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Boston Red Sox prospect (2.03 ERA at Worcester) placed on IL

1 day ago | masslive.com | Christopher Smith

Triple-A Worcester placed Red Sox starting pitching prospect Shane Drohan on the 7-day injured list with left forearm inflammation Tuesday. The 26-year-old left-hander has been one of the top pitchers in the International League. He has a 2.03 ERA (26 ⅔ innings, six earned runs), 1.05 WHIP and .177 batting average against in seven outings (six starts) for the WooSox this year. He‘s recorded 38 strikeouts while walking 11 batters.
Karen Read trial pauses Tuesday due to ‘unavoidable circumstances’

1 day ago | masslive.com | Heather Morrison

No testimony will be heard Tuesday in the Karen Read trial. Read, 45, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of John O’Keefe, who was found outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer on Jan. 29, 2022. It is her second trial in connection with the death of her boyfriend. Norfolk County prosecutors say Read struck O’Keefe with her SUV while driving intoxicated. Read’s attorneys say her car never struck O’Keefe and that others are to blame for his death.
Got a memorable move? Your story could be worth $1,000

1 day ago | masslive.com | Heather Morrison

Have a hilarious or unique Boston moving story? You could get paid $1,000 to tell it. Xfinity is looking for customers in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Jersey City, Stamford, Conn. and Huntington, New York to share their moving stories for a commercial. “Ideal candidates will have great personalities and be able to speak about the importance of having good internet service,” the Backstage listing states. It can be for individual people or couples who have moved in the past five years.
Parole denied for Mass. man who killed his wife, then pretended to help find her

1 day ago | masslive.com | Heather Morrison

About 40 years ago, a married Massachusetts couple went to a Halloween party. It was the last time 18-year-old Anna Foster was seen. Her husband joined in on search efforts. Nearly three years later, he was convicted for her murder. Earlier this month, he was denied parole for the sixth time. Michael Foster was convicted of murder in the second degree for the death of his wife, Anna Foster, on Aug. 14, 1989 in Norfolk Superior Court. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
From vintage Pyrex to oddball treasures: Brimfield Flea Market starts 2025 season

1 day ago | masslive.com | Heather Morrison

Love searching for vintage clothing? Unique furniture? Or some oddities? The Brimfield Flea Market has it all. The flea market is opening Tuesday for the first time in 2025. More than 65 years after the first show, thousands of dealers and show-goers shop on 20 fields on more than a mile stretch in Brimfield, which help contribute millions of dollars in tourism to Massachusetts. The show starts May 13 and lasts until May 18.
From abandoned churches to old cemeteries: Inside warehouse where the lost becomes treasure

1 day ago | masslive.com | Heather Morrison

A human skull, a viewing casket and an old child’s casket stuffed with hay are just a few of the things one Brimfield Flea Market seller has found over the years that people might find “weird.” But to Nick Burns, that’s just a normal day’s work. “In my world, it’s not that weird,” Burns said. “I know that sounds crazy, but there’s legit collectors of, like, that kind of stuff.” Burns considers himself a collector of a “bunch of junk” working in architectural salvage and antiques.
Girl struck and killed by car in Springfield Monday afternoon

2 days ago | masslive.com | Susannah Sudborough

A girl was struck and killed by a car in Springfield Monday afternoon, according to police. A female minor was hit by a vehicle on Newland Street sometime before 5 p.m., Springfield Police Spokesperson Ryan Walsh wrote on social media. She was taken in a private vehicle to Baystate Medical Center where she died of her injuries. Springfield police and the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office’s motor vehicle homicide unit are investigating the crash, according to Walsh.
Mass. sex offender pleads guilty to having over 200 child sexual abuse videos

2 days ago | masslive.com | Susannah Sudborough

A registered sex offender has pleaded guilty to a charge connected to keeping over 200 videos of child sexual abuse on a secret cell phone in his Attleboro home, the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Eric Brault, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography in federal court in Boston on Friday, the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a press release. He was charged by criminal complaint in December 2024.
Jillian Ondrick, Weymouth softball blank Needham, end three-game skid (photos)

2 days ago | masslive.com | Peyton Doyle

WEYMOUTH - After a shutout loss to Walpole in extra innings last Wednesday, Weymouth softball coach Vanessa Haen knew her team needed to take a step back. The loss was the third in a row for the Wildcats, and their second time being shutout during that stretch. “I think that we were starting to get in our heads a little bit,” Haen said. “We took three days off, so we have not been on a field since we played Walpole. And we played a great game with them.
More details emerge about Md. man accused of coercing WMass teen for sex

2 days ago | masslive.com | Namu Sampath

A Maryland man accused of coercing a Western Massachusetts teenager to cross state lines for sex and gifting him expensive products in exchange will be held in jail pending his trial, according to court documents. David Kaufman, 42, was indicted in April by a grand jury on charges he knowingly enticed the teen, then 18 and called “Victim 1″ in court files, to travel to Maryland to engage in prostitution; Kaufman also was charged with aiding and abetting, according to a motion in the case.