Given the topic, attention being given to a case of brothels and sex work isn’t surprising. But the timing and selection of details released by prosecutors have led to a blurring of some aspects – aided by Boston media – that may play differently to a judge or jury.
Sean O’Donovan, an attorney and former Somerville alderman and School Committee member, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison plus three years of supervised release and will need to pay a $150,000 fine.
A drug dealer was busted Wednesday with nearly 90 grams of crack cocaine “after a monthslong investigation into drug activity in Central Square,” police said.
Police hope the public can help identify a person of interest in multiple assaults in Cambridge and Boston, including nonfatal stabbings in Porter Square.
After a six-alarm fire on Easter Sunday, Faith Lutheran Church is determining its next steps, with estimates for a new church building surpassing $9 million.
Rampant shoplifting has led to installation of metal accordion barriers around alcohol at the Central Square Target, and officials are looking at additional measures.