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A man ran over over another man, killing him, after shouting racial slurs at at him in Belmont Tuesday, according to prosecutors who filed a civil rights violation and other charges against the driver.
Dean Kapsalis, a 54-year-old from Hudson with a lengthy history of violations behind the wheel, is accused of hitting a 35-year-old Boston man with his Dodge Dakota truck after the two got into an argument.
Kapsalis shouted racial epithets at the victim, Henry Tapia, who was Black, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said at a news conference Wednesday.
Timothy Martin, 23, of Manchester, faces murder and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the killing of Pamela Wood, 61, of Wakefield.
Wenham is down to just one selectman on its board after two selectmen resigned on Tuesday.
Selectmen John Clemenzi and Jack Wilhelm both stepped down on Tuesday night, following a discrimination complaint against the town and Clemenzi and calls for resignation. Chairman Gary Cheeseman is the only selectman left on the board. He issued a statement on Wednesday reassuring residents that town government functions will carry-on as usual.
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The mystery of several (possibly baked) potatoes found scattered at the Wayland Free Public Library is now nationally famous.
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Man arrested for murder in connection with his mother’s death in Wakefield
Timothy Martin also charged with three counts of assault on police officers
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Timothy Martin, 23, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested and charged with murder and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the apparent homicide of his mother, Pamela Wood, 61 of Wakefield, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Wakefield Chief of Police Steven Skory.
The assault charges stem from Martin’s alleged assault on three police officers.
According to Ryan’s office, on Jan. 19 at approximately 9:55 a.m., Wakefield Police responded to a home on Otis Street to perform a well-being check on Wood after being notified that she had failed to show up for work at Greenwood Elementary School where she was a speech therapist.