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BOSTON – Jim Carelli paused mid-sentence and swallowed hard, taking a few moments to compose himself before continuing to thank the doctors and family surrounding him.

“This is a long and arduous journey,” said Carelli, of Holbrook. “I could not ask for better people to travel this journey with.”

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Carelli, 66, a retired Braintree High School teacher and track and field coach, met with reporters Thursday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. In February, he became the first recipient in New England of a total artificial heart. The device is meant to keep him alive until he can undergo transplant surgery.

Carelli was diagnosed in 2010

! Jim Carelli, 66, a retired Braintree High School teacher, is the first recipient of a total artificial heart in New England.

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Rotting brown seaweed covers Green Harbor Beach in Marshfield on Thursday.

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Seaweed a stinker Marshfield deals with smelly situation at Green Harbor Beach “The smell is awful,” said Mary Doherty, a THE PATRIOT LEDGER summertime resident of Bay Avenue for the past MARSHFIELD 50 years.

Unusually high counts of brown and red searank Coffran was in a messy situation weed first arrived at local beaches two weeks ago Thursday afternoon. when a nor’easter slammed the coast. In As if he were navigating through a Duxbury, town workers removed some of minefield at Green Harbor the seaweed by burying it in the sand.

Beach, Coffran moved delicately Officials in Marshfield tried to rid atop rotting brown seaweed that Green Harbor of the seaweed Thursday blanketed the coast at high tide.

WEB morning by using a front-end loader to “It is pretty nasty,” said Coffran, who lives on Regis Road in Marshfield.

EXTRA dump the weeds into the ocean. It didn’t work; the early-afternoon high tide carOn days like Thursday, when temperried the seaweed back onshore. atures hit the high 90s, Coffran usually ! See more Marshfield officials said they received photos and goes to Green Harbor Beach with his many complaints about the smelly seaa video at wife and two children. But the foulPatriot weed Wednesday and Thursday. Jay smelling seaweed prompted his family Ledger.com.

Wennemer, the town’s conservation and other beachgoers to spend the day at agent, said workers will continue their efnearby Burke’s Beach. forts to remove the seaweed if the tide doesn’t Residents living along Bay Avenue are espetake it out naturally. cially annoyed with the seaweed, some of which “We have a plan of what to do,” Wennemer coats the riprap, sea wall and staircases connectS E AW E E D / PAGE 2 ing their homes to the beach.

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QUINCY – The attorney for Quincy developer William O’Connell is fighting a prosecutor’s effort to force the 72-year-old to submit to an oral DNA swab, the results of which would be compared with DNA on straws seized from his Marina Bay condominium.

A special prosecutor for the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office argues the DNA sample would provide evidence relevant to the cocaine trafficking charge against O’Connell O’Connell, who is also charged with four counts of ag- WEB gravated statutory EXTRA rape.

Special prosecutor Andrew Berman ! For links to past stories argues the swab and other would help corrobo- coverage, go rate grand jury testi- to Patriot mony by O’Con- Ledger.com. nell’s alleged victim that she saw O’Connell retrieve and snort cocaine from a safe in his bedroom closet using a cut-up straw. A police search of the safe allegedly turned up 18.49 grams of cocaine.

In a motion filed this week, O’Connell attorney Stephen Delinsky argues the sample would not lead to evidence relevant to the charges and would be moot if his forthcoming motion to suppress the straws as trial evidence is successful.

Delinsky argues the swab “will only serve to prejudice the defendant.”

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Bridgewater State University athletic director John Harper says that 40 years ago the potential for women’s college athletics was unknown.

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Seaweed fouls beach in Marshfield S E AW E E D / FROM PAGE 1 said. “We have three options: bury it, push it (into the ocean) or pile it up on some out-of-the-way spot that won’t offend anyone.”

The seaweed from the storm got swept into the ocean last weekend, but it “came back with a vengeance” earlier this week, Wennemer said. Before the town could remove the seaweed, it needed authorization from the state’s Division of Fisheries and Wildlife because Green Harbor is near a habitat for Least Terns, an endangered bird species. The state approved the seaweed removal Wednesday, Wennemer said.

Last week, officials in Duxbury couldn’t remove seaweed on Residents Beach because of a habitat for the endangered piping plover.

