Man dies when car hits tree

February 5, 2007

One man was killed and another in critical condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after the car they were in crashed into a tree. The car was traveling on Mount Auburn Street near the intersection with Brattle Street when the driver lost control and crashed . Speed is believed to be a factor, Cambridge police said. Pronounced dead at the scene was Jonathan Ocasio, 19, of Cambridge. Authorities identified the injured man as Matthew Heron, 19, of Cambridge.

BOSTON

Police were looking for two suspects yesterday in the stabbing of two others in Kenmore Square. Witnesses told police that about 2:20 a.m. yesterday, three suspects exited a car and stabbed two people at Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue. Police arrested Joseph Rotondo, 28, of Marshfield, and charged him with assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. The other suspects fled in a car before police arrived. The victims were taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where police said they were in stable condition.

The reunited rock band The Police is planning concerts this summer at Fenway Park, the Boston Courant will report in its next issue, said David Jacobs, the newspaper's publisher. He said the concerts will be held on July 28 and July 29. Neither the Red Sox nor city officials would comment. The concerts' promoter could not be reached. Previous concerts at Fenway have included performances by the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, and the Dave Matthews Band.

SALEM

A water main break shut down part of a thoroughfare and caused water problems for some residents yesterday. The water main, which runs under Hawthorne Boulevard, broke about 9:30 a.m., fire officials said. Part of the road was shut down as crews worked throughout the day and night to fix the break. Some residents in the area had brown water come out of their faucets after the break, fire officials said. Officials said they hoped to have the break repaired by this morning.

BRIGHTON, Vt.

A 49-year-old Connecticut man was killed when the snowmobile he was riding left the trail, went into a ditch, and hit a rock, police said. Mark Delgrosso of Niantic, Conn., was riding in Brighton, a snowmobiling hub in northeastern Vermont, when the accident happened about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, according to State Police. Snowmobile traffic was heavy, and another rider called 911, police said. Police said Delgrosso was wearing a helmet. (AP)

WORCESTER

Nurses at St. Vincent Hospital reached a tentative four-year labor agreement early yesterday after a 15-hour negotiating session, averting a possible strike. The agreement must be ratified by the 700 members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association at the hospital. The nurses voted last month to authorize a strike if no agreement could be reached. Union official Carolyn Moore said she expected nurses to ratify the contract within the next couple of weeks. The agreement, which covers Jan. 2 to Dec. 31, 2009, calls for increasing staffing in some departments, and a 14.5 percent salary increase, the union said. Moore estimated that the changes could add roughly 20 new nursing jobs at the hospital. (AP)