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Needham Native, Second Astronaut Will Hitch Return Ride On SpaceX Rocket Amid Starliner Trouble Needham Native, Second Astronaut Will Hitch Return Ride On SpaceX Rocket Amid Starliner Trouble
Needham Native, Second Astronaut Will Hitch Return Ride On SpaceX Rocket Amid Starliner Trouble After spending months in limbo aboard the International Space Station, an astronaut from Massachusetts finally has a return date to Earth. Pilot Suni Williams, from the town of Needham in Norfolk County, and commander Butch Wilmore will abandon Boeing’s troubled Starliner and instead hitch a ride on a SpaceX Dragon capsule in February 2025, NASA confirmed Saturday, Aug. 24. The stunning decision capped off 11 weeks of uncertainty after NASA discovered numerous helium leaks and malfunctions with Starliner’s thrusters following its launch from Florida's Space Coast on Wednesday, June 5. Ea…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Mass Astronaut May Be Stuck In Space Until 2025 As NASA Mulls 'Other Options' For Starliner Mass Astronaut May Be Stuck In Space Until 2025 As NASA Mulls 'Other Options' For Starliner
Mass Astronaut May Be Stuck In Space Until 2025 As NASA Mulls 'Other Options' For Starliner What was supposed to be an eight-day trip to the International Space Station may end up lasting much, much longer for an astronaut from Massachusetts. Two months after the Boeing-built Starliner blasted off from Florida’s Space Coast on its first crewed flight, NASA announced that pilot Suni Williams, from the town of Needham in Norfolk County, and commander Butch Wilmore may not come home until February 2025. In a mission update Wednesday, Aug. 7, NASA and Boeing leaders said they were still figuring out how to safely bring the pair back to Earth and that they may have to ride back on a Sp…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NASA 'Not Quite Ready' To Bring New England Native, 2nd Astronaut Home Amid Starliner Troubles NASA 'Not Quite Ready' To Bring New England Native, 2nd Astronaut Home Amid Starliner Troubles
NASA 'Not Quite Ready' To Bring New England Native, 2nd Astronaut Home Amid Starliner Troubles Nearly two months after blasting off from Florida’s Space Coast, a pair of NASA astronauts – including a Massachusetts native – still have no idea when they’ll return to Earth. In a mission update Thursday, July 25, NASA and Boeing leaders still could not commit to a return date for Starliner pilot Suni Williams, from the town of Needham in Norfolk County, and commander Butch Wilmore. The pair – serving as guinea pigs of sorts for Starliner’s first crewed mission – remain in limbo aboard the International Space Station after numerous helium leaks and malfunctions with the spacecraft’s thrus…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Trailblazing Astronaut From Mass Will Be First Woman Aboard A Maiden Crewed Spacecraft Trailblazing Astronaut From Mass Will Be First Woman Aboard A Maiden Crewed Spacecraft
Sunita Williams First Woman On A Maiden Crewed Spacecraft Sunita Williams has held plenty of titles in her life: Astronaut, US Navy officer, former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman (seven), to name a few. Now, the Needham native can add one more to her impressive resume: trailblazer. The 58-year-old Williams is set to become the first woman aboard the maiden flight of a manned spacecraft when NASA and Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner launches for the first time from Florida’s Cape Canaveral for the 24-hour journey to the International Space Station. Originally scheduled for takeoff Monday night, May 6, the launch was scrapped “out of an abu…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
'There Will Be Death!': Middleton Ex-Naval Officer Sentenced For Threatening Ex-Wife, Her Mom 'There Will Be Death!': Middleton Ex-Naval Officer Sentenced For Threatening Ex-Wife, Her Mom
'There Will Be Death!': Middleton Ex-Naval Officer Sentenced For Threatening Ex-Wife, Her Mom A former US Navy police officer who admitted to making several threats of violence to his ex-wife and her mother was sentenced to 18 months in prison, federal authorities said.  Luis De Leon, 30, of Middleton, pleaded guilty to three counts of making threats in interstate commerce in March, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge sentenced him on Thursday, May 18, to prison and three years of parole.  De Leon was stationed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in New Hampshire in April 2022 when he called his ex-wife in Iowa and made several violent threats, the prosecutor…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
'There Will Be Death': Middleton Ex-Naval Officer Admits Of Threatening Wife, Her Mom, Feds Say 'There Will Be Death': Middleton Ex-Naval Officer Admits Of Threatening Wife, Her Mom, Feds Say
'There Will Be Death': Middleton Ex-Naval Officer Admits Of Threatening Wife, Her Mom, Feds Say A former US Navy officer pleaded guilty to sending his ex-wife and her mom in Iowa threats, authorities announced.  Luis De Leon, 30, of Middleton, confessed to three counts of making threats in interstate commerce, but the court had not decided on a sentence, the US Attorney for Massachusetts announced Monday, Jan. 30.  The prosecutor said De Leon called his ex-wife on April 30, 2022, and threatened "war in the street." “You’re gonna f****** pay! Do you understand!? There will be death! There will be war in the street! You wanna to go war!? I’ll take you to f****** war!" prosecu…

