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Friday, March 22, 2013

Tewksbury Service Station Owner Charged in Extortion Plot

Registry of Motor Vehicles manager also charged as the result of FBI investigation.

A Tewksbury service station owner is facing federal charges after being arrested earlier this month in connection with an extortion plot. Simon Abou Raad, 50, owns Simons Service Center, 1 Main St., as well as another servicd station in his hometown of Tyngsboro. He and Mark LaFrance of Braintree, a project manager with Vehicle Safety and Compliance Services at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, are accused of conspiring to extort other service station owners wanting to obtain a license to conduct motor vehicle safety inspections. Both men are officially charged with "conspiracy to extort money under color of official right in exchange for an official license to conduct Massachusetts motor vehicle safety," according to information provided by…

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tewksbury lifer

4:40 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2013

I work in the car business and have dealt with Mark on numerous occasions. He was very helpful even though things I needed were not in his department. I was so shocked to hear about this. Well now I need to find myself a new RMV contact...   more ›

Thursday, January 17, 2013

State DOT Proposes Massive Fee Increases For Massachusetts Drivers

The board of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation released its 21st Century Transportation Plan, which outlines the state’s budgetary needs over the course of the next 10 years and beyond.

With infrastructure in need of repairs and the major city transit system steeped in billions of dollars of debt, the state may need to increase revenue from car registrations, license renewals, taxes and tolls. The Board of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation released its 21st Century Transportation Plan Monday, which calls for a $13 billion overall investment in state transportations systems over the next decade. The breakdown is as follows, according to a statement associated with the plan released by Transportation Secretary and CEO Richard A. Davey: To raise the necessary funds these recommendations will include an increase in the gas tax, payroll tax, sales tax or income tax; a new green fee on vehicle registrations; a …

Rich

9:10 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013

http://massachusetts-election-2010.com/massachusetts-2010-gubernatorial-results-town-by-town/ voting by town. amherst and springfield voted for the "devil" Tewksbury voted GOP. is this "Hope" or is it "Change"???? I forget all i know is this is not the change i hoped for. Remember, the commonwealth voted him back in. When this state realizes the pain maybe things will change..... i hope!   more ›

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