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Will Balz (Weston)
Isabel Brozena (North Reading)
Jack Carstensen (St. John Paul)
Matt Costello (Bishop Stang)
Carson Erick (Hingham)
Charlie Fearing (BC High)
Bobby Fish (Danvers)
Nicolas Gebhardt (St. John’s Shrewsbury)
Johnny Gillooly (Milton)
Owen Hamilton (Duxbury)
Tripp Hollister (St. John’s Prep)
Ryan Keyes (Wellesley)
Peter le Gassick (Old Rochester)
Terry Manning (St. John’s Prep)
Jack Martin (Nauset)
Ronan Mooney (St. John’s Shrewsbury)
Matthew Oliviera (Bishop Stang)
Zach Pelzar (Weston)
Charlie Potter (Dover-Sherborn)
Cole Redder (East Bridgewater)
John Scully (Winchester)
Chad Tordone (Barnstable)
Brandon Vitarisi (Reading)
HONORABLE MENTION
Brendan Burke (North Andover)
Chris Doherty (Hanover)
Zac Georgantas (Foxboro)
Tim Hill (Dover-Sherborn)
Spencer Kates (Wayland)
Cooper Mohr (North Andover)
Ilan Rashdan (Westford Academy)
Riley Reardon (Arlington Catholic)
Erika Redmond (Concord-Carlisle)
Ethan Sullivan (King Philip)
Richie Thayer (Bridgewater-Raynham)
WILL BALZ
WESTON
The junior tied for sixth in the Div. 3 North sectional and also tied for third at the Div. 3 state championships. The 2023 NHSGA National Invitational attendee will also attend the match in 2024. The 2022 Div. 3 state champion and North sectional champion is a member of the Modern Music Masters Honor Society is also the chess club co-president.
ISABEL BROZENA
NORTH READING
The senior captain led the Hornets’ to their first state final appearance in 20 seasons while also going undefeated individually on the season. The four-time team MVP and two-time Cape Ann League Kinney Division Player of the Year was the runner-up in the Div. 3 girls’ golf state championship last season. Brozena also qualified for the 74th Girl’s Junior Championship. The National Honor Society member and honor roll student is committed to play golf at Xavier University.
JACK CARSTENSEN
ST. JOHN PAUL
The Div. 3 state champion with a 3-over par as his team placed second in Div. 3. The Cape and Islands co-MVP holds the top scoring record as well as par scoring totals for a season. The senior is a four-time Cape and Islands All Star and a member of the National Honor Society. The honor roll student will play golf at the University of Montevallo.
MATT COSTELLO
BISHOP STANG
The Catholic Central League MVP had a 35.75 scoring average while also winning the CCL Conference while shooting a 65. The senior was a medalist at the Cape Cod High School Invitational with a 73. The seven-year varsity team member went 34-0 in league play and was part of the 2021 Div. 2 state champion squad as well as the Div. 2 2021, 2022 and 2023 sectional champion teams. The honor student will play golf at the University of Connecticut.
CARSON ERICK
HINGHAM
The three-time Patriot League All Star and 2022 Patriot League MVP placed third with a 3-over 75 in the Div. 1 state tournament while taking the Div. 1 South sectional title. The senior is a 2023 American Junior Golf Association Rolex Scholastic Junior All-American Honor Roll member.
CHARLIE FEARING
BC HIGH
The senior placed tied for second with a 1-under 71 as he sunk seven birdies at the Div. 1 North sectional which qualified him for the Div. 1 state title. He tied for third at the NE Junior PGA Qualifier out of 70 players with a score of 74 (2-over) as he qualified for both the NE Junior PGA Championship and the Avidia Cup. The high honors student and BC High Presidential Merit Scholar is a member of the National Honor Society and plans to study computer science and ethics in college.
BOBBY FISH
DANVERS
The Northeastern Conference All-Conference player went 10-0-2 on the season while qualifying for the Div. 2 state tournament where he finished tied for 11th. The senior has also made the Northeastern Conference All-Star team and won team MVP for three years. Fish also played in US Challenge Cup events and is going to college for business.
NICOLAS GEBHARDT
ST. JOHN’S (SHREWSBURY)
The Catholic Conference All Star and champion placed sixth in the Div. 1 Central sectional as well as tied for third (3-over) in the Div. 1 state title while his team took home both crowns. The senior also qualified for the Massachusetts Junior Amateur Match Play tournament. The National Honor Society member and honor roll student will be taking a gap year for golf next year.
