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Tenants move into first downtown apartment in Wu’s office-residential conversion program

New tenants are now moving into some of the first apartments to be reworked from downtown Boston office spaces as part of Mayor Michelle Wu’s residential conversion program.

Wu was among a crowd of City Hall staffers who visited Ernestine Tiongson and George Giunta’s new apartment at 281 Franklin St., the first completed project in the program, according to The Boston Globe. The program, which formally launched in October 2023, was later extended in June 2024 to take on an additional $15 millio...
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Disciplinary cases tripled at Harvard due to pro-Palestine protests, student newspaper reports

Disciplinary cases tripled at Harvard University during the 2023-2024 academic year amid a wave of pro-Palestine protests, according to the school’s student newspaper.

More than half of the 90 students who were disciplined throughout the year were accused of violating the university’s protest policies or participating in unsanctioned protests, The Harvard Crimson reported.

As college protests spread across the country after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, the university tightened its p...
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N.Y. man accused of threatening to bomb Brookline hotel over Palestinian flag gets pre-trial probation

A New York man accused in June of allegedly threatening to bomb a Brookline hotel that flew a Palestinian flag has been sentenced to pre-trial probation, according to court records.

Daniel Freundlich, 45, of Brooklyn, was initially charged with making a bomb or hijacking threat, a felony, but the charge was reduced to the misdemeanor of threatening to commit a crime, court records showed. Freundlich pleaded not guilty to the initial charge in June.

Back in April, Freundlich allegedly made seve...
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2 men cleared of accessory charges in late-night Brookline shooting

Two 18-year-old men have been cleared of charges after they were arrested in connection with a Brookline shooting earlier this year, according to court records.

Thomas May of Brookline and Guilherme Leal De Britto Pereira of Needham were both charged with being an accessory after the fact in the aftermath of the Jan. 11 shooting. While Pereira was cleared back in February, May wasn’t cleared until Aug. 21, court records showed.

Just before 1:30 a.m., Brookline police responded to multiple repo...
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Against FDA restrictions, Healey issues order making COVID boosters more accessible in Mass.

Under Governor Maura Healey’s direction, the Department of Public Health (DPH) issued a standing order Wednesday to ensure that anyone in Massachusetts over the age of 5 can get a COVID-19 booster shot despite federal limitations.

The standing order authorizes pharmacists in Massachusetts to administer the COVID vaccine to “all eligible persons.” Standing orders for physicians to determine eligibility and record administration of the vaccine can be found on the DPH’s website.

So far, the FDA h...
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North Andover police officer shot by colleague placed on house arrest after not guilty plea

A North Andover police officer who was shot by a colleague after she allegedly pointed a gun at him will be released on house arrest following a not guilty plea at her arraignment Thursday, according to The Boston Globe.

Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 28, was arraigned in Essex Superior Court for a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. She was indicted Monday by a grand jury, court records showed.

Though Fitzsimmons’ attorneys expect her to be out of custody Friday, she is required to live with rela...
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Two well-known personal injury law firms in Boston are suing each other. Here's why.

Two competing Boston law firms say they may be entitled to financial compensation — from each other.

Sokolove Law, founded by Jim Sokolove in 1979, is suing Keith Glover, a former employee, and Jason Stone Injury Lawyers (JSIL), where Glover now works as a chief operating officer, for allegedly stealing trade secrets. In a complaint filed August 13, Sokolove claims the case boils down to “the wholesale theft of a business model.”

Glover, who the firm claims grew “from a mattress salesman into...
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Police seeking public's help finding Dorchester shooting suspects

Boston police are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects who were allegedly involved in an August 22 shooting in Dorchester, according to a statement.

One of the suspects, referred to by police as “Suspect One,” is described as wearing dark clothing, a white full-face mask, and white and red footwear. They may have an injury to their right forearm or wrist, according to police.

The other suspect, referred to by police as “Suspect Two,” is described as wearing a black full-face mask...
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Millis man sentenced for threatening to bomb Mass. synagogues, kill Jewish people

A Millis man was sentenced Thursday to 26 months in prison for threatening to bomb synagogues and kill members of the Jewish community, according to federal prosecutors.

John Reardon, 60, previously pleaded guilty in November 2024 to one count of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force, one count of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure a person, and one count of stalking using a facility of interstate commerce, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Di...
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Police: Rutland ‘caretaker’ allegedly squatted in woman's home, turned it into illicit erotic massage parlor

A woman is facing several charges for allegedly squatting in an elderly woman’s home and turning it into an illicit erotic massage parlor, according to Rutland police.

Maria Martin, 38, is charged with larceny from a building, vandalizing property, and permitting abuse on an elder or disabled person, police said Thursday on Facebook. She allegedly lived with the elderly Rutland resident under the guise of being a caretaker.

The elderly woman left for extended care at a medical facility, and wh...
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Man arrested after more than 100 people illegally ride bikes, scooters on Boston highways, State Police say

State Police arrested a 22-year-old Winthrop man Saturday after more than 100 people were seen riding bicycles, dirt bikes, and motorized scooters on Boston highways, the agency said.

The department first received reports about the group at around 2 p.m. when they rode over the Zakim Bridge and into the O’Neill Tunnel on Interstate 93 south, State Police said in a press release. The bikers left the highway on Exit 17 before returning a short time later, police said.

Troopers caught up with the...
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Anti-Defamation League condemns alleged ‘pervasive antisemitic harassment’ at Concord-Carlisle schools

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced Tuesday that it had filed a brief with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleging that the Concord-Carlisle public school district “failed to protect Jewish students from pervasive antisemitic harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.”

The ADL said it filed the brief to document “an alarming pattern of antisemitic bullying, slurs, threats, and retaliation at Concord-Carlisle High School and Concord Middle School” which...
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Police: State trooper injured, several arrested in response to crowd igniting illegal fireworks

A state trooper was injured Friday night in Revere when he was hit by a moped during a response to a crowd of hundreds igniting illegal fireworks, according to officials.

State police arrested Deshakraaun Abdullahmuhammud, 34, of Everett, who allegedly drove the moped through the crowd and struck the trooper, according to a statement.

Abdullahmuhammud has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, driving with a suspended license, negligent operation, failure to stop for police, and op...
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Middleborough man charged with murder, allegedly stabbed mother’s partner

A Middleborough man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed another man to death, according to prosecutors.

Andrew Horsman, 41, is charged with murder for allegedly stabbing Paul Pomerleau, 66, Saturday night, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz and Middleborough Police Chief Robert Ferreira said in a statement. Pomerleau was in a long-term relationship with Horsman’s mother, the officials said.

Just after 8 p.m., Middleborough police responded to several 911 calls reporting a fight and...
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