MA Man Charged In 2011 Cold Case Killing: Patch PM

Worcester MA

10 February, 2021

3:33 PM

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WORCESTER, MA — It's Wednesday, Feb. 10. Here's what you should know this afternoon: A man already serving multiple life sentences for a 2009 double murder was indicted in a 10-year-old Providence murder case. The first adult-use cannabis store may open in Natick in 2021 in a shopping plaza that houses a Guitar Center and a Total Wine liquor store. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri's restaurant company is running a ghost kitchen out of several local Bertucci's restaurants. Scroll down for those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today. Wednesday's Top Story Investigators charged a Boston man in the 2011 killing of Steven Latimer in Providence during a drive-by shooting that left several other people injured. Nigel Nichols, 35, formerly of Mattapan, is already serving multiple life sentences for a 2009 double murder. "Nearly 10 years have passed between the day Steven Latimer was murdered and today's indictment," Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said in a statement. "This is a major step forward in our efforts to obtain justice for Mr. Latimer and his family." Read the full story. Nearby News Natick Mall Will Be Coronavirus Vaccine SupersiteMan Jailed After Cape Cod Child Assault Moves To Sudbury: PoliceFramingham Councilors Mull Purchase Of Belknap Pool, Tennis Club9 Years For Man In Framingham Robbery, Peabody Kidnapping Today's Other Top Stories In Massachusetts Holy Cross milestone: Following the resignation of the current president, Holy Cross announced the incoming president will be the first Black and first non-clergy member to lead the 180-year-old institution. Natick cannabis retailer: The Select Board is considering entering into a host-community agreement with the Cypress Tree cannabis company. If all goes according to plan, the store could open in a Natick Mall-adjacent shopping plaza by August. Don't ask for eggs: Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is running delivery-only restaurants out of several Massachusetts Bertucci's locations. Ghost kitchens like Fieri's Flavortown Kitchen have increased in popularity since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as restaurants wrestle with a downturn in business. Lelling Is Leaving: U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew Lelling said he will step down at the end of February. Lelling, who oversaw the prosecution of "Operation Varsity Blues" and state and Boston police overtime fraud, is following the common practice of resigning when a new administration moves into the Whit House. By The Numbers $27,605: That's how much a former Eastern Bank employee is accused of stealing between Sept. 2017 and July 2018 from the account of a person who died in 2015. Materesa Jose, 53, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of theft of public funds and bank embezzlement. In Case You Missed It Natick Woman's Capitol Riot Case Moved To D.C. CourtWestborough Ice and Animal Rescues Keep ComingNo Bail For Brockton Man Accused Of Killing Father