Entries from July 2009

July 31, 2009

Haynes-Corey roundup

Lot of news today on the Julie Corey front:

Corey’s boyfriend Alex Dion claims he thought the baby was his.
So did his family.
Police have not charged Dion with anything.
Corey is fighting extradition from New Hampshire back to Massachusetts.
The DNA test on the baby found with Corey and Dion is being fast-tracked.
Multiple sources report that Corey had [...]

July 30, 2009

Julie Corey’s old criminal complaint

Earlier this month – before she gained instant national attention as the woman apparently in possession of the baby ripped from murder victim Darlene Haynes’ womb – Julie Corey was arrested for a domestic violence incident against her boyfriend Alex Dion.
In the complaint filed on July 6th, Corey is accused of Assault and Battery after [...]

July 29, 2009

Haynes baby alive; woman in custody

Multiple media outlets are reporting that the baby cut out of murder victim Darlene Haynes has been found alive and in good health in New Hampshire.
Reports are that Worcester resident Julie A. Corey is in custody, and being charged with being a fugitive from justice.  Corey is identified in courthouse records as being a resident [...]

July 29, 2009

Il Palazzo Epilogue

A week after we wrote about the dismissal of the court case against the city for the notorious 2000 murders at Il Palazzo, the old El Morocco, the man responsible for those killings has died in an apparent suicide. 34-year-old Patrick O’Brian, an inmate in the Shirley medium-security prison, was found unresponsive Monday with [...]

July 28, 2009

Dead woman in closet had fetus removed

WHDH is reporting that the body found in a closet yesterday was that of 23-year-old pregnant Darlene Haynes, whose fetus had been removed before she was wrapped in bedding and stuffed in a closet.

July 28, 2009

No preliminary election

Official word is in: There will be no preliminary election in Worcester this year.
The official ballot will have 12 at-large council candidates, contests in 4 of 5 districts, and 8 school committee candidates.

July 28, 2009

City Council Liveblog 7/28/09

4:22: Castellanas is asking the City Council to go on record in support of a recreated reflecting pool/canal and streetscape improvements in the Canal District, as in the next few days money could be released by state/federal authorities.
There’s a bit of a disagreement if an official letter is needed or not.
This is essentially a continuation [...]

July 28, 2009

City Council liveblog

We’ll be liveblogging the City Council meeting starting in a few minutes!

July 28, 2009

Meet the candidates

Barring any last minute paper returns in the next four hours, the list of candidates for City Council and School Committee is just about final.
The race for At-Large City Councilor looks to be the most competitive, with 12 candidates vying for 6 positions(including mayor, which every At-Large candidate is technically running for until they express [...]

July 27, 2009

Democratic convention coming to DCU

Worcester will get its moment in the sun when the DCU Center plays host to the 2010 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. The announcement was made Monday morning at the DCU by Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, Congressman Jim McGovern and Democratic State Party Chairman John Walsh. Delegates will have a chance to get a first-hand look [...]