Capitol Rioter Watches As Town Condemns Siege: Patch PM

MASSACHUSETTS — It's Wednesday, April 14. Here's what you should know this afternoon:

• NSC-131, a hate group that participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, is planning more "White Lives Matter" rallies in Massachusetts.
• A Sudbury man has been arrested on child pornography charges after an investigation involving federal authorities.
• Worcester is moving to settle a federal Voting Rights Act lawsuit brought earlier this year over School Committee elections.

Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today.

Today's Top Story

On a crowded Zoom call Tuesday night during Natick's first night of spring Town Meeting, Suzanne Ianni watched as her colleagues voted to condemn an event that, according to federal prosecutors, she took part in.

The first night of Town Meeting was marked by a resolution brought by Town Meeting member Jay Ball. His resolution condemned the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol in general, but did not name Ianni — a move that would've been counter to Town Meeting rules, according to Moderator Frank Foss.

The resolution had its detractors. Some members felt Town Meeting wasn't the right place to speak out about national issues. Others felt the language was too strong, in particular a portion that said Town Meeting failing to speak out "is to be complicit" in the events of Jan. 6.

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Wednesday's Other Top Stories

Town rebukes 'White Lives Matter': A small group of people carrying a "White Lives Matter" banner gathered in Wakefield Sunday, drawing a swift and clear rebuke from residents and officials who were quick to draw a line between free speech and racist hate-mongering.

Worcester may settle discrimination suit: Several groups, including the local NAACP chapter, sued in February alleging that the city's all at-large School Committee disenfranchises people of color.

Sudbury child porn arrest: A 49-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after police say he downloaded illicit images of minors from the dark web.

Framingham prepares to use eminent domain: The city is in the process of acquiring more than 100 small properties to complete a major road overhaul that's being paid for mostly by the federal government.

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They Said It

"I've said it before: The public is our eyes and ears and any tools that they may have —whether it be Ring cameras or other security cameras— if anybody has any sort of tools that can assist us in apprehending someone who commit crimes we want to work with them."

• Newton Police Lt. Bruce Apotheker. The department is asking residents to share footage from home security systems as a crime prevention tool.