Darren Botelho
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USPS Seeing Increase in Attacks on Mail Carriers
There has been a rash of assaults against postal workers in the Boston area, according to state prosecutors. A 20-year-old man was accused of threatening a postal worker in Peabody with a gun and robbing them of their universal key—or Arrow Key—for blue collection boxes, according to prosecutors on Tuesday. “That key being stolen in Peabody could easily be used… → Read More
Ben Affleck Spotted Serving Dunkin' at a Mass. Drive-Thru
It’s well-known that movie star Ben Affleck loves his Dunkin’ — he’s often spotted drinking one — and now he’s apparently serving them, too. → Read More
Mass. Residents Shocked By ‘Absurd' Hike in Utility Bills: ‘From $90 Bill to $360'
Boston area utilities customers had a big surprise in the last couple days -- a huge bill following the rate hikes from last month. → Read More
Tufts University RAs Pushing to Unionize
The National Labor Relations Board will determine whether 122 undergraduate resident assistants at Tufts University can unionize after the school rejected... → Read More
Dozens of Animals – Some Injured – Rescued From Tyngsboro Amid Animal Cruelty Investigation
Adevalter Majesky, 50, of Tyngsboro surrendered the animals after an investigation led officers and members of the MSPCA to find a thoroughbred horse on his... → Read More
Loved Ones Remember Woman Killed in Taunton Crash
Lori Medeiros, 54, was killed in a crash in Taunton on Monday. The driver who hit her, 34-year-old Hector Bannister-Sanchez, is accused of taking off from a... → Read More
Firefighter Injured Battling Natick House Fire
A firefighter was injured battling a fire in a multi-family home in Natick, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. → Read More
‘Constant Humming' in Dead of Night Mystifies Sleepless Peabody Residents
People living around a gelatin plant in Peabody, Massachusetts, are used to the smell, not the noise that they say is waking them up in the middle of the night. “It’s just this constant humming,” neighbor Beverley Dunne said. The noise from the direction of the Rousselot plant goes off from about 1 to 3 a.m. daily, according to neighbors…. → Read More
Pedestrian Hit by Vehicle in Roxbury
A person was hospitalized after being hit while walking near the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury, the Boston Police... → Read More
Video Captures Range Rover Slamming Into Hyde Park Barbershop
An SUV slammed into a Boston barbershop late Sunday afternoon, with at least seven people inside the business in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood. → Read More
At Vigil, Harmony Montgomery's Mom Says Next Step Is Finding Her Daughter's Body
Crystal Sorey, the mother of Harmony Montgomery, says she won't be satisfied until they learn where her daughter's body is located. → Read More
Ax-Wielding Man Breaks Into NH Veteran's Basement, Attacks HVAC System
Michael Ashwood, a 75-year-old Vietnam veteran in Seabrook, New Hampshire, found a man, identified as 31-year-old Joshua Pelletier of Kittery, Maine, destroying... → Read More
Bomb Squad Responding to Bellingham House Fire, Possible Hand Grenades Inside
Authorities are on scene of a house fire in Bellingham, Massachusetts, where there are possible hand grenades inside the basement. A bomb squad was responding... → Read More
‘She Was Just Fun': Friends Mourn Young Mother Killed in Dorchester Shooting
Loved ones are mourning the death of a young mother killed in a triple shooting Sunday night in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. The shooting happened around 8:50 p.m. outside a convenience store near the intersection of Geneva Avenue and Bowdoin Street. Quaaneiruh Goodwyn was killed in the attack, which also injured two men. “She was just fun,” close friend Keem LeAmour… → Read More
Residents in Nahant's Town-Owned ‘Coast Guard Housing' Face Eviction
Seven households and more than a dozen people in the so-called Coast Guard housing neighborhood in Nahant, Massachusetts were served eviction notices on... → Read More
Student Athlete Is First Girl to Score TD in Brockton Varsity Football Game
A young Massachusetts athlete made history this weekend when she became the first girl to score a touchdown for Brockton High School. Senior Mckenzie Quinn, No. 89 for the Brockton Boxers, is the first to play varsity football in the team’s 125-year history. Her teammates celebrated her scoring play Friday. “They were calling my name, slapping my helmet,” she said…. → Read More
Researchers Envision a Pill That Would Provide the Effects of Exercise
Researchers with MIT and Harvard Medical School say a study in mice helped them identify the impacts of exercise and high-fat diets on cells, and that the... → Read More
Driver Facing Charges After Vehicle Plunges Into Water in Salem
An SUV went off a bridge and plunged into the water Tuesday night in Danvers, Massachusetts. Police said one or two people were in the vehicle that fell from Kernwood Bridge into the Danvers River, but they got out. The crash was reported around 9 p.m. The driver, whose name was not immediately released, is facing charges of negligent operation… → Read More
‘Very, Very Scary': Neighbors React After Man Found Dead in Millbury Home
As state and local authorities continue to investigate what happened this weekend inside a home in Millbury, Massachusetts, neighbors are reacting to the news that one man is dead and another is facing charges. → Read More
Fitchburg Woman Trapped in Florida Shares Hurricane Ian Concerns
Strong winds and deadly storm surge from Hurricane Ian threatened the lives of a Fitchburg, Massachusetts, woman, her husband, and others in Naples, Florida --... → Read More