Local Spa Facing Serious Charges + State Police Lt. Makes Recovery + Comedy Star Visits Boston: MA Weekend

The State Police lieutenant who was struck by a stolen motorcycle in Revere finally returned home after a three-month recovery this past weekend.

Meanwhile, a spa in Methuen was shut down and its owner arrested of police found evidence of human trafficking taking place there.

Plus, an “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star returned to the region he spent his college years at to work behind the bar at numerous locations in Boston.

Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant Nearly Killed In Revere Hit-And-Run Returns Home
Donald Bossi was greeted by many of his state police peers on Friday, Sept. 26 when he was released from Spaulding Rehabilitation in Cambridge. Bossi was hit by a stolen motorcycle near Revere Beach on June 23. He was thrown 45 feet by the collision.

Spa Manager Charged With Human Trafficking, Business Closed: Methuen Police
Beauty Garden Spa was shut down after police found living quarters for two women in the basement of the commercially zoned building. Suping Zhu, 38, of New York, was taken into custody Friday and is charged with human trafficking, deriving support from prostitution and being a keeper of a house of ill fame, according to police.

'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' Star Hops Behind Boston Bar: Photos
Charlie Day brought his Whiskey brand called Four Walls Whiskey to Lucky's Lounge, Back Bay Social, the 88 Club and Lansdowne Pub during a visit to Boston.

Webster Man Charged With Torching 2 Southbridge Homes, Displacing 12
Gerardo Cruz-Rivera, 34, was charged with two counts each of arson of a dwelling and malicious damage to a motor vehicle on Saturday in connection with a November 2024 fire that started on Union Street in Southbridge and quickly spread to the neighboring building.

MA DPH Declares Tylenol Safe For Pregnant Women, Slams 'Harmful Disinformation'
Mass DPH Commissioner of Public Health Robbie Goldstein and Chief Medical Officer Jessica Zeidman released the joint statement refuting Trump’s statements that pregnant women should not take Tylenol if they are ill. The DPH emphasized that the symptoms of fever and other illnesses are far more dangerous if untreated than acetaminophen, which is said to remain a safe option for treating certain symptoms. The statement referred to Trump and Kennedy Jr.’s press conference as “harmful misinformation.”

Greater Boston Home Prices Continue To Rise In 2025, Study Finds
Home prices in Greater Boston are up nearly 5 percent so far in 2025 compared to the previous year. The median single-family sale price increased 3.1 percent on a year-over-year basis to $820,000. Year-to-date, there were 13,963 single-family home sales in the Greater Boston housing market in 2025 – up 2.9 percent from 2024 – with a median sale price of $810,000 – up 4.5 percent from 2024. Meanwhile, condominium prices have seen a slight decrease of 3.2 percent.

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