Region Rundup: Memorial Bench Approved in Norton, Sewer Betterments Issue of Contention in Norton and Stoughton Drunk Driver Arraigned

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.

Sewer Betterments an Issue of Contention for North Easton Villagers

Outspoken residents made it clear to Easton selectmen Monday night that they are not happy with the price they'll pay in betterments for construction associated with the North Easton Village Wastewater Treatment Project.

Selectmen unanimously approved estimated betterment assessments for the 88 parcels in the district. Selectman Todd Gornstein was not present.

The average single family homeowner in the district received an estimated assessment of $20,900. Particularly large houses, multi-family homes or commercial properties received a higher estimated assessment.

State Rep. Testifies on Anti-Smoking Bill

State Rep. Paul Heroux, whose district includes most of Attleboro, has introduced a bill that would prohibit smoking in a vehicle when children are present. A violation would lead to a $100 fine. He testified about the bill this week before the Joint Committee on Public Health. State House News Service reported Heroux called the bill "an act to protect little lungs."

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.