The New Hampshire man who allegedly killed a Waltham police officer and a National Grid worker when he drove into a utility work site on a busy Waltham street last month was ordered held for 120 days under the state’s dangerousness law Thursday, record show.
A New Bedford District Court judge has resigned “with regret” from the bench, according to a resignation letter he sent to Governor Maura Healey dated Nov. 2.
Massachusetts House votes to raise sheriffs’ pay
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By Katie Lannan | State House News Service
State representatives voted Tuesday to add $5.3 million in spending on public safety and judicial matters to their fiscal 2022 budget, approving a mega-amendment that includes a slew of earmarks for local police and fire departments.
The House voted 158-1 in favor of the amendment, with Somerville Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven voting no. Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Michael Day said the amendment makes “investments that will uplift the marginalized, keep our communities safe and continue our march to equal justice under the law for all of our residents.”
Oversight Hearing On David Almondâs Death Set For May 4
David Almond. By Chris Lisinski | SHNS
The Legislature will convene an oversight hearing on May 4 to examine the death of a Fall River teenager and missteps at the Department of Children and Families leading up to the tragedy, lawmakers announced Thursday.
After calling last week for an oversight hearing, the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities on Thursday afternoon set an official date and listed nearly a dozen agencies and offices that will be invited to testify.
The committee intends to examine the Office of the Child Advocate s investigation and lengthy report into the death of 14-year-old David Almond last fall. In its report published on March 31, OCA found that DCF had missed several warning signs before returning Almond, who had autism, and his brother to a home from which the child protection agency had removed them three years earlier.