Nearby News: Worker Dies in Ammonia Leak; Long Sentence for Old Pot Dealer; Man Drops Loaded Gun, Freaks Out Passengers

One Worker Dead in Ammonia Leak

An ammonia leak at a Boston warehouse cited for numerous health hazards has claimed the life of a worker, according to the Boston Fire Department. About 5,300 pounds of ammonia had spilled before the main valve was shut off and the leak stopped, the department said.

• Exclusive: Seafood warehouse was repeatedly fined for health violations

Eighty-Year-Old Pot Dealer Gets 10 Years

An 80-year-old drug trafficker was sentenced to 10 years in prison in federal court. Earlier this month, a plea agreement that would have sentenced Marshall Dion, who stashed over $11 million in a storage facility, to five to seven years was rejected by a federal judge.

Scammer Claims to be Raising Funds for Dead Trooper's Family

The Massachusetts State Police announced it's investigating a report of someone going door-to-door claiming to be part of a police organization and fundraising for the children of Trooper Thomas Clardy.

Women Has 'Mixed Feelings' on Clardy Because He Made Her Late to a Party

Victoria Stankiewicz attracted scorn for her post in which she said that Thomas Clardy "pulled me over en route to my 30th birthday party (and hassled me a bunch)."

MBTA Bus Riders Horrified as Man Offers Drugs, Drops Loaded Gun: Police

Revelers coming from Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade were horrified as a man offered them drugs then dropped a loaded gun in a crowded MBTA bus.

Commuter Rail Getting Some Work Done

The goal is to replace 25,000-30,000 railroad ties on the Framingham-Worcester Line while work on heat-related speed restrictions finishes.

Also:

• Construction boss cheated workers out of pay: AG
• Beloved Boston car passes away
• Payments sent by deceptive energy dealer as part of settelment
• Boston man gets life in prison for Milton murder
• Man admits to pawning stolen rings, gets jail time
• Uptown Burger Bar Coming to Mansfield
• Mumps Confirmed at Weymouth High School