In her 50 summers on Bay Avenue, Doherty said seaweed has caused problems at Green Harbor about once a decade. She said this recent influx could be ill-timed for two reasons: Fourth of July is approaching, and a film crew is coming to Green Harbor next month to begin shooting a movie starring Steve Carell.

“There’s a whole lot of people who use this beach, so this affects more than just the shoreline residents,” Doherty said. “The beach is what makes Marshfield so great. It’s why they’re filming a movie here.”

Patrick Ronan may be reached at pronan@ledger.com.

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The first total artificial heart in New England is implanted at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in February.

Beat goes on for retired Braintree High teacher H E A RT / FROM PAGE 1 with amyloidosis of the heart, a rare disease that leads to heart failure. Within two years, his health had deteriorated to the point where a transplant was necessary. But with no donors available, doctors said an artificial heart was his only option. Carelli said the choice was clear. “I wanted to live.”

The 10-hour procedure took place on Feb. 17.

“This was the power of teamwork and the strength and courage of the individual,” said Dr. Michael Givertz, medical director of the hospital’s heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support program. “He’s (Carelli) a courageous, resilient man.”

In cardiac amyloidosis, proteins usually found in the blood end up in the heart muscle, causing it to thicken and ultimately weaken.

Dr. Gregory Couper, surgical director of the heart transplant program, said that he had “never seen a heart this thick,” when describing Carelli’s pre-surgery condition.

Fluid backup prior to the surgery also led to kidney problems and swelling of the legs, making it hard to walk, Carelli said.

But he never gave up.

“Today I feel great, I really do,” he said, as he sat with his wife, Jane, and three doctors including Couper and Givertz.

Carelli is tethered to a large, blue machine, called “Big Blue,” which keeps his artificial heart pumping. He said he can hear the heart pulsing “really loud.”

Doctors had initially wanted to implant him with a smaller, portable device, but were unable to due to his kidney complications.

Carelli will remain in the hospital for dialysis; he is currently on the organ donor waiting list for a heart and kidney transplant. Doctors said that except for his pre-existing kidney issues, Carelli’s recovery so far has been “complication free.”

Carelli thanked the doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff that made the procedure possible.

“I take pride in telling people I don’t just

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have doctors, I have teams,” he said.

He thanked his wife, Jane, saying, “she keeps me grounded and goes above and beyond to keep me healthy.” He also thanked other family, including his two sisters and his nieces.

Carelli also noted the support he’s received from some of the students he coached and taught during 22 years in Braintree schools.

He retired in 2004.

His faith has also sustained him through his medical challenges. “I don’t want to go all Tebow on anyone but you better believe in something higher up,” he said.

Lisa Kashinsky may be reached at lkashinsky@ledger.com.

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er, and thus in a negative light before the jury, without providing any evidence relevant to the crimes that are actually charges in this case,” Delinsky writes in his motion.

Delinsky argues that a trafficking charge requires evidence of intent to distribute a drug, not evidence the defendant used the drug.

He also argues police did not properly seize the straws because the search warrant they were executing did not expressly mention narcotics as something for which they’d be searching.

In March 2011, State Police executed a warrant at O’Connell’s 1001 Marina Drive residence and used a battering ram to open a locked closet in the master bedroom. Inside, they found a safe bolted to the floor. On top of the safe was a white powdery substance, a credit card and a straw, according to Berman’s petition.

A subsequent search of the safe turned up 18.49 grams of cocaine, authorities say. Other straws were also seized from the condominium and have been submitted to a state lab for DNA testing, the petition says.

The alleged victim, who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged sexual encounters with O’Connell in 2009, testified that O’Connell’s closet contained men’s and women’s clothing of various sizes, including women’s sweaters and thongs.

The girl also testified that O’Connell told her “he never does heroin or dope and does not even smoke cigarettes. All he ever does is cocaine.”

Berman’s petition includes transcripts from the girl’s grand jury testimony, in which she describes the interior of O’Connell condominium.

She said the residence, which occupies the eighth and ninth floors of 1001 Marina Drive, has “a lot of mirrors,” including on the wall, the ceiling and the stairs.

In the bedroom, she testified, is a large plasma television and a Jacuzzi, as well as a dresser that contained a microwave and food, including “ravioli, chips, soup, cans of cheese and juice boxes.”

Jack Encarnacao may be reached at jencarnacao@ledger.com.

Senate OKs bill to change teacher evaluations

BOSTON (AP) – A measure calling on school districts to implement a new teacher evaluation system and place performance ahead of seniority in deciding future layoffs was approved Thursday by the Massachusetts Senate.

