A state judge who prosecutors say helped an illegal immigrant elude federal agents at a Newton courthouse will get back pay and start drawing her normal salary without working while she remains suspended.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled 5-1 on Tuesday that Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, who is under a federal indictment for obstruction of justice, must get back pay and benefits but cannot return to work even in an administrative capacity while her case is pending. The decision upends a ruling the same court made less than four months ago.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, a stately 90-year-old Romanesque church with an Italianate tower in Worcester, will be demolished sometime between Friday, August 9 and Wednesday, August 14, the pastor said.
The church, built in 1929, stands next to Route I-290, which church officials say has contributed to its deterioration. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester closed the church in 2016 because it needed millions of dollars' worth of repairs, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
