Crime On Wednesday, the Monica’s Trattoria owner was ordered held without bail until at least 2024, after an arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court the day before, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. North End restaurateur Patrick Mendoza attends a dangerousness hearing in Boston Municipal Court on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Libby O’Neill / … [Read more…]
Crime Logan Clegg is charged with second-degree murder for “knowingly and recklessly” causing the deaths of Stephen and Djeswende “Wendy” Reid. Logan Clegg talks with defense attorney Maya Dominguez at his trial at Merrimack County Superior Court, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Concord, N.H. A jury on Friday, Oct. 20, began deliberating the case of … [Read more…]
Local News There were frequent disruptions throughout the evening, both cheers and jeers. Several speakers described the animus felt throughout town as Read’s case heads to trial. Karen Read appeared in Norfolk County Superior Court for a pre-trial hearing on May 3. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Staff, File Canton residents voted Monday to audit the local … [Read more…]
National News The Capitol attacks ruptured their mutual trust. In the weeks before Brian Mock’s sentencing, could he mend the divide with his son A.J.? A.J. Mock, left, with his father, Brian, in Anoka, Minn., on Oct. 17, 2023. The Capitol attacks ruptured their mutual trust. In the weeks before Brian Mock’s sentencing, could he … [Read more…]
Crime The state’s highest court has ruled that Read can access 24 hours of phone records from a witness who allegedly Googled, “ho[w] long to die in cold.” Karen Read, a Mansfield woman charged with murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, appeared in Norfolk County Superior Court for a pretrial hearing on May … [Read more…]
Local News Advocates for safety in the marijuana industry have called for more safeguards to make sure the cannabis business doesn’t put workers or the public at risk. FILE – Marijuana plants are seen at a growing facility in Washington County, N.Y., May 12, 2023. The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death … [Read more…]
Crime “Defendant created theater — and an abusive theater at that — at the expense of the witnesses and lead investigator in the Read case, and others related to them.” Aidan Kearney, aka “Turtleboy,” walks out of Stoughton District Court surrounded by his supporters after his arraignment on witness intimidation charges last month. Matthew J. … [Read more…]
Health The university has reportedly informed dozens of “close contacts” after the active case of tuberculosis was confirmed. UMass Boston reports an active case of tuberculosis on Nov. 7, 2023. Blake Nissen/ Boston Globe A person in the UMass Boston community was reportedly diagnosed with tuberculosis, and dozens of people are considered close contacts, according … [Read more…]