A vigil will be held Thursday afternoon for Mikayla Miller, the 16-year-old who was found dead in that Metrowest community during the early morning hours of April 18.
Investigators in Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan s office continue to probe the circumstances around Miller s death amid growing frustration over the lack of conclusions from her office about what they have learned. Ryan has pledged a thorough probe with transparent findings. Mikayla Miller deserved to grow old, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley tweeted on Tuesday. She had so many basketball games, road trips and HBCU homecomings ahead of her. She deserved childhood uninterrupted. There needs to be a full, transparent, independent investigation into her death.
May 6, 2021
HOPKINTON, Mass. (State House News Service) Lawmakers who represent the town of Hopkinton will be among those attending a vigil Thursday afternoon on the town common for Mikayla Miller, the 16-year-old who was found dead in that Metrowest community during the early morning hours of April 18.
Investigators in Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan s office continue to probe the circumstances around Miller s death amid growing frustration over the lack of conclusions from her office about what they have learned. Ryan has pledged a thorough probe with transparent findings. Mikayla Miller deserved to grow old, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley tweeted on Tuesday. She had so many basketball games, road trips and HBCU homecomings ahead of her. She deserved childhood uninterrupted. There needs to be a full, transparent, independent investigation into her death.
55-year-old man dies at construction site in Newton after wall collapsed on him, authorities say
Updated May 06, 2021;
A 55-year-old man died Thursday while working at a construction site at Winchester Street in Newton, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office.
Authorities said the man had been working in the foundation of a residence when a wall collapsed and pinned him to the ground.
The man was pronounced dead on the scene, authorities said.
Newton police notified the Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office about the fatal incident at 8 a.m. on Thursday, officials said.
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A 55-year-old man who was working in the foundation of a Newton home on Thursday, died after a concrete wall collapsed on top of him, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office.
Billerica resident Russell J. Harron died while working at 315 Winchester St.
Speaking in front of the home, Newton Fire Chief Gino Lucchetti said the incident, which began at 8 a.m., “started off as a rescue operation … and it turned into a recovery operation.”
Asked how the firefighters were doing after such a traumatic incident, the chief responded it’s “very difficult … emotional.”
Justice for Mikayla Miller: Massachusetts lawmakers to attend vigil
Posted May 06, 2021
By Michael P. Norton | State House News Service
Lawmakers who represent the town of Hopkinton will be among those attending a vigil Thursday afternoon on the town common for Mikayla Miller, the 16-year-old who was found dead in that Metrowest community during the early morning hours of April 18.
Investigators in Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office continue to probe the circumstances around Miller’s death amid growing frustration over the lack of conclusions from her office about what they have learned. Ryan has pledged a thorough probe with transparent findings.