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Mattapan, MA

$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Mattapan $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Mattapan
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Mattapan It's a very happy day for one Bay Stater after they won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  The Bonus 100X Trust of Braintree collected the check on Thursday, July 25, after winning the prize on the $10 scratch-off game "Bonus 100X."  The winner chose to take the lump-sum payment of $650,000 rather than the annuity.  They bought the ticket at Premier Petrol, 82 River St. in Mattapan. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for the sale.  The $1 million win was the biggest jackpot collected on Thursday.  Click here to see a full list of winners.&nb…
3 Win $100,000 Jackpots With Free Lottery Tickets 3 Win $100,000 Jackpots With Free Lottery Tickets
3 Win $100,000 Jackpots With Free Lottery Tickets A promotion that would give Massachusetts State Lottery players a free ticket if they spent $4 helped three people win $100,000 jackpots.  Leonard Beach of Mattapan, Stephen Foley of Stoughton, and Luiz Santos of Framingham, collected their six-figure winnings playing Mass Cash, the Numbers Game, or Keno drawing as part of the promotion.  Players who spent $4 got their choice of a Quic Pic ticket valued at $1. The promotion ran from April 11 to May 12. Beach chose to use his free ticket for the Numbers Game. The numbers he chose were special to him because they were in …
Brockton Care-Taker Took $150K From 95-Year-Old Boston Woman, Let Home Go Into Foreclosure: DA Brockton Care-Taker Took $150K From 95-Year-Old Boston Woman, Let Home Go Into Foreclosure: DA
Brockton Care-Taker Took $150K From 95-Year-Old Boston Woman, Let Home Go Into Foreclosure: DA A 41-year-old Brockton care-taker left the 95-year-old woman she was caring for in financial ruin by stealing more than $100,000, allowing her home to fall into foreclosure, and swindling rent money meant for her, authorities said.  Dominique Emmanuel is facing one count of medical assistance fraud by provider and theft of over $1,200 by a single scheme, the Suffolk County District Attorney.  Emmanuel was a Tempus Unlimited personal care attendant for the Mattapan woman. In February 2023, the woman's daughter noticed that Emmanuel was named an alternate executor of her mother's wi…
(UPDATED) 2 Dead, 2 Injured In High-Speed Rollover Crash In Boston, 4 Teens ID'd: Police (UPDATED) 2 Dead, 2 Injured In High-Speed Rollover Crash In Boston, 4 Teens ID'd: Police
2 Dead, 2 Injured In Boston Rollover Crash Update (Friday, Jan. 5): A second teen who died in a rollover crash in Boston on Morrissey Boulevard on Thursday morning, Jan. 4, has been identified as a 15-year-old male from Mattapan, state police said. A passenger who was rushed to the hospital in grave condition has been identified by authorities as a 17-year-old male from Roslindale. Their names are not being released because they are ages 17 and younger, according to state police, which is continuing its investigation into the crash. Update (Thursday, Jan. 4): One passenger of the Hyundai who died in a rollover …
Trial Begins For Woman Who Drunkenly Ran Over Friend, Killing Her During Fight In Boston: DA Trial Begins For Woman Who Drunkenly Ran Over Friend, Killing Her During Fight In Boston: DA
Amara Smothers Fatal Hit-Run Crash Trial Begins In Boston Suffolk County prosecutors made their opening statements Friday, Dec. 8,  in the trial of a Boston woman who is accused of driving over her friend during an argument, leading to injuries that would cause her death.  Amara Smothers, 47, of Mattapan, is accused of killing Darnella Grossett-Kellam, 51, a woman she had known for several years, during a heated argument in March 2017, the prosecutor said.  Smothers, who had been drinking, got into a Dodge Caravan and intentionally backed it onto the sidewalk near Julien and Galen streets and over Grossett-Kellam, off…
Boston Woman Charged With Killing Fellow UMass Dartmouth Student From NJ In On-Campus Crash: DA Boston Woman Charged With Killing Fellow UMass Dartmouth Student From NJ In On-Campus Crash: DA
Boston Woman Charged With Killing Fellow UMass Dartmouth Student From NJ In On-Campus Crash: DA A 22-year-old Boston woman will face charges after she fatally struck 19-year-old University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student Frank Petillo Jr. earlier this year, authorities said.  Danasia Sampson, of Mattapan, MA, was charged last week with motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said. Sampson is also a student at the university.  Petillo, a Manahawkin, NJ, native, was crossing Ring Road with a friend on April 6 near his dorm when police say Sampson crashed into him with her Honda Accord around 5:30 p.m., the Bristol prosecutor said.…
Ex-Leader Used Boston School's Money As 'Slush Fund,' Paid For Tropical Vacations: Feds Ex-Leader Used Boston School's Money As 'Slush Fund,' Paid For Tropical Vacations: Feds