The legislation, which now moves to the House, resulted from a compromise struck between the Massachusetts Teachers Association and an advocacy group called Stand for Children that had proposed a statewide ballot question. The organization has said it would be willing to drop the ballot initiative if the bill becomes law.

The measure would provide about $13 million for school districts to implement a new system for evaluating teachers developed by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Beginning in 2016, the performance evaluations would be used to guide personnel decisions such as staff reductions or transfers.

The legislation would retain collective bargaining rights for teachers and give school districts some flexibility in setting evaluation standards. Length of service could still be used to determine a layoff in a case where two teachers have equal qualifications.

Senators passed the measure on a voice vote.

Some who supported the compromise said it was preferable to more far-reaching language contained in the proposed ballot question.

“It is the best possible outcome to a hostage situation,” said Sen. Patricia Jehlen, a Somerville Democrat.

Jehlen, a former teacher, called the Stand for Children initiative misleading and “driven by a national agenda and billionaire funders.”

Another large teachers union, the Massachusetts chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, initially opposed the compromise but announced Wednesday it would no longer fight against the bill, saying it would be less harmful than the “misguided ballot question.” The state’s largest labor union, the AFL-CIO, also agreed not to oppose the compromise.

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A story Wednesday incorrectly listed Hingham among the communities that have not begun saving to pay for health care insurance for retired public employees. The town has saved $2.9 million toward its projected $64 million liability. !

Because of a paperwork discrepancy, the address of a Quincy man arrested on drunken driving charges was incorrectly reported in Wednesday’s Patriot Ledger.

Ronald Robertson, 48, lives at 60 Spear St.

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Car plows into police cruiser Weymouth woman accused of driving drunk, the wrong way on Route 24 before striking vehicles

tail in a construction zone on the westbound side of the turnpike when the cruiser was struck from behind by a Toyota RAV4.

By Lisa Kashinsky THE PATRIOT LEDGER

RANDOLPH – MaryKathryn S. McLaughlin stood silently in Quincy District Court Wednesday as the clerk entered a not guilty plea on her behalf for allegedly driving drunk the wrong way on Route 24 and hitting four cars, including a State Police cruiser.

The 25-year-old Weymouth woman was charged with driving the wrong way on a state highway, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and operating under the influence of liquor.

McLaughlin, wearing a dark blue “Take me home” Red Sox top and shorts, stood behind attorney Kenneth DiFazio for her short appearance. She will hire her own lawyer for her court proceedings.

She was released on $1,500 cash bail.

Her next court appearance will be on Aug. 28.

According to police, the 34 Pierce Court resident was driving drunk when her gray Nissan Murano plowed into a State Police cruiser and three other vehicles while she was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Route 24 in Randolph at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday.

McLaughlin told police she was driving from Wellesley to her Weymouth home and that she drank two beers while watching a Red Sox game.

According to the police report, McLaughlin told officers, “I haven’t been going the wrong way for that long.

I got on in Randolph.”

She was described in the report as having “bloodshot” and “glassy” eyes at the scene, and was quoted as saying to officers, “Listen I’m nervous, I don’t know where I am right now.”

The Toyota flipped over, and the driver, Peter Okarma, 30, of Reading, was freed from the wreckage by Newton firefighters and taken to Beth Israel Hospital in Boston.

He remained in the hospital as of Wednesday afternoon, and will be later arraigned on charges of drunken driving, entering a restricted zone and operating to endanger.

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MaryKathryn McLaughlin of Weymouth is arraigned in Quincy District Court Wednesday as lawyer Ken DiFazio tries to shield her from the media’s view. !

McLaughlin failed five field sobriety tests and refused a Breathalyzer test.

She was taken to Milton Hospital for evaluation and held overnight at the Milton State Police barracks.

The trooper, who had been attempting to deploy stop sticks to puncture McLaughlin’s tires when the crash occurred, was not injured, State Police spokesman David Procopio said.

Two occupants of two other vehicles involved in the crash suffered minor injuries.

The crash was one of two on Wednesday morning involving State Police cruisers that left three people injured, the Procopio said.

In a second crash, a trooper was injured at 2:45 a.m. Wednesday when his cruiser was struck by a vehicle on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Newton.

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The trooper, whose name was not released, was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with minor injuries and released.

