April 23, 2025 • 7 mins
A Canton firefighter testifies about trying to comfort Karen Read the day John O'Keefe died. The state's highest court will release audio of the custody hearing for Harmony Montgomery. Local teens get their hands dirty to make a buck. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is Beezy, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Seventy
one degrees in Boston. Beautiful afternoon out there, it is
four o'clock. Good to be with you. I'm Nicole Davis
and here's what's happening. Day two of testimony continues at
(00:22):
Norfolk Superior Court in Denham in Karen Reid's second murder trial.
The jury hearing testimony from a handful of witnesses, including
Carrie Roberts and Canon firefighter Daniel Whitley. They were both
at the scene the morning John o'keef's body was found
in the snow in Kenton. Whitley says he was trying
to comfort Read that morning, telling her it appeared she
had a strong support system.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
She had been crying, crying in her hands, and I said,
you know, it looks like you have a very strong
support system. And she picked up her heads. She had
her face in her hands. She picked up her out
of her hands, looked at me and said, do you
know Carriy Roberts And I said, as matter of fact,
(01:05):
I do. And she said anybody who knows carry Roberts
wouldn't say that about her.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
We'll keep you updated as the trial progresses, it looks
like court is just wrapping up for the day right now.
Keep it right here on WBZ News Radio, and of
course she can stream us on the iHeartRadio app anytime
for the very latest at four oh one. New developments
this afternoon, court say the Trump administration is now pushing
back against an order from a judge to return a
(01:30):
detained tough student to New England, The Globe reports, according
to court filings, immigration officials have appealed a judge's order
to return Ramesa os Turk to Vermont. Court filings also
show the administration has filed a motion to keep her
in the Louisiana detention center where she was taken after
her arrest. Last night, several members of the Massachusetts congressional
(01:52):
delegation went to that detention center visiting Osterk and other detainees.
Senator Ed Markey says he believes her Fifth and First
Amendment writes are being violated as she was arrested for
a critical op ed on the war in Gaza in
her school paper, and today marks a historic reversal from
typical protocol for the state's highest court in the Harmony
Montgomery case. Here's w b z's Brooke McCarthy.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts rules that audio recordings
of a custody hearing for Harmony Montgomery can be released.
In twenty nineteen, the Essex Juvenile Court gave Harmony's father, Adam,
custody of her despite his criminal history. Last year, Adam
was found guilty of her death and sentenced to over
fifty years in prison. Filmmaker Bill Liechtenstein is filming a
(02:34):
documentary called Broken that explores the absolute secrecy of Massachusetts
child protection and juvenile court systems. In its decision, the
court found that releasing the recordings for the documentary may
help better inform the public both about what happened to
Harmony and if there are steps the child welfare system
can take to prevent this from happening again. Following the decision,
Lichtenstein says this will help protect children and families. Brooke
(02:58):
McCarthy w BZ Boston's news radio, and.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
President Trump says he's now planning to put his own
personal stamp on the White House lawns.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Late Wednesday morning, reporters suddenly saw President Trump walking around
the White House North lawn with his personal aid and
three Secret Service agents. The President was pointing to the
trees in the grass and surveying the expansive lawn. Reporters
scrambled at the driveway to capture this surprise outdoor presidential excursion.
Mister Trump telling us he was looking around because he's
planning to install quote, beautiful flag poles for the American
(03:27):
flag on both the north and south lawns. He said
they'll be one hundred feet tall. He'll pay for them himself,
and they'll arrive in about a week. Karen Travers ABC
News the White House.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
And right now and when you look out the window,
it is looking fantastic. We've got a mix of sun
and clouds across most of the Commonwealth, and we are
seeing temperatures in the seventies if you're away from the coast,
sixties if you're right by the water. Tonight, mostly clear,
low near forty eight to fifty in Boston, low forties
if you're north and west. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, a high
near sixty in Boston, seventy to seventy five inland, about
(04:00):
sixty for the Capan Islands, with that onshore breeze. Tomorrow
night partly cloudy a mile lone near fifty five partial sunshine. Friday,
High Year sixty five downtown, mid seventies Inland and Saturday,
we do have a few showers showing up to start
off the weekend, and we have a high Year sixty five,
seventy two in Lemonster right now seeing seventy one in Taunton,
(04:20):
sixty nine in Newburyport. In Boston at four o six
partly cloudy and seventy one degrees, a local Netflix dating
show contestant is capturing the hearts of fans one MBTA
stop at a time.
Speaker 5 (04:33):
I bet you've never heard this announcement on the tee.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
They're an emergency, having stopped into Ta ripsick for this
world to handle.
Speaker 5 (04:40):
Does that voice sound familiar?
Speaker 6 (04:41):
I'm not driving at Boston you.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
Perry Kim is a star on season three of Love
on the Spectrum, but Perry's heart will always belong to
the MBTA.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
I am the biggest fan of it.