JOHNNY GILLOOLY
MILTON
The Div. 2 North sectional medalist with an even par 72 also placed tied for sixth with a 6-over 76 in the Div. 2 state finals. The senior also averaged 37.94 in dual matches. The member of the National Honor Society is unsure of where he will attend a four-year college yet.
OWEN HAMILTON
DUXBURY
The two-time Patriot League MVP had the best scoring average across his four years in the program. The senior was a medalist at the Div. 2 South sectionals and finished top 11 at the Div. 2 state finals the past two seasons. The honor roll student is also a top-ranked disc golf player and hopes to attend Babson College in the fall with his brother.
TRIPP HOLLISTER
ST. JOHN’S PREP
The junior finished second in Div. 1 North sectionals with a 71 and had a scoring average of 36.83 with 15.3 putts per round. He played in the IMG Junior World Tournament as well. The honor roll student also is part of the track and field team and plans to play golf in college.
RYAN KEYES
WELLESLEY
The Bay State Conference individual title champion also won the Div. 1 South sectional individual title and placed tied for third in the Div. 1 state title match with a 3-over 75. The 2021 Div. 1 individual state title champion averages a 35.4. The senior is committed to Columbia University.
PETER LE GASSICK
OLD ROCHESTER
The three-year South Coast Conference All Star was a medalist in 11 of 16 matches on the season with a 36.9 9-hole scoring average. The junior placed sixth in the Div. 2 state final with a 6-over 76 and was part of the 2022 Div. 2 state title team. He qualified for the 2023 and 2024 Mass Junior Amateur tournament.
TERRY MANNING
ST. JOHN’S PREP
The three-time Catholic Conference All-Star and now two-time All-Scholastic placed second in the Catholic Conference tournament, placed second in the Div. 1 North sectional with a 1-under 71 and was tied for seventh in the Div. 1 state tournament with a 4-over 76 while his team placed second. The senior also plays basketball and will be taking a gap year to follow his dream of playing Div. 1 golf and making the sport his profession.
JACK MARTIN
NAUSET
The three-time Cape and Islands League All Star and one-time Cape and Islands MVP placed third in the Div. 2 state finals with a 4-over 74. The two-year captain also averaged 37.3 and notched three hole-in-ones in a calendar year in his career.
RONAN MOONEY
ST. JOHN’S SHREWSBURY
The junior tied for third with a 3-over 75 as St. John’s of Shrewsbury won the Div. 1 state title. In 2022, he shot a 2-under 69 and qualified for the N.E. Interscholastic Golf Championships at Mohegan Sun. The honors student plans to study business and entrepreneurial management in college.
MATTHEW OLIVEIRA
BISHOP STANG
The three-time Catholic Central League All Star was a co-medalist with a 72 in the Div. 2 South sectional and then was part of the Div. 2 state title runner-up squad. The two-time All-Scholastic was part of the Div. 2 state title in 2021 and was Catholic Central League MVP in 2022. The first honors student and National Junior Honor Society member hopes to play golf at the collegiate level while studying finance/business.
ZACH PELZAR
WESTON
The senior shot a 3-under 75 in the Div. 3 state title to lead his team to the title after hitting a 2-under 70 to win the Div. 3 North sectional crown as well. He also shot 70 and 68 respectively in the sectionals and states last season to win both events. Pelzar is committed to play golf at Emory University.
CHARLIE POTTER
DOVER-SHERBORN
The Tri-Valley League MVP and two-time Tri-Valley League All Star was a medalist at the Div. 2 Central sectionals and won the state title with a 1-over 71 as his team won the team title as well. The sophomore hopes to play collegiate golf after he graduates.
COLE REDDER
EAST BRIDGEWATER
The South Shore League Sullivan Player of the year placed tied for eighth while shooting an 81 in the Div. 3 state championship. The four-time South Shore League All Star also placed fourth with a 78 in the Central sectional tournament to advance to the state final for the first time in program history. The honor roll student is considering joining his brother at UMass in their turf management program or heading to a trade school to pursue a career in the trades.
JOHN SCULLY
WINCHESTER
The three-time Middlesex League All-Conference and All-Star team member placed fifth at the Div. 1 North sectional with a 72 as Winchester placed as runner-up. The 2022 Middlesex League MVP also tied for 12th at the Div. 1 state title with a 5-over 77. The National Honor Society member also plays tennis.
