4 stage robbery at Papa Gino's

Four masked men forced their way into the Papa Gino's on River Street in Hyde Park around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, police said. The assailants forced the employees to the ground while they attempted to coerce the manager to open the restaurant's safe. After being told that the safe doesn't open after 9 p.m., the men forced the employees into the basement and took their cellphones and wallets. They were believed to be carrying at least one weapon, identified as a shotgun. About 10 minutes after the men fled, the employees came out of the basement and called 911. The case is under investigation.

Commuter rail riders are expected to get clearer views out the train windows and better temperature control over the next two years. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority board approved two projects last week that will cost the authority a combined $5.9 million. The T will spend the next 18 months replacing 2,000 windows on 75 double-decker coaches. Many of the old windows look washed out. The T is almost finished replacing windows on single-level coaches, a program that began in 2005. The T will also spend the next two years overhauling air systems on 148 coaches, part of a program that started in 2005. The MBTA expects the federal government to reimburse 80 percent of the expenses.

A proposal to build 130 windmills across 25 miles of federal waters in Nantucket Sound is heading into a crucial series of public hearings this week. The hearings by the federal Minerals Management Service could be one of the fiercest showdowns yet on the contentious Cape Wind project. The project has split the state's top political leaders, Governor Deval Patrick in favor but Senator Edward Kennedy opposed. The four public hearings on the project's draft environmental impact study are 6 p.m. today at Mattacheese Middle School in West Yarmouth; 5 p.m. tomorrow at Nantucket High School; 5 p.m. Wednesday in Martha's Vineyard Regional High School in Oak Bluffs; and Thursday in the Campus Center Ballroom at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. (AP)

State Police say an East Haven policeman shot and killed a suspect who pointed a handgun at the officer. Brian Batten, 32, of East Haven, died at Yale New Haven Hospital, State Police said. East Haven police responded to a report of a domestic violence complaint Saturday night. After Batten fled the home, police began a pursuit onto Interstate 95 and into New Haven. When approached at a dead-end street, Batten refused a command from officers to drop his gun and instead pointed it at East Haven police Sergeant John Miller, who shot Batten, State Police said. They are investigating. (AP)

Freezing rain and high winds knocked out power to 20,000 households around the state Saturday, and 8,400 were still without service yesterday afternoon as temperatures started to drop. The Red Cross was providing shelter and hotel rooms to those who needed a warm place to stay, Vermont Emergency Management officials said. Shelters were being set up at City Hall in St. Albans and at the Orwell elementary school. Others were expected to open depending on demand. Central Vermont Public Service Corp. said Addison County was the hardest hit. At least 3,100 in that area were still without power yesterday afternoon as temperatures hovered in the 20s and were expected to dip to the low teens at night. Some customers may not have service restored until tomorrow, CVPS said. (AP)