Car Crash in NH Leaves Newton Teenager in a Coma

Tyler Wise, 14, of Newton is in a coma in a Boston area hospital after he was in a car accident with his grandfather on Sunday in New Hampshire, according to The Newton Patch. The freshman in high school sustained bruising on his brain and broke multiple bones in the crash that is reported to [...]

Mom, Boyfriend Face Charges of Beating Daughter, 4, To Death

Lymari Acevedo, 27, and her boyfriend Richard Castillo, 33, both of Worcester, pled not guilty last Friday in Worcester District Court on charges of assault and battery on a child and permitting injury to a child in the tragic death of Acevedo’s 4-year-old daughter, who died from severe injuries allegedly at the hands of Acevedo [...]

Infant Rescued from Choking by Police Officer in Milford

A 14-month-old baby boy was rescued from choking last Thursday by Robbie Tusino, 40, a Milford Police Officer. Tusino was called to the boy’s home on Front Street in Milford in the afternoon after the baby’s mother called 911 frantically for help. She found her son was not breathing or responsive and when Tusino arrived [...]

Two Infant Deaths Prompt Baby Monitors Recall

In an announcement made last Friday, almost 2 million Summer Infant video camera baby monitors are in the process of being recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after it was learned that two infants were strangled to death by the monitor’s electrical cord. One of the victims was a 10-month-old girl from Washington, [...]

Diet Soda May Lead to Increased Risk of Strokes

A study out recently has dubbed diet soda as a possible cause in incidents involving strokes and heart attacks. This study kept tabs on approximately 2,500 individuals for nearly a decade. The participants who preferred diet pop on a daily basis were at a 50% increased risk of having “vascular events” happen to them, as [...]

Most Wanted Sex Offenders List Released by State Police

The Sex Offender Registry Board and the Massachusetts State Police recently released a list of the Most Wanted Sex Offenders in Massachusetts. These 10 offenders are all Level 3 sex offenders, meaning that they are at the highest risk to commit a sex crime and are also said to be dangerous to communities. Under Massachusetts [...]

Study Says Massachusetts Children Receive Better Health Care

A recently published study found that children in Massachusetts in general are more likely to receive better health care compared to children in other states. This is good news to parents whose children have been injured in Massachusetts motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, daycare accidents, during birth, or just need to see a doctor for [...]

When a Kiss Isn’t Enough To Make It All Better: Child Injury in Motor Vehicle Accidents

We wanted to share some helpful information from Attorney Thomas M. Kiley’s book, When a Kiss Isn’t Enough To Make It All Better: A Parent’s Guide to Child Injury, with the focus on a child’s injuries from a car accident. If your child’s car accident injuries resulted from the negligence or recklessness of another, you [...]