A woman was allegedly raped on Tuesday at a La Quinta Hotel in Andover after responding to a Facebook message requesting models for the "AIP Modeling" agency. The victim reportedly drank a strawberry-flavored drink given to her by the suspect that made her dizzy. She was taking pictures in lingerie and after she refused to remove her clothing, the suspect allegedly raped her. The suspect was identified as David Rodriguez by police and arrested him in New Jersey. On Thursday, he was charged with rape, assault and battery, and drugging for the purpose of sexual intercourse. He was held on $100,000 cash bail and has an October 26 court date. [Eagle Tribune]
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Worcester police may have a break in several decades-old cases although the suspect is dead. [Telegram & Gazette]
Dozens of nonviolent offenders with outstanding warrants surrendered in Mattapan on the first of a 4-day leniency program. [Dorchester Reporter]
A long-forgotten collection of colonial artifacts from the Lexington house of John Hancock's grandfather was found in one of its closets. [Boston Globe]
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Charlie Baker is polling neck-and-neck with Gov. Patrick with about a month before the elections. [Boston Globe]
A Massachusetts man is planning to build an orphanage in Haiti to be named in honor of his daughter who died in the catastrophic earthquake. [WHDH]
A 3.1 earthquake, centered in New Hampshire, was felt around New England. [WMUR]
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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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Many Bay State incumbents will run unopposed in upcoming elections. [Boston Herald]
Vicki Kennedy probably won't run for Senate. [The Hill]
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette has introduced a paywall on its website. (Is Boston.com next?) [WBUR]
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Commuter rail riders may see fewer delays in the future, since the T has bought 20 new trains. [Boston Globe]
Yes, you can lose a leg when you screw around moving trains. It happened to a Worcester teen last night. [Telegram & Gazette]
It may not be a gay ol' time at Sunday's Boston GospelFest, because the headliner is an "ex-gay" pastor. [Bay Windows]
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One of today's re-enactors in Lexington is a descendent of the American who may have fired the "Shot heard 'round the world." [Boston Globe]
While some state legislators want to eliminate Patriot's Day, a brewer wants to take it national. [Boston Herald]
Congratulations to South Africa's Ernst Van Dyk and Japan's Wakako Tsuchida for winning the wheelchair races at the Boston Marathon. [WBZ-TV]
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The local paper is not a fan of the 'pregnancy pact' made-for-television movie. [Gloucester Times]
Worcester may avoid their own Lifetime movie since bus ads for Planned Parenthood have been approved. [Worcester Telegram]
UMass Medical has a new program to encourage the diversity of future doctors. [Boston Globe]
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The days are getting longer now. [Boston Globe]
The "Annoying Dorm Resident of the Year" award goes to a freshman at Green Mountain College who is suing to change the bathrooms. [Burlington Free Press]
Football players are being encouraged to donate whatever's left of their brains to BU. [Washington Post]
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According to Chowderfest results, the best chowdah can be found at Quincy Market. [WHDH]
Some RMV offices will be closing through end of the year; other less convenient locations will open. [Boston Channel]
House of Blues won't be serving over-priced drinks for a week. [Boston Herald]
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An Worcester school bus crashed into a house today after a collision with an SUV. The Durhan Bus Company bus crashed into a brick home at 862 Pleasant Street. The residents of the house, according to their son, were aware of the crash, but found a bus had hit the house. Patrick Maloney said his father was awake and mother was asleep. The house has several cracks, Maloney said, but neither parent was injured. No children were on the bus. The crash is being investigated. [WCVB]
Weston has the highest average income per resident in Massachusetts at $234,000. Aaron Kushner of Wellesley allegedly plans to buy the Boston Globe for $200 million. He first said this in October of last year. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Holy Cross is now enabling students to drink on campus by extending the hours of the school's own pub to 2 a.m. Students under 21 are now welcome in the pub,and wear a special wristband to prove theyre not drinking.
It's been a rough winter for the MBTA. In January and early February, inclement weather caused a flurry - sorry - of delays for commuters. January was the worst month for delays in three years. The Globe said 75% of trains were at least five minutes late on February 1 and 2.
