Boston Herald

  • 'Nobody could call the game like he did:' Fans remember Gil Santos
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    His calls were great, even when the Patriots weren’t so good.That’s how fans outside Patriots Place remembered legendary New England Patriots broadcaster Gil Santos this morning.  "It was amazing listening to him.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Man with arsenal in home held without bail
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    HOLYOKE — A Massachusetts man police say had an arsenal of guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and bomb-making chemicals in his home has been ruled a danger to society and held without bail.Edward Laboursoliere was held Thursday by a judge who said "these are items that can cause mass harm to people."The 49-year-old Holyoke man was arrested this month after his wife called police.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Winning numbers drawn in 'Numbers Midday' game
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    BRAINTREE, Mass. _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:3-1-1-2(three, one, one, two)

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Rail system addressing engineers with bad driving records
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    BOSTON — Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is taking steps ensure that commuter rail engineers with poor personal driving records aren't putting passengers' safety at risk.The Boston Globe reports the Republican governor notified the Federal Railroad Administration this week that commuter rail officials will now be able access to Registry of Motor Vehicle records in real time and receive alerts when one of their engineers gets a driving violation.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Staties detail claim of theft vs. agency’s payroll boss
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    The payroll director for the Massachusetts State Police stole nearly $24,000 from the department through a series of “travel/training reimbursements” that were paid directly to her personal bank accounts, according to authorities.“These payments varied in amounts from $500.00 to $950.00 and were paid to Ms.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Mount Ida students will ‘have options’
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    The state’s higher education commissioner says he is working to give Mount Ida students the option to transfer to more schools and said he’ll put any new programs at other colleges and universities on the fast track for approval to serve the students.Department of Higher Education staff and Mount Ida officials met yesterday morning in a closed meeting to hammer out details of how the Newton school plans to close ahead of Tuesday’s 9 a.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Opioid drop a great ‘first step’
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    Felicia Moody makes sure her teenage daughter knows all about the dangers of addiction.Moody has been clean for a decade. She started abusing opiates when she was 16 years old.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Nero released to heal
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    Officers who laid slain Yarmouth police K-9 handler Sgt. Sean Gannon to rest had one last debt to take care of Wednesday before the sun set on Cape Cod: See to it his faithful partner Nero went home, too.The lionhearted Malinois was hospitalized for nearly a week recuperating from a bullet to the face he survived when Gannon was fatally shot in the head April 12 serving a warrant in Marstons Mills.But Nero was released Wednesday night to his former trainer, retired K-9 handler Peter McClelland, to continue his bed rest and therapy for the next few weeks.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Principal says school found empty ammo shells in bathroom
    Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 12:00 AM

    DANVERS — Police say they found more than a dozen empty ammunition shell casings inside a restroom at a Massachusetts high school.Danvers police say they found the 13 shell casings inside the boy's bathroom at the sports stadium at Essex Technical High School.The Salem News reports the casings were first discovered by school officials Wednesday afternoon after the school hosted two lacrosse games and a track meet.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Winning numbers drawn in 'Megabucks Doubler' game
    Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 12:00 AM

    BRAINTREE, Mass. _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Megabucks Doubler" game were:01-10-17-24-28-38(one, ten, seventeen, twenty-four, twenty-eight, thirty-eight)Estimated jackpot: $2 million

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Mom: Preschool's ban of the term 'best friend' is silly
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    GEORGETOWN — A Massachusetts family is looking for a new preschool for their 4-year-old daughter because her current school has barred use of the term "best friend."Christine Hartwell says her daughter, Julia, appeared sad recently when she came home from the Pentucket Workshop Preschool in Georgetown.The little girl told her mother she was upset because her teacher told her she couldn't call one of her classmates her "best friend."

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Winning numbers drawn in 'MassCash' game
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    BRAINTREE, Mass. _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were:04-15-18-29-34(four, fifteen, eighteen, twenty-nine, thirty-four)

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Court rules against state in prison dog policy fight
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    BOSTON — Massachusetts' highest court says the state's Department of Correction overstepped its authority when it began using dogs to search prison visitors for drugs without giving the public a chance to weigh in.The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that the department should have followed a regulatory process that allows interested parties an opportunity to present their views.The drug-dog policy has been in place since 2013.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Official: Woman stuck in manhole apparently avoiding weather
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    BOSTON — A fire official says a woman who was rescued from a manhole in Boston may have climbed underground to seek refuge from the weather.The woman was reported stuck early Thursday, and it took fire crews about 20 minutes to get her out.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Suit blames cops for woman’s death
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    Boston police officers are responsible for the murder of a young woman who was beaten to death by a man she had a restraining order against, according to a federal lawsuit claiming that cops failed to arrest the alleged killer when he violated the order two days before the crime.Stephanie McMahon was found beaten to death in the early morning hours of Nov.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Students set up fundraiser for mentor hit by MRSA, stroke
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    A fundraising drive for a beloved Boston teacher who was paralyzed from the waist down last week after he was afflicted with MRSA has raised nearly $14,000 in two days.By 7:30 last night, 247 people had donated a total of $13,895 on the “With-Wiley” GoFundMe page for Jeremiah E.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • ‘Boston Strong’ license plate solicitations under scrutiny
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    The Attorney General’s office is investigating a charity soliciting money for “Boston Strong” license plates before the plates have been approved by the RMV, but the charity is claiming they have the go-ahead to ask for cash.The RMV allows charities to propose new license plates that will be sold to raise money for a cause, and once a design is approved, charities collect checks for $40 from at least 750 people to pay to start production.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Weymouth mayor ‘irate,’ blasts court in ICE flap
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    Weymouth Mayor Robert L. Hedlund is blasting Quincy District Court for bungling the case of an Uber driver charged with rape who was here illegally and now is believed to have fled back to his native Ghana.“I’m absolutely irate,” Hedlund told the Herald.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Wellesley grad recalls Barbara Bush commencement speech
    Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 12:00 AM