Lisa Kashinsky may be reached at lkashinsky@ledger.com.

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The Egypt Country Store was once a post office and railroad stop.

It’s ’pretty sleepy,’ just as folks like it

By Lisa Kashinsky THE PATRIOT LEDGER

As we celebrate our 175th anniversary, The Patriot Ledger looks at historic locales that helped define the region.

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I Millionaire Thomas Lawson had the Lawson Tower built in 1902 to cover a 276,000-gallon water tank.

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SCITUATE or Scituate residents, Egypt is closer to home than you might think.

Tucked away in the northeast corner of Scituate, Egypt is a section of town packed with history, stories about financier Thomas Lawson and competing theories about how it got its name. It stretches from Branch and Curtis streets up to Egypt Beach.

In Biblical references, Egypt was known as a place for storing grain. On the South Shore, Egypt was known for and named because it was a fertile land for corn, both in regular and distilled forms, said Charlie Stenbeck of the Scituate Historical Society.

According to an 1874 Boston Journal article, grocer Silas Peirce nicknamed Egypt.

People would go to that section of town to purchase liquor, and he was known to say: “Well, boys, are you going down into Egypt to buy corn?”

Today, the area is largely residential, with both summer and year-round homes. Smaller, Cape Cod-style houses with weathered shingles dot the long, curving neighborhood streets, mingling with newer, much larger houses under canopies of trees. You’ll occasionally come upon traffic signs warning drivers to watch for children.

“It’s a quiet, nice little neighborhood,” said Scituate resident Peter O’Halloran, who frequents the area with his family to surf and kayak at the rocky Egypt Beach.

“The beach area offers something for everyone.”

Two bottling companies that once operated there are long gone. The only remaining business is the Egypt Country Store.

“It’s pretty sleepy here,” said Bob Newson, the store’s owner, talking about the neighborhood. “People like it.”

Newson said there’s a

more scientific explanation behind the Egypt name. The eruption of the Tambora volcano in Indonesia in 1815 led to climate changes in the U.S. the following year. A summer frost killed off crops, but Scituate had the open space and infrastructure to be able to store grain, Newson said.

A hundred years ago, the jewel of the Egypt landscape was Thomas Lawson’s 400acre Dreamwold Estate, Stenbeck said. Lawson, a stock promoter with interests in the copper market, was known as the “Copper King.” He built the estate in 1902 with its own post office, train station, and fire department, and moved Egypt’s boundaries to include it all, Stenbeck said. Lawson Tower, a 153-foot structure built in the style of a European castle turret, still stands.

From the 1920s onward, Egypt was also a popular beach destination for Bostonians traveling by train, Newson said.

“A lot of people spent their childhood at Egypt Beach,” he said. “This was their Disneyland in the 1950s and ’60s.”

Lisa Kashinsky may be reached at lkashinsky@ledger.com.

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What to see Lawson Tower: 330 First Parish Road. The tower has been undergoing renovation and is not currently open to the public.

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I Egypt Beach: At the end of Egypt Beach Road. Parking requires a town beach sticker.

I Egypt General Store: 1 Curtis St. The place to find tidbits of Egypt’s history, as well as inexpensive goodies and delicious homemade fudge.

I An old phone in the Egypt Country Store.

I The Egypt section of Scituate contains both summer and year-round homes. This house is in the dunes of Egypt Beach.

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Sat/Sun, August 11-12, 2012

www.massmostwanted.com

Have you seen this man?

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Crime occurred: Sunday, Aug. 4

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Location: Weymouth gas station

Investigator: Detective Timothy Browning

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Case number: 120427 If you have any information about the identity of this man or where he is, call Weymouth police at 781-335-1212 or go to massmostwanted.org to report a tip online.

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Case details: Police say this man entered the Citgo station on Ralph Talbot Street at about 5 p.m. carrying a black handgun. He demanded money and ordered the clerk to lie on the ground, then fled on foot. The suspect was described as a white male in his early 30s wearing a plaid Nike hat, a V-neck white T-shirt and khaki cargo shorts.

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Each week, The Patriot Ledger brings you a local case from Mass Most Wanted.

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COHASSET LIBRARY TO HOLD BOOK DISCUSSION

COHASSET – The Paul Pratt Memorial Library will hold a free book discussion of Laura Hillenbrands’ “Unbroken” at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 29.

The library, at 35 Ripley Road, is also offering a free job search and resume-tips workshop from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30.

