Mansfield High School baseball team members made a potentially explosive discovery Thursday afternoon when they stumbled upon an inert grenade while holding team tryouts at Jordan/Jackson Elementary School.
After 3 feet of water flooded the basement of the Chabad Center of Natick, the congregation is regrouping to put together the Seder dinner for Passover, one of the most important Jewish holy days.
Their home is still standing – the doors are wide open to let the crisp air in – but the Kaplans of Alrick Road in Quincy have been living in a Braintree hotel since Monday morning, when floodwater overwhelmed the basement of their cozy Cape.
John Mahan, 46, of Stoughton and Michael Powers, 45, of Westport, former owners of Commonwealth Temporary Services Inc. in Stoughton, are accused of paying workers more than $24 million in under-the-table wages as part of a broader conspiracy to avoid paying more than $7 million in taxes.
Slightly more than half of Massachusetts residents support House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s proposal to license two casinos in the state and allow for some slot machines at race tracks, according to a survey by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s Center for Policy Analysis.
Three years after Rebecca Riley’s parents were arrested for murdering their daughter, the psychiatrist who prescribed the drugs that killed her says she has no second thoughts about her diagnosis of the little girl.
Selectmen were notified that Vincent Mofford had been fined $17,500 by the state Department of Environmental Protection for creating the ATV track on his land in violation of the wetlands protection act.
Abington Fire Chief Arthur Pelland said the flooding emergencies were so extensive that his department was still reacting to calls Wednesday evening.
If a home has water damage from the flooding, mold could develop in as short of a time as 24 to 48 hours of water exposure and may continue to grow until steps are taken to thoroughly dry out the premises and eliminate the source of moisture. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says mold can be recognized by wall and ceiling discoloration, and a musty, earthy odor.
Brockton residents were still cleaning up – some displaced, without power and frustrated – on Wednesday, three days after heavy rain started flooding streets and basements across the region.
