John R. Ellement
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Boston, MA, United States
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Recent articles by John:
Home of the Week: A Winnipesaukee vacation compound accessible only by boat
The property, on the market for $1.69 million, consists of a main house, a cottage, a bathhouse, and a boathouse. → Read More
Maine man, 18, killed, sister hurt when hole collapses at New Jersey beach
Despite intense rescue efforts by first responders, an 18-year-old Maine man was killed tuesday when a large hole he dug with his 17-year-old sister on a New Jersey beach collapsed and trapped both of them, officials said. → Read More
Man wanted for murdering Mattapan woman captured in Florida
The man who allegedly stabbed a 40-year-old woman near her Mattapan home last week is now in custody in Florida, according to records in Florida and Boston. → Read More
Route 1 reopened after two tractor-trailers crash in Saugus
The northbound lanes of Route 1 in Saugus are now open after authorities removed a tractor-trailer that crashed early Wednesday on the major North Shore highway, according to MassDOT → Read More
Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden says he is reviewing nine deadly force cases involving police
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Tuesday he is prepared to determine whether to bring criminal charges against police officers as he reviews nine deadly force incidents in Revere, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Dorchester dating to 2017. → Read More
Roslindale man pleads not guilty to 2013 rape charges, will be arraigned in connection with 2007 rape case Monday
A Roslindale man was allegedly linked to the rape of a woman in the Arboretum in 2013 and the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in Dorchester in 2007 when Boston police picked up a nip bottle he discarded and created a DNA profile, officials said Friday. → Read More
Woman, 40, identified as victim in Mattapan slaying as police search for suspect
A 40-year-old woman was identified Friday as the person who was stabbed to death near her Mattapan home Tuesday night. Police are now searching for a Boston man they allege is responsible for her murder. → Read More
Home of the Week: For $685,000, an East Boston condo with sleek, smart features
The second-floor unit offers two bedrooms and two baths. → Read More
Suffolk DA, Boston police, ATF unveil plan to target illegal gun traffickers
A trio of law enforcement agencies are focusing manpower and technology on a key public safety issue in Boston - the flow of illegal guns into neighborhoods and the people who sell crime guns to earn money despite the trauma and harm they help cause. → Read More
‘Tussle’ between Somerville police officer and high school student under investigation
The confrontation at the city’s high school ended with the teenager on the ground and is under investigation by the police department’s internal affairs unit. → Read More
Man who allegedly tried to kidnap woman in Burlington held pending dangerousness hearing; dad tips off police
Tyler C. Healey was arrested in Winthrop after his father alerted police that his son wore sneakers similar to those worn by the man seen attacking the victim on a surveillance video released by police following the Sunday evening attack, officials said. → Read More
Two Dedham Square workers injured during struggle with juveniles, police say
Dedham police are investigating an assault on two people by a group of juveniles in Dedham Square Saturday night, the same part of the town where police headquarters is located. → Read More
Woman fatally stabbed in Mattapan, Boston police say
Her death marks Boston's 10th homicide in 2022. → Read More
Prosecution witness testifies woman told her that celebrity chef Mario Batali groped her at Boston bar
A friend of the woman accusing celebrity chef Mario Batali of drunkenly groping her in a Boston bar in April 2017 testified Tuesday that the alleged victim disclosed details of the incident later that month. → Read More
Bristol DA charges Worcester man after rape kit collected 12 years ago was finally tested
Twelve years after a woman was raped on a New Bedford street, Bristol County prosecutors are alleging that they have identified the woman’s attacker by testing a rape kit that was collected in 2010 — but not examined until now. → Read More
N.H. authorities make broad appeal for videos from drivers, hikers as they investigate murders of Concord couple
Authorities struggling to solve the murders of Stephen and Djeswende Reid have asked the public for help. → Read More
Search for cause of Red Jacket resort fire continues; N.H. fire marshal urges use of automatic sprinklers
The search for the cause of the fire that destroyed a wing of the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort in North Conway remains ongoing and New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey is urging resort owners to consider installing automatic sprinklers even when not required by building codes. → Read More
Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe warns Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe would unravel other rights
Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe warned Tuesday that if the draft opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito reversing Roe becomes law, more than the right to a safe abortion is at risk: Same sex marriage, access to conception and other “unenumerated” rights could also come to an end. → Read More
Supreme Court rules Boston violated First Amendment rights by refusing to fly Christian flag at City Hall Plaza
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that the city of Boston violated the First Amendment rights of a West Roxbury man by refusing to fly a Christian flag with a cross on it at City Hall Plaza as the city had done numerous times without rejecting a single applicant. → Read More
FBI arrests Stoneham police officer and brother for allegedly paying kickbacks to get $36m in MassSave contracts
Stoneham Police Officer Joseph Ponzo and his brother, Christopher, were arrested Friday by FBI agents on charges they paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks to obtain $36 million in lucrative MassSave contracts for insulation and electrical companies they own. → Read More