New England in Brief
BOSTON
An event designed to draw crowds to the underused Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway was doused with rain and darkened by gray skies yesterday. Organizers had to cancel some of the activities but added a second day of them today, when they hope fun will coincide with sun - or at least intermittent dry weather. The event continues today from noon to 4 p.m. in Dewey Square Parks on the Greenway, between Summer and Oliver streets. Activities include a temporary ice skating rink, a roundup carnival ride, a treasure hunt, a temporary art installation, face painting for children, and a nature activity done in conjunction with the Children’s Museum. Special events include a 1 p.m. Nordic pole-walking demonstration and a 3 p.m. performance by Boston Hoop Troop. The event, “Try Something New,’’ is being presented by groups including the Boston Public Market Association, Boston By Foot, Friends of Fort Point Channel, Fort Point Artists Community, YMCA of Greater Boston, and Ultimate Treasure Hunts.Lawrence
2d suspect charged in deliveryman’s death
Lawrence and State Police have arrested a second man in the July 31 slaying of a Chinese-food deliveryman, Essex County prosecutors said yesterday. Officers arrested 17-year-old Ronny Ramos of Lawrence Friday night and charged him in the death of Thu Nguyen, 59, of Methuen. Police previously arrested Daniel Lopez, 21, of Lawrence, who pleaded not guilty at his district court arraignment Aug. 17. An Essex County grand jury indicted both men Friday for first-degree murder and unarmed robbery. Ramos is to be arraigned tomorrow in Salem Superior Court. Lopez will be arraigned in Superior Court in about two weeks, prosecutors said in a statement. The two men allegedly attacked Nguyen at a South Union Street address where he had gone to deliver Chinese food. Nguyen suffered blunt force trauma to the head and died the next day.Bourne
State trooper injured when car hits deer
A state trooper was injured Friday night after his car hit a deer and rolled over onto the road’s median strip on Route 3 north near Exit 2 in Bourne, State Police said yesterday. The trooper was on routine patrol just before 11 when the accident occurred, said Sergeant Matthew Murray, a State Police spokesman. The trooper, whose name was not released, was taken to Jordan Hospital in Plymouth with minor injuries, Murray said. The cruiser was seriously damaged. The Plymouth and Bourne fire departments aided the trooper at the scene and transported him to the hospital, Murray said. State Police are investigating the accident.LYNN
3-family home fire displaces 28 residents
A three-alarm fire severely damaged a residential building in Lynn yesterday, displacing 28 people, Lynn fire officials said. The fire started at 2 p.m. at 144 South St. and quickly spread throughout the wooden three-family building. No one was injured, but 12 adults and 16 children who lived there were forced to seek shelter elsewhere. Firefighters battled the flames into the evening. The cause of the fire is under investigation.MEDFORD
Tufts team building solar-powered house
A team of Tufts University and Boston Architectural College students are rebuilding their solar-powered house for a competition in Washington, D.C. The team is racing to rebuild the house by Thursday as it competes in the 2009 Solar Decathlon. The students have spent weeks designing and building a home that is powered by solar energy. But their 800-square-foot building must also be affordable and attractive. The team is the only one in the 20-team field from New England. Alex Reid, Tufts University spokesman, said a nonprofit group has expressed interest in buying the house after the competition. (AP)HANOVER, N.H.
Judge OKs use of ‘under God’ in pledge
A federal judge in New Hampshire says students in a two-state school district can still use the phrase “under God’’ when reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance. On Friday, US District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe dismissed claims filed in 2007 by district parents and the Freedom From Religion Foundation against the Hanover and Dresden school districts, located in New Hampshire and Vermont respectively. The groups contended that their children’s constitutional rights were violated daily when they were exposed to the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and the phrase “under God.’’ Annie-Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, told the New Hampshire Union Leader her group will appeal. (AP)BURLINGTON, VT.
Names of sex offenders available on Web
The names of Vermont’s convicted sex offenders available on the Internet jumped from 461 to 1,149 when a new law took effect Thursday. Now anyone with Internet access can search for offenders by name, town, or county. The registry includes photographs, offenders’ crimes and conviction dates, and treatment status. There are 240 appeals from offenders who don’t want their names moved from the unpublished registry to the Internet list. (AP)
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