Martha’s Vineyard babysitter accused of leaving children in car for 3 hours
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Martha’s Vineyard babysitter accused of leaving children in car for 3 hours
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A babysitter on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts is facing charges after police said she left two children in an SUV for several hours and one was found unresponsive.
It happened last week. Police said 40-year-old Aimee Cotton, of Oak Bluffs, was watching a 3-year-old boy from West Tisbury and a 1-year-old girl. On Thursday afternoon, Cotton allegedly called 911 to report the boy wasn’t breathing and had turned blue in the back of her SUV.
Surveillance video allegedly showed children alone
The boy was taken to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and then airlifted to Mass General in Boston. As of Friday, police said he remained unresponsive and in critical condition. No other updates have been given.
Police said Cotton initially told them she left the boy buckled in a car seat in her SUV for 15 minutes before bringing both children inside. But after checking surveillance footage, police said it appeared the children were left unattended in the car for about three hours.
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Children allegedly alone for three hours
Cotton then allegedly admitted she left the children unattended in the SUV while she did several household chores.
Cotton pleaded not guilty in Edgartown District Court Friday to assault and battery on a child with injury and reckless child endangerment.
Cotton’s bail was set at $2,800. She was ordered to stay away from and have no contact with the victim and his family. She was also ordered to have no unsupervised contact with children under 5 years old and is not allowed to conduct any child care.
Cotton is due back in court on April 28.
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Victoria D. is a digital producer for CBS Boston. Before joining CBS Boston in 2023, Victoria had already worked in journalism in both New York and Boston for more than 10 years.
A mix of rain and snow may make roads slippery on Monday morning for parts of Massachusetts before heavy downpours arrive in the afternoon.
The WBZ Weather Team issues a next weather alert for incoming mixed precipitation.
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Heavy downpours on Monday afternoon
We expect mixed precipitation in the morning hours. The mix of rain and snow is most likely 7 a.m. through 9 a.m.
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The afternoon will feature more rain showers. Heavy downpours at times may make navigating the roads much slower.
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This system will be moving out pretty quickly. We expect the majority of the precipitation to be all wrapped up by 7 p.m. Monday. Rain totals will be light. Most stay under about a half-inch of new rainfall through Monday evening.
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Winds expected to make sunny Sunday colder
As for the rest of our weekend, Sunday will be much cooler, but seasonal, with highs in the mid-forties. The day will feature plenty of sunshine to look forward to!
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And as for the gusty winds—they stick around well into our Sunday. So get ready to feel a bit of that wind chill on top of winds gusting around 30 mph.
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Meteorologist Alyssa Andrews joined WBZ-TV in September 2023 after working for TV stations in Indiana and Kentucky.
Our temperatures go up and down this weekend, and today we’re up.
Highs reach the 50s to low 60s thanks to a southwest breeze. The clouds increase from west to east during the day ahead of a quick and weak cold front.
A few showers pass through western New England mid afternoon through sunset (around 7 p.m.), then sprinkles or spot showers move through eastern New England and Boston between 8 and 10 p.m.
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Behind this front, our wind switches around from the southwest to the west and northwest. This ushers in dry and cold air.
Lows tonight drop to the 20s and low 30s with wind chills Sunday morning in the teens and 20s. Highs stay in the mid 40s even with Sunday sunshine thanks to the gusty wind.
Where will it snow in Massachusetts and across New England on Monday?
Monday morning brings us a chance for a wintry mix, light snow and then rain.
More cold air is in place as this snow moves into the northeast before dawn. A quick chance for snow accumulation will be possible for areas around 495 in Massachusetts.
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Around Boston, we see some wet snowflakes, we change to rain by late morning.
Meanwhile, across the Route 2 corridor, Worcester Hills, the Berkshires and areas north and west, light snow amounts to coatings to 1 inch in high terrain.
In northern New England, in the mountains we pick up a couple inches of snow through the day.
The rain in Boston lingers through late afternoon and tapers by the evening.
We see temps staying in the 40s or 50s through next week with a possible warm up by the next weekend with highs maybe reaching the 60s.
BOSTON (WHDH) – The Wonderfund is hosting a special event to support young girls in Massachusetts.
300 volunteers helped pack 13,000 feminine hygiene kits for girls who are currently being assisted by the Department of Children and Families (DCF).
The non-profit’s founder, former Massachusetts’ first lady Lauren Baker, says it may seem like a small gesture, but is an important one.
“Any kid engaged with DCF has undergone some tough stuff in their lives, and by giving them the feminine hygiene products that they need, we can maybe give them a little bit of extra care and dignity in what is often a very tough time in their life,” said Baker.
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Since 2017, The Wonderfund has provided emergency essentials to more than 50,000 kids who are in the DCF system.
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