Ex-Leader Used Boston School's Money As 'Slush Fund,' Paid For Tropical Vacations: Feds The former headmaster of a Boston school will admit that she used nearly $40,000 in money set aside for children's education to pay for personal expenses, including two trips to Barbados, federal authorities said.  Naia Wilson, 60, of Mattapan, who is charged with one count of wire fraud, told prosecutors that she will plead guilty in federal court at a later date, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said Tuesday, Aug. 1. She has also agreed to repay the $38,806 she stole from the Boston Public Schools system.  Wilson served as headmaster at New Mission School in Hyde Park fro…
New Update: IDs Released, 3rd Person Arrested for Boston Shooting That Injured 5 New Update: IDs Released, 3rd Person Arrested for Boston Shooting That Injured 5
New Update: IDs Released, 3rd Person Arrested for Boston Shooting That Injured 5 Police released the identities of the three people arrested in connection to a shooting that sent multiple people to the hospital. Five people were shot and three people were arrested in an incident that occurred around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, July 5 at 33 Edgewater Drive in Mattapan, according to the Boston Police Department.  Precision Auto Body is located at that address.  Five people were shot, suffering injuries that police say are "non-life-threatening."  Boston EMS transported three of the victims to local hospitals while the other two took themselves to the hospital.&n…
Woman Slashed Teen's Face In Unprovoked Attack At Boston Bus Station: DA Woman Slashed Teen's Face In Unprovoked Attack At Boston Bus Station: DA
Woman Slashed Teen's Face In Unprovoked Attack At Boston Bus Station: DA A 35-year-old woman accused of slashing a 13-year-old boy's face open with a jagged soda can is being held on a $15,000 bail, authorities announced on Monday, March 13.  Monica Velez-Caraballo, of Mattapan, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and disorderly conduct on a public conveyance in the unprovoked attack on Thursday, March 9, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said on Monday. The judge revoked her bail on an outstanding assault case.  Witnesses told police that Velez-Caraballo was wandering around the Andrew …
Man Who Shot His Brother In Face Over Housing Argument Held Without Bail: DA Man Who Shot His Brother In Face Over Housing Argument Held Without Bail: DA
Man Who Shot His Brother In Face Over Housing Argument Held Without Bail: DA A Boston man who police allege tried to kill his brother over a disagreement over selling their family home was ordered held without bail, authorities said.  Trevor Lawrence, age 32, of Mattapan, faces charges of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and numerous firearms and ammunition charges in the alleged May 2021 shooting, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge ruled on Tuesday, Feb. 14, that Lawrence is too dangerous to receive bail following a dangerousness hearing, the prosecutor said.  Investigators accuse Lawrence o…
Boston Teen "Slashed" 2, Stabbed Another During Fight Near High School: DA Boston Teen "Slashed" 2, Stabbed Another During Fight Near High School: DA
Boston Teen "Slashed" 2, Stabbed Another During Fight Near High School: DA An 18-year-old Boston high school student was arrested and charged with a triple stabbing on Monday, Jan. 30, outside TechBoston Academy in Dorchester, authorities said.  Deinte Wall, of Dorchester, was arrested Tuesday and charged with three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and ordered held on a $5,000 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. A judge ordered him to have no contact with his co-defendant, an unnamed minor, or the victims in the case.  Related: Teens Charged For Stabbing 3 People On Basketball Court Near Boston School Boston p…
Police Seize 100 Pounds Of Fentanyl Worth $2.25M In Boston Raid; 3 Charged: DA Police Seize 100 Pounds Of Fentanyl Worth $2.25M In Boston Raid; 3 Charged: DA
Police Seize 100 Pounds Of Fentanyl Worth $2.25M In Boston Raid; 3 Charged: DA Authorities uncovered a major fentanyl operation recently when they unearthed 100 pounds of the drug, several pill presses, and stacks of priority mail envelopes meant to transport the dangerous synthetic opioid anywhere in the country, police said.  Rahelin Reynoso, 33, and Quenty Ogando, 44, face charges of trafficking more than 200 grams of fentanyl, and a judge set their bail at $100,000, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Erika Prado, 31, received a $50,000 bail, authorities added. Postal Inspectors, Homeland security agents, Massachusetts State Troopers, and…
IDs Released For Woman, Man Killed In Back-To-Back Boston Shootings: Police IDs Released For Woman, Man Killed In Back-To-Back Boston Shootings: Police
IDs Released For Woman, Man Killed In Back-To-Back Boston Shootings: Police Boston Police have identified the victims of two back-to-back fatal shootings that happened over the weekend.  First, 33-year-old Jasmine Burrell, of Mattapan, was shot and killed in the area of 40 Fairlawn Avenue around 4:47 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23.  Then, 21-year-old Christian Thistle-Kavanaugh, of Dorchester, was shot and killed in the area of 483 Geneva Avenue in Dorchester around 10:30 p.m. the same day.  Both incidents follow the shooting death of 36-year-old Daniel "Danny" Sanders in Dorchester on Saturday.  “The three gun deaths in Boston this we…
