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Lowell Man Accused Of Murder After Brutally Beating Mom To Death In His Condo: DA
A 24-year-old Lowell man has been indicted for the murder of his mom after she was found beaten to death in July 2023, according to officials.
Michael Belous, 24, was arrested after his mom Elena Vainer, 51, of Reading, was found barely breathing and beaten shortly before 1 a.m. at his condo on Middlesex Street on July 17, 2023, the Middlesex District Attorney said.
Belous was charged with assault and battery on a household or family member and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury.
Officers and paramedics found Vainer suffering from severe head, face, arm, and neck injuries as…
Edward 'Ted' Armstrong, 89, Was Best Known For His Piano Playing
Edward (Ted) Armstrong passed away peacefully on July 17. He was 89 years old.
Born in Reading, MA, he grew up in Hamden, CT, graduated from Hamden High School, and attended Colgate University, where he was a music major and the piano accompanist for the glee club.
During a joint concert with Elmira College’s glee club, he met his future wife, Connie. Ted went on to a career at IBM which lasted 30 years.
Anyone who met Ted would remark about his charm and keen conversational skills. He also surprised folks with his dry sense of humor.
Ted is best known for his piano play…
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Watch Motorcyclist Try To Run Over Mass State Trooper During Wakefield Escape Attempt: Police
Massachusetts State Troopers were violently assaulted twice in recent days, in unrelated instances that resulted in two arrests and one trooper's hospitalization, officials say.
Two Eastern Massachusetts men, Colin James Webb, of Reading, and Hernan Aybar Romero, of Lawrence, were arrested in the past week for assaulting Massachusetts State Troopers in two unrelated events, according to the Massachusetts State Police.
On Wednesday, July 5, a motorcyclist, later identified as Webb, attempted to run over a trooper who was on foot on the I-95 Exit 57 off-ramp in Wakef…
2 Dogs Die, 4 People Displaced In 4-Alarm Fire At Wakefield Pizza Shop, Apartment Building
A four-alarm fire racked a building, closing businesses but narrowly avoiding spreading to neighboring structures, officials say.
A person spotted a fire at Charlie's On Main, a pizzeria located at 340 Main Street, from outside the building at approximately 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, according to the Wakefield Fire Department.
As soon as crews arrived at the scene they struck a second alarm, followed quickly by a third. A fourth alarm was struck almost an hour after the first, at approximately 4:50 p.m., when firefighters were forced to evacuate the building because of structural damage. …
Multiple People Sickened, Some Hospitalized In Chemical Exposure At Reading YMCA: Officials
Multiple people -- some kids -- were sickened by a chemical exposure at a YMCA in Reading, sending two to three people to the hospital Friday, Aug. 5, officials said.
A mixture of chemicals near the pool inside the building on Washington Street created some kind of gas that, after inhaling, caused various reactions such as mucus, irritation, and rash, said Christian Crespo, the city's communication coordinator.
He reported that between 10 and 20 people were affected.
They were being treated at a nearby fire station, he said. Meanwhile, two to three people were taken to …