CHAD TORDONE
BARNSTABLE
The Cape and Islands MVP finished tied for seventh in the Div. 1 state final match while also placing third in the South sectionals. The five-time Cape and Island League All Star is also a three-year captain. The four-year high honor roll student and member of the National Honor Society will be attending Babson College to play Div. 3 golf next year.
BRANDON VITARISI
READING
The Middlesex League MVP had one of the greatest seasons in school history, going a perfect 11-0. The senior was tied for fourth with a 75 in the Div. 2 South sectionals and placed second with a 2-over 72 in the state finals. The honor roll student and National Honor Society member will attend Saint Anselm College to play golf.
CAPE AND ISLANDS
Chad Tordone, Colin Gleason (Barnstable); Jack Martin, Sean Kipperman, Max St. Aubin (Nauset); Jackson Rocco, Casey Huse, Christian Whittle (Monomoy); Chris Shanahan, Declan Norris, Gavin Powderly (Falmouth); Luke Silvia, Nick Rabani, Jack Debettencourt (Martha’s Vineyard); Mya Murphy, Jared Cole (Sturgis West); Colton Chambers. Bradley Knapp, Henry Kathawala (Nantucket); Ryan Weisner (Sturgis East); Ben Catalano, Tripp Germani (Cape Cod Academy); Michael Keif (Rising Tide); Jack Carstensen, Timmy Adams, Matt Curley, Sam Scioletti (St. John Paul)
MVP: Chad Tordone, Jack Carstensen, Henry Kathawala
CAPE ANN LEAGUE
FIRST TEAM: Deven Henehan, Paul Daley (Lynnfield); Colby Arel, Jack Oreal (Newburyport); Isabel Brozena (North Reading); Aidan Gray (Essex Tech); Mason Colby (Triton); Ty Southhall (Georgetown); Cooper Miller, Aidan Noonan (Hamilton-Wenham); Sam Kesterson (Rockport); Charlie Jepsen (Ipswich)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Isabel Brozena, Cooper Miller
CATHOLIC CENTRAL LEAGUE
Matt Costello, Matt Oliveira, Nathaniel Mello, Noah Cormier, Michael Zeller (Bishop Stang); Shea Newhall, Kyle Rush, Andrew Potter, Micah Hashikawa (St. Mary’s); John Kane, Gavin Walsh (Bishop Feehan); Aaron McCarthy, Brady Sullivan (Archbishop Williams); Louie Spychalski, AJ Picano, Mike Carter (Bishop Fenwick); Riley Reardon, Pat Clair (Arlington Catholic); Jai Karani, Ben Catton (Cardinal Spellman)
MVP: Matt Costello
CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
Ethan Addazio, Quinn Matthews (Malden Catholic); JJ Campbell, Charlie Fearing, Drew Garelick (BC High); Terry Manning, Seamus O’Holleran, Tripp Hollister (St. John’s Prep); Thomas Constantine, Connor Walsh, Quinn Dumas (Xaverian); Charlie Novack, Aidan Kelly (Catholic Memorial); Nic Gebhardt, Ronan Mooney, Savar Bhasin, Cael Duggan, Curtis McDonald (St. John’s Shrewsbury)
COMMONWEALTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Matt Tramonte, Liam Milne, Colin Lawson, Max Carpenter (Shawsheen); Jayden Auger, Noah Davidopoulos (Nashoba Tech); Derek O’Brien, Ben Morse (Minuteman); Ben Murphy, Aidan Low (Greater Lawrence); Cameron Carriea, Brian Curtis (Northeast); Dante Gentile, Evan Koes (Lowell Catholic); Jacob Torpey, Brody Simmons (Greater Lowell)
MVP: Matt Tramonte
DUAL COUNTY LEAGUE
ALL-LEAGUE: Erika Redmond (Concord-Carlisle); Spencer Kates (Wayland); Tristan Spiess (Boston Latin); Jason Ahn, Varun Murthy (Acton-Boxboro); Hugo Young (Lincoln-Sudbury); Maddie Smith (Westford Academy)
ALL-STARS: Zach Pelzar, William Balz, William Goldstein (Weston); Evelyn Parkerson, Richard Wells (Boston Latin); Jay Keenan, Connor Lent (Acton-Boxboro); Henry Behrens (Cambridge); Ilan Rashdan, Peier Li, Justin Davighi (Westford Academy); Nico Dischino, John Davis (Waltham); Matt Seney, Champa Vistesin (Lincoln-Sudbury); Will Spring, Ahrinn Desai (Concord-Carlisle); Caleb Hong, Dustin Whitaker (Newton South); Ryan Capobianco (Bedford) Jamie Lehr, Joey Burke (Wayland)
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Erika Redmond, Spencer Kates
GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE
