Dialynn Dwyer

2 days ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

The Boston Fire Department is thanking a Roxbury man for his quick actions during an early morning fire Wednesday that they say “undoubtedly” saved his neighbor’s life. Firefighters responded to the blaze at 971 Tremont St. around 3:30 a.m., arriving to find fire showing from the third and fourth floors, officials said. During the fire, officials said, Socrate Joseph rescued his neighbor.

2 days ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

A Framingham man charged with shooting someone who allegedly attacked him at a pro-Israel rally in Newton last year has been placed on pre-trial probation, officials announced. Scott Hayes, 48, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for allegedly shooting Newton resident Caleb Gannon, 31, on Sept. 12, 2024. The Middlesex County District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday that if Hayes follows the conditions of his pretrial probation, his case will be dismissed in September.

2 days ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

The body of a hiker who went missing on a Maine mountain was found Wednesday afternoon, a day after her father’s remains were located. Ester Keiderling, 28, of Ulster Park, New York, was found around 1 p.m. on Mount Katahdin’s Tableland, Baxter State Park officials announced. Her father, 58-year-old Tim Keiderling, also of Ulster Park, was recovered in the Tablelands area on Tuesday afternoon by a Maine game warden K9 unit.

3 days ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

The body of a New York man who went missing on a hike with his daughter on a Maine mountain over the weekend has been found, officials announced Tuesday. Tim Keiderling, 58, of Ulster Park, New York, was found around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday near the summit of Mount Katahdin by a Maine Warden Service K9 search team, Baxter State Park officials said. The search is ongoing for his daughter, 28-year-old Ester Keiderling, also of Ulster Park.

3 days ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

The mother of the 5-year-old killed by an alleged drunk driver last month in Franklin has died from injuries she sustained in the crash, authorities announced. Minaben Patel, 38, of Franklin had been hospitalized since the May 24 crash. “The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office and the Franklin Police Department are saddened by the loss to Minaben’s family and we extend our heartfelt condolences,” District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey and Franklin Police Chief Thomas J.