MetroWest Man Took Tuition From Students, Feds Say: Patch PM

Weston MA

14 July, 2020

3:45 PM

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WESTON, MA — It's July 14 and thunderstorms (with half-dollar sized hail) are rolling across the state. Here's what Patch has been covering between MetroWest and Worcester and across Massachusetts today. A Weston man has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection to a schemed to defraud private high schools and international students, according to federal prosecutors. Keenam "Kason" Park, 59, accepted tuition payments from students through the company EduBoston, but never turned them over to schools. He ended up take some $5 million, prosecutors said. Around MetroWestNeedham Selectmen Address Burned American Flags Found In Town Nearly two dozen American flags were found burned at Memorial Field the day after Independence Day. New Pizza Restaurant Coming To Sudbury Fire Dough Kitchen is planning to open along the Boston Post Road, replacing a pizzeria that closed in June. Natick May Create New Committee Focused On Diversity, Equity The Select Board will discuss creating the task force at Wednesday's meeting. Around WorcesterWorcester Police Withhold Many Use-of-Force Bodycam Videos Worcester police recorded 23 use-of-force incidents during a 2019 bodycam pilot, but video of only three incidents has been released. Commuter Rail Returns To 'Normal' Along Worcester Line Weekday buses are gone, and trains have been added back into the schedule following work to install a positive train control system along the Worcester line. Worcester Street To Get Black Lives Matter Mural Artists will begin painting the mural along Major Taylor Boulevard on Wednesday.