A Braintree man receives a prison sentence following his conviction on gun and drug charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that 32-year-old Martin Angomas and 23 others were charged in June 2020 as part of Operation Snowfall, a multi-year investigation into drug trafficking activities conducted by members of a Boston-based street gang members and their […]
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Braintree Man Receives Sentence For Gun, Drug Charges
October 21st, 2022 | BraintreeThree Injured Following Stabbing At Braintree Hotel
August 10th, 2022 | BraintreeThree people were injured following a stabbing incident at a Braintree hotel. Braintree Police say that at 11:14 p.m. Tuesday officers responded to the Residence Inn by Marriot on Forbes Rd. for a report of multiple stabbing victims. Upon arrival officers located one male victim in the lobby of the hotel, and two additional males […]
Shuttle Service To Replace Nighttime Service On The Red Line
August 1st, 2022 | BraintreeRed Line users will have to make use of shuttle buses beginning Monday night due to trackwork. MBTA officials say shuttle buses will be replacing Red Line service between JFK/UMass and Braintree stations from 8:45 p.m. until the end of service. This will be in effect through Thursday August 4 and will resume Monday August […]
Brush Fire Burns 16 Acres In Blue Hills
May 2nd, 2022 | BraintreeCrews responded to a massive brush fire in the Blue Hills Sunday afternoon. Milton Fire officials say that at around 1 p.m. they received a report of a brush fire on top of Chickatawbut Hill. Quincy, Braintree, Canton, Randolph, and Boston all responded to the scene and additional requests were made for tankers and brush […]
Crews In Braintree Rescue Man Pinned Under Truck
March 25th, 2022 | BraintreeA man has been hospitalized after being pinned under a bucket truck in Braintree. Fire officials tell WATD News that at around 3 p.m. Friday they were called to an address on Mayflower Rd. for a worker involved in an accident. Upon arrival crews found a man in his 30’s pinned under the truck. Officials […]
South Shore Plaza Shooting Suspect Arrested
February 16th, 2022 | BraintreeA Maynard man has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office says 19-year-old Julius Hammond-Desir was arrested in Dorchester by members of the Braintree, Boston, and Massachusetts State Police. A murder arrest warrant was issued for Hammond-Desir for the shooting and […]
BELD Sells Internet Division To Comcast
December 4th, 2021 | BraintreeThe Braintree Electric Light Department has sold its internet business to Comcast. General Manager Bill Bottiggi released a statement saying a study concluded the publicly owned power utility and broadband internet provider would need to make a “major, multi-million dollar investment in network infrastructure over the next few years to maintain quality of service.” Bottiggi […]
DA Rules Braintree Officers Justified In K-9 Kitt Shooting
December 1st, 2021 | BraintreeAn investigation has determined that Braintree Police officers were justified in their use of force during a shootout that left a police K-9 and a Brockton man dead. Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s Office announced they have completed his investigation into the June 4, 2021 fatal shooting of 34-year-old Andrew Homen, an incident that seriously […]
Child Struck By School Bus In Braintree
September 24th, 2021 | BraintreeA child was hospitalized after being struck by a bus near a Braintree school. Braintree Police say that at approximately 2:40 p.m. Friday they received several 911 calls reporting a serious motor vehicle collision between a Braintree Public Schools bus and a child in the area of 46 Hillside Rd. near East Junior High School. […]
Crews Respond To Two Alarm Fire In Braintree
June 30th, 2021 | BraintreeCrews were called to the scene of a two alarm fire in Braintree. The fire took place around 1 a.m. Wednesday at 375 Granite St. across from the South Shore Plaza with Norfolk County Control reporting that Randolph, Weymouth, Quincy, Holbrook, and Boston provided mutual aid. Braintree Police say the road was closed for a […]