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Man stabbed to death outside apartment complex in Leominster identified
A man died after being stabbed outside of an apartment complex in Leominster, Massachusetts, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. The stabbing occurred at about 1 a.m. outside the Riverside Village Apartment complex on State Street, according to the district attorney’s office. The 20-year-old man, identified by authorities as Robert Day, of Leominster, was taken to the...
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Testimony in Karen Read trial continues, defense accuses witness of perjury
Jurors in the Karen Read murder trial returned to a Dedham, Massachusetts, courtroom Monday for the second week of testimony in the controversial case. Last week, jurors visited the scene where Read’s boyfriend, Boston police Officer John O’Keefe, was found dead. The jury trip included a stop at the Fairview Road home in Canton, Massachusetts, where O’Keefe was found...
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Karen Read trial continues, jurors visit crime scene
The Karen Read murder trial left the courtroom on Friday after a week of intense testimony. Jurors wrapped up the week by visiting the scene of the crime where Read’s boyfriend, Boston police Officer John O’Keefe, was found dead. The jury trip included a stop at the Fairview Road home in Canton, Massachusetts, where O’Keefe was found dead as...
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Remains found in small Mass. town identified as missing woman since 1989
Remains found in Warwick, Massachusetts, nearly 35 years ago have been identified through genetic testing, the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. On June 24, 1989, Constance Holminski Bassignani’s remains were found by a driver on Route 78 in Warwick, District Attorney David Sullivan said, a mile and half south of the New Hampshire border. “Upon examining the remains, the…
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First responders pressed to recall Karen Read's words near boyfriend's body
The high-profile Karen Read murder trial resumed Thursday with more testimony from first responders, four of whom testified. One line of questioning that both the prosecution and defense followed with each witness Thursday involved what they heard a distraught Read say at the scene of the incident. Read is charged with second-degree murder in the 2022 death of her boyfriend,…
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Billie Eilish coming to Boston this fall. Here's how to get tickets
Singer Billie Eilish is coming to Boston later this year on her next tour. Eilish will bring her Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour to TD Garden on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, Live Nation noted in a release Monday. Her global tour will make its way through North America starting in September, and picks back up in February 2025 in…
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Man, 25, seriosuly injured after car crash on I-93 in NH
A 25-year-old New Hampshire man was seriously injured after a car crash on Interstate 93 in Londonderry Tuesday, state police said. The crash happened at about 6:56 p.m. on I-93 south, police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that Justin Landry, of Manchester, was speeding when he lost control of the 2006 Infiniti G35, crossed all four lanes, went down an…
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Public asked to review surveillance footage for ‘aggressive driving' in Hopkinton road rage incident
A week after a woman was allegedly intentionally hit by a car in a road rage incident in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, police and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office are asking for the public’s help in the investigation. The crash occurred on April 4 on Hayden Rowe Street near Cornell’s Irish Pub, Hopkinton police said. The public is being asked to...
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Man wanted in connection with Worcester shooting that injured 3 teens
A 20-year-old man is wanted in connection with a shooting that injured three teenagers in Worcester, Massachusetts, police said Friday. The shooting happened on April 7 on Clarkson Street, Worcester police said. Joshua Pittman is wanted for armed assault with intent to murder, unlawful possession of a machine gun and unlawful possession of a large capacity firearm and unlawful possession…
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Man, 23, arrested in connection with Worcester triple shooting
A man was arrested in connection with a triple shooting in Worcester, Massachusetts, authorities said Wednesday. Officers saw a vehicle on Park Avenue at about 1:30 a.m. that was registered to 23-year-old Levon Atupem, who had an active warrant that stemmed from the April 7 shooting, Worcester police said. Almost two hours later, officers arrested Atupem after stopping his vehicle,…
