Massachusetts
4 teens indicted in attack on disabled man in Massachusetts
Four teenagers were indicted this week following an attack on a disabled man in a Massachusetts town.
The Massachusetts town of Danvers has come together in support of the beloved community member with developmental disabilities, following allegations that he was brutally attacked by a group of teenagers last month.
The Indictment
Four teenagers were charged this week in connection with the assault on Christopher “Ducky” Anderson, a well-known figure in the community, the Essex County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday. The suspects, three 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old, have been indicted, while warrants have been issued for two additional juveniles allegedly involved in the attack.
The Attack on Anderson
Anderson was hospitalized with broken ribs and other injuries after authorities said a group of teens lured him into the woods, where they kicked him and threw a bicycle on him.
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City detectives and school police collaborated with the office of District Attorney Paul F. Tucker to identify and charge the teenagers involved, Tucker said in a statement. While authorities have identified the four suspects, their names have not been released due to their status as minors.
Danvers Police Chief Jamie Lovell expressed gratitude to Anderson, his family and the community “for their unwavering support, patience, and understanding during this challenging process.”
Community Response
The attack on Anderson has sparked an outpouring of community support, NBC10 Boston reported, with residents organizing a fundraiser and local firefighters visiting him in solidarity. Anderson, a familiar and cherished figure in the town of over 28,000, is well-known for his presence around the community.
In the days following the attack, residents packed a Select Board meeting to call for stronger police action against a group of 10 to 15 teenagers who “run amok,” one attendee described the situation.
Among those who addressed the board was Anderson himself.
“It just breaks my heart every day,” Anderson said while speaking to the board. “And I can’t sleep at night time. And it’s hard. Can you guys do more for me, please?”
Antoinette Anderson, Christopher “Ducky” Anderson’s mother, urged the Select Board to take action against the teenagers, saying she “wanted something done” about those “who go and damn near kill my son.”
Speaking later to NBC10 Boston, she expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support her son has received from the community.
“I cannot believe how well they have treated him,” Anderson’s mother added while speaking to NBC 10 Boston.
This article includes reporting from The Associated Press.
Massachusetts
Supermarket chain to open 2 stores in former Christmas Tree Shops, Big Lots locations in Massachusetts
Two shuttered retailers are set to become supermarkets in southeastern Massachusetts.
Big Y announced Thursday that it’s opening grocery stores in Fairhaven and North Dartmouth. The Fairhaven Plaza location used to be a Big Lots, and the Faunce Corner Center store in North Dartmouth was a Christmas Tree Shops.
“These new stores will allow us to better serve families in the South Coast region,” Big Y VP of real estate and development Mathieu L. D’Amour said in a statement.
The supermarkets will open sometime in 2027. Hiring details and a grand opening date will be announced in the next few months. Big Y opened new stores in Westboro and Uxbridge earlier this year.
Big box store closures in Massachusetts and around the country in recent years have created opportunities for other retailers to move into vacant storefronts.
Christmas Tree Shops, the bargain outlet that started on Cape Cod more than 50 years ago, went bankrupt and closed all of its stores in 2023. The old North Dartmouth location is being used temporarily this holiday season as a “Spirit Christmas” pop-up.
Another Christmas Tree Shops in Falmouth has been transformed into an Aldi supermarket. Others have been taken over by Ocean State Job Lot.
Big Lots closed all of its Massachusetts stores last year amid financial turmoil. Just last month, an Ollie’s Bargain Outlet moved into a former Big Lots location in Fitchburg.
It hasn’t always worked out for supermarkets that move into old retail stores. The Fresh Market, which moved into an old Bed Bath & Beyond store on Route 9 in Framingham less than a year ago, is already closing.
A competing grocery store chain, Trader Joe’s, opened two new stores in Newton and West Roxbury this fall.
BOSTON, MA — It was a major day for Boston’s culinary scene on Tuesday as one of the city’s restaurants was finally awarded a Michelin star.
In total, it appears that 26 restaurants were honored by the Michelin Guide.
311 Omakase in the city’s South End was awarded the star at the Michelin Guide Northeast Cities Ceremony, which was held at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia.
The Japanese restaurant known for its sushi offerings won the biggest honor of the night, but 26 Boston-area restaurants were also noted at the ceremony.
According to NBC Boston, Bar Volpe and Fox & The Knife, both in Boston; Sumiao Hunan Kitchen, Pagu and Jahunger in Cambridge and Mahaniyom in Brookline were recognized in the “Bib Gourmand” category, which is awarded for its value for the money spent.
Boston Business Journal shared that a number of other area spots were recognized by the organization for their culinary products, though they were not awarded a star.
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ALEWIFE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — It’s a plentiful year for River Herring in Massachusetts.
Daria Santollani is the senior engagement manager at the Mystic Watershed Association, the organization that tracks herring population and migration every year since 2012.
She told WBZ NewsRadio that this year, volunteers reported the highest number of herring passing through the Boston Harbor into the Mystic River, at nearly 815,000.
“It’s just amazing that the largest migration of herring in Massachusetts happens in the most urban watershed,” she said.
In the past, overfishing depleted the herring population. In 2012, the association reported the herring population was only around 21,052.
“Because of interventions like fish ladders at the Mystic Lake dams, we’re starting to see that population come back,” she said.
By 2019, the herring population had grown to nearly 789,000. However, there was a dramatic dip in 2020 with only around 378,000 herrings reported.
According to the association, the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries attributed the decline to the statewide drought in 2016 that caused lower reproduction of the fish.
Despite that setback, the herring population continued to grow every year since, with more than 550,000 reported in 2021, and jumped to nearly 640,000 in 2024.
River herrings are not only an important food source for indigenous people but also play an ecologically significant role in both freshwater and marine food webs.
“The Alewife T station is named Alewife because of this fish,” Santollani added.
She credited the hundreds of volunteers who spend every day counting the herrings passing by during migration season.
“From April through June, seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., [each volunteer] going for an hour to count how many herrings they’re seeing passing the dam,” she continued.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Emma Friedman (@EmmaFriedmanWBZ) reports.
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