BOSTON

Part of Storrow Drive closing weeknights for tunnel work

Driving out of Boston at night is about to become more complicated.

State transportation officials said a section of Storrow Drive outbound is scheduled to close from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weeknights starting Monday and continuing for several months so a crumbling tunnel can be repaired.

The westbound lanes will be closed from the Hatch Shell to Clarendon Street, while one eastbound lane may also require closure for a shorter period of time.

Victim of R.I. nightclub fire receives a hand transplant

A Massachusetts man injured in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people has received a hand transplant in Boston.

The Boston Globe reported Monday that Massachusetts General Hospital said in a statement 43-year-old Joe Kinan of Lakeville had the surgery Sunday night.

The hospital said the surgery went smoothly and doctors “are cautiously optimistic” about Kinan’s prospects of gaining use of the new hand. The statement said he was awake and resting comfortably Monday.

Kinan was among hundreds seriously injured in The Station club fire in West Warwick when stage pyrotechnics ignited sound insulation foam.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.

Two ex-Walmart employees deny taking $9,000 in goods

Two former employees of a western Massachusetts Walmart have been accused of stealing and reselling more than $9,000 worth of merchandise from the store.

Police said they were alerted by Walmart management, who told them the suspects were seen on video surveillance removing thousands of dollars of electronics, clothing and other items from the Northampton store.

Management told police the pair had keys that gave them access to areas of the store that they were not authorized to be in.

The suspects, 21-year-old Cody Collier Slavis of Huntington and 22-year-old Roberto Roldan of Palmer, pleaded not guilty to larceny charges last week and were released on personal recognizance.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.

Viola Davis’ dresses selling in auction to benefit schools

Bidding continues on two of Viola Davis’ dresses being auctioned off to help raise money for schools in the struggling city of Central Falls where she grew up.

The Providence Journal reported the auction of dresses previously worn by Davis continues this week on eBay. The auction is to benefit the drama club at Central Falls High School, her alma mater, and the Segue Institute for Learning, whose founder Davis grew up with.

The Oscar-nominated actress from the film “The Help” attended a screening of her latest movie, “Won’t Back Down,” at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence on Sunday evening. The paper reported the event raised about $15,000.

Davis spoke at Central Falls High School in May and has continued to support the city.

 

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