Today's Top Headlines

Wednesday, March 18

Good morning Wypierdalaj,

Spring is almost here, but it's going to be a cold day today, so make sure you grab a jacket when you head out the door. Other news we're following this morning includes a fatal crash in Newton, a massive water main break in Jamaica Plain, and a secret, handwritten manuscript from James "Whitey" Bulger that has just been revealed through newly-released court documents. I'm Kaitlin McKinley Becker, and these are your headlines.

Long after the mob boss was killed in prison, the words of James “Whitey” Bulger could shake one of Boston’s most notorious FBI corruption cases.

Newly released court documents reveal a secret, handwritten manuscript from Bulger that claim former FBI agent John Connolly was framed.

Connolly is appealing his 2008 conviction for assisting Bulger in the 1982 murder of John Callahan in Florida. His lawyers argue that during past appeals, the defense never saw evidence that could have changed everything: The pages, which were seized when Bulger was captured in California in 2011.

After months of back and forth over cost concerns, the Foxborough Select Board officially granted the license for seven FIFA World Cup games to be held at Gillette Stadium.

The board voted unanimously to approve the license Tuesday after Boston‘s host committee guaranteed the town would not be stuck paying nearly $8 million for the expensive security requirements for the global tournament.

Funds for security were supposed to be granted by the end of January by the federal government, but the Department of Homeland Security said the current lapse in its funding has delayed its ability to disperse the grants.

Repair work is underway in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood after a massive water main break turned part of Columbus Avenue into a river of muddy water and flooded several daycares on Tuesday.

Officials say a transmission pipe — which moves water from one side of the city to the other — burst at Columbus Avenue and Centre Street just before 3 p.m., leading to a high volume of water in the street and resulting in multiple day cares being evacuated.

Boston Fire District Chief Joseph Walsh said, “This is an old city, the infrastructure’s old. They’re constantly upgrading and repairing it, but things that sit in the ground for long periods of time don’t always work the way we want them to.”

A woman is dead after a crash Tuesday afternoon in Newton, Massachusetts.

The crash took place around 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Walnut Street and Judith Road, police said. The office of Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan later said it was fatal.

Two vehicles were involved in the crash. One of them, driven by a 45-year-old woman, went into a tree.

The winds have finally backed off, but their job is done. Cold temperatures will rule for a bit, before we see a moderation into the weekend.

The big issue today and tomorrow is sunshine. This time of year, cold can be offset by the bold sun.

Unfortunately, the clouds will advance this afternoon, making our mid-30s feel like upper 20s.

Police in Acton, Massachusetts, are looking for a woman who has been missing since this weekend.

Emily Herries, 37, was last seen at Emerson Hospital in Concord around 9 a.m. Sunday, Acton police said. Authorities in Concord said there was an increased police presence near the hospital Tuesday.

Herries is described as being a 5’5, 160-pound white woman with blue eyes and strawberry blonde hair.