death

East Boston man about to be flown out of country to face murder charge

A man about to be deported was instead transported to East Boston District Court for arraignment today on charges he stabbed an East Boston man to death in 2009, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office and Boston Police report.

Police say Jose Merino, 31, slashed roommate Jose Ramirez's throat on July 26, 2009, leaving him to die in the East Boston apartment they shared.

Merino fled the state, but when Boston Police learned of his arrest late last year in Virginia on unrelated charges, for which he was due to be deported, they moved to bring him back to Massachusetts for arraignment.

Merino was returned to Boston on Saturday.

Innocent, etc.

Respectfully dedicated to the young woman who died in the Brighton biking accident, and those who were involved.

I am starting a new blog in memory of the 24 year old woman who was killed on her bike the evening of August 9, 2010 in Brighton, MA. This blog is not for those who wish to disect the accident, judge the driver or the victim or any other comments that are in any way insensitive to this unfortunate occurance. This is simply to offer ones consolences. I would like to start by saying that I witnessed the entire accident from start to finish. I am deeply saddened for those who knew this young woman and my heart, my thoughts and my prayers go out to her family and her friends. I would also like to put forward my regrets to the woman who happened to hit this young lady. While you are not at fault here, that is a terrible thing for you to undergo. Being a 25 year old woman myself, I feel strangely affected by this. I read up on this young woman who passed and she really had lived an tremendous life. So accomplished at such a young age and so loved by so many people! She sounded like a remarkable person and I feel a strong sense of grief relating to the way she went and for all who knew her. Rest In Peace.

Storm claims one life in Acushnet

Clearing a tree limb on Apple Blossom Lane, Leo Renauld was reported killed last night. He and a neighbor were attempting to clear fallen limbs that were blocking the road.

Mother Nature always reminds us - perhaps in this case with a touch of irony - that the weather is something to always be respected.

Selective respect for life?

At least 30 people were killed in England this morning.

At least 27 people were killed in Iraq this week.

The people killed in England were killed using deadly weapons.

The people killed in Iraq were killed using deadly weapons.

The people killed in England were killed by foreigners who had not been asked by the country's government to enter the country for the purpose of detonating weapons.

The people killed in Iraq were killed by foreigners who had not been asked by the country's government to enter the country for the purpose of detonating weapons.

The people killed in England were killed by people who are believed to have disagreed with England's government and who are not believed to have known anything specific about the people killed.