Babysitter Charged With Kidnapping Back in Court, Heroin Alert, and More: Nearby News

Here are a few of the day’s must-read items from our Massachusetts network. We hope you enjoy! Give us your feedback at patrick.luce@patch.com

Stories worth talking about tonight:

Former Babysitter Charged with Kidnapping Will Continue to Undergo Evaluation

The competency evaluation has been extended for the Topsfield woman accused of kidnapping and assaulting a Hamilton 2-year-old last fall.

Abigail Hanna, 21, is next scheduled to be in court on Jan. 22. At that time, the prosecution expects to learn whether she will be considered competent to stand trial on charges she kidnapped and assaulted a Hamilton toddler for whom she once worked as a babysitter.

More headlines today:

Worcester County D.A. Issues Heroin Alert

• The alert comes after the discovery of an especially lethal batch of heroin being distributed in the state.

Selectmen Finalize Solar Farm Deal

• A proposed solar farm on Branch Street is set for construction this spring.

Man Charged with Having Weapons in Gillette Stadium Parking Lot Laughs in Court

• The Connecticut man allegedly had an arsenal of weapons in his car at the stadium before the Winter Classic

Also worth a look:

Trooper Dragged During Traffic Stop in Medford

Juvenile Arrested in Mansfield Stabbing

Man Who Allegedly Helped Sell Stolen Armory Guns Back in Court

‘My Criminal History is Horrendous’: No Parole for Bank Robber

Man Wanted for Burglary in Wayland Now on Mass. Most Wanted List

Noise Ordinance Violation for Woman Who Tried to Hide Partiers in her Bathroom