MA News Recap: Hospital Abandoned; Cop Indicted; Huge Pumpkin En Route

MASSACHUSETTS — If you've been unplugged from the news this week, have no fear! Here is a recap of the top news stories out of Massachusetts to catch you up as you head into the weekend.

Norwood Hospital Will Be Abandoned, 4 Clinics Closing: Reports

Four years after it shut its doors due to severe flood damage, and several months after its parent company filed for bankruptcy, Norwood Hospital is being abandoned and four connected outpatient clinics are closing. >>>Read More.

Former Billerica Cop Indicted On Charges Of Rape Of A Child

A former Billerica police officer has been indicted on charges of rape of a child and possession of child pornography after being accused of having an improper relationship with a then-18-year-old. >>>Read More.

Red Sox Pitching Legend Luis Tiant Dead At 83

Boston Red Sox pitching legend Luis Tiant, known for his Major League career that spanned 19 seasons, has died, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. He was 83. >>>Read More.

The 'Official Pumpkin Of Boston' Is Arriving Next Week

The "Official Pumpkin of Boston" is set to be unveiled at the Boston Public Market next week with a forklift as its ride. >>>Read More.

'Severe' Geomagnetic Storm Means Aurora May Be Seen Up North

A strong X-class solar flare and coronal mass ejection pushed the aurora borealis across much of the northern half of the country Thursday. >>> Read More.

Ethel Kennedy, RFK's Widow, Dead At 96

Ethel Kennedy, the 96-year-old widow of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and a human rights activist who was known to spend summers in Hyannisport, has died, her grandson Joe Kennedy III said in a statement on X Thursday. >>>Read More.

Girl, 15, Attacked In Bathroom Stall At Boston's Museum Of Science

A 24-year-old Somerville man is facing charges of kidnapping of a child, strangulation or suffocation, and assault and battery after being accused of hiding in a stall and attacking a 15-year-old girl in the bathroom of Boston's Museum of Science Sunday. >>>Read More.