Man charged with rape of 10-year-old girl

A Dorchester man will be arraigned tomorrow in Roxbury District Court on a charge of raping a 10-year-old girl, Boston police said. Jamail Hairston, 24, was charged with rape and abuse of a minor under age 16 after he was arrested yesterday afternoon near Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury. Police received a call about the alleged assault from the girl's family about 4 p.m., a police spokesman said. "The individual was known to the family," said Office James Kenneally. "They were able to provide an accurate enough description that we were able to find him quickly."

A man was shot while waiting in line at a restaurant Friday when another man's gun fell to the floor and fired, Boston police said. The two were waiting at about 11 p.m. at Stash's Restaurant in Dorchester. The suspect, who was next to the victim, fled. The victim was shot in the head, but his injuries were not life-threatening. He was taken to Boston Medical Center.

A woman who was rescued from a five-alarm blaze in Cambridge last month died Thursday, a spokeswoman at Massachusetts General Hospital said yesterday. Charlotte Hill, 84, and her husband, McKinley, were rescued by firefighters from a condo on Prince Street on Nov. 25. The fire left 30 people homeless. The cause is under investigation, but the Cambridge Fire Department has ruled out arson. The spokeswoman would not say whether her death was caused by injuries.

The Coast Guard commander responsible for Nantucket Sound said a proposed wind farm presents no major problems for marine radar. The Cape Cod Times reported that Captain Raymond Perry called the wind project "doable" Friday. Perry said he reached his conclusion after a $100,000 Coast Guard-commissioned study on the effects of the turbines on the radar. His announcement comes as the US Minerals Management Service, the lead agency on the review of the project, prepares to release its environmental report by month's end. The plan by Cape Wind Associates would build 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound. Opponents have said that a federal environmental review due this month is being rushed and that the turbines would be dangerous to boaters and ferries. (AP)

A male teenager was shot multiple times, receiving life-threatening injuries, near 658 Parker St. in Roxbury last night, a Boston police spokesman said. Officer James Kenneally said the victim, who was not identified, was taken to an area hospital, where his condition had stabilized by 10 p.m. Police were investigating the 7 p.m. shooting, and no arrests had been made, he said.

Seventy-five people, some wearing bikinis, swim trunks, polar bear caps, and moose antlers, dived into frigid Walden Pond yesterday to raise awareness about global warming. Ranging in age from 16 to the late 60s, some dipped into the 45-degree water for only a few seconds, while others swam laps. The Second Annual Walden Pond Plunge, sponsored by the Global Warming Education Network, was one of several events held as part of Global Day of Climate Action, a worldwide effort to call attention to climate change. "We hope we helped to bring attention to the need to do something about global warming," said Jeremy Marin, a volunteer for the event.

The driver of an asphalt truck that crashed through the guardrail into oncoming traffic on Interstate 95 in Peabody yesterday has been charged with marijuana possession, driving with a suspended license, and failure to carefully stop, police said. State Police Lieutenant Eric Anderson said the northbound tractor-trailer crashed through the guardrail and hit a southbound van at 1:50 p.m., spilling asphalt onto the roadway. Both drivers were treated for minor injuries at area hospitals. The driver of the truck, Samuel Gerrior, 44, of Middleton, is expected to be arraigned tomorrow, Anderson said.