#masslive

[xaviergalatis]

[barbiecarlo]

"fractured cartilage connecting ribcage to sternum" sounds so much worse than "fractured rib" what the fuck casas

[harrisonarchive]

Onstage at the HeartBeat charity concert, March 15, 1986.

So sad to hear of the passing of Denny Laine. Deepest condolences to his loved ones. “George was a very special person. I know you all loved him. I loved him. God bless you George.” - Denny Laine paying tribute to George at a Chicago concert in 2001 “We’d go see American bands that came over to England just because we were curious. So, I had pretty much a friendship with him because I was in London at the time. And that’s how I got to know him. George Harrison was also our neighbor when I was in The Moody Blues. ... They (The Beatles) used to come by and play us their demos and their acetates. We were pretty close with them. We were both fans of each other. ... We all started out together as kids, really.” - Denny Laine, Tallahassee Democrat, September 2017 “Well, we knew The Beatles because The Moodies were one of the opening acts on their second tour. I knew George very well, he was a close neighbor, and I became friends with Paul who had seen me performing as an opening act for Jimi Hendrix at the Saville Theatre.” - Denny Laine, MassLive, January 2019 Denny was of course also one of the backing vocalists (alongside Paul and Linda) on “All Those Years Ago.” (x)

[fiapple]

“This article contains descriptions of fatal violence against a nonbinary person.

River Nevaeh Goddard, a nonbinary 17-year-old, was found dead in their boyfriend’s house earlier this month. Goddard’s boyfriend, 20-year-old Shane Curry, was charged in connection with their death after telling police that he had stabbed them with a sword. According to Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, Goddard was nonbinary and used she and they pronouns.

On April 3, 2024, police were called to Curry’s home in Stow, Massachusetts for a well-being check, per a press release from Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office obtained by local outlet MassLive. Although Curry stopped officers from coming inside the home for nearly two hours, when police finally entered, they found Goddard dead inside and arrested Curry, taking him to a local hospital for evaluation. Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents reports that the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children had listed them as a missing child since April 2022, when Goddard was 15.”

Note: As a result of the antiblack racism that often gets perpetuated in these circumstances by my fellow white lgbt+ people, I am going to explicitly ask that you do not use “rest in power” in the notes of this post. The phrase is Black-exclusive for very clear reasons, and this should not have to be continually explained. Nor should it be the sole responsibility of Black lgbt+ people to point this out while also mourning the deaths in our community themselves. Do not turn this into an opportunity to further hurt people.

[beardedmrbean]

A Massachusetts woman was convicted of murdering her husband, a firefighter, in 2021, with jurors rejecting her claim of self-defense.

Christine Ricci, 49, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault and battery with a deadly weapon in Plymouth County court on Aug. 2, according to reports from NBC 10, MassLive and CBS News.

Michael Ricci, a 51-year-old Boston firefighter, was found stabbed in their Marshfield, Mass., home in January 2021, the outlets reported. He reportedly suffered wounds to his heart and back.

CBS reported that a knife was found near Michael’s body.

Authorities claimed that when first responders arrived after the incident, Christine said her husband had suffered a manic episode and fell, according to MassLive. But the responders then discovered the stab wounds, the outlet reported.

Christine then told police, according to CBS, that she had been holding a knife out of fear and that Michael had lunged at her. She reportedly claimed she didn’t know he had been stabbed until he fell.

Citing witnesses during the five-day trial, MassLive reported that Christine had found out about an affair Michael was having, resulting in constant fights between the couple.

Michael and Christine’s daughter, Sophiya, who was 16 at the time of the stabbing, testified that she was “used to” her parents fighting.

NBC 10 reported that Christine will be sentenced on Aug. 22.

"This is an awful tragedy," the Boston Fire Department said in a statement reported by NBC. "Michael was a valued member of the Boston Fire Department for 23 years. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family."

[mariacallous]

A former city councillor and member of the Massachusetts national guard who is wanted in the US on child sexual abuse image charges has fled the country and joined the Russian army fighting in Ukraine.

Wilmer Puello-Mota, 28, former city councillor of Holyoke, Massachusetts, went missing on 7 January, two days before he was scheduled to appear in court in Rhode Island in possession of child sexual abuse images and obstruction of justice charges.

This week, Puello-Mota resurfaced at an enlistment centre in the Russian region of Khanty-Mansiysk in western Siberia, where he was captured on film signing a military contract, seated in a room adorned with photographs of Vladimir Putin and the defence minister, Sergei Shoigu

“An American signed a military contract at the patriots centre in Khanty-Mansiysk,” reads a message accompanying the video published by the region’s official channel on Telegram.

