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Accused killer's father undergoing psychiatric evaluation after standoff with Brockton police  David Luke, the 45-year-old father of accused killer Keith Luke, is undergoing a mental health evaluation in the psychiatric unit at Brockton Hospital following a two-hour standoff with police on Sunday at his Crescent Street home. It was the second time in 15 months that David Luke was involved in a standoff with police. In December 2009, Luke held police at bay for two hours from the window of his apartment, shouting threats. He was taken away in an ambulance and was not charged with a crime.  Read More Hingham told to pay $547,000 to developer who tried to buy Hersey House  Retired Judge Gordon Doerfer rules that Hingham breached its contract with developer Thomas Hastings to sell the historic Hersey House in 2009 and orders the town to pay $547,000 in damages for backing out of the deal. Read More Murder suspect arrested in Carver indicted by Maine grand jury David B. Silva Jr., the former Carver man accused of shooting his Maine landlord and torching his home, was indicted by a Maine grand jury on a murder charge. Read More Report calls city and town health insurance 'gilded benefits from a bygone era' Municipal governments in Massachusetts provide employees with health insurance plans that are far more costly and generous than those offered in the private sector or through other public employers, according to a new report. Read More Landlords of 'trouble' property will now be billed in Quincy The Quincy City Council voted 7-2 Monday night to amend a 1999 city ordinance that allows police to assign details to properties about which at least eight disturbance calls are received in a year. Under the amendment, the cost of a detail will be added to the landlord’s property-tax bill. Read More Judge tells Clemens and his accuser to cease interviews  A federal judge admonished Roger Clemens and his chief accuser on Monday for coming “precariously close” to violating a gag order by speaking out about the baseball star’s upcoming trial on steroid allegations. Read More Scituate High boys lacrosse wins opener HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Tucker Ciessau’s big day (5 goals, 2 assists) carried Scituate to a 13-4, season-opening win Monday over North Quincy in Patriot League boys lacrosse action. Read More Do trade missions accomplish anything?  Two South Shore lawmakers are headed Finland late next week on a trade mission to explore partnership opportunities with the growing biotech sector there. Senate President Therese Murray, D-Plymouth, and Sen. Robert Hedlund, R-Weymouth, depart for the five-day trip April 16. Both lawmakers are paying for the trip with a combination of campaign and personal funds. Do you think that such missions by legislators do anything to draw new businesses into the state, or should this be left to economic-development professionals? Take our poll. Call 781-340-3157 and leave a short message that we might post as an audio letter. Post a comment or click Ledger or click Enterprise to e-mail us. Call 781-340-3157 and leave a short message that we might post as an audio letter. Read More Top Classified: 455 W Center St West Bridgewater MA United States  $1,199,000, single_family, 0 Beds, 0 Baths, Offered By: Raymond Ferrone (508)230-8200 Weichert Realtors Offered By: Raymond Ferrone (508)230-8200 Weichert Realtors Briarwood Real Estate ©2011, M... Read More | Special Sections
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