Speaker 5 (04:52):
So rather than new in a regular old interview, I
thought it would be fun to take her to the
one place on the tea she'd never been to.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Doors will open on the level.
Speaker 5 (04:59):
US sort of secret training facility in the tunnels beneath Broadway.
Oh cool.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
I never got to drive a train before.
Speaker 5 (05:06):
The train stayed in place, but she got to push
all the buttons and she even got a visit from
one of her fans, Boston may Or Michelle Wood.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
I just want to say thank you for all that
you do.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
I'm over the moon.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Oh my god, I'm so happy.
Speaker 5 (05:19):
This is really t riff in Southy Matt Shear WBZ
Boston's News Radio, and.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
You can check out the video on our TikTok and
Instagram feeds. Find us on both of those at WBZ
News Radio. A pair of teens in Arlington say they're
more than willing to get their hands dirty to make
a buck and help you clean up your house. Wbz's
Hyle Scheffel has their story.
Speaker 7 (05:40):
Arlington high schoolers John Snyder and George Barris decided to
put themselves in business by taking away everyone's old junk.
Speaker 8 (05:47):
I mean, we both, like we realized we both have
pickup trucks, so like we have experience with landscaping and
that kind of stuff. But we realized that, like we
could be more efficient doing this.
Speaker 6 (05:56):
The high school juniors call themselves the Junk Brothers.
Speaker 7 (05:59):
They only start we're in the hauling business a few
weeks ago, and they've already got a couple jobs under
their belt. Finding a time in their busy schedules is
a bit of a challenge, but the brothers are flexible.
Speaker 8 (06:07):
Like before school even we're available and after school in
between lacrosse.
Speaker 6 (06:11):
I joined them as they packed away the remains of
an old fence.
Speaker 7 (06:14):
They both used to work in landscaping, and while the
work was steady, it was time to get self employed.
Speaker 6 (06:19):
Yeah, it does feel much more award. I think Kyle
shaffled to be busy Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
And if you're currently receiving unemployment assistants or filing a
new claim this week, good news you can now get
those benefits or up to thirty weeks. The extension from
twenty six to thirty weeks was automatically triggered as part
of a state law, as happens anytime the unemployment rate
in any of the state's major metros climbs above one
point five point one percent over a twelve month average.
(06:44):
New federal data shows Springfield recently had an unemployment rate
of five point two percent. You are now in the
league for news updates throughout the day. Listened to WBZ
Radio on the iHeart Radio app. I'm Nicole Davis. W
b read, Boston's news radio
This is Beezy, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Seventy
one degrees in Boston. Beautiful afternoon out there, it is
four o'clock. Good to be with you. I'm Nicole Davis
and here's what's happening. Day two of testimony continues at
(00:22):
Norfolk Superior Court in Denham in Karen Reid's second murder trial.
The jury hearing testimony from a handful of witnesses, including
Carrie Roberts and Canon firefighter Daniel Whitley. They were both
at the scene the morning John o'keef's body was found
in the snow in Kenton. Whitley says he was trying
to comfort Read that morning, telling her it appeared she
had a strong support system.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
She had been crying, crying in her hands, and I said,
you know, it looks like you have a very strong
support system. And she picked up her heads. She had
her face in her hands. She picked up her out
of her hands, looked at me and said, do you
know Carriy Roberts And I said, as matter of fact,
(01:05):
I do. And she said anybody who knows carry Roberts
wouldn't say that about her.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
We'll keep you updated as the trial progresses, it looks
like court is just wrapping up for the day right now.
Keep it right here on WBZ News Radio, and of
course she can stream us on the iHeartRadio app anytime
for the very latest at four oh one. New developments
this afternoon, court say the Trump administration is now pushing
back against an order from a judge to return a
(01:30):
detained tough student to New England, The Globe reports, according
to court filings, immigration officials have appealed a judge's order
to return Ramesa os Turk to Vermont. Court filings also
show the administration has filed a motion to keep her
in the Louisiana detention center where she was taken after
her arrest. Last night, several members of the Massachusetts congressional
(01:52):
delegation went to that detention center visiting Osterk and other detainees.
Senator Ed Markey says he believes her Fifth and First
Amendment writes are being violated as she was arrested for
a critical op ed on the war in Gaza in
her school paper, and today marks a historic reversal from
typical protocol for the state's highest court in the Harmony
Montgomery case. Here's w b z's Brooke McCarthy.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts rules that audio recordings
of a custody hearing for Harmony Montgomery can be released.
