Thursday, May 17, 2012
Linda Chery-Valentin says she 'really can't tell' whether the allegations against her in Jamaica Plain will discourage parents from enrolling here.
The founding director of a new French bilingual Montessori school opening in Sharon says she "really cannot tell" whether new charges against her in Jamaica Plain will discourage parents from enrolling their children here. However, "this morning, we got two calls from parents in Sharon who said, 'This is all false,'" Linda Chery-Valentin said today. "I don't know what people are thinking. But, they don't know me. I've been in business for so long. This is not me at all," she said. Chery-Valentin, 46, of Natick pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of assault and battery. She directs the Arc-En-Ciel Daycare and Montessori School in Jamaica Plain. She is accused of trying to run down …
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121 Lakeview St, Sharon, MA
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Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey awarded the funds, totaling $500.
Sharon has received prom and graduation -- safety -- gifts totaling $500, from Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey. The $250 "Project Prom Sense" and "Operation Graduation" grants will "help fund food, entertainment and supplies for the alcohol-free, drug-free events organized to keep the class of 2012 safe" after those two celebrations, according to a press release from Morrissey's office. Morrissey gave Sharon the same amounts last year, Morrissey's office said. In addition, last September, Sharon Police Officer Steve Fontes attended Morrissey's Underage Drinking Prevention Conference, according to the press release. The grants were among five that Morrissey has given Sharon, all funded by forfeited drug money. The fifth …
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Sharon High School
181 Pond St, Sharon, MA
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
School resumes Wednesday 'as usual.'
Sharon's Heights Elementary School had a scare after dismissal Tuesday, when the school received "a suspicious package in the mail," school officials told parents in an alert. The package prompted Sharon Police and firefighters to respond, the message said. "As a precautionary measure the area bomb squad was also called to the scene. After securing the premises and examining the contents of the package, all is deemed safe and secure," the message said. "As Heights is one of the locations for the Community Education After Care program, those students still on site were removed from the school. Thank you to the staff of the After Care program, to the administration of Heights Elementary School, and to the Director of Community Education for …
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Heights Elementary School
454 S Main St, Sharon, MA
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Linda Chery-Valentin was arraigned today.
The director of Arc-en-Ciel Daycare in Jamaica Plain pleaded not guilty Tuesday to trying to run down parishioners of her host church and threatening the priest. Prosecutors say Linda Chery-Valentin allegedly drove her SUV at the church’s rector and a parishioner on Sunday, May 6. She got out of the vehicle, prosecutors say, and pushed the rector, saying, "You are going to be sorry." Chery-Valentin, 46, of Natick directs the Arc-En-Ciel Daycare and Montessori School from the basement of the 61 Rockwood St. church. She is also the founding director of Le Petit Prince Ecole Montessori Internationale, a new French bilingual Montessori school opening in Sharon this September. The school holds an information session from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. …
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121 Lakeview St, Sharon, MA
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MBTA Transit Police continue investigating the incident.
The person struck by an Amtrak train in Foxborough on Monday has been identified as a Foxborough man. Nicholas Bertozzi, 32, of Foxborough was trespassing when the accident occurred, MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said today. The MBTA Transit Police continue investigating the accident, Pesaturo said. At 4:40 p.m. Monday, an MBTA dispatcher notified transit police dispatch of the accident a short time earlier in the area of 5-33 East St., Foxborough, according to the transit police report, which Pesaturo provided. Transit police responded, as did State Police detectives from the Norfolk County District Attorney's office, Foxborough and Sharon Police detectives, and Foxborough and Sharon firefighters, the report states. Bertozzi was pronounced …
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Linda Chery-Valentin allegedly threatened a Roman Catholic priest on May 6,
The founding director of a new French bilingual Montessori school opening in Sharon this September was charged in Jamaica Plain with assault and battery on Monday, six days before the Sharon school holds a public information session. Linda Chery-Valentin allegedly threatened the priest of a Roman Catholic church, "swore, and tried to (hit) several parishioners with her car" at about 1 p.m. Sunday, May 6, according to Fox 25 Boston. Chery-Valentin directs the Arc-En-Ciel Daycare and Montessori School from the basement at the church, at 61 Rockwood St., Jamaica Plain, Fox 25 reports. "Father George, the church's priest, told FOX 25 that the owner of the daycare decided to hold an open house, but did not mention the event to church staff. He…
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121 Lakeview St, Sharon, MA
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The MBTA is in the process of restoring its service.
Amtrak service through Sharon has been restored tonight after an Amtrak train fatally struck a person on the tracks between the Sharon and Mansfield MBTA commuter rail stations. The MBTA is in the process of restoring its service, along the Providence-Stoughton commuter rail line to Boston's South Station. The accident prompted the MBTA to run shuttle buses from the Sharon station, at 1 Upland Road, during part of the evening commute. Trains to Providence also were delayed or cancelled. The MBTA alerted commuters to the incident at 4:44 p.m. "All Providence service will experience significant delays due to a trespasser strike between Sharon and Mansfield station," the alert says. The MBTA Tweeted at about 7 p.m., "Providence Line: Update: …
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Here are the highlights of the Sharon Police log.
Sharon Police arrested one person Saturday night and charged them with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The arrest happened at North Main at Canton streets at 11:06 p.m., according to the Sharon Police log. Here are the highlights of the Sharon Police log for May 6 to May 12, courtesy of the Sharon Police Department: On Sunday, May 6 at 12:15 p.m., someone on Tiot Street reported their iPhone was stolen. At 6:58 p.m., police helped the fire department with a gas grill on South Main Street. On Monday, May 7 at 9:02 a.m., someone reported a motor vehicle struck a pole on Sandy Ridge Circle. On Wednesday, May 9 at 3:22 p.m., someone reported a low-hanging wire at Edge Hill Road at Tiot Street. Police notified the utility …
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Town of Sharon Police Department
213 S Main St, Sharon, MA
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Here are the highlights of the Sharon Fire log.
Sharon firefighters responded to motor vehicle accidents over the past week, according to the Sharon Fire log. On Monday, May 7 at 9:07 a.m., firefighters responded to Farnum Road at Sandy Ridge Circle for a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries, and provided first aid and checked for injuries. On Tuesday, May 8 at 3:50 p.m., firefighters responded to East at Plain streets for a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries, and provided basic life support. On Saturday, May 12 at 8:36 p.m., firefighters responded, mutual aid, to a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries at Interstate 95 Exit 8, and provided manpower. Here are the other highlights of the Sharon Fire log for May 6 to May 12, courtesy of the Sharon Fire …
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Sharon Fire Department
92 S Main St, Sharon, MA
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Steven Cummings will continue as interim deputy chief.
Sharon Deputy Fire Chief Steven Cummings has retired, but will stay on as interim deputy for the next three to six months, Fire Chief James Wright said today. Cummings became a full-time Sharon firefighter on Sept. 17, 1978, becoming deputy chief on July 16, 2000, Wright said. Cummings retired last week, on April 30, Wright said. "He immediately offered to stay on so that we can prepare and conduct a replacement process," Wright said. "I hope to have a new Deputy selected and in place in September," the chief added. Selectmen approved a contract for Cummings for interim deputy chief Monday night. Wright said the contract is for three months, with up to three one-month extensions allowed. Cummings will work 32 hours per week, which is a …
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Sharon Fire Department
92 S Main St, Sharon, MA
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Sharon Resident
10:46 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
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