ] more ›