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Feds Arrest Colombian Illegal Immigrant Homicide Fugitive In Pittsfield
U.S. immigration authorities have apprehended a Colombian illegal immigrant wanted by authorities in his home country for killing someone, federal officials said. Deportation officers from Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested the 49-year-old illegal immigrant near his residence in Pittsfield on May 6, according to a press release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The press......
Mexican Man Who Has Been Deported Eight Times Pleads Guilty To Illegally Re-Entering United States
A Mexican man who has previously been deported eight times pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Ramon Alfaro-Orona, 39, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Boston on Monday, May 13. Alfaro-Orona was charged by criminal complaint in September 2023, according to a press release from the U.S.......
Maura Healey, Michelle Wu Attending Vatican Climate Summit This Week
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plan to speak at a climate change conference in Vatican City this week. The two left-of-center lawmakers are scheduled to speak at the summit called “From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience.” Pope Francis is expected to preside over this summit. “As the climate crisis takes on......
Brazilian Illegal Immigrant Wanted For Gun Crime Sent Home
Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston have removed a Brazilian illegal immigrant from the United States. Ronaldo Marcos Da Silva, a 37-year-old Brazilian man who was wanted by authorities in Brazil for unlawfully carrying restricted firearms, was sent home April 23, federal officials said. “Ronaldo Marcos Da Silva attempted to flee a weapons......
MassGOP Calls For State To Investigate Michelle Wu Over How She Put On ‘Electeds of Color’ Christmas Party
The Massachusetts Republican Party is calling for state officials to investigate Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for what party officials say may be campaign finance law violations stemming from a party she hosted in December 2023 for non-white elected officials from Boston. Here is what a press release from the party said: A public records request......
Dorchester Co-Owner of Business Hid Business Income By Buying Gold and Silver Bars With It, Feds Say
A Dorchester man hid business income from the plumbing and heating supply company in Mattapan he co-owns by using the money to buy more than $10 million worth of gold and silver bars while writing on the checks that the money was going to buy boilers, materials, and supplies, prosecutors say. Claudio Poles, 78, pleaded......
Bernie Sanders Will Seek Re-Election In Vermont
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is running for a fourth term. The self-described democratic socialist announced this week that he will seek re-election, according to CBS News. “We must fight to make sure that we remain a democracy, not an authoritarian society,” Sanders said in a statement, according to CNN. “We must fight to make......
Former New England Patriots Player Says Brockton High School Got Rid of Him As Football Coach Because He Isn’t A Member of Teachers Union
Former New England Patriots tight end Jermaine Wiggins says Brockton High School refused to renew him for another year because he isn’t a member of the teachers union. “There had been some complaints about me not being in the union and they chose to go in a different direction,” Wiggins said on WEEI radio, according......
Massachusetts Family Institute Announces Leadership Changes
The Massachusetts Family Institute has announced a change in leadership. Ian Huyett, who had served as president of the organization since September 2023, has accepted a new role at Cornerstone, a conservative family values organization in New Hampshire, as its associate director. “During his tenure at MFI, Ian made notable contributions, including collaborating with MFI......
Guatemalan Illegal Immigrant Convicted of Manslaughter Set For Deportation
Federal immigration authorities arrested a Guatemalan illegal immigrant convicted of first-degree manslaughter in Connecticut. Enforcement and Removal Operations deportation officers arrested the 35-year-old man in Somers, a Connecticut town of about 2,200 on the Massachusetts border, about 12 miles southeast of Springfield, Massachusetts, after state officials released him after he completed part of his manslaughter prison......
Boston Bruins Play-By-Play Broadcaster Jack Edwards Says Good Night
Longtime Boston Bruins play-by-play broadcaster Jack Edwards called his last game Thursday night. Edwards, 67, is retiring because of an undiagnosed speech problem that causes him to slur words. His last call was Game 6 of the first round playoff series between the Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs, which the Bruins lost, 2-1. While the......