In twenty nineteen, the Essex Juvenile Court gave Harmony's father, Adam,
custody of her despite his criminal history. Last year, Adam
was found guilty of her death and sentenced to over
fifty years in prison. Filmmaker Bill Liechtenstein is filming a
(02:34):
documentary called Broken that explores the absolute secrecy of Massachusetts
child protection and juvenile court systems. In its decision, the
court found that releasing the recordings for the documentary may
help better inform the public both about what happened to
Harmony and if there are steps the child welfare system
can take to prevent this from happening again. Following the decision,
Lichtenstein says this will help protect children and families. Brooke
(02:58):
McCarthy w BZ Boston's news radio, and.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
President Trump says he's now planning to put his own
personal stamp on the White House lawns.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Late Wednesday morning, reporters suddenly saw President Trump walking around
the White House North lawn with his personal aid and
three Secret Service agents. The President was pointing to the
trees in the grass and surveying the expansive lawn. Reporters
scrambled at the driveway to capture this surprise outdoor presidential excursion.
Mister Trump telling us he was looking around because he's
planning to install quote, beautiful flag poles for the American
(03:27):
flag on both the north and south lawns. He said
they'll be one hundred feet tall. He'll pay for them himself,
and they'll arrive in about a week. Karen Travers ABC
News the White House.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
And right now and when you look out the window,
it is looking fantastic. We've got a mix of sun
and clouds across most of the Commonwealth, and we are
seeing temperatures in the seventies if you're away from the coast,
sixties if you're right by the water. Tonight, mostly clear,
low near forty eight to fifty in Boston, low forties
if you're north and west. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, a high
near sixty in Boston, seventy to seventy five inland, about
(04:00):
sixty for the Capan Islands, with that onshore breeze. Tomorrow
night partly cloudy a mile lone near fifty five partial sunshine. Friday,
High Year sixty five downtown, mid seventies Inland and Saturday,
we do have a few showers showing up to start
off the weekend, and we have a high Year sixty five,
seventy two in Lemonster right now seeing seventy one in Taunton,
(04:20):
sixty nine in Newburyport. In Boston at four o six
partly cloudy and seventy one degrees, a local Netflix dating
show contestant is capturing the hearts of fans one MBTA
stop at a time.
Speaker 5 (04:33):
I bet you've never heard this announcement on the tee.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
They're an emergency, having stopped into Ta ripsick for this
world to handle.
Speaker 5 (04:40):
Does that voice sound familiar?
Speaker 6 (04:41):
I'm not driving at Boston you.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
Perry Kim is a star on season three of Love
on the Spectrum, but Perry's heart will always belong to
the MBTA.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
I am the biggest fan of it.
Speaker 5 (04:52):
So rather than new in a regular old interview, I
thought it would be fun to take her to the
one place on the tea she'd never been to.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Doors will open on the level.
Speaker 5 (04:59):
US sort of secret training facility in the tunnels beneath Broadway.
Oh cool.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
I never got to drive a train before.
Speaker 5 (05:06):
The train stayed in place, but she got to push
all the buttons and she even got a visit from
one of her fans, Boston may Or Michelle Wood.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
I just want to say thank you for all that
you do.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
I'm over the moon.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Oh my god, I'm so happy.
Speaker 5 (05:19):
This is really t riff in Southy Matt Shear WBZ
Boston's News Radio, and.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
You can check out the video on our TikTok and
Instagram feeds. Find us on both of those at WBZ
News Radio. A pair of teens in Arlington say they're
more than willing to get their hands dirty to make
a buck and help you clean up your house. Wbz's
Hyle Scheffel has their story.
Speaker 7 (05:40):
Arlington high schoolers John Snyder and George Barris decided to
put themselves in business by taking away everyone's old junk.
Speaker 8 (05:47):
I mean, we both, like we realized we both have
pickup trucks, so like we have experience with landscaping and
that kind of stuff. But we realized that, like we
could be more efficient doing this.
Speaker 6 (05:56):
The high school juniors call themselves the Junk Brothers.
Speaker 7 (05:59):
They only start we're in the hauling business a few
weeks ago, and they've already got a couple jobs under
their belt. Finding a time in their busy schedules is
a bit of a challenge, but the brothers are flexible.
Speaker 8 (06:07):
Like before school even we're available and after school in
between lacrosse.
Speaker 6 (06:11):
I joined them as they packed away the remains of
an old fence.
Speaker 7 (06:14):
They both used to work in landscaping, and while the
work was steady, it was time to get self employed.
Speaker 6 (06:19):
Yeah, it does feel much more award. I think Kyle
shaffled to be busy Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
And if you're currently receiving unemployment assistants or filing a
new claim this week, good news you can now get
those benefits or up to thirty weeks. The extension from
twenty six to thirty weeks was automatically triggered as part
of a state law, as happens anytime the unemployment rate
in any of the state's major metros climbs above one
point five point one percent over a twelve month average.
(06:44):
New federal data shows Springfield recently had an unemployment rate
of five point two percent. You are now in the
league for news updates throughout the day. Listened to WBZ
Radio on the iHeart Radio app. I'm Nicole Davis. W
b read, Boston's news radio
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