Charlie McKenna

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Charlie McKenna

Weather may be to blame for the deaths of two hikers, a father and daughter from New York, in a Maine state park this week, officials revealed Thursday. Esther Keiderling, 28, was found dead around 1 p.m. on Wednesday in a wooded area, Baxter State Park officials wrote in a social media post. Her father, Tim, 58, was found dead a day prior, around 2:45 p.m., near the summit of Mount Katahdin. Both Keiderlings, of Ulster Park, New York, left Abol Campground on Sunday to hike to the summit.

1 day ago | masslive.com | Charlie McKenna

The 2025 Boston Marathon raised $50.4 million for charity, surpassing a single-year record set in 2024, the Boston Athletic Association announced. The total combines funds raised through 176 non-profit organizations in the Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program, as well as donations and fundraising from those who participated in the race. Since the official charity program launched in 1989, more than $600 million has been raised.

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Charlie McKenna

The 2025 Boston Marathon raised $50.4 million for charity, surpassing a single-year record set in 2024, the Boston Athletic Association announced. The total combines funds raised through 176 non-profit organizations in the Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program, as well as donations and fundraising from those who participated in the race. Since the official charity program launched in 1989, more than $600 million has been raised.

1 day ago | masslive.com | Charlie McKenna

A 27-year-old Belmont man accused of chasing a person into Brighton, then smashing their car with a hatchet, surrendered on criminal charges last week and is set to go before a judge for a dangerousness hearing Thursday, police said. Andrew Oprian is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and malicious destruction of property over $1,200 on a warrant issued out of Brighton District Court, Boston Police said. He will appear there for a dangerousness hearing at 2 p.m. Thursday.

1 day ago | masslive.com | Charlie McKenna

A Roxbury teenager was sentenced to more than a decade in prison Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter for killing a 21-year-old woman and injuring another teenager in Jamaica Plain in 2023. Wilmary Mejia Matos, now 18, will serve 10 to 14 years in prison, followed by three years of probation, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office said. She previously faced a charge of murder for the fatal stabbing of Brianna Brown. The stabbing on Feb.