Nearby News: Embattled State Senator is Done; Man Drags Cop with Car; Hoverboard Starts House Fire

Joyce Not Running for Reelection

After 20 years as a state senator, Brian Joyce will not run for re-election.

Joyce announced through a statement Tuesday that he will not seek another term in the Massachusetts Senate this November. The past year for Joyce has been one full of controversy. Last week, the FBI and IRS raided Joyce’s Canton law office. The FBI said the action was “court authorized activity in connection with an ongoing federal investigation.”

Women in Cold Case ID’d After 20 Years

The remains of a person found more than 20 years ago in a wooded area of Hyde Park have been identified as a Fitchburg woman, the Boston Police Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.

Concord Man Drags Wayland Officer With Car

A Concord man has been charged after a Wayland police was dragged between five and 15 feet by a vehicle as she worked a road construction detail on Route 30 in Wayland.

Photos: Hoverboard Starts House Fire

According to Chelmsford Fire Capt. Dan Funaro, an 11-year-old boy was playing with a hoverboard in the first-floor living room of the home when the contraption sparked and set a rug in the room on fire.

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