Wednesday, May 22, 2013
BOSTON — Seventeen-year-olds would no longer automatically enter the adult court system in Massachusetts under a bill that won unanimous approval Wednesday in the House of Representatives. The change, if adopted by the Senate and signed by Gov. Deval Patrick, would mean that 17-year-olds would be tried in …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
BOSTON — An attorney for James “Whitey” Bulger argued Wednesday that the government should expose the identity of a confidential informant he believes could undermine two star witnesses against the reputed gangster. During a pretrial hearing Wednesday, attorney Hank Brennan said providing the informant’s name is critical to …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation’s oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A Newport man has been arrested for allegedly stealing copper downspouts from 16 homes around the city. Newport police say 25-year-old Anthony Hendricksen is scheduled to be arraigned at Newport District Court on Wednesday on 16 counts of larceny and one count of vandalism. …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
NORTH WEBSTER, Ind. — A school bus slammed into the back of another one Wednesday afternoon, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving four buses in northern Indiana, leaving about 50 middle and high students with non-serious injuries and …
Monday, May 20, 2013
EASTHAMPTON — The newest person to wear an Easthampton Police Department badge is not a young recruit. He is a 60-year-old Catholic priest who said he will devote himself to supporting the city’s officers as they deal with …
Monday, May 20, 2013
NORTHAMPTON — A Belchertown attorney has been disbarred and will be unable to practice law in Massachusetts after he kept a client’s insurance settlement from an auto accident. The state Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of the Board of Bar Overseers in stripping Michael J. Pasterczyk of …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Amherst ■ Connor Dunn, 19, of 82 Pondview Drive, was arrested Sunday at 4:32 a.m. on West Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, being a minor in possession of alcohol, unlawful possession of a keg and possession of a fake …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
GUATEMALA CITY (ap) — The decision to annul the genocide conviction of Guatemala’s former U.S-backed dictator and restart his trial could spawn interminable delays in the effort to see him jailed for the massacre of thousands of Mayans, victims’ advocates said Tuesday. Some said they feared the country’s …
Monday, May 20, 2013
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Commuter rail service between Connecticut and New York City is expected to resume in full by Wednesday morning rush hour, five days after a derailment and crash injured scores of passengers, transit authorities said Monday. …