The Salem News

A Massachusetts youth hockey coach awaiting trial for child rape charges was located and arrested Friday morning, after failing to turn himself in to a Vermont court on Thursday. He was released on bail earlier this month after he met certain conditions due to rulings by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in two unrelated cases.

A youth hockey coach awaiting trial for child rape charges is expected to be released on bail following rulings by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in two unrelated cases. Thirty-three-year-old Christopher Prew of Marblehead is accused of sexually assaulting eight boys under the age of 14. He had been held without bail since a court appearance in March of 2018.

A small Christian liberal arts college in Massachusetts has received a donation of more than $75 million. Gordon College in Wenham says the gift from an anonymous donor is designated for the school’s endowment and directed to fund student scholarships.

It was a tail-wagging and heartfelt reunion Tuesday for a North Andover woman and her beloved pet dog, who reportedly was missing for more than a year following the devastating Merrimack Valley gas explosions. Salem News reports Altagracia Baldera was forced out of her home Sept. 13, 2018 due to the disaster. Seeking shelter, she and her pooch Virgo reportedly...

The trial of a Massachusetts man police say strangled his estranged wife in her apartment three years ago has started. Douglas Steeves Jr., of Salem, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 48-year-old Carmela Saunders.

The trial of a Massachusetts youth hockey coach charged with sexually abusing 10 boys has been delayed until May. The Salem News reports that 32-year-old Christopher Prew, of Winthrop, was arrested in February 2018 after the mother of a 9-year-old boy went to Marblehead police to allege he had been touching her son inappropriately.

Several malpractice lawsuits against celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow alleging he engaged in sexual relationships with patients, inappropriately prescribed drugs, and committed “boundary violations” have been settled.

A small Christian liberal arts college in Massachusetts is cutting eight majors and eliminating 36 jobs. The Salem News reports that Gordon College in Wenham is making what it calls “fundamental shifts” to prepare for its future and avoid the financial woes affecting other small colleges.

An arrest warrant has been issued out of Vermont for a youth hockey coach already facing charges of allegedly sexually abusing eight boys in Massachusetts. Vermont State Police say, Christopher Prew, 31, of Marblehead, is facing a charge of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child which allegedly took place in Jay. Authorities said a warrant with a $15,000 bail...

A group of dancers who have worked at a Massachusetts strip club say in a lawsuit the club violated state tip-sharing laws and forced them to pay fees to work. The suit, filed this week in Salem Superior Court, is the second time that a group of dancers has gone to court against Peabody’s Golden Banana club over those...

A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a charge filed against a Massachusetts school bus driver who allegedly left a 5-year-old boy on the bus for hours. The Salem News reports that the lawyer for 71-year-old David Boutros argued that the child was not at substantial risk of harm to qualify for the reckless child endangerment charge. Police say...

Prosecutors have reduced a charge filed against a former Massachusetts pharmacy technician accused of stealing nearly 18,000 pills. The Salem News reports the Essex District Attorney’s office said Wednesday they were changing the charge filed against 50-year-old Lisa Tillman from larceny of drugs to obtaining drugs by fraud.

A Massachusetts man convicted of strangling his estranged wife in 2015 has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison.

Prosecutors say a bag of drugs recovered from a toilet at a Massachusetts jail contained fentanyl and not heroin as initially thought. The Salem News reports that 43-year-old William Cruz, of Lynn, is now facing a charge of trafficking fentanyl-based on the state crime lab results.

A Massachusetts man authorities say caught a tuna out of season and then dumped the headless, 400-pound carcass in the woods has been placed on probation after pleading guilty to related charges

A Massachusetts man charged with fatally stabbing a kitten, taking a photo of the animal and throwing it in the trash has been held without bail. The Salem News reports that 43-year-old Peter Rice, of Salem, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges including animal cruelty and carrying a dangerous weapon.

Records show a Massachusetts school bus driver charged with leaving a 5-year-old boy on his bus for hours has several traffic tickets in his past. The Salem News reports that 71-year-old David Boutros received six citations for failing to stop or yield between 1992 and 2016, was ticketed for speeding three times and was in an accident where he was...

A house where John Proctor, a victim of the Salem witch trials once lived, is on the market for $600,000.

A Massachusetts house where a victim of the Salem witch trials once lived is on the market for $600,000 just in time for Halloween. The 3,910-square-foot home built in 1638 was once the home of John Proctor, who was convicted of witchcraft and hanged in 1692. The six-bedroom, two-bathroom home is in Peabody, which at the time was part of Salem.

The city of Salem, Massachusetts, is limiting the number of people who will be allowed inside a historic cemetery with a direct link to the 1692 witch trials as Halloween approaches. The Salem News reports that on Saturdays and Sundays during October and on Halloween night, no more than 100 people will be permitted inside the Charter Street Burial Ground...