Cambridge, MA
News
Somerville Man Charged With Fatally Stabbing Weymouth Man Inside Laundromat Somerville Man Charged With Fatally Stabbing Weymouth Man Inside Laundromat
Somerville Man Charged With Fatally Stabbing Weymouth Man Inside Laundromat A Somerville laundromat became a murder scene after a man was stabbed and later died of his injuries, authorities said.  Weymouth resident Joseph Muzzi, age 33, was stabbed in the evening of Monday Dec. 6 inside Spin Cycle Laundromat on Main Street, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office reports. He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where he died from the attack.  Somerville resident Darien Burns, age 53, has been arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, the office reports.  Police arrived at the scene around 7:…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Mass Man Who Made Millions Manipulating Stocks Must Repay Money, Serve House Arrest: Feds Mass Man Who Made Millions Manipulating Stocks Must Repay Money, Serve House Arrest: Feds
Mass Man Who Made Millions Manipulating Stocks Must Repay Money, Serve House Arrest: Feds A Chinese national who lives in Weymouth that investigators said led a group of traders accused of making more than $37 million through a stock manipulation scheme must repay the money he bilked, federal authorities announced.  Jiali Wang, 44, was sentenced this week to time served (three months in prison) and nine months of house arrest, and he must forfeit $7.75 million in illicit proceeds from the scam after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud earlier this year, the US Attorney's Office said.  The Security and Exchanges Commission alleged that Wang led 17…

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by Josh Lanier
Quincy, MA
News
Family IDs Man Found Dead At Hingham Park As WBZ NewsRadio's Mike 'Sky' King Family IDs Man Found Dead At Hingham Park As WBZ NewsRadio's Mike 'Sky' King
Family IDs Man Found Dead At Hingham Park As WBZ NewsRadio's Mike 'Sky' King Family and friends have identified the missing person found at a park on the South Shore on Thanksgiving Day as Traffic Reporter for WBZ NewsRadio Mike King.  King was originally reported missing on Wednesday, Nov. 22 after he left his Weymouth home to go to Dunkin' before work. Loved ones and colleagues said he never showed up.  King's body was found at Bare Cove Park in Hingham on Thursday afternoon, according to Hingham Police. The news of King's death sickened both his loved ones and co-workers.  "Mike should be coming in from work just about this minute. He’s not," Lisa Farrell Corey …

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by David Cifarelli
Quincy, MA
Business
Weymouth Paving Business Owner Hit With $784K Tax Bill Weymouth Paving Business Owner Hit With $784K Tax Bill
Weymouth Paving Business Owner Hit With $784K Tax Bill A judge ordered the owner of a Weymouth paving company to pay more than $784,799, seven years' worth of income and employment taxes, authorities said.  Robert Brainard, 52, who owns Got Pavement Needs, Inc. pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion earlier this year after the IRS said it found he'd underreported his income and pocketed $593,993 in unpaid taxes from 2014 through 2021, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. The IRS said he used that extra money to pay his employees in cash to avoid employment taxes. Federal regulators also accused Brainard of transferring own…

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by Josh Lanier
Quincy, MA
News
Massachusetts Food Pantry Bounces Back After Catalytic Converter Theft Massachusetts Food Pantry Bounces Back After Catalytic Converter Theft
Massachusetts Food Pantry Bounces Back After Catalytic Converter Theft A catalytic converter thief tried to derail the Weymouth Food Pantry's mission when they stole the part from the pantry's van last week. But thanks to the kindness of others, the thief did not prevail.  The theft happened a few nights before the pantry was set to make a delivery on Saturday, Sept. 3, the pantry said on Facebook.  UPDATE: Molisse Realty Group - heroes that they are - offered us the use of their van for Saturday morning. THANK YOU!... Posted by Weymouth Food Pantry on Thursday, September 1, 2022 With the replacement part costing $11,000 and on back order, the pantry was …

