Plea change delayed for Methuen police officer accused of faking credentials
Sean Fountain's expected change of plea was delayed after a judge raised concerns about victim impact statements submitted by current city leaders.
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Sean Fountain's expected change of plea was delayed after a judge raised concerns about victim impact statements submitted by current city leaders.
Sean Fountain, who previously pleaded not guilty, was indicted in 2023 alongside former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon on multiple charges including fraud. WBZ-TV's Aaron Parseghian reports.
Three more spas in Methuen have been shut down a day after the city's mayor declared "a war on human trafficking."
A young boy's tricycle was stolen, so police helped him get a new one.
An arrest has been made after a fatal hit-and-run involving a motorcycle in Methuen Sunday night.
The former police chief of Methuen and a former detective both pleaded not guilty to corruption and fraud charges at Essex County Superior Court on Friday.
Longtime Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon is retiring less than three weeks after he was put on leave during a controversy over his salary.
Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon and Police Captain Gregory Gallant have been placed on paid administrative leave after a review of department contracts found "a failure of leadership at all levels of city government."
An independent investigator is now looking into a March incident when a Methuen Police Lieutenant pulled over a car at gunpoint.
Police in Methuen are looking for the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian Monday night.
Police are looking for two women who allegedly stole Oxycodone pills from a Rite Aid pharmacy in Methuen on Monday night.
A passenger has died after two cars collided head-on in Methuen Sunday.
Police arrested three men suspected of stealing thousands of dollars from ATMs in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Police said a dog who initially appeared to have been shot to death was instead mauled by other animals.
A SWAT team was called to a Methuen rooming house where a breaking and entering suspect was refusing to answer the door and was believed to have a weapon.
A man accused of trying to kidnap a woman from a Methuen Market Basket parking lot is being held without bail.
Jay Sarcione told WBZ-TV he ran after a man who tried to kidnap a woman outside Market Basket in Methuen.
The Methuen City Council voted to restore $1.2 million to the police budget.
Massachusetts' inspector general says Methuen officials should rescind costly police contracts that could lead to layoffs.
The process to lay off 50 police officers in order to prevent deficit spending is underway in Methuen.
The city will run out of money to pay the department in March if the council refuses to restore the money cut from the police budget.
People are dancing to the popular Drake song and hopping out of the car when it's moving.
Cars and property were spray-painted with swastikas and crude language in Methuen overnight.
A private Catholic stepping up security and delayed its opening Thursday morning after threatening writings were found on the walls.
Police are searching for a man they say broke into a Methuen home in a "targeted attack."
The gunman who opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston, according to I-Team sources.
In the Lyric Stage Company's production of "Something Rotten," Shakespeare is reimagined as a rock star.
A man driving home from work in Gardner said he's grateful to be alive after two teens allegedly threw a railroad spike through his car windshield.
Video from the Cambridge shooting shows a man firing and waving a gun while walking along Memorial Drive Monday.
Massachusetts State Police are collecting evidence to trace the gun and bullet casings from the Memorial Drive shooting in Cambridge, according to security analyst Ed Davis.
A gunman who opened fire at cars on Memorial Drive was shot by a responding State Police trooper and a civilian.
The gunman who opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston, according to I-Team sources.
Video from the Cambridge shooting shows a man firing and waving a gun while walking along Memorial Drive Monday.
Two New Hampshire residents who were on board the cruise ship that saw a hantavirus outbreak are back in the United States.
A man driving home from work in Gardner said he's grateful to be alive after two teens allegedly threw a railroad spike through his car windshield.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
In Groton, Massachusetts, there is a recently opened state-of-the-art venue that is becoming one of the region's premier nonprofit music destinations.
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is a protected marine ecosystem off the coast of Massachusetts known for its rich biodiversity, world-class whale watching, and historic shipwrecks.
Best Bees installs and manages professionally maintained hives for homes, businesses, and institutions.
Known for his sustainable cooking and farm-fresh ingredients, Woods Hill's Charlie Foster is a leader in the farm-to-table movement.
Gaining Ground in Concord, Massachusetts is one of the region's leading non-profit farms dedicated to hunger relief.
Gillette Stadium looks different already, with 2026 FIFA World Cup matches coming to Foxboro, Massachusetts in June
The longest-tenured employee for the New England Patriots called it a career after 50 years in Foxboro.
Michela Cava scored at 1:12 of the second overtime to lead Ottawa to a 4-3 win over the Boston Fleet Sunday.
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday to win the rain-shortened series.
Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras ended up with a bruised right hand after he was hit by a fastball from Tampa Bay's Nick Martinez Sunday.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.