Frankie Annunziata, Chris MacDonald (Revere/Malden); DJ McDonough, Anthony Madarese (Medford); Emmett Easton (Somerville); John Crowley, Riley Driscoll, Jacoby Comeau (Lynn English); Kyle McKenna, Cooper Dalferro (Lynn Classical); Makenzie Powers (Everett)
MVP: Emmett Easton
HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE
Dane Holske, Bradley Lehtonen (Attleboro); Travis Thomas, Huck McCready (Canton); Zac Georgantas (Foxboro); CJ Steele, Caden Sullivan, Liam Lewandowski (Franklin); Evan Regan, Ethan Sullivan (King Philip); Brendan Vokey, Nate McClean (Mansfield); Anthony LaPierre, Jacob Hipolito (Milford); Tyson Laviano, Caiden Alberigo (North Attleboro); Braden Shapiro, Lucas Riley, Sean Kearns (Oliver Ames); Dylan Cummings (Sharon)
MVP: Ethan Sullivan
MAYFLOWER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
NORTH: Alex Dennehy, Mike Repucci, Dylan Roach (Blue Hills); Brady McCarthy, James Hoey (South Shore); Cooper Phillips, Matthew Cairns (Southeastern); Erik Larson (Tri-County); Sean Rideout (Norfolk Aggie)
MVP: Alex Dennehy
SOUTH: Matt Nawoichik, Asher Graff, Zephyn Johnson (Upper Cape); Owen Boutria, Cooper Spirlet (Westport); Devin Maloy, Donny Azar (Bristol-Plymouth); Bob Leach (Diman); Brayden Wright (Cape Tech)
MVP: Matt Nawoichik
MERRIMACK VALLEY CONFERENCE
Jacob Morgan, Lucas Jenney (Andover); Harry Garland (Central Catholic); Ryan Adams, Jake Lessard, Jacob Carlson (Chelmsford); Colin Underwood (Dracut); Tommy Murphy (Haverhill); Cooper Mohr, Tyler Faraz, Brendan Burke (North Andover); Matt Cooke (Tewksbury)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brendan Burke, Jacob Carlson
MIDDLESEX LEAGUE
LIBERTY: Carson Muse, John Scully, Cole Cassidy, Brendan Buck, Julian Ragosa (Winchester); Brandon Vitarisi, Jack Murray, Brady Keaveney (Reading); Ryan Nortz, Rohen McKenzie (Belmont); Owen Shea (Arlington); Jeff Lo, Sabrina Wu (Woburn)
MVP: Brandon Vitarisi
FREEDOM: Bobby Cyr (Wilmington); Mitch Deveau, Daniel Crossman (Burlington); Joe Aronis, Charlie Conway, Ryan Fariq, Mike Taranto, Jacob Utter (Stoneham); Roddy McGillicuddy, Noah Fay (Melrose); Connor Jones, James Erickson (Watertown); Patrick Maloney (Wakefield)
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
ALL-CONFERENCE: Bobby Fish (Danvers); Riley Fenerty (Salem); Tyler Feldberg, Cole Velardo (Masconomet); Joe Orlando, Drew Johnson (Gloucester); Charlie Grenier, Marty Ryan (Marblehead); Ryan Murphy (Winthrop)
ALL-STARS: Eli Wickham (Winthrop); Brendan Glowik, Bryce Clark (Danvers); Matt Ryder, Mike Ryan (Peabody); Simon Quicken, Jacob Hershfield, James Bickell (Marblehead); Ryan Jones (Saugus); Isaiah Francis, Nick Tarantino (Gloucester); Dylan Brother, Brenden Sheehan (Masconomet); Lucas Carbone (Beverly); Jason Bouffard (Swampscott)
GOLFER OF THE YEAR: Bobby Fish
PATRIOT LEAGUE
KEENAN: Owen Hamilton, Matt NeJame, Mike Yucuis (Duxbury); Carson Erick, JD Flynn, Drew Golden (Hingham); JD Ambrose, Justin Ford (Marshfield); Sam Magnarelli, William Sears (Plymouth North); Cam Cardarelli (Silver Lake); Blake Belcher (Whitman-Hanson)
MVP: Owen Hamilton
FISHER: Owen Barth, Joe Dacosta, Chris Doherty, Matt Reynolds (Hanover); Aidan Bridges, John Toland (North Quincy); Declan Battell (Pembroke); Matt Walsh (Plymouth South); Jack Dunn (Quincy) Meyer Gack, Tom McMellen, Luke Ryan (Scituate)
MVP: Chris Doherty
SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE
Will Gangi, Tom Moreira, Ian Emery (Dartmouth); Richie Thayer, Jack Balutis, Matt Lydon (Bridgewater-Raynham); Brady Sullivan, Devin Viera (Durfee); Ryan Sinnott, Ryan Walsh (Brockton); Craig Baptista, Luke Tarpey (New Bedford)
MVP: Richie Thayer
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE
Rebecca Kriegsman (Ashland); Charlie Potter, Tim Hill, Sean Scannell, Mason Melchionda, Grant Mayer (Dover-Sherborn); Mikey McGovern (Holliston); Parker Winn (Hopkinton); Joey Nee, Aaron Ravech, Jack Branca, Sadie Cumming (Medfield); Owen Spellman, Gavin Shipos (Medway); Shawn Clary (Norton); Tommy O’Brien (Norwood); Lillian Guleserian, Gunther Guleserian, Patrick Dalton (Weston)
