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Regional Roundup: Canton Man Involved in Bribery Scheme, Foxborough Approves Invensys Tax Break, and Norton Approves Memorial Bench

A look at the top stories from around the region.

Sharon's SAT Scores Rank First in Region 

With a combined SAT score of 1775, Sharon ranks first out of 48 schools south of Boston, according to data released by the  Department of Elementary and Secondary Education published by the Boston Globe.

Sharon ranked first out of 48 schools with a score of 1775, while Brockton ranked last with a score of 1289.

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Canton Man Indicted in Alleged Logan Airport Taxi Bribery Scheme

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A Canton man was among five Massport employees indicted earlier this week by the Suffolk County Grand Jury for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for preferential treatment for taxi cab drivers picking up passengers at Logan Airport, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.

James Mulrey, 45, and the four others were named in a 53-count indictment.

Mulrey is accused of five counts of soliciting or accepting a bribe as a public employee and two counts of soliciting or accepting an unlawful gratuity as a public employee.

Cab drivers at Logan are supposed to line up in rows until they get their turn to enter a terminal cab stand staffed by a ground transportation unit agent, also known as a "cab starter." The indicted starters are accused of allowing the drivers to skip the line in exchange for bribes.

 

Sean Jackman, 24, of Stoughton, the driver in last weekend’s fatal car crash in Canton, was arraigned May 13 on multiple charges, including motor vehicle homicide and drunk driving.

Jackman was arraigned at Boston Medical Center, where was hospitalized following the single car crash, which killed the lone passenger in the vehicle, Evan Bard, a junior at Curry College.

Bard, 20, from Agawam, was killed instantly, officials said. She was a nursing student and was a member of Curry’s cheerleading team. Jackman suffered head injuries and "wore a neck brace and had several cuts on his face at the arraignment," CBS Boston reports.

At the request of Assistant District Attorney Melissa Brooks, Jackman was held on $500,000 cash bail, according to a release from the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. He pled not guilty to the charges.

 

Norton Approves Memorial Bench in Memory of Angel Pina

The Norton Board of Selectmen approved a request from a resident to place memorial bench on Evergreen Beach.

The request, from resident Sandra Oullette, is to memorialize her daughter Angel Pina, who died in a Route 24 crash last summer.

“A lot of her friends hung out there,” she said. “It was something special to the kids.”

Oullette said the funds for the bench have already been collected, and they just needed selectmen permission.

 

Foxborough Town Meeting Approves Invensys Tax Break on $33M Renovation Project

 

Arguably the most important article approved at Foxborough’s Annual Town Meeting Monday was Article 28, the Invensys TIF agreement, which grants the company with over 100-year-old roots in town a 15-year tax break to invest $33 million into renovating its existing buildings on Mechanic Street and Neponset Avenue and retain at least 900 jobs in town.

"At the end of the day it is really quite a simple proposal," said Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos on Town Meeting floor Monday. "Invensys is going to spend $33 million for improvements of their buildings. It takes time to realize profit from that investment so they asked us to forgive some of the taxes up front in the first few years so they can offset some of that investment until it begins to produce revenue for them.

"It’s a simple way to have a partnership between a town and a business. ... The most important thing is that Invensys, which has had a partnership with this community for over 100 years remains in the community. This is truly a partnership and truly a win-win."

Following a brief discussion, Town Meeting approved Foxborough's first ever TIF agreement, 145-5.

To read more about the Invensys proposal, click here.

 

 


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