A Dig reporter has to get up pretty early in the morning to catch the one train a day that leaves Plimptonville for Boston - it departs at 6:58 a.m.

I drove to Plimptonville one morning this fall, I think to find its reason for existing. Assuming there is one.

A Suffolk Superior Court yesterday convicted Deonarine Ganga, 31, of first-degree murder for the shooting death of Joey DeBarros, 21, in a fit of rage over a traffic-related argument on Gallivan Boulevard in April, 2017, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Barring a successful appeal or a pardon from the governor, the verdict means Ganga will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.

According to the DA's office:

During about a week of testimony, Assistant District Attorneys John Verner and Kathryn Leary introduced evidence and testimony proving that Ganga fired multiple shots from the passenger’s seat of a Chrysler 200, killing DeBarros, after a chance encounter and verbal exchange in traffic near the intersection of Gallivan Boulevard and Granite Avenue.

From eyewitness reports, video footage, and other evidence, Boston Police homicide detectives identified the car from which Ganga fired the fatal rounds. That soon led to Ganga himself, who matched the physical and clothing description of the gunman. Cell tower records placed him at the scene at the time of the shooting. A search warrant executed at his residence yielded home security footage of him with a rigid, angular object - which prosecutors argued was the murder weapon - in his pants pocket about half an hour after the shooting. A search warrant there yielded an open box of PMZ .40 caliber ammunition that was identical to a spent shell casing found in the car.

Ganga was arrested for the murder at a Suffolk County jail, where he was sitting in lieu of bail following his arraignment on charges he racked a gun during an argument on Dorchester Avenue.

Mark A. Grasso was heading into town on Train 414 on the Fitchburg Line, which pulled into Belmont shortly after noon - and then just sat there. He reports:

I've said it once - I'll say it again: the biggest issue people have with the MBTA Commuter Rail is the lack of proper communication to passengers in the event of an "issue."

Today, stopped at Belmont station, Fitchburg train 414 stopped for approximately 15 minutes. The conductor, obviously frustrated with the lack of clear communication he was getting, announced a delay due to a switch issue.

He announced that they were working on the switch - and that he was told "it would be a few minutes." Some 30 minutes later, another announcement was made that the "switch maintainer" had yet to arrive.

Hordes of passengers then deboarded, some 50 minutes after the initial stoppage. Earlier communication about the severity of the issue, or the actual ETA of a work crew would have allowed passengers the option of catching one of three MBTA buses, getting them inbound quicker

Problems happen - people are generally understanding. However, when there are people who have work, medical appointments, or other such time-bound obligations, clarity in communication during times of unforeseen issues would make for a lot less frustrating experience on the MBTA.

An addendum, considering the latest update indicting the train is "60-70 minutes late:" at what point does it become incumbent upon the MBTA Commuter Rail to send a shuttle bus to pickup the stranded passengers? Or announce local bus connection options for less experienced MBTA riders?

A Suffolk Superior Court jury today convicted several workers at a former DYS facility on Long Island of sexual assault and beatings for incidents in 2014 involving teens under their care, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Jalise Andrade, 37, and Silvio DePina, 40, both of Brockton, Hermano Joseph, 27, of Taunton, and Ainsley LaRoche, 44, of Roxbury, will be sentenced on Friday at 2:30 p.m. following their conviction on a total of 19 counts of indecent assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, intimidation of a witness and/or threats to commit a crime against three victims, the DA's office reports.

In 2014, as workers for Volunteers of Amercia, which ran Casa Isla for DYS, the four engaged in such activities as beating the naked buttocks of the teens with sandals - and forcing other teens to join in the attack.