Saturday, May 19, 2012
One of four men indicted for their roles in a widespread gaming and loansharking operation has been sentenced to state prison.
A Salem Superior Court judge handed down a state prison sentence of 2 to 2-1/2 years Friday for Peabody man Michael Petrillo. Petrillo, 57, was a gaming agent and loan collector, according to prosecutors, in a large-scale bookmaking operation run by Joseph Giallanella in North Andover. Petrillo was indicted last year and pleaded guilty on April 25 to charges of receiving stolen property, being an accessory after the fact of larceny, conspiracy for larceny, use of a telephone for gaming and conspiracy for gaming. Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett's office announced the news Friday, saying a joint investigation with the special services division of the state police was first launched in 2009 into Giallanella's gaming and loansharking…
Friday, May 18, 2012
Bostik and the federal safety officials have settled on $600,000 in fines for the explosion that rocked the Middleton adhesives plant in 2011.
Federal safety officials announced Thursday they had reached a settlement with Bostik for $600,000 in fines for the explosion that rocked the Middleton adhesives plant in March 2011 and injured four workers. The Boston Road plant is located right across from the end of Russell Street in West Peabody and right near the town lines with Lynnfield and North Reading -- the Sunday evening explosion rocked nearby houses and was heard and felt across the North Shore. Bostik was originally fined last fall for $917,000 after a six-month investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found numerous safety violations, but that fine has now been reduced. OSHA cited Bostik for violations of federal safety requirements and procedures …
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Peabody Sen. Fred Berry has filed a budget amendment to pay for an annual symposium held by the Department of Mental Health to discuss safety standards.
Not only did state Sen. Fred Berry nominate Stephanie Moulton's mother Kimberly Flynn for an award as an "Unsung Heroine," he also filed a budget amendment to create an annual forum in Moulton's name for state mental health workers to discuss safety on the job. Berry's office announced Wednesday that the amendment adds $100,000 to the Senate's version of the state budget for Fiscal 2013 to establish the Stephanie Moulton Safety Symposium, which will be held annually by the Department of Mental Health for its employees to talk about topics such as best safety practices, policies and risk management. Moulton, a mental health counselor from Peabody, was allegedly murdered on the job on Jan. 20, 2011 by a male patient Deshawn Chappell. …
A GOP poll that showed Richard Tisei in the lead may have not been what it seemed, and Team Tierney is calling foul.
Congressional candidate Richard Tisei released polling results to the media this week that showed the Republican challenger with a 7-point lead over incumbent Congressman John Tierney. But that polling data, compiled by GOP pollster John McLaughlin, may not be accurate. As it turns out, the poll dramatically over-represents Republicans. The same poll had Sen. Scott Brown with a 24-point lead over Elizabeth Warren (in most other polls statewide those two are in a statistical tie). Blue Mass Group took to Twitter with its suspicions. Then McLaughlin himself reportedly admitted to the Salem News that his poll over-represents Republicans and under-represents Democrats and independents. Tisei’s pollster admitted in an interview published today …
The congressional candidate will officially be on the ballot.
Congressional Republican candidate Richard Tisei turned in his certified signatures to the Secretary of State's Elections Division in Boston Tuesday. Tisei was joined by a group of supporters who helped him gather the necessary signatures. Tisei, 49, announced his candidacy in November and has since outraised incumbent Democrat Congressman John Tierney in campaign donations two quarters in a row. Considered by many to be a formidable opponent for Tierney, Tisei recently led Tierney by seven points -- with Tisei at 40 percent and Tierney at 33 percent -- in a GOP poll of district voters, Roll Call is reporting. Polls at this point in the race will likely shift repeatedly (a poll in late January had Tierney ahead by 15 votes, and both polls …
Kimberly Flynn, whose daughter was murdered last year while on the job, was honored Wednesday at the Statehouse for her efforts to improve workplace safety for all mental health workers in the wake of her daughter's death.
Peabody resident Kimberly Flynn, whose daughter -- 25-year-old Stephanie Moulton -- was murdered last year while on the job, was honored Wednesday at the Statehouse for her efforts to improve workplace safety for all mental health workers in the wake of her daughter's death. Flynn was among a group of Bay State women who received awards as "Unsung Heroines" from the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. Moulton was allegedly killed by Deshawn Chappell, a 27-year-old male patient at the clinic where Moulton worked in Revere on Jan. 20, 2011. The case against Chappell is ongoing, along with a wrongful death suit against her daughter's employers. In the wake of the tragedy and learning how exposed to danger many female caseworkers …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Daniel May and Paul Hayes of Portsmouth, N.H., pleaded guilty Wednesday as part of a plea deal in the brutal beating of Peabody war veteran Stephen Bohn last summer.
Two suspects in the brutal beating of a Peabody Army veteran outside a Portsmouth, N.H. bar last summer pleaded guilty and were sentenced today. Daniel May and Paul Hayes, both of Portsmouth, N.H., both pleaded guilty to second degree assault, a Class B felony, as part of negotiated plea deals. May was sentenced to 2 to 5 years in state prison, and Hayes was sentenced to 2-1/2 to 7 years. May, 24, and Hayes, 26, were indicted on Oct. 4 for two counts each of second-degree assault for the attack on Stephen Bohn, a Peabody resident who received a Purple Heart when he was injured fighting in Afghanistan. The July 16, 2011 attack, which police say occurred outside of The Page restaurant in Portsmouth, left Bohn with a ruptured bladder, …
City councilor Tom Gould sat down for a chat with readers Tuesday. Here's what they had to say.
City councilor and Treadwell's Ice Cream owner Tom Gould was our guest Tuesday for an hourlong live chat with Patch readers. The question-and-answer session covered a lot of ground in the city. Here are some of the highlights from the chat: Peabody Resident: Tom, from a City Council voting process, do you feel that there are alliances that no matter what the vote is for, certain councilors are going to lean with their group? For example, Dunkin' Donuts and the large billboard on Lowell Street. By the way, great decision as a newbie with regards to your vote. Tom Gould: Thanks for the question. I thought going in that there were alliances, but I have found that there has been independence amongst the councilors. --- Peabody Patch Live Blog…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Councilor-at-Large and Treadwell's Ice Cream owner Tom Gould is chatting live with readers today on Peabody Patch.
Do you have a question for Peabody's newest city councilor? Log in to the chat between 1 and 2 p.m. with your questions ready for Tom Gould. A full transcript of the chat will be available afterward.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Bettencourt launches a series of volunteer citywide cleanup efforts this month to encourage civic participation and pride in the community.
Mayor Ted Bettencourt is looking to "reignite" those widespread feelings of pride in his hometown. Bettencourt, a Tanner City native, announced recently that he is launching a series of volunteer citywide cleanup days sponsored by his office and calling it "Peabody's Pride in Motion." “Many of us who grew up in Peabody remember the deep feelings of pride which came with being part of this unique community,” said Bettencourt. “As Mayor, I am committed to restoring that sense of Peabody as a special place to live, work, go to school and raise a family." Bettencourt talked at great length of Peabody Pride during the mayoral campaign last fall, and for that matter, so did his oppponent Sean Fitzgerald. Bettencourt argued the city has lost some…
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12:12 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
The only poll that matters will be held soon enough. And Tierney will join the unemployment line. more ›