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Dorchester, MA
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Malden Man Guilty Of Stabbing Death Outside Of Boston Medical Center: DA
A jury convicted a 28-year-old Malden man of stabbing a 32-year-old to death after an argument outside of Boston Medical Center in 2019 Gerald Bowens was found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of Timothy Walton at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Albany Street, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Assistant District Attorney Sarah McEvoy told jurors the two had gotten into a disagreement just feet away from the medical center on Sept. 18, 2019, when Bowens pulled a knife and stabbed Walton several times. Doctors there weren't able to save Bowen's life d…
Dorchester, MA
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Charlene Casey Guilty Of 2018 Wreck That Killed 2-Year-Old Colin McGrath In South Boston
A Boston jury found Charlene Casey guilty of homicide by motor vehicle in the death of 22-month-old Colin McGrath after a weeklong trial. The 67-year-old faces two years in prison following the verdict, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. The prosecution alleged that Casey was to blame for a chain reaction crash that led to the toddler's death, CBS Boston said. Police said Casey drove her Prius through the intersection of L Street and East Sixth Street on July 25, 2018, and into the path of an oncoming van, which did not have a stop sign. The impact caused the van to jump…
Dorchester, MA
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Man Who Killed 1, Injured 2 More In Boston DUI Crash Gets 4 To 5 Years In Prison: DA
A Bellingham man who was high on drugs when he crashed into three people last year in Boston, killing one, will spend at spend between four and five years in prison, authorities said. Kevin McCaffrey, 47, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide while under the influence of drugs and driving under the influence of drugs in the 2021 crash, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Judge Michael Doolin also sentenced McCaffrey to seven years probation once he's released from prison. Prosecutors said McCaffrey's 2012 Honda Civic careened off Theodore Glynn Parkway in Roxbury just befo…
Dorchester, MA
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Ex-State Trooper Indicted In Drunken Boston Crash That Killed 51-Year-Old: DA
A 26-year-old former Massachusetts State Trooper will appear on the other side of the courtroom after a grand jury indicted him in a 2021 fatal car crash. Authorities said he faces a charge of motor vehicle homicide by operating under the influence of alcohol. Kristopher Carr was driving in the fast lane of I-93 in the wee hours of Oct. 29, when he leaned over to kiss a woman in the front seat of his 2020 Ford Explorer, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. With Carr's eyes on the woman and not on the road, his SUV swerved, slammed into the median, and came to a stop perpendic…
Pittsfield, MA
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24-Year-Old Shot At Western Mass Residence
A shooting suspect is at large in Western Massachusetts after a 24-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound in an area residence, police said. In Berkshire County, first responders were dispatched to Congress Street in Pittsfield at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, where there was a report of a shooting in the area. According to Pittsfield Police Lt. Michael Maddalena, upon arrival, officers found the shooting victim, and treated him at the scene before the Pittsfield Fire Department and County Ambulance arrived to transport him to Boston Medical Center with life-threatening…
Pittsfield, MA
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UMass System Gets $50M Gift, Largest In School History
The University of Massachusetts received a windfall from a pair of alumni that represents the largest cash gift in the school’s history. UMass announced that Robert J. and Donna Manning have provided a $50 million gift that is “aimed at increasing access and opportunity across the five-campus university system.” Moving forward, the first $15 million will be used to endow the UMass Boston nursing program, which will be renamed as the Robert and Donna Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences in honor of the pair. Donna Manning had a 35-year career as an oncology nurse at Boston Medical…
Hartford, CT
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CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case
A convicted child rapist and molester who is a suspect in the disappearance of Andy Puglisi has been moved to a long-term care facility in Connecticut. Wayne Chapman, 73, who has been in prison since the 1980s, was recently moved from Boston Medical Center to the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Medford before winding up at 60 West Secure Care Options in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, according to Boston 25 News. Chapman is a registered sex offender. In 1976, Chapman admitted to molesting as many as 100 boys and has at least one rape conviction as well. He is also a suspect in the disappearan…