24-Year-Old Mom Fatally Shot In Boston Was 'Gift That Never Stopped Giving' 24-Year-Old Mom Fatally Shot In Boston Was 'Gift That Never Stopped Giving'
24-Year-Old Mom Fatally Shot In Boston Was 'Gift That Never Stopped Giving' According to her YouTube channel, Quaaneiruh Goodwyn would not leave earth without making her mark and showing what she represents. "I am a bundle of fun and I'm always eager for a risk," it reads. "My channel will show you how I strive to become something more than what I am today." The 24-year-old from Mattapan took the same energy she put into her music career and applied it to her other roles in life – and her friends would agree.  "You were the gift that never stopped giving. And boy, how I'm gonna miss that bright smile and beam of light personality," one friend said on Facebook. "I…
Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Boston Shooting As Quaaneiruh Goodwyn Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Boston Shooting As Quaaneiruh Goodwyn
Police ID 24-Year-Old Woman Killed In Boston Shooting As Quaaneiruh Goodwyn Boston Police have identified the 24-year-old woman fatally shot in Dorchester as Quaaneiruh Goodwyn of Mattapan.  Goodwyn was shot dead in the area of 263 Geneva Avenue around 8:51 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, as previously reported by Daily Voice. I don't know this beautiful young lady but I just want to say my condolences to the family and all her close friends it'... Posted by Quasia Mcdaniel on Monday, October 17, 2022 In addition two other men, one with serious life-threatening injuries and one with non-life-threatening injuries, were also shot. Both were taken to local hospitals for…
Boston Train Lover Leaves Viewers In Stitches With ‘Adventures’ On The MBTA Boston Train Lover Leaves Viewers In Stitches With ‘Adventures’ On The MBTA
Boston Train Lover Leaves Viewers In Stitches With ‘Adventures’ On The MBTA One man’s train is another man’s treasure – at least this is the case for one Boston-area influencer who has made a name for himself by recording his MBTA journeys.  Jed Paul’s love of trains stems from his childhood trips from Washington DC to Connecticut to visit his grandparents. Aside from being overly excited to take an Amtrak, Paul’s love transferred to public transportation systems across the country. “When I visited cities with my mom, I would make her ride the Metro with me just to random stops,” he said. “It's always been something I enjoyed but only now that I started making vid…
GoFundMe Round Up:  Boston Area Athletes That Need An Assist GoFundMe Round Up:  Boston Area Athletes That Need An Assist
GoFundMe Round Up: Boston Area Athletes That Need An Assist There are dozens are sports teams in eastern Massachusetts with the talent and ability to perform at the top level. They just need a little help to get there.  Here is a round-up of some of the GoFundMe campaigns aimed at helping local sports teams and athletic clubs reach their dreams.  Para-Rowers Hope To Be World Champs From Jen Fitz-Roy and Beth Noll (Boston): "In mid-September, we will travel to the Czech Republic to compete in the World Championships for rowing representing the United States. We have put in a lot of hard work for the past three years to reach this goal…
Man Who Shot 13-Year-Old Dorchester Boy Through The Eye Arrested: Police Man Who Shot 13-Year-Old Dorchester Boy Through The Eye Arrested: Police
Man Who Shot 13-Year-Old Dorchester Boy Through The Eye Arrested: Police Police said they arrested a 21-year-old man on Wednesday, Aug. 24., in connection with a shooting that left a 13-year-old with a bullet hole in his eye, police said.  Jashone Bullock, of Dorchester, faces charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a child under 14 and several gun offenses, Boston police said.  Officers said they received a Shot Spotter radio call in the area on Sunday around 8:45 p.m. in Mattapan. They found the boy with a gunshot wound to his eye in the Franklin Fields neighborhood. Responders rushed him to an area hospital for treatment.  Po…
Massachusetts Man Wanted For Assaulting Officer Caught Attacking Man With Shoe Massachusetts Man Wanted For Assaulting Officer Caught Attacking Man With Shoe
Massachusetts Man Wanted For Assaulting Officer Caught Attacking Man With Shoe A Mattapan man, wanted for assaulting a police officer, was arrested after he attacked another man at an MBTA station with his own shoe, authorities said.  Police responded to a report of an assault at Back Bay Station around 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, Transit Police said. Upon arrival, a 58-year-old male victim told officers that another man, later identified as Oscar Lye, punched him in the face without being provoked.  As the victim fell back, Lye apparently grabbed one of the man's shoes and started hitting him with it. The victim suffered minor injuries as a result,…