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Newton man finds baby abandoned on doorstep

PHOTOS BY JOSH REYNOLDS FOR THE BOSTON GLOBEDetective Sergeant George McMains of the Newton Police Department removed the bag, blanket, and pillow from the front of the house where the baby was left, after displaying them for the media. PHOTOS BY JOSH REYNOLDS FOR THE BOSTON GLOBEDetective Sergeant George McMains of the Newton Police Department removed the bag, blanket, and pillow from the front of the house where the baby was left, after displaying them for the media. (PHOTOS BY JOSH REYNOLDS FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)
By Michael Levenson and John R. Ellement
Globe Staff / September 11, 2008

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NEWTON - An 81-year-old man stepped outside to pick up his mail yesterday and was stunned to find a newborn baby girl, tucked in a tote bag with a pillow, a blanket, and a note asking that the baby be cared for, police said. (Full article: 678 words)

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