    WATERVILLE, Maine — Returning to her student dormitory back in 1990, Wellesley College graduate Christine Bicknell Marden received a message from Barbara Bush asking her to call the White House.It was a day before Mrs.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Winning numbers drawn in 'MassCash' game
    Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 12:00 AM

    BRAINTREE, Mass. _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were:01-16-24-26-30(one, sixteen, twenty-four, twenty-six, thirty)

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Fans, friends and colleagues remember Gil Santos on Twitter
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    As news of the death of Patriots Hall of Fame broadcaster Gil Santos spread last night and this morning, fans, friends and colleagues shared an outpouring of memories on Twitter.Legendary for for his play-by-play calls, his booming baritone voice and his love of the game,  Santos was remembered dearly for  some of the most dramatic moments in Patriots history.Take a look at the sampling below or click here to view on Twitter. 

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Winning numbers drawn in 'Numbers Evening' game
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    BRAINTREE, Mass. _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:1-7-3-1(one, seven, three, one)

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Fugitive indicted after eluding authorities for 20 years
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    BOSTON — A fugitive who has eluded authorities for 20 years has been indicted for failing to appear in for his court sentencing in 1997.U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew Lelling's office said Thursday that 51-year-old Luis Alberto Solano-Pimental faces one count of failure to appear in court.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • 20-year-old passport fraud case finally being tried
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    A man who skipped his federal sentencing for passport fraud has finally appeared before a judge, 20 years after he walked out of court, federal prosecutors said.Luis Alberto Solano-Pimental, 51, formerly of Jamaica Plain, pleaded guilty to the charge of passport fraud — for making false statements on a passport application — in 1997 at Boston’s U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • RMV ‘glitch’ gives thousands of drivers a suspension scare
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    Another RMV “glitch” caused headaches for motorists, as nearly 10,000 Bay State drivers were falsely told last week that their licenses would be suspended for unpaid fines.The agency’s new ATLAS computer system — installed earlier this year so the agency can issue new federal REAL IDs — sent letters to 9,737 customers on April 12 telling them that they hadn’t paid outstanding fees and that their licenses would be suspended.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • ‘Good news’ hard to find for gov in latest statie flub
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    It was classic Charlie Baker.Just minutes after the latest state police scandal broke — a larceny charge against the agency’s payroll director — Baker responded with an awkward attempt to downplay the damage.“This is good news, folks,” Baker told reporters.Huh?

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • McCabe could face criminal charges for alleged lies
    Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:00 AM

    WASHINGTON — Andrew McCabe, the FBI deputy director fired last month for allegedly misleading FBI officials about his role in media disclosures about the Hillary Clinton probe, could face criminal charges after the Justice Department’s inspector general sent a criminal referral to federal prosecutors.

    More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
  • Injured Massachusetts police dog released from hospital
    Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 12:00 AM

    YARMOUTH  — The police dog shot when his handler was killed while serving an arrest warrant in Massachusetts has been released from a veterinary hospital.Yarmouth police say Nero was released Wednesday, the same day as Yarmouth K-9 Officer Sean Gannon's funeral.Police say the Belgian malinois was taken in Gannon's cruiser to the home of retired Yarmouth K-9 Officer Peter McClelland.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Jawbone archway removed from Captain's historic home
    Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 12:00 AM

    EASTHAM — A strange archway built from the jawbone of a finback whale has been taken down from outside a historic home on Cape Cod.The Cape Cod Times reports a jawbone archway was removed from the Captain Edward Penniman House on the Cape Cod National Seashore this week because it is deteriorated and posed a danger to the public.Park officials say the bone was cracked and infested by insects and had become a home to nesting birds.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

  • Nonprofit sets up fund for Fitchburg girl’s burial, brother’s care
    Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 12:00 AM

    FITCHBURG — A Boston nonprofit that assists abuse victims involved with the state Department of Children and Families has started a fund to pay for the burial of a horrifically beaten 6-year-old girl, whose parents are charged in connection with her death.Police found Sophia Brito badly bruised and unresponsive April 10 in the family’s Stoneybrook Road home in Fitchburg with her seriously injured 9-year-old brother, Julian.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share