Massachusetts
Dangerous heat, humidity to blanket Massachusetts beginning Tuesday
The first heat wave of the season will descend on Massachusetts Tuesday, bringing with it dangerously high temperatures that forecasters said could set records for the Bay State.
Already, the warm-up has begun. Apparent temperatures, essentially a “feels like” value, for Boston, Worcester and Springfield were all set to be above 80 degrees by around 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. From there, temperatures are set to spike in the afternoon, with forecasters projecting apparent temperatures well above 90 degrees in all three cities.
But Tuesday is far from the worst of it.
“Dangerous heat and humidity … peaks in the Wednesday through Friday time frame,” National Weather Service forecasters wrote. “Near to record breaking high temperatures are possible.”
A heat wave for the northeast is defined as three or more consecutive days of at least 90-degree temperatures, according to AccuWeather. The way the forecast is shaping up, Massachusetts could see four days of temperatures that high.
In Boston, the projected high temperatures for the remainder of the work week are 94, 95, 97 and 89. In Worcester, the highs are forecasted at 94, 94, 96 and 93. And in Springfield, it will be even warmer, with temperatures of 94, 95, 98 and 95 projected.
The heat prompted Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to declare a heat emergency from Tuesday to Thursday, and led to Worcester Public Schools opting to shut its doors early, canceling school on Thursday.
While summertime does bring with it warmer temperatures, a heat wave of this kind is unusual so early in the season, according to AccuWeather.
“Although high heat is not uncommon … during the summer months, the fact that this heat wave is projected to be particularly long and intense and occurring so early in the season is particularly notable,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Renee Duff wrote.
Some areas of the state will be spared the worst of the warm weather.
The South Coast and the Cape and Islands are the only areas of Massachusetts not under a Heat Advisory on Tuesday. On the South Coast, highs are projected in the 80s, while the Cape and Islands will see highs around 70 degrees.
Relief could finally come over the weekend, but forecasters said it will remain muggy on both Saturday and Sunday, with a chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
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20 new charges brought against former Massachusetts doctor accused of rape
A former Brigham and Women’s Doctor who was charged with raping two patients last year has been indicted on new charges. Derrick Todd, 52, from Wayland, Massachusetts, was indicted by a grand jury on three charges of rape and 17 counts of indecent assault and battery. He is expected to be arraigned on Wednesday, March 25.
“The allegations outlined in those indictments reflect just an extraordinary exploitation of a patient’s vulnerability and abuse of a position of trust,” Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan told reporters.
The new charges stem from allegations by 11 women from the ages of 20 to 60 years old, Ryan said. The crimes allegedly occurred between 2022 and 2023 while Todd was a practicing rheumatologist and primary care physician at Charles River Medical Associates, a private practice in Framingham.
“Allegations include him making inappropriate sexual comments during exams, conducting exams that were excessively painful, and conducting examinations that lasted an unusual and unnecessary amount of time,” Ryan said.
Todd first faced criminal charges last year when he was indicted on charges of raping a 39-year-old woman and 26-year-old woman, both patients at Charles River.
Dozens more women accuse Todd of abuse, some during his time at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Boston, with more than 270 plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against him.
“He was a master manipulator. And his ability to groom patients, giving them access, seeing them early hours, late in the evening, texting with them by cellphone privately,” said attorney William Thompson who is representing his accusers.
Faulker Hospital conducted its own investigation and fired Todd. He also relinquished his license to practice.
DA Ryan said her office has completed its investigation but that still leaves room for others to come forward and for other counties to bring charges.
“It’s a journey. It’s day by day, and everyone is a survivor, and everyone is healing in their own way,” Thompson said.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts cop shoots and kills person who was armed with a knife: Norfolk DA
A local police officer fatally shot a person who was armed with a knife and “appeared to be in distress” Wednesday afternoon, according to the Norfolk DA’s office.
The officer-involved shooting happened in Weymouth at around 4 p.m. after police responded to a 911 call for service at the Webb Memorial State Park off River Street.
“Police arrived to that location and encountered an individual with a knife who appeared to be in distress,” the Norfolk DA’s office wrote.
“The Officer immediately administered first aid to the victim prior to transporting him to an area hospital in critical condition,” the office added.
The male who was critically injured was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The officer-involved shooting was being investigated by the Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Norfolk DA’s office.
The DA’s office added, “There is no ongoing threat to the public.”
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