David SMith

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | David SMith |David Smith

A construction crane tipped over in Weymouth on Thursday, May 29, at Legion Memorial Field on Commercial Street. Police said nobody was injured in the late afternoon accident, according to media partner WCVB. The crane's outriggers, retractable stabilizing legs that help evenly distribute its weight, were not properly positioned, the Weymouth Fire Department said. Tim Kelley was among the people in the area at the time.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | David SMith |David Smith

A former Marshfield DPW employee is charged with stealing from the dump. Kenneth Malley, 62, stole a cash bag from the town's transfer station on Clay Pit Road containing $2,000 in cash and over $21,000 in checks, officials allege. The money is collected for disposal fees. He is charged with larceny over $1,200. He was arraigned in Plymouth District Court on Monday, May 12. Malley, of Marshfield, has pleaded not guilty to the theft that happened in December, according to court records. .

2 months ago | yahoo.com | David SMith |David Smith

Barely awake and curled up in the hollow of a felled tree in Cohasset, the baby fishers looked like anything but what many think of as fearsome screeching creatures that stalk unsuspecting pets in backyards. On Tuesday, April 22, the baby fishers were the unsuspecting ones, unaware of the danger they were in.

2 months ago | thegardnernews.com | David SMith |David Smith

A Hanson man was sentenced in Boston federal court on Wednesday, April 9, for keeping numerous mistreated dogs at his home that he used in organized dogfighting, according to the Department of Justice. John D. Murphy, 51, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to one year and one day in prison, with the last three months to be served in community confinement, followed by three years of supervised release, a DOJ written statement says.

2 months ago | wickedlocal.com | David SMith |David Smith

A Hanson man was sentenced in Boston federal court on Wednesday, April 9, for keeping numerous mistreated dogs at his home that he used in organized dogfighting, according to the Department of Justice. John D. Murphy, 51, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to one year and one day in prison, with the last three months to be served in community confinement, followed by three years of supervised release, a DOJ written statement says.