New England ready for more snow
MASSACHUSETTS
Plows ready for storm duty, state says
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said Thursday it is ready to deploy 3,900 pieces of state and contractor snow-clearing equipment for the long-duration storm hitting the state through Friday. The equipment includes more than 1,400 plow and spreader combos, 2,100 plows, and 460 front-end loaders, the Department of Transportation said in a statement. As of 11 p.m. Thursday, 782 pieces of equipment had already hit the streets, the department said on Twitter. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory ahead of the snowstorm expected to reach New England beginning Thursday night and continuing through Friday. The advisory will continue to 7 p.m. Friday. The storm is expected to dump 3 to 7 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. Eastern Massachusetts is expected to see the highest snow accumulations.
Brenda Mayhew, charged with killing Marcia Wilson of Palmer, ordered to undergo mental competency exam
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
PALMER The Palmer woman charged with stabbing Marcia Wilson to death in Wilson’s kitchen on Feb. 8 was reportedly erratic in the days before the killing, had run up extensive debts purchasing military-style combat knives, and spoke of killing herself and her dog in some kind of ritualistic suicide.
Three times in the two days before the homicide, police were sent to check on Brenda Mayhew after her family grew concerned.
After one of those visits, Mayhew consented to be taken to Baystate Wing Hospital for a mental health evaluation, according to a police report. She was later released and stayed overnight at the 15 Fox St. home of Wilson and her husband.
February 18, 2021
PALMER, Mass. (AP) A Massachusetts woman charged with fatally stabbing a friend who was trying to help her has been held without bail pending a mental health evaluation.
Brenda Mayhew, 54, is charged with murder in the killing of Marcia Wilson, 68, with a Marine Corps-style combat knife earlier this month in Wilson’s Palmer home, according to a statement from the office of Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni.
Mayhew was taken into custody at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on Tuesday and arraigned Wednesday.
A judge ordered the evaluation upon the advice of the court psychologist. Mayhew’s family and attorney say she has been struggling with mental health issues.
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