Springfield Nightclub Shutting Down A Springfield nightclub will be temporarily shutting down, following a meeting between an owner of the club and the city’s... Learn More
Cities and Towns Seeks Add’l Licenses Good piece in the Gloucester Times about the cap/quota system in cities and towns across the state, and recent efforts... Learn More
Former Leominster Coach Charged With Sexual Assault A 36-year-old former youth football coach is slated to be arraigned Monday in Leominster District Court after an investigation led... Learn More
Hunt for NY Man Expands to Western Mass. Troy (NY) Police, the FBI and the U.S. Marshals have been looking for 25-year-old Jesse Sawyer since last week. He... Learn More
Sex Offender and Lottery Winner Held in Abuse Charges A Level 3 sex offender who once won $10 million from the lottery was ordered held on $5 million cash... Learn More
Two Mass. Men Arrested in NH for Underage Sex Trafficking The NH Union Leader reports that two Massachusetts men were arrested at a Salem NH motel on charges they induced... Learn More
Beverly Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn A Beverly man has pleaded guilty to selling child pornography on the Internet. Stanton Hager pleaded guilty to charges Tuesday... Learn More
Coakley Calls for New DCF Division for Child Abuse Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has proposed a plan to create a separate Child Protection Division within the Department of... Learn More
Ex-Mass. Cop on bail awaiting NH sex assault trial The Union Leader reports that a former Lawrence, Mass., police officer recently found not guilty of sexual assault charges in... Learn More
“Epidemic” of Sex Assaults on College Campuses Continues A disturbing article about sexual assaults on local college campuses, and the likelihood that assaults continue to be unreported and... Learn More
Three Danvers businesses caught in liquor sting Two Danvers restaurants and one liquor store were caught selling liquor to an underaged “operative,” Police Chief Neil Ouellette told... Learn More
Franklin council to review penalties for liquor license violators Franklin town councilors will discuss new guidelines for penalizing businesses caught selling liquor to minors, according to the Milford Daily... Learn More
Chicopee school custodian charged with sexual abuse THE ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that a custodian at a Chicopee high school has been charged with offering a male student... Learn More
Retired Fall River Fireman Pleads Not Guilty to Molestation The retired Fall River firefighter and former youth sports coach accused of molesting two boys and making advances toward another... Learn More
Teen Charged With Heinous Crimes in Danvers The Associated Press reports that a 14-year-old Massachusetts boy used an object to sexually assault his popular high school algebra... Learn More
Former teacher, jailed in Mass., faces child porn charges Published: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 A former longtime teacher at Episcopal Academy is facing a sexual abuse of children offense... Learn More
Hingham restaurant owners oppose proposed liquor license fee hike Several Hingham restaurant owners sent the Selectmen a clear message — not to double the current all-alcoholic common victualler annual... Learn More
Florida man investigated for sex abuse arrested in Mass. A Cape Coral, Florida, community has been rocked after a man in their neighborhood was arrested on a capital sexual... Learn More
Milford selectmen consider stricter penalties for liquor license offenders The Milford Daily News reports that selectmen are considering implementing stricter penalties for package stores and establishments with pouring licenses... Learn More
Lawmakers consider task force after sex abuse cases in Newton, Wakefield Good story on boston.com concerning lawmakers contemplating the creation of a state task force charged with developing policies and training... Learn More
Six Westfield Establishments Cited for Sales to Minors The Westfield License Commission handed down suspensions and issued warnings to six businesses with liquor licenses after city police provided... Learn More