MVP: Charlie Potter
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GBH’s Dan Murphy captured Abby Evangelista and her corgi, Rocko, at Sail250 this weekend. “Rocko gets dressed up for lots of occasions … sometimes just to go to the store, and he does so great with meeting people,” Evangelista said. Keep reading for more photos from the tall ships.
A year ago today firefighters were extinguishing flames at the Gabriel House, an assisted living facility in Fall River. Ten people died in the fire, a tragedy for their loved ones and a scary moment for about 18,000 people who live in assisted living facilities across the state.
Now state officials have created new regulations for fire safety in assisted living facilities, going into effect later this month. Fire departments will inspect these facilities once a year, and facilities will need to submit emergency plans and train their workers on what to do in case of a fire.
GBH’s Craig LeMoult found that neither the new regulations nor state or federal fire codes address checking sprinkler systems. Some of the sprinklers at the Gabriel House weren’t working the night of the fire, including the ones in the room where it started.
“Had the sprinklers functioned properly, we’re not having this conversation right now. It is maybe a single fatality fire, but certainly not more than that,” Fall River fire chief Jeffrey Bacon told LeMoult. “The good news is that some of the sprinklers did function. And had they not, we would be here talking about 20, 30, 40 victims.” You can read the full story here.
1. Colleagues and friends are remembering Louisa Gag, a Boston transportation planner killed last week when a truck driver hit her as she rode her bike near the Roxbury Crossing MBTA stop. Gag grew up in Roslindale and worked for the city on expanding the BlueBikes bike-share program. Before that, she worked for the LivableStreets Alliance, co-authoring a plan to help cities stop traffic deaths. You can see her talk about her work in this 2019 video.
“In moments like these, there is a tendency to reduce the person to the way they died and to their activism,” said Stacy Thompson, a former executive director of LivableStreets. “While we may know Louisa as a deep champion of the city and a close advocate, she’s also a Boston Latin [School] kid. She’s also, like, the most infectious, hilarious person you’ve ever met. She’s also a daughter. It’s so important to us right now for her life to not be reduced to how she stopped living.”
2. More than 4,000 nurses are back at work at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. They went on a one-day strike last week, and hospital administrators kept them from returning to their jobs for another five days. The Massachusetts Nurses Association and Brigham management have been negotiating a contract for seven months, going back and forth over wages, health insurance premiums and staffing levels.
“It’s exciting, but also frightening,” said Christine Forgeron, a cardiac nurse at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “I don’t know what to expect when we go back to our patients. What happens next, because we still don’t have a contract,is the most unsettling part.”
3. Michael Walsh, a Republican candidate for state attorney general, will be on the primary ballot in September despite what Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Karp called “substantial evidence in the record of voter fraud.” The case began when Adam Roof, executive director of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, submitted a complaint accusing a signature gatherer Walsh’s campaign hired of either falsifying or not meeting state requirements for 1,021 of the 10,677 signatures they submitted. Candidates for statewide office need 10,000 signatures to get onto the ballot.