Prior to signing the contract with the Russian military, Puello-Mota appears to have fought as a volunteer alongside Russian troops during Moscow’s capture of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka in February.

That month, Russian pro-war channels circulated footage of a blurred figure in combat fatigues planting the US flag in the ruins of a Ukrainian city in support of Russia.

“I’m here to plant the US flag as a sign of friendship and support for all the things people are enduring here,” the person in the video said, his face blurred.

“I feel proud to be here.”

The Massachusetts-based newspaper the Republican said that people who know Puello-Mota had recognised his voice in the clip.

Appearing to confirm his participation in the battle for Avdiivka, Puello-Mota in the clip on Wednesday described previously fighting in Ukraine as part of the pro-Russian Pyatnashka international paramilitary group.

“I definitely would do it again,” he is heard saying.

Puello-Mota was first arrested in 2020 after police in Rhode Island discovered sexually explicit images of an underage girl on his phone. According to court documents, he told police that he thought the girl was 22, and only learned later that she was 17.

He was later charged with forgery, counterfeiting and obstruction of the judicial system after he allegedly told one of his commanders at the Massachusetts Air National Guard that the child sexual abuse image charges in Rhode Island were fake.

Puello-Mota is a former member of the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, according to the US regional Masslive outlet.

After failing to attend his court hearing, the Rhode Island attorney general’s office issued a statement saying Puello-Mota boarded a Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul on 7 January.

“His whereabouts from that location are unknown,” the court said at the time.

Puello-Mota did not respond to a request for comment.

His Facebook page now features a picture of Puello-Mota in full military gear operating a drone while he lists his current job as the Russian defence ministry.

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Russia has introduced a series of laws to lure foreign citizens to join its ranks. Nationals from Cuba, Syria, Nepal and Serbia have all been deployed on the Russian side of the war.

But it is rare for fighters from the EU, UK or the US to join the Russian army. At least two British men are believed to be fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine.

Pro-war bloggers close to the Russian military and state media on Thursday made no mention of Puello-Mota’s fugitive status in the US, instead spinning his defection as a PR coup for Moscow.

“Will served in the US armed forces, but after realising what was really happening in Ukraine, he joined the war as a volunteer a few months ago. Together with the Russian guys, he liberated Avdeevka shoulder to shoulder,” the prominent pro-war blogger Yuri Kotenok wrote on telegram.

Another Russian report said: “[Puello-Mota] is staunchly convinced of the need to support Russia and admires the tenacity and heroism of our soldiers.”

[bostonmultifamily]

MassLive | Wrentham joins list of towns fighting state housing production law  https://bostonmultifamily.com/multi-family-apartment-investment-development-massachusetts/masslive-wrentham-joins-list-of-towns-fighting-state-housing-production-law/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

[nbalovers]

Jrue Holiday on future with Celtics: ‘I’d like to be here’ Bobby Manning @RealBobManning NEW @cel... #usa #uk

[xaviergalatis]

[news247planet]

#DeAndre #NFL #Rumors #AmericanFootball NFL Rumors: DeAndre Hopkins' Go to to Patriots Has Been 'Optimistic on Each Sides' https://news247planet.com/?p=409882

[barbiecarlo]

@ masslive please let me do a casas nail watch

[harrisonarchive]

Photo by Caroline Greyshock.

“I wish we [The Traveling Wilburys] had [performed and toured]. When we did ‘The Concert for George,' and Jeff came out with us and we did ‘Handle with Care,’ I remember thinking at that moment that George would have loved this so much.” - Tom Petty, MassLive archives, June 2007 (x)

[thisgirllovesbobbydalbec]

Bobby is a consummate professional, and deserves to be in the big league.

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[usasportsworld]

Red Sox, Greg Allen Agree To Minor League Contract

Red Sox, Greg Allen Agree To Minor League Contract

7:15pm: Allen would receive a $1.4MM base salary if he makes the major league roster, reports Chris Cotillo of MassLive (on Twitter). 6:43pm: The Red Sox and outfielder Greg Allen have agreed to a minor league deal, reports Kiley McDaniel of ESPN (Twitter link). He’ll be in big league camp as a non-roster invitee. Allen, 30 in March, has appeared in the big leagues in each of the past six…

[bostonmultifamily]

MassLive | Massachusetts Gov Healey’s housing bond bill gets widespread support at hearing, but some hang-ups remain https://bostonmultifamily.com/multi-family-apartment-investment-development-massachusetts/masslive-massachusetts-gov-healeys-housing-bond-bill-gets-widespread-support-at-hearing-but-some-hang-ups-remain/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr