Hearing postponed on terrorism charges

A Revere man was sentenced yesterday to three to five years in prison and one year of probation for his fourth drunken-driving conviction, said Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley. On Oct. 21, Terrance Paiva, 42, admitted to operating under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended license earlier this year, Conley’s office said. Around 3 a.m. on March 5, Paiva was pulled over by a state trooper for making an illegal left-hand turn from Oak Island Street to Revere Beach Boulevard, police said. He ran toward the beach, but was found in the water by another trooper. In 2004, Paiva was drunk when he drove his pickup truck into a brick wall, killing a passenger.

It was more like kiss and run than kiss and tell at the South Bay Mall in Dorchester yesterday morning. A 24-year-old Boston man climbed into a woman’s car in the mall parking lot, sat on her lap, and attempted to kiss her, police were told by the woman’s boyfriend. Samuel Prado allegedly slipped into the car with the woman as she waited for the boyfriend outside Home Depot, police said. They said he ran off after the incident and was caught and arrested by police, who charged him with resisting arrest. He also had several outstanding warrants, police said.

The Roman Catholic bishop of Providence wants to discuss national health care overhaul with US Representative Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island. Days after the two had a public spat over the issue, Bishop Thomas Tobin sent a letter to Kennedy asking for a meeting so he can explain the church’s “clear and consistent’’ support for health care reform. The letter was sent Tuesday and made public Wednesday. Last week, the Democratic lawmaker criticized Catholic leaders who oppose universal health care plans unless there are tighter abortion restrictions. Tobin responded by saying Kennedy’s comments were “irresponsible’’ and demanded an apology. A Kennedy spokeswoman told The Providence Journal that the congressman has received the bishop’s letter and is preparing a response. (AP)

The University of Massachusetts at Lowell will announce plans today to acquire the Tsongas Arena from the City of Lowell, university officials said. Located near the university’s East Campus, the 6,500-seat arena is home to the school’s hockey games and commencement, but UMass-Lowell plans to greatly expand its use, said Patti McCafferty, the university’s chief public affairs officer. The school plans to make the official announcement at 6 p.m. The $24 million arena has been open since January 1998.

The town wants to know who abandoned two goats in a local industrial park. Norfolk animal control officer Hilary Cohen posted fliers around town Wednesday offering a $300 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who dumped the female goats, which were first spotted Monday. Cohen is also asking businesses in the area for surveillance video. She told The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro that the goats appeared scared and were a little thin when she responded to a call from passersby, but were found to be in good health. The town will keep the animals until they can be adopted. (AP)