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The mother of a coach accused of molesting his young hockey players has been charged with threatening the mother of one of his alleged victims, prosecutors said.Louise Martino, 55, of Winthrop pleaded not guilty in Lynn District Court to a single count of witness intimidation for sending a threatening note via social media.She was released on personal recognizance.Prosecutors said the night after her son was last in court, Martino took to social media.

A Weston cop was arrested by fellow cops from his own department after he plowed into a car in the police station’s parking lot and drove off, prosecutors said.Leo Richards, 54, of Weston pleaded not guilty in Waltham District Court to drunken driving and improper storage of a firearm, prosecutors said.“Richards has been placed on administrative leave from the Weston Police Department and has surrendered his badge, firearm and license to carry to Weston Police,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan’s office said in a statement.

As the Bay State braces for another winter storm that could dump more than a foot of snow in some areas, Gov. Charlie Baker said he “absolutely” intends to seek federal aid to help cover the cost of recovery from last week’s massive nor’easter.

The MBTA’s top official is urging the agency’s board to delay any fare hikes until the summer of 2019, but commuters could still face higher fees at some T parking lots far sooner.Staring down a $100 million budget gap, members of the T’s Fiscal & Management Control Board aren’t ruling out fare hikes in January despite General Manager Luis Ramirez’s recommendation that “we start this process next year” and push any potential hike to July 2019, for the start of the following fiscal year.

Gov. Charlie Baker said officials need to find “some different answers” in steeling the state against the type of floods that have twice inundated the shoreline this year, signaling there may be a growing appetite on Beacon Hill to tackle climate change.“They’re just going to keep getting hit anytime there’s a big storm. That means we’re going to need some different answers,” Baker said of areas along the coast. “We have a lot of work to do on this one.”

Defense attorneys warn that the scandal involving a suspended state trooper’s past ties to a major pot dealer could lead to convictions being tossed and new trials ordered — in the state’s latest embarrassing drug snafu.Trooper Leigha Genduso, who worked on the K-9 unit pulling down $151,000-plus last year, was placed on paid administrative leave after state police opened an internal affairs investigation last month.

The head of the MBTA is urging the agency's board to not raise fares in January, and instead push off any potential hikes until the summer of 2019, when the following fiscal year begins.Luis Ramirez, the T's general manager, said it could be difficult to implement a fare increase in January midway through the next fiscal year...

BOSTON — The Boston Symphony Orchestra says prominent conductor Charles Dutoit sexually harassed at least four women who worked for the orchestra in the 1980s and 1990s.The orchestra announced Friday an independent investigation had determined allegations from former intern Fiona Allan against the Swiss conductor are "credible." The investigation also deemed allegations from three other unidentified women were also credible.A representative for Dutoit didn't immediately respond.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Authorities say an 85-year-old woman has died in a Massachusetts house fire that was spotted by a firefighter heading into work, who then helped a rescue a man from the home.Worcester fire officials say the city fire lieutenant spotted the flames at about 7 a.m. Monday and brought one man to safety. Fire crews then arrived and pulled the woman and another man from the building.All three people were taken to the hospital where the woman later died.

CAMBRIDGE  — Harvard University has placed a professor on administrative leave following a series of sexual misconduct allegations.In an email sent to students Sunday, the university's Faculty of the Arts and Sciences dean Michael Smith says Professor Jorge Dominguez is on leave effective immediately pending a "full and fair review of the facts."Smith says the FAS will not tolerate sexual harassment, and he encourages anyone who has witnessed sexual harassment to come forward.