Man shot on Dorchester street corner

BOSTON

A 20-year-old man was shot multiple times about 7 last night while standing near the corner of Elm Hill Avenue and Sonoma Street in Dorchester. He was taken to Boston Medical Center for treatment, according to police. The man's wounds were not considered life-threatening, police said. The victim has not been identified. As of 9 p.m., no arrests had been made, although police said they were questioning several men.

GARDNER

A 2-year-old girl who died Friday had apparently been injured, prosecutors said yesterday. But they didn't say what her injuries were or how she got them. Police responded to a 911 call Friday morning to a building on Grant Street and found the girl unresponsive, with "apparent traumatic injuries," the Worcester District Attorney's office said in a statement issued yesterday. The girl, whose name has not been released, was transported to Heywood Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 12:35 p.m. Friday. State Police detectives and local police investigating the case.

MARLBOROUGH

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner last night released the name of a man killed on Interstate 495 earlier this week, according to Lieutenant William Powers of the Massachusetts State Police. The victim was identified as Geping Chen , 39 , of Northborough . On Thursday about 2 p.m., Chen parked his 2006 Toyota Sienna in the breakdown lane of Route 495 North in Marlborough and was struck by a tractor trailer driven by Thomas Moyen of Leominster . Authorities were unable to immediately identify Chen after the accident, Powers said. Moyen was not injured in the wreck and no charges are being brought against him at this time, Powers said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

WESTON

One woman died early yesterday and another was seriously injured in a two-car crash in the eastbound lanes of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Weston. State Police said that 22-year-old Renee R. Woodbury of Lynn lost control of her car, and it crashed into a Jersey barrier in the median strip about 3 a.m. The vehicle came to rest perpendicular to traffic and was hit by another vehicle. The driver of the first vehicle, who was not wearing a seat belt, was declared dead at the scene. The operator of the second vehicle and two of her passengers who were wearing seat belts were not seriously hurt . But a third passenger, Karin Kachbalyan, 30, of Bedford, who was not wearing a seat belt, was hospitalized with serious injuries. State Police are investigating the crash.

BARNSTABLE

If the man expected to be Britain's next prime minister gets the job, the Union Jack could join Old Glory on the mast of the Kennedy sailboat docked in Hyannis Port. Gordon Brown, the likely successor to Tony Blair, is apparently a big fan of Cape Cod. Brown, chancellor of the exchequer, spent part of his honeymoon on the Cape and had been a frequent visitor since. US Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry, Democrats of Massachusetts -- anchors of the Cape and Islands summer set -- told the Cape Cod Times they hope to host Brown. Brown and his wife, Sarah, "are two of our best friends on the Cape," Kennedy said in a statement. Speaking for his sailboat, Kennedy also said, "Mya can't wait to take the Prime Minister for a sail." (AP)

MANCHESTER, N.H.

Southern New Hampshire University leaders said yesterday the school would cut pollution emissions by a margin equal to taking 2,100 cars vehicles off the road. Paul LeBlanc, university president, told graduates their school had partnered with PPM Energy's Maple Ridge Wind Farm in New York. The partnership will let the school become carbon neutral within two years. The 15-year plan also is expected to stabilize energy bills and could save the university up to $2.6 million a year. "We have a lot of work to do, but this is an important milestone," LeBlanc said. (AP)

WESTMORELAND, N.H.

A New Hampshire woman celebrated a big birthday recently -- her 112th. In what has become a tradition , friends and family gathered Thursday for Mary Jo Ray's birthday party at the Westmoreland nursing home. Relatives say Ray has never had a serious illness and is healthy for her age. Four generations of family gathered for the party, including Ray's 82-year-old son, Donald Ray, and 7-week-old great-great-granddaughter. Ray celebrated her birthday in clothes older than most people: She wore a sweater she knit 94 years ago at the age of 18. (AP)