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3 Mass Communities Named Among 10 Safest In Country, Study Says
Many Massachusetts residents can sleep well at night knowing that their city is one of the safest in the nation, according to a new study.
A new study from Neighborhood Scout pronounced multiple Massachusetts communities among the safest in the nation, with one Mass city even securing the second-highest spot.
The report revealed the 100 safest cities in the US with 25,000 or more people, using data on the total number of property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
These cities therefore have some of the lowest rates of burglary, theft, murder, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated a…
Legally Blind Arlington Man Missing For Week May Be In Somerville: Police
A 56-year-old man who has not taken his medication, and is legally blind, has been missing for a week, officials say.
Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for Edward Leydon, who was last seen the morning of March 20, 2023, according to the Arlington Police Department.
Leydon used to frequent Davis Square in Somerville, police say, and was last seen wearing jeans, sneakers, and a blue windbreaker jacket.
He is described as standing 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 190 pounds, with black and white hair and blue eyes.
Police request that anyone with informa…
Ex-Boston Philharmonic Artistic Advisor Gets 5 Years For Violent Child Porn: Feds
The former artistic advisor for the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra will spend the next five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sharing child porn, authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 22.
David St. George, 75, of Arlington, was sentenced to the prison term, five years of supervised release, and he must pay a $5,100 special assessment and $3,000 restitution to the victims in the case, the US Attorney's Office said.
Federal investigators arrested St. George in May 2018 after they found a shared online storage account that was linked to his internet that was full of chil…