State Police reopened Route 128 after two accidents this a.m. Fires happened in Holden, Hyde Park, and Worcester. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has a new toy train to play with. The new state of the art train is a more efficient diesel-electric locomotive that debuted today with a ride from Worcester’s Union Station to Boston’s South Station. The MBTA says the state saves $78,000 per train each year. "These new locomotives are both more fuel efficient and more reliable, improving on-time performance for the benefit of our customers," said Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray. With MBTA on-time arrivals at their lowest levels in years, General Manager Richard Davey said new technology could help counter poor performance from extreme winter weather. The state DOT bought 20 new diesel-electric trains in 2010.
Police arrested a 22-year-old man for motor vehicle homicide in a fatal hit-and-run in Chelsea last month. Julio Vaquerano of Revere was killed in Chelsea on December 14. [Globe]
Massachusetts' lieutenant governor Timothy Murray found a new way to serve on Tuesday. He helped rescue two children from a burning minivan in Worcester.
-- The staff at a Roxbury Head Start program found 17 bags of crack cocaine in the shoe of a 3-year old girl on Monday. The father of the girl's infant sibling reportedly confessed the crack was his. The girl allegedly told police, "My mommy put it in my shoes and said it was candy.'' The suspect pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and drug trafficking charges and was held $2,000 cash bail. [Globe]
-- Crime certainly is a dirty business. That doesn't mean it has to smell bad when you do it.
Someone shot two kittens with a pellet gun, killing one and blinding another one. The incident happened in Worcester on Thursday, and is being treated at the Weymouth Landing Cat Clinic and Hotel. Veterinarian Deborah Lindsey removed the lead pellet lodged in the three-month old female kitten's head near its jugular vein. She is eating well and walking. The male kitten was put down. Worcester Police didn't comment on the shootings. [Patriot Ledger]
- The so-called "Innovation District" is the name given to the Fort Point neighborhood by Mayor Tom Menino and is designed to draw innovative technology firms there. One problem. It doesn't have high-speed fiber Internet cable. Oops! [Boston Business Journal]
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The baby cut from a slain mother's womb was found alive in New Hampshire Wednesday night. The baby was reportedly in "fairly good health" and is being evaluated in a hospital. Darlene Haynes, a 23-year-old from Worcester, was 8 months pregnant when she was found dead in her apartment on Monday. A man and a woman were with the baby when the child was found. According to WCVB, the woman was arrested and charged with kidnapping may face murder charges when she is returned to Massachusetts. All charges alleged until proven under law.
Who doesn't love a good empanada? Nobody in Worcester, judging by the success of Empanadas in Worcester on the New York Times Best Seller List. Except, uh, that's a fake best seller list, invented by Harvard grad and Emmy winning TV writer Steve Hely in his new novel How I Became A Famous Novelist, a title that seems suspiciously inspired by Winner of the National Book Award, though we suppose Dave Eggers probably started it all with that goddamn heartbreaker of a book back in 2000. Anyway, this particular list of clever hypothetical book titles (download a full PDF) has inspired a rash of imitations on Twitter, tagged #hely for the author. Perhaps because of our own status as media non-elite and our occasional affection for Wired, we're partial to @mariaschneider's HEAP: Chris Anderson's Guide to Tent Cities and Dumpster Diving for the former Media Elite. We encourage you to submit your own ideas, but always remember: Jockstraps ain't for eating.
--Three teens, at least two of whom were friends, went to Callahan State Park in Framingham on Saturday to smoke marijuana and only two lived to tell the tale. The trio arrived in a Volvo, two fought over some allegedly stolen pot, guns were drawn and witneses heard three shots and a man yelling. According to police reports, the shooter said he would kill the victim and anyone who snitched on him, and "did not care if he went to jail for life." Nice. His attorney asked for cash bail - really - which the judge obviously denied. [MetroWest Daily News]
-- Nathaniel Turner, the 7-year-old boy who was hospitalized after his father allegedly beat him within inches of his life on Father's Day, was taken off life support. His father, 36-year-old Leslie Schuler, now faces murder charges. Authorities are trying to determine why Turner was in Worcester in the first place. He had previously lived with his maternal grandmother in Alabama until recently. His grandmother evidently believed that his father had been given visitation or custody, a claim that Massachusetts court officials deny. The case has stirred some conservative Democratic legislators to openly discuss reinstating the death penalty, which the Herald gleefullly reports. Classy. [Globe, Herald]