Elizabeth C. Goldsmith, author of “The Kings' Mistresses,” will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 13.

NEW PEMBROKE HISTORY BOOK NOW AT LIBRARY PEMBROKE – The richwith-history Pembroke book is now available for purchase. Those who preordered the book can pick it up at the town library.

The book, titled “Pembroke: Ancient Trails to the 21st Century,” is a 462page, full-color volume on sale for $50.

Its release coincides with the town’s 300th anniversary.

People can purchase a copy at the library or they can pick it up this weekend at the Pembroke Arts Festival.

HINGHAM PROVIDES ONLINE PERMIT INFO HINGHAM – Officials have updated the town’s website to give contractors and residents access to information on all permits issued by the town’s building department.

The new feature allows users to check on the status of a permit by searching by applicant name, project address or permit number.

The site also includes a weekly summary of all permits issued.

Hingham’s website is located at hingham-ma.gov.

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Children participate in a North River Arts Society class. The organization offers more than two dozen classes for people with an age range of preschool to 70.

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The evolution of an artistic enclave

By Lisa Kashinsky THE PATRIOT LEDGER

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handful of people with a desire to share art in the community came together in 1968 to form an arts

society.

More than four decades later, the handful of art lovers has become the 650-member strong North River Arts Society, a Marshfield Hills teaching center that is a haven for artists and those who wish to be.

“We all need a way to have a creative outlook,” said Laura Harvey,

POLICE TO HOLD FAMILY FUN DAY IN HINGHAM HINGHAM – The police will hold a free Family Fun Day behind the central fire station on Sunday, Aug. 26.

The event will include police cars and motorcycles, fire trucks, pony rides, a petting zoo, moon walks, dunk tank and face painting. U.S. Coast Guard boats and Army National Guard trucks will be on site.

The event starts at 11 a.m.

HINGHAM TO REPAVE, RESURFACE 10 STREETS

HINGHAM – The public works department is preparing to resurface and repave 10 streets starting in the last two weeks of August.

Crews will be working on the following roads: I Water, Green and Fairview streets.

I Merrymouth, Colby, Leonard and Linscott roads.

I Windsor and Manor drives; and Eldridge Court.

On-street parking will be prohibited on the streets from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. while work is being performed.

The department expects to complete the work by sometime in September.

For more information, call the public works department at 781-7411430.

the society’s office manager. “It expands our imaginations, our minds, and even our friendships.”

In the beginning, the nonprofit society got off to a small start, holding a lecture series about art appreciation and techniques in people’s homes.

Today, the organization offers more than two dozen classes with an age range of preschool to 70 years old. The classes include fine arts, photography, fiber arts, graphic design and theater arts.

The society has two new classrooms, too, thanks to an expansion

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into a new building adjacent to its Old Main Street location in January.

“It’s really come a long way in the past few years,” Harvey said.

The group brings in artists from around the country to teach special workshops, attracting students from other states.

“We’re dedicated to serving the whole South Shore,” said society President Margaret Farrell Bruno, who has been with the organization for more than 25 years. “We listen to what our members want. I think we’re very artist friendly.”

North River Arts Society event include a three-day artisan festival every Memorial Day and gallery shows at Marshfield’s Ventress Memorial Library.

The shows attract artists and art lovers from many South Shore towns, Library Director Ellen Riboldi said.

“People actually love it, and they can’t wait to see the next exhibit,” she said. “Not every community has an artistic enclave, and it’s great that we do.”

Lisa Kashinsky may be reached at lkashinsky@ledger.com.

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QUINCY I Jeffrey C. Haslett, 28, of 17 Germaine Ave., Quincy, was scheduled to be arraigned on a charge of breaking and entering during the day but failed to appear in court. A judge issued an arrest warrant. Quincy police charged Haslett Sept. 15, 2008, after a report of a possible party inside a private apartment.

I Ronald W. Jones, 47, of 24 Birch St., Pembroke, was arraigned on charges of leaving the scene of a property damage accident and driving with a license revoked as a habitual traffic offender. A judge released Jones on his promise to return to court. Aug. 29.

Weymouth police charged Jones Oct. 28, 2011, following a motor vehicle crash on Route 3 near Exit 16.

