Thursday, June 6, 2013
A federal grant has enabled state police in Massachusetts to implement specialized enforcement in June.
Texting while driving has been illegal in Massachusetts since 2010, but police around the country have said the law is difficult to enforce. Forty percent of Massachusetts drivers say they still text while driving despite a nearly three-year-old law banning such activity and preventing any cell phone use for drivers under 18 years old, according to a poll conducted by Plymouth Rock Assurance. With the help of a federal grant, Massachusetts State Police will begin a statewide crackdown on the illegal and dangerous practice in June. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded the state a $275,000 federal grant to increase enforcement of the Safe Driving Law, which bans the sending, typing or reading of electronic messages …
Friday, December 7, 2012
A Wakefield man and tutor who faces numerous child sex charges was a Level 1 sex offender.
On Thursday afternoon, news spread quickly through the region about the indictment of a Wakefield couple for numerous charges stemming from an illegal day care operation where graphic child sexual abuse occurred. The Middlesex County District Attorney's office alleges that at least 13 children were abused while under the care of John Burbine, 49, at the Waterfall Education Center, which offered tutoring and day care. Burbine was a level 1 sex offender, which means he had been convicted of a sex-related crime but was deemed least likely to re-offend. Sex offenders are classified according to the degree of dangerousness they pose to the public and their likelihood to re-offend. A Level 1 offender has been classified as a “low risk.” A Level …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
According to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center, 43 percent of men don’t have the final say in any of the major household decisions
A study shows women may have more control over their relationship than they think. According to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center, a surprising 43 percent of men don’t have the final say in any of the major household decisions tested. The survey asked questions about who makes decisions in four areas: household finances, weekend activities, large home purchases and television viewing. According to the survey, only a quarter of men make decisions in more areas than their female partner. In 31 percent of the relationships, the pair split decision-making responsibilities equally. Does this sound like your family? Who's the boss in your house?
Rfs
6:23 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Lets keep protecting these Monsters. Lets make sure we disturb their life. I can't believe this is even a question. I think they should have a huge S.A BRANDED on their forehead and when they go to prison put them with the general population instead of protecting them. Think about the children and if it was your child. A life of darkness and theropy awaits most of them more ›