Dialynn Dwyer

Boston

Fill-in Reporter and Editor at Boston.com

Fill-in Reporter & Editor @BostonDotCom | Previously: @KPFA @pacifica_radio & @ithacatimes | Get in touch: [email protected]

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Police release photos of suspects they say vandalized South Shore business with racial slurs, syrup

1 week ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

Police on the South Shore are searching for two people who allegedly broke into a fabric company last week and vandalized the business by pouring syrup over electronics and leaving racial slurs around the office. The Plymouth Police Department released photos of the two suspects on Tuesday and asked anyone with information to contact investigators. According to police, the two suspects broke into Eastex Fabric at Cordage Park on the night of May 3.
New Hampshire woman pleads guilty to assaulting town election official

1 week ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

A New Hampshire woman has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to serve time in prison for slapping a town election officer in the face, authorities announced Tuesday. Tina Thomas, 54, of Raymond, New Hampshire pleaded guilty to one felony count of assaulting an election officer, the Attorney General’s office said in a statement. She was accused of slapping Raymond Town Moderator Pro Tem Jonathan Wood during the town’s municipal and school elections on March 28.
Sheriff issues warning after Bourne resident loses $68K in phone scam

1 week ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

A Massachusetts sheriff is urging the public to be on the lookout for phone scams involving callers posing as law enforcement after a Bourne resident lost more than $68,000 to fraudsters. The Bourne man contacted the Norfolk County Sheriff’s office on Friday to report the incident, the department said in a statement. The man said he received numerous calls starting on April 28 from two men claiming they worked for the sheriff’s office.
Fires at former Fernald School in Waltham investigated as arson

1 week ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

Authorities are investigating two incidents of arson at the former Fernald School in Waltham and urging anyone with information to come forward. The two fires in April may be related to other blazes at the old campus in January and in December, Waltham and state fire officials said in a statement. “There have been four fires in that area since December,” Waltham Police Chief Kevin O’Connell said in the statement.
Cohasset man, 78, identified as driver killed when car hit by commuter train

1 week ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

A 78-year-old man has been identified by authorities as the driver who was killed Saturday in Cohasset when his pickup truck was struck by a commuter rail train. John Canney, a resident of Cohasset, suffered fatal injuries when his truck was hit around 11:20 a.m. at the Beechwood Street railroad crossing, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office said on Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.
Healey, Northeast governors invite Canadian premiers to Boston

1 week ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

Gov. Maura Healey, along with five other governors of northeastern states, is spearheading a meeting with Canadian provincial leaders in Boston to delve into the impacts of the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
Get ready for the next big Orange Line closure

1 week ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

Officials are reminding commuters to plan for extra travel time next week as rail service on part of the Orange Line will be suspended starting Friday through May 18. During the closure between North Station and Oak Grove, free shuttle buses will run every day, according to the MBTA. The transit agency said “express shuttle buses” will also stop at Oak Grove, Malden Center, and North Station.
Massachusetts firefighters help rescue baby bald eagles

2 weeks ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

A pair of bald eagle chicks were rescued by firefighters in Longmeadow on Tuesday after their nest was blown down by the wind. The Longmeadow Fire Department said the first responders were called to the Fannie Stebbins Memorial Wildlife Refuge to help recover the eaglets after they were found by wildlife rehabilitator Tom Ricardi in a swampy area. The chicks, which are about 7 or 8 weeks old, are in good health after the rescue, according to the fire department.
Mass. veteran drowns saving son and niece in Florida, family says

2 weeks ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

A Massachusetts father and Army veteran is being remembered for his heroism after he drowned saving his son and niece from a rip current while on vacation in Florida. Joshua Curtis, a Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient, died April 24 in Fernandina Beach, according to a GoFundMe page started to help his family. Family members told CBS News that the 38-year-old rushed into the water when his 6-year-old son, Owen, and niece got stuck in a rip current, drowning as he rescued them.
19-year-old shot and killed in New Bedford

2 weeks ago | boston.com | Dialynn Dwyer

Authorities are investigating the murder of a 19-year-old man who was shot and killed Tuesday night in New Bedford. New Bedford police responded to a ShotSpotter alert and a 9-1-1 call around 10 p.m. to the area of Acushnet Avenue near Griffin Court, the Bristol County District Attorney’s office said in a statement. Officers found the teen parked in a car on the east side of Achushnet Avenue with a gunshot wound to his head.