Trial underway; LaBarre's 'obsession with pedophiles' focus of insanity case BRENTWOOD — Sheila LaBarre had a "hypersexualized" appetite and targeted mentally impaired men for years before finally killing two of them, prosecutors said.
LaBarre's insanity trial began yesterday in Rockingham County Superior Court, with prosecutors saying jurors will hear disturbing firsthand accounts of her need to control men....continued
Five Haverhill Highway Department workers suspended
Lose pay in the Flaherty scandal HAVERHILL — The investigation into the city's Highway Department is hitting the wallets of workers there.
Mayor James Fiorentini said he has suspended five workers without pay for using sick time or being on the city clock while working on private jobs for James Flaherty and his son Kevin. The Flahertys are former Highway Department officials who have been charged criminally with using their city jobs for personal gain....continued
M and M Girls:
Maroney, Mollica power UMass to NCAA tourney Based on her career at Phillips Academy, where she hit .533 as a four-year starter, Lindsay Maroney of Bradford was naturally confident that she had the basics of softball down to a science.
Just like Whitney Mollica thought she did three years before.
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Our view: Four accidents highlight highway dangers A rash of four accidents last week on Interstate 495 should prompt stepped-up traffic enforcement by state police in the area.
On Monday, May 5, a teenager police say was intoxicated and driving a stolen car hit another vehicle headed south on I-495 in Andover. The 1997 Buick LeSabre driven by Cory Scott, 19, of Salisbury ended up on the side of the highway while the Volkswagen he hit overturned. The driver of the Volkswagen, Walter Olivera, 38, of East Boston told a reporter he was not hurt. Police say aggressive driving caused the crash....continued
