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Driver in crash that killed police officer, utility worker had long criminal history
A review of court records for the suspect in the crash that killed a Waltham police officer and National Grid worker has a lengthy criminal history across the country that spans decades. Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, was driving a stolen Ford F-150 pickup truck on Totten Pond Road around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday when he attempted to do…
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What we know about police officer, utility worker hit and killed in Waltham, Mass.
Loved ones are remembering a police officer and a utility worker who were hit and killed Wednesday at a worksite in Waltham, Massachusetts. Blue lights lit up the police department in Waltham, Massachusetts, in honor of Officer Paul Tracey, a 28-year veteran of the department, who was working a police detail at the time. Family members also mourned the death…
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New details emerge about Waltham crash that killed police officer, utility worker
A New Hampshire man was ordered held without bail Thursday after he allegedly crashed into and killed a police officer and utility worker in Waltham, Massachusetts, authorities said. Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, was driving a stolen Ford F-150 pickup truck on Totten Pond Road around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday when he attempted to do a U-turn in traffic…
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Waltham, Mass. police officer, utility worker killed after being hit by driver, DA confirms
A police officer and a utility worker are dead after being hit by a driver who went on to steal a police cruiser in Waltham, Massachusetts, authorities said Wednesday night. Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said the incident began around 4 p.m. on Totten Pond Road. A driver, identified as 54-year-old Peter Simon of Woodsville, New Hampshire, allegedly hit…
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Biotech company settles with family of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells uphold medicine
More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a biotechnology company they sued in 2021, accusing its leaders of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system.
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Brandeis Student Mourned at Vigil After Deadly Bus Crash
Shock, grief, and sadness surrounds the Brandeis University campus after a horrific shuttle bus crash Saturday night claimed the life of 25-year-old undergraduate student Vanessa Mark. The bus driver and 26 other students were injured. Classes at Brandeis University have been called off Monday and Tuesday in the wake of the bus crash over the weekend. The shuttle bus was…
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1 Dead, 27 Injured After Bus Carrying Brandeis University Students Crashes in Mass.
One person is dead and 27 others were injured when a shuttle bus carrying Brandeis University students crashed into a tree late Saturday night in Waltham, Massachusetts, authorities said.