Today's Top Headlines

Saturday, June 6

Good morning Wypierdalaj,

It's a First Alert day as our weather team tracks the threat of severe storms in Massachusetts this afternoon. Other news we're following includes the latest on the Southbridge McDonald's incident, and a young boy hospitalized after being pulled from a pool Friday in Tewksbury. I'm Kaitlin McKinley Becker, and these are your headlines.

A former McDonald’s manager shown in a viral video allegedly contaminating food appeared in court on Friday, where her ex-girlfriend broke down in tears as she explained why she was seeking a restraining order.

“There’s a viral video going around of her spitting on my french fries,” said the woman.

The hearing combined an arraignment for Kaylie Santos, of Southbridge, Massachusetts, and the woman’s restraining order request, which Santos opposed. The judge ultimately denied the request for a restraining order, but did agree to prosecutors’ request that Santos be ordered to stay away from and have no contact with the alleged victim on her release.

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It’s a summer weekend….filled with summery weather terms. Like a chance for thunderstorms. Some sticky air. And plenty of warm temps.

The sun is challenged today by lots of clouds.

We’ll still warm to the mid and upper 80s and there will be a noticeable amount of humidity (but not oppressive).

A young boy was hospitalized after being pulled from a pool Friday afternoon in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.

Police and fire crews responded around 5:50 p.m. to Balsam Place, where the child was reported to be unresponsive.

People at the scene pulled the child from the water and had begun CPR when first responders arrived. Firefighters took over treatment.

The National Park Service has ordered the removal of three quotes from the Bunker Hill Historic Site, a move that some say amounts to censorship of voices that have been immortalized as part of the symbol of America’s fight for freedom.

Officials say the quotes reflect on slavery, war and immigration.

“Congress must not fund Trump’s campaign of censorship,” Sen. Ed Markey posted on X, including photographs of the quote plaques targeted by the order.

The top parks and rec commissioner in Needham, Massachusetts, is accused of stealing over $200,000 from a local kids baseball league to pay down credit card debt and car loan and pay for personal expenses, federal prosecutors said.

Christopher Gerstel was arrested Friday after being indicted by a federal grand jury, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts. The 50-year-old is the chairman of the Needham Parks and Recreation Commission.

But it was through his position on the board of Needham Baseball and Softball that he allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars over about five years. Gerstel is now facing charges of wire fraud, filing false tax returns and failure to file tax returns.

Anyone who has driven on Interstate 95 north off Route 128 has viewed the classic bucolic scene as they head toward the northeast corner of Massachusetts: a large farm with twin silos and a huge “Alfalfa Farm” sign spanning them.

Well, the sign is gone (though, word is, it will eventually return…) but the farm remains, and you may have wondered why there are suddenly so many people there these days. There’s good reason for it, as Alfalfa Farm, which was purchased by new owners a couple of years ago, is being reborn as a brewery, winery, distillery and, for all intents and purposes, a destination spot that also includes space for functions and events.

Alfalfa Farm, which traces its roots back 300 years, was once a dairy farm whose store sold ice cream, milk and more. The sprawling dairy farm went away about 50 years ago, but part of the property (including the farm and silos) morphed into a winery in the mid-1990s and included a tasting room that featured wines made using grapes grown onsite.