Karp said that there was indeed evidence that the signatures came not from voters themselves but from a list of registered voters the state’s Republican party gave the signature gatherer. But the case fell on a technicality: state law required Roof, the Democratic party official, to submit his complaint by certified mail, and he did not do so. The state’s highest court still has to decide what will happen to Anne Manning Martin, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor who used the same signature gatherer.
4. Residents of towns around the Quabbin Reservoir flooded into the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority meeting last week to ask for a better deal. The Quabbin supplies clean drinking water for dozens of cities and towns in the eastern part of the state. Right now, the state requires towns like Shrewsbury, Belchertown, Orange and Pelham to keep their development in check to keep the Quabbin clean. Though those towns get some money in return, local officials said it’s not enough to cover their costs.
“We are protecting this watershed by foregoing any type of economic development, which is a cornerstone of providing the basics of education [and] public safety,” said state Rep. Aaron Saunders, of Belchertown. “It’s time for a change, and not an incremental one.”
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Tomorrow is the last full day of Sail Boston, the city’s tall ships celebration. The ships will leave our harbor Thursday morning. GBH photographer Dan Murphy was there over the weekend to capture the Parade of Sail.
Dan Murphy / GBH News
The Esmeralda, a ship from Chile, sailed by Castle Island.
Dan Murphy / GBH News
Carolyn Gustine carried her son, Patrick, on her shoulders.
You can see the full photo essay here.
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A Boston man is facing charges after he allegedly lunged at a Burger King employee, punched a customer, and then resisted arrest at a nearby MBTA station in East Boston, authorities announced Monday afternoon.
Patrick Donovan, 59, was charged July 1 with one count of assault and battery causing injury on an over 60 or disabled person, assault and battery, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, assault, and vandalism, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office said in a press release.
The charges stem from an incident shortly before 10 p.m. on June 30, when Boston police responded to a disturbance call from Burger King at 1 Maverick Square, Hayden’s office said.
A Burger King employee told officers that, after ordering his food and receiving it, Donovan yelled that he no longer wanted it and smacked a napkin holder off the counter. He then allegedly lunged at an employee and grabbed her by the arm, prosecutors said.
Donovan subsequently shoved a customer from behind and allegedly punched him in the face three times while calling him racial slurs, the DA’s office said.
Emergency medical services evaluated the customer for “visible lacerations to the forehead,” but the victim declined additional treatment, authorities said.
Donovan fled the restaurant following the assaults, and officers tracked him to the nearby MBTA Maverick Station, prosecutors said.
“While officers tried to detain Donovan inside the station, he swung at them with a closed fist but did not make contact,” Hayden’s office said, noting that Donovan made racial slurs towards the officers. “Donovan was placed into custody after a brief struggle.”
During his arraignment in the East Boston division of the Boston Municipal Court, Donovan pleaded not guilty and was released on personal recognizance. Court records show he was also ordered to stay away from Maverick Square and Burger King.
He is scheduled to return to court Aug. 7 for a pre-trial hearing, prosecutors said.
Officers obtained security footage of both assaults. Authorities said the incident remains under investigation and could result in further charges.
“Our workers deserve to be safe in their workplaces and our consumers deserve to be safe in their shopping or dining places, without exception,” Hayden said in a statement. “Beyond that, none of our citizens or first responders should be subjected to racial slurs. These appalling words have no place in Suffolk County or anywhere else in our society.”
Attorney information for Donovan was not immediately available Monday afternoon.
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A rideshare driver suspected of assaulting a passenger at Boston Logan International Airport on Friday is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.
Leonard Bacon, 23, was found in Lowell, where he lives, and taken into custody on Sunday, Massachusetts State Police said. He’s charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Bacon, who’s due to face the charge in East Boston District Court, had an attorney who could speak for him.
Police didn’t share more details on what Bacon is accused of doing. They’ve previously said that the rideshare passenger entered Terminal C just before 5:30 a.m. and reported that they had been physically assaulted by their driver prior to being dropped off.
After the passenger got out of the vehicle, the rideshare driver left the scene, according to police, who alerted area law enforcement agencies to look out for the suspect. The victim was taken to a Boston-area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police added.
Police are looking for a rideshare driver who was reported to have assaulted a passenger right before drop-off at Boston’s Logan airport.
In a statement, Uber said they’ve checked in with the rider and removed the driver’s access to their rideshare platform.
“We are horrified by this reported violence,” a representative for the company said in a statement, adding, “Our specialized team has been in touch with law enforcement, and we will continue to do whatever we can to support their investigation.”
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