Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'northandover'
March 11, 2008
--Snow? Tomorrow morning? Surely you jest. We were hoping this long winter was over. Silly us. [WBZ] --The Globe notices female mayors, hears them roar, is surprised. [Boston Globe] --The body of the man who fell in the Sudbury River has been recovered. [WHDH] --An update on the attempt to limit the number of students to an apartment to four. [Brighton Centered] --Is Harvard trying to shake up its ultra-liberal reputation? They've invited Karl......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"March 4, 2008
-- A woman was robbed at gunpoint today during a daytime invasion of her parents' home in Everett. Michelle Nguyen, 24 of Malden, was babysitting her 2 year-old nephew this morning when a man dressed completely in black entered the house and held a gun to her head. She parted with $500. Both Nguyen and her nephew were left unharmed. [Herald] -- Cambridge has a flasher in a trench coat. A 20 year-old Harvard student......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: Babysitter Robbed in Daylight"February 7, 2008
--A 19-year-old is accused of killing his social worker, 53-year-old Diruhi S. Mattian, in North Andover last night. The accused is now in the hospital recovering from stab wounds he gave himself. [ http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/02/social_worker_i.html">Boston Globe] --A woman was found murdered in her Medfield home last night. The victim, 47-year-old Margaret Ninos, was a nurse at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She died of head injuries. Police are investigating, and she leaves behind a 7-year-old daughter.......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: Murders in North Andover, Medfield"January 7, 2008
--23-year-old Joseph Clarke was shot and killed at the intersection of Bowdoin and Norton Streets early yesterday. He was shot in the head soon after he called his mother to wish him a happy birthday. According to family members, the ex-boyfriend of Clarke's girlfriend had threatened him in the past. [Boston Globe] --This morning, 47-year-old Alfredo Torres was found shot to death in North Andover. Police don't think it was random. [WCVB] --In an act......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: Update on Man Killed Yesterday"December 28, 2007
Ten members of the Teamsters Local 25, who are trying to unionize the FW Russell Disposal Company, were arrested yesterday after a clash with police in Somerville. The Teamsters were picketing the company and had padlocked the gate. Police were summoned, but what is striking is how many police were summoned. The Somerville Journal notes: "Somerville Police were backed up by Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (a regional force from other cities) which includes a......
Continue Reading "Labor Dispute in Somerville"November 14, 2007
--Another man has been arrested for impersonating a police officer, this time in Cambridge. Alixson Marc, 21, was chasing three men on Mass Ave early in the morning on November 6. He sported a badge and a police radio. Does the Romney campaign have any openings? --A recently fired employee returned to his former place of work in North Andover and started shooting this morning. Robert Hassam, Jr., 25, of Lawrence, fired on employees of......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: More Police Impersonators"September 8, 2007
Guess who isn't participating in Take Your Daughter to Work Day? A North Andover mom was arrested for running a prostitution ring composed of teenage girls out of her apartment. The alleged procuress is Melissa Halstrom, 32. Police arrested her yesterday morning. A teenage runaway told police about Halstrom's business and noted that she met Halstrom when she bought Klonopin from her. Part of the evidence against Halstrom includes a website. Once a john picked......
Continue Reading "Mom Caught Running Teenage Prostitution Ring"May 6, 2007
--More details have emerged about the Mattapan man who was stabbed to death yesterday. Sylvester Mitchell was 38 years old and may have been stabbed as part of a domestic dispute because his wife was questioned by police. He was murdered on his birthday. --Overnight, another stabbing happened, this time in Dorchester, and the victim is in stable condition. Less lucky is a pedestrian who was hit in Brighton at Cambridge and Harvard Avenues. The......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: The Bad, the Naked, and the Canine"