Boston
State trooper saves baby’s life in parking lot
A state trooper saved the life of an 8-day-old baby boy who had stopped breathing Wednesday in a Boston parking lot, State Police said in a statement. A 28-year-old Cambridge woman reported that her newborn was not breathing at about 5:40 p.m., the statement said. The mother and a grandmother were driving in an SUV on Soldiers Field Road, with the grandmother in the back seat feeding the baby, authorities said. The grandmother noted the baby seemed to be in distress. The mother then pulled into a McDonald’s parking lot, according to police. When Trooper John Arone arrived, the mother had her baby on her lap. She said her boy had stopped breathing and was turning blue, State Police said. Arone confirmed that the child was not breathing and then checked the baby’s airway, finding no blockage. He then loosened the baby’s swaddling clothes and gave him a pat on the back. The child then belched, releasing an air bubble and a “large amount of saliva and formula,’’ State Police said. The infant started to breathe to again and began crying. The child and mother were taken to Children’s Hospital to be evaluated, State Police said.
Hartford
Mass. man pleads guilty to forging artifact
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to forging an artifact that ended up in a Connecticut museum. Harold Gordon of Templeton is facing up to 20 years in prison after entering his plea to wire fraud Tuesday. Prosecutors say the 69-year-old turned a plain writing desk into the ‘‘Bingham Family Civil War Memorial Secretary’’ and sold it to an antiques dealer for $64,500. The piece was said to be a gift given to a Civil War veteran in honor of his brother, who was killed in the Battle of Antietam. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, located in Hartford, Conn., purchased the piece at a New York antiques show in 2015. Gordon said that he sold the piece because he needed the money. The museum said it has been offered a full refund. (AP)
Farmington, Maine
High school investigates racial slur at game
Officials are investigating a complaint that a racial slur was used by a boys’ varsity basketball player during a game against another school. Mt. Blue High School is investigating the use of the slur during a Saturday game in Farmington against Cony High School of Augusta. It’s the second reported racial incident in two years involving Cony. The superintendent of Mt. Blue’s school district has confirmed that a complaint was filed during the game. The superintendent, Tina Meserve, said that school officials are looking into the allegation to find out what happened and respond accordingly. (AP)
Middlebury, Vt.
College commits to 100 percent renewable energy
Vermont’s Middlebury College is committing itself to getting 100 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources within a decade. As part of the plan approved unanimously by the college’s Board of Trustees over the weekend, the college plans to eliminate within 15 years fossil fuel investments in the school’s $1 billion endowment. Middlebury President Laurie L. Patton says the plan is ‘‘bold and aspirational while remaining realistic and highly practical.’’ (AP)
