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Man charged in Boston pub fire found not competent for trial
The man charged over a fire at a popular pub in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood was found not competent to face the charges during a hearing Friday. Prasiddha Baruwal had been ordered to undergo a mental competency exam after being arrested in connection with the intense fire at The Squealing Pig, which its owners have said was destroyed. Video...
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Man to undergo mental health evaluation amid charges in Boston restaurant fire
The man accused of arson following a fire at The Squealing Pig in Mission Hill appeared in court
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Man arrested in Boston restaurant arson due in court
A man who police say intentionally set a beloved restaurant in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood on fire last week is expected to face a judge Monday.
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Man charged in Boston restaurant fire to undergo mental health evaluation
The man arrested in connection with a fire at a popular bar in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood appeared in court Monday and was ordered to undergo a competency hearing before he can be arraigned on the charges against him. The Squealing Pig went up in flames last week, and police arrested 23-year-old Prasiddha Baruwal this weekend, who they believe...
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Man arrested in connection to Boston restaurant fire
23-year-old Prasiddha Baruwal of Everett, Massachusetts is being charged with arson of a commercial building, breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony, and willful malicious destruction of property over.
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Video of man inside burning bar raises questions
Arson has not been ruled out in the investigation of a raging fire at The Squealing Pig, a restaurant and bar in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood.
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Video shows man inside burning Boston restaurant as authorities investigate raging fire
A raging fire ripped through a restaurant and bar in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood late Tuesday night, and investigators have not ruled out the possibility that it may be a case of arson. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, which broke out just before midnight at The Squealing Pig on Smith Street — less than an hour after…
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Raging fire rips through bar in Mission Hill
Firefighters acted very fast to put out an inferno Wednesday morning at The Squealing Pig in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood.
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Receiver named for Mission Hill nursing home facing closure
Dignity Alliance Massachusetts on Wednesday night shared a Superior Court ruling in which Judge Katie Rayburn concluded an emergency exists at the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center facility and that a temporary receiver “is necessary to preserve the health, safety, and well-being of the residents.”
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Leaders push to keep Boston nursing home open
City leaders rallied to save the Benjamin Healthcare Center, a nursing home in Mission Hill that’s set to close July 1, leaving its 76 patients, all elderly or with disabilities, needing to find new homes.
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Boston leaders look to protect residents of closing Mission Hill nursing home
With health care centers in Boston facing a capacity crisis, a nursing home’s plan to close could exacerbate the problem. The Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center in Mission Hill, which opened in 1927, is set to shut down soon. “Two weeks ago, residents of the Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center were notified that management is closing the facility in 90…
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Mission Hill nursing home announces impending closure
Health care centers in Boston are facing a capacity crisis, and the shutdown of a nursing home could make matters worse.
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Mission Hill residents concerned after unprovoked, violent attacks
Boston police need the public’s help in tracking down several teenagers who are wanted for multiple unprovoked, violent attacks in the city’s Mission Hill neighborhood around midday Friday. “People attacking other people just randomly, it’s no cause for that,” said Gerry Miller, who’s concerned. “It does concern me, and it’s pretty shocking that it happened during the day, too,”...
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Boston police search for teens involved in random attacks in Mission Hill
Several people were attacked at random, and one person had a cellphone stolen last week in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood, police said. Now, they’re asking for the public’s help in finding the group responsible.
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4 people wanted in random attacks in Boston
Four people sought in a series of random attacks in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.
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Search for suspects in Mission Hill assaults
Police shared images of four people believed to be suspects in the attacks on Friday. All were wearing masks and hoods.
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4 sought in random attacks in Mission Hill, Boston police say
Several people were attacked at random and one person had a cellphone stolen last week in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood, police said Monday, asking for help finding the group responsible. Police shared images of four people believed to be suspects in the attacks on Friday. All were wearing masks and hoods. One of the suspects was wearing a blue...