I Levi A. Worsley, 49, of 95 Washington St., Apt. 59, Brighton, was arraigned on a charge of failure to register as a Level 2 or 3 sex offender. A judge released Worsley on his promise to return to court Oct. 2. Milton police charged Worsley May 5 after several failed attempts by authorities to contact Worsley in person to check on his registry status.

I Guohui Lu, 56, of 195 Burgin Parkway, Apt. 311, Weymouth, had a charge of assault and battery dismissed because of a decision not to prosecute.

Quincy police charged Lu Aug. 21, 2011, after a report of family trouble in progress.

I Cheryl L. Mullaney, 56, of 25 Manatee Road, Weymouth, had charges of operating under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a property damage accident dismissed because of a decision not to prosecute. Weymouth police charged Mullaney Sept. 25, 2011, after a hit-and-run accident on Suanee Road.

I Kirby K. Tang, 28, of 297 Turnpike Road, Westboro, had a charge of assault and battery on a disabled person age 60 or older continued without a finding of guilty until July 8, 2014.

Tang was instructed to stay away from the alleged victim.

Quincy police charged Tang July 19, 2010, after a report of a past assault and battery at 122 Liberty St. I Janel F. Hayward, 33, of 21 Clapp St., Abington, was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. She was released on her promise to return to court Oct. 26.

Braintree police charged Hayward Nov. 1, 2011, after a report of a domestic disturbance at 150 Wood Road.

I William E. Hudson, 49, of 166 Broad St., Apt. 2, Weymouth, was arraigned on charges of larceny over $250 by

single scheme and conspiracy.

He was released on his promise to return to court Oct. 3.

Braintree police charged Hudson Sept. 26, 2011, after a report of a larceny in progress at the Kmart on Grossman Drive.

I Marc A. Jacobson, 43, of 20 Richfield St., Boston, was arraigned on a charge of malicious damage to a motor vehicle. Her was released on

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his promise to return to court on Oct. 2. Braintree police charged Jacobson Nov. 25, 2011, after a report of a dispute over a parking space in the second-floor parking lot at the South Shore Plaza.

I Peter Moses, 30, of 88 Saunders St., North Andover, was scheduled to be arraigned on charges of identity fraud and four counts of improper use of a credit card under $250 but did not show up in court.

An arrest warrant was issued.

Braintree police charged Moses Sept. 26, 2011, after a person reported that his Paypal account had been accessed without his knowledge.

I Jeffron S. O'Bannon, 27, of 14 Decker Road, Milton, was arraigned on charges of attempting to commit a crime, two counts of forgery of a check, and two counts of uttering a false check. He was released on his promise to return to court Oct. 11.

Braintree police charged O'Bannon after a report of a person attempting to cash a check belonging to the Old Colony YMCA, stolen during a courier robbery.

I Dorothy C. Southern, 51, of 160 Washington St., Weymouth, was arraigned on a charge of distributing Oxycodone. She was released on her promise to return to court Sept. 27. Braintree police charged Southern May 15 after an alleged drug sale in the parking lot at the Braintree Village Apartments.

I Hua X. Jin, 43, of 52 McGrath Highway, Quincy, had a charge of unauthorized reproduction of a recording dismissed because of a decision not to prosecute.

Quincy police charged Jin Nov. 29, 2011.

I Gerard Miller, 24, of 21 Abbey Lane, East Bridgewater, had charges of aggravated assault and battery and assault and battery dismissed because of a decision not to prosecute.

Weymouth police charged Miller Aug. 16, 2011.

I Lynne M. Porter, 34, of 11 Erin St., Whitman, was found guilty of operating under the influence of alcohol as a third offense and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. She was sentenced to a year in jail, suspended until July 21, 2015.

Porter was found not responsible on a related charge of possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. The judge also took away Porter's license for eight years. Randolph police charged Porter Feb. 5, 2011 after a traffic stop.

I Paul F. Souza, 53, of 240 Jefferson St., Braintree, was acquitted of a charge of drunken driving. Charges of malicious destruction of property over $250 and failure to stop for police were continued without a finding of guilty to July 23, 2013.

Braintree police charged Souza Feb. 12, 2010 after an alleged road rage incident on Washington Street.

I Donald S. Rose, 21, of 28 Charles St., Apt. 14, Weymouth, was found guilty of assault and battery. He was sentenced to probation until Jan. 8, 2013, and a related charge of possession of Class B mushrooms was dismissed because of a decision not to prosecute. Quincy police charged Rose June 18, 2011, after a report of a fight.