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Howie Carr Show thread starting off with his Sunday Boston Herald column

Former state Sen. Joseph “Jim” Marzilli pleaded guilty today to accosting four women while on state business in Lowell in a bizarre sex-crazed spree that destroyed his career. He was sentenced to three months in jail to be served at the Billerica House of Correction. One of the Arlington Democrat’s victims was handicapped, police have said. Lowell Superior Court Judge Paul Chernoff gave him prison time over the objections of his lawyer who was seeking probation. In addition to four counts of accosting and annoying a person of the opposite sex, Marzilli also pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and disorderly...

Former state Sen. Joseph “Jim” Marzilli pleaded guilty today to accosting four women while on state business in Lowell in a bizarre sex-crazed spree that destroyed his career. One of the Arlington Democrat’s victims was handicapped, police have said. Lowell Superior Court Judge Paul Chernoff is expected to sentence Marzilli within the hour. In addition to four counts of accosting and annoying a person of the opposite sex, Marzilli also pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. He also admitted to sufficient facts to find him guilty of indecent assault and battery. None of Marzilli’s victims were in court...

Howie thread starting with his Sunday Herald column. By the way starting tomorrow, the Felon, Tom Finneran loses a half hour of his show--or technically an hour. He is moving to 5:30-9 am (from 6-10 am) so Ingraham will now have all 3 hours of her "healthy radio addiction" 9-noon. And from what I hear, the 5:30-6 am segment will be a "radio rewind" of the previous day's show so now FelonMan, with his new permanent co-host Todd Feinburg, will only have to do 3 hours every day. Nice work if you can get it Mistah Speakah! In the dreaded...

Howie Carr thread starting off with his Sunday Herald column.

Howie Carr thread starting off with his Sunday Herald column

BOSTON, (AP) -- A Massachusetts state senator recently arrested on charges that he groped and made lewd comments to two women says he will not seek re-election. The Arlington Democrat said in a statement Thursday that he would not seek another term this fall. He spent 17 years in the House before winning a special election in December to fill a vacant seat in the Senate. The 50-year-old Marzilli pleaded not guilty . . .

Lowell, Mass. (AP) -- Prosecutors described a longtime state legislator as a "danger to his community" and "out of control" Wednesday after a third woman in as many months accused him of making inappropriate sexual advances. Sen. James Marzilli, 50, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he tried to grope a woman at a park in Lowell, then fled police, and to charges he made lewd remarks to another woman. A prosecutor on Wednesday asked a judge to hold Marzilli without bail for three days. "The commonwealth feels that the defendant is a danger to the community," prosecutor Richard Mucci...

BOSTON—State Sen. James Marzilli has been arrested on multiple charges in Lowell, including lewd and lascivious behavior and resisting arrest. Lowell Police said the Arlington Democrat was arrested at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday on Middle Street in the city's downtown area and was also charged with disorderly conduct, attempting to commit a crime and obstruction of justice. He was being booked by police and was scheduled to be arraigned in Lowell District Court on Wednesday. A spokesman for Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said there was a female alleged victim, but offered few details. A call to Marzilli's home was not...