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by David Cifarelli
Quincy, MA
News
2 Vehicles Crash Through Front Of Weymouth Store At The Same Time: Report 2 Vehicles Crash Through Front Of Weymouth Store At The Same Time: Report
2 Vehicles Crash Through Front Of Weymouth Store At The Same Time: Report A Weymouth store got a violently fast remodel this week after a truck and car crashed through the front of the building at the same time. The crash happened Thursday afternoon, Aug. 18, when a truck careened off the road and into a parked car in front of Lynn's Variety store on Washington Street, WCVB reported. The impact caused the truck and car to crash through the front of the building.  A man had a medical emergency causing him to swerve into Lynn’s Variety and a parked car on Washington Street in Weymouth, according to @WEYMOUTHFIRE. The tires were still spinning as good samaritans…

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by Josh Lanier
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Missing Weymouth Woman Who Wandered Away From Home In Pajamas Found Safe Missing Weymouth Woman Who Wandered Away From Home In Pajamas Found Safe
Missing Weymouth Woman Who Wandered Away From Home In Pajamas Found Safe UPDATE: Weymouth Police said Joan Cafferelli was found safe. The Weymouth Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a missing woman who left her home late at night. Joan Cafferelli, age 85, was last seen leaving her home on Biscanye Avenue on Thursday night, August 4, police said on Twitter.  UPDATE-possibly wearing black sweater — Weymouth Police (@WeymouthPD) August 5, 2022 She was last seen wearing gray pajama bottoms with blue stars and was carrying a pink purse. It is unknown what color her shirt was but she was possibly wearing a black sweater, police said. Any…

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by David Cifarelli
Quincy, MA
News
Six Teens Facing Charges In Connection With The Murder Of Weymouth's Nathan Paul Six Teens Facing Charges In Connection With The Murder Of Weymouth's Nathan Paul
Six Teens Facing Charges In Connection With The Murder Of Weymouth's Nathan Paul Six teenagers are now facing charges in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old boy from Weymouth, the Norfolk County District Attorney's office said.  Four teens were arrested this week in connected with the murder of Nathan Paul, who was shot and killed in Quincy's Germantown Point neighborhood on Feb. 15, WCVB reports. Police said Paul was shot inside a car then drove away and crashed at a nearby intersection, the outlet reports. "Nathan was a kind soul and never failed to make you smile," a GoFundMe organized in his honor reads. "Greg Paul is one of the…

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by David Cifarelli
Worcester, MA
Business
New England For Trump Stores Closing, Consolidating - Ware, Worcester, Somerset New England For Trump Stores Closing, Consolidating - Ware, Worcester, Somerset
New England For Trump Stores Closing, Consolidating - Ware, Worcester, Somerset As the end of Trump’s presidency inches closer, and his chances of overturning an election are dashed, New England For Trump stores are shutting down. On Monday, Dec. 28, a Facebook post by the shop's owner said the Somerset location will close on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Stores in Webster, Middleborough, and Falmouth already closed on Monday. On Saturday, Dec. 26, store owner Keith Lambert said he was consolidating the Ware location with other New England for Trump shops he owns in the area. He spread the word of the closing on social media and is promoting a “YUUUGE SALE,” deep-discounts o…

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by Kristin Palpini
New Canaan, CT
Police & Fire
61-Year-Old Driver Busted In New Canaan Driving With Open Bottle Of Wine 61-Year-Old Driver Busted In New Canaan Driving With Open Bottle Of Wine
61-Year-Old Driver Busted In New Canaan Driving With Open Bottle Of Wine A 61-year-old man was busted driving with a bottle of wine between his legs after pulling into a New Caanan driveway and speeding off when confronted by the homeowner, police said. The New Canaan Police Department received reports from a Oenoke Ridge Road resident shortly after 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon of a suspicious vehicle that had pulled into her driveway and left abruptly when approached, traveling southbound on the roadway. Officers quickly tracked down the driver, Weymouth, Mass. resident Kenneth Rosen, and during the subsequent traffic stop, they found that Rosen had a cup o…

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by Zak Failla