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by Josh Lanier
Politics
Scandal Escalates: Navy Vet’s Sick Dog Died After Santos Stole Charity Money, Report Says Scandal Escalates: Navy Vet’s Sick Dog Died After Santos Stole Charity Money, Report Says
Scandal Escalates: Navy Vet’s Sick Dog Died After Santos Stole Charity Money, Report Says This story has been updated to include a response from Rep. Santos.  The unraveling saga of embattled New York Rep. George Santos appears to have escalated beyond mere resume “embellishments” and possible campaign finance violations to the alleged cruel and heartless betrayal of a disabled military veteran. Richard Osthoff, a US Navy veteran from Howell, New Jersey, told Patch that he was put in touch with Santos in May 2016 to help raise money for his 10-year-old service pit bull, Sapphire, who had developed a life-threatening stomach tumor the year before. Earlier Report: Embattled NY …

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by Michael Mashburn
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VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report
VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report A 41-year-old Virginia man has been found guilty killing of a police officer originally from Massachusetts during a traffic stop almost three years, Daily Press reports.  Vernon Green II, of Newport News, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of Newport News Police Officer Katherine "Katie" Thyne on Thursday, Nov. 17, the outlet reports.  The 24-year-old got stuck between the driver's door and frame of Green's car while officers tried pulling him out during a marijuana investigation on January 23, 2020, the outlet reports. Thyne died when the car crashed into a tree about a block a…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Middleton Ex-Navy Police Officer Threatened His Ex-Wife, Her Mom: Feds Middleton Ex-Navy Police Officer Threatened His Ex-Wife, Her Mom: Feds
Middleton Ex-Navy Police Officer Threatened His Ex-Wife, Her Mom: Feds A 30-year-old former Navy police officer faces up to 15 years in prison after federal investigators said he threatened to hurt his ex-wife and her mother. His threats allegedly continued after officials put him in jail.  Luis De Leon is charged with three counts of making threatening communications while he worked as Naval police at Portsmouth (NH) Naval Shipyard, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said. He served at the shipyard from June 2021 until June 2022, officials reported.  Investigators said De Leon called his ex-wife in Iowa on April 30 and threatened "war in the…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Essex Police Secure Military Device Found At Newly Sold House UPDATE: Essex Police Secure Military Device Found At Newly Sold House
Update: Essex Police Secure Military Device Found At Newly Sold House Several homes were evacuated after a potentially explosive military device was found at a recently-sold house in Essex, authorities said.  The evacuation was ordered after a cleaning crew found an aging mortar shell at a home on Wood Drive around 10:33 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, Police Chief Paul Francis said.  The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad responded shortly after the initial call and evacuated six homes as a precaution. Parts of Chebacco Lake were cordoned off as well, Francis added. The device was seized and handed over the a US Navy explosive or…

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by David Cifarelli
Obituaries
Retired Massachusetts Police Officer, Vietnam Veteran Dies Unexpectedly Retired Massachusetts Police Officer, Vietnam Veteran Dies Unexpectedly
Retired Massachusetts Police Officer, Vietnam Veteran Dies Unexpectedly A retired Cambridge Police Officer and Vietnam War Veteran died unexpectedly at the age of 78 on Friday, June 3.  David Weaver, of Somerville, was "a respected officer," who also served on CPD Honor Guard, Cambridge Police said on Facebook.  It is with heavy hearts we announce that retired Cambridge Police Officer David Weaver passed away on June 3rd. A... Posted by Cambridge Police Department on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Weaver joined the force after serving in the US Navy in Vietnam, the post said. Weaver leaves behind his wife Lorraine, children, brother among other family, friends an…

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by David Cifarelli