New England in brief
BOSTON
Mayor Thomas M. Menino spoke before about 150 people in South Boston yesterday afternoon to dedicate the opening and renaming of a strip of once-abandoned property nicknamed No Man’s Land that has blossomed into a park and public art project. Medicine Wheel Productions, a local public arts group, began efforts 12 years ago to redevelop the site, which once attracted drug users and underage drinkers, between the rear of the South Boston Educational Complex and the Dorchester Heights Memorial, according to Michael Dowling, executive and artistic director for the South Boston-based group. The park was renamed No Man’s Land Our Common Path to “show that we’re all on the same path’’ and reflect the diversity of South Boston, Dowling said. About 50 Medicine Wheel youth employees worked on the project from June to August building and repairing stone walls and walkways, plotting out a rose garden, and other improvements, Dowling said.NORTHBOROUGH
3-car crash hurts four I-290 travelers
Four people were injured yesterday in a three-car accident that blocked westbound traffic on Interstate 290 near the Marlborough-Northborough line, State Police said. The accident, which happened about 10:30, injured Jacqueline Gorman, 48, of Hudson, and two passengers - Joseph, 58, and Gregory Gorman, 21. They and James Owusu, the driver of one of the other vehicles, were transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Only Joseph Gorman’s injuries were serious, police said. The westbound highway was shut down for about 90 minutes, police said. Eastbound traffic also was affected. The cause of the accident is under investigation.WOBURN
Man to be sentenced today in abuse case
A Framingham man is to be sentenced today in Middlesex Superior Court for twice trying to kill his former girlfriend and repeatedly abusing family pets. Montiero Green was convicted last month of 19 domestic violence charges, including two counts of attempted murder, multiple assault charges, stalking, and animal cruelty. Prosecutors said Green, 36, regularly beat his former girlfriend and sometimes choked her until she lost consciousness. They said he also killed the family cat and beat two family dogs. The jury cleared Green of three other charges of abusing his current girlfriend. (AP)AMHERST
Driver sought in hit-run; bicyclist killed
Police are searching for the driver in a hit-and-run accident that killed one bicyclist and injured another. Police say the cyclists were struck by a car about 10:30 p.m. Saturday on Montague Road. Blake Goodman, 21, of Wakefield was pronounced dead at a local hospital. John Deary, 24, of Amherst, was released from the hospital after being treated for a leg injury. Authorities described the vehicle as a dark-colored sedan, possibly a Ford, that has damage on the passenger’s side, including the front end and the side mirror. (AP)Girl, 6, found walking alone in traffic
Authorities were searching for the parents of a 6-year-old girl who was found walking alone in traffic yesterday on a busy road. Several people called police to report that the girl was in danger on University Drive about 9 a.m. Authorities say she was examined by emergency medical workers and was unharmed, and she was in police custody. Officers were searching for her parents, who may be homeless. It is unclear how long the girl was by herself. (AP)MANCHESTER, N.H.
Area woman may be eldest American
A 114-year-old New Hampshire woman is believed to be the oldest person in the United States, and the second-oldest in the world, following the death Friday of a 115-year-old California woman. The New Hampshire Union Leader says Mary Josephine Ray, who lives in a nursing home in Westmoreland, turned 114 May 17. According to the Gerontology Research Group, the only person known to be older is Kama Chinen of Japan, who was born seven days before Ray. Katherine Ray told the Union Leader that her grandmother’s pleasures include the Boston Red Sox, Hershey’s Kisses, and ice cream. (AP)
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