david provencher died last night after suffering respiratory arrest at st. luke's hospital. he was 59 years old and a survivor of throat cancer. new bedford mayor jon mitchell called provencher an outstanding police chief and a great man. "5 on the opioid crisis" and new help for a community struggling with addiction. open in charlestown. 25 people have overdosed in charlestown this year. three of them died. and "the globe" reports hepatitis c, often an indicator of drug use, is higher in charlestown than any other boston neighborhood. emily: a big change may be coming this week for tobacco laws in boston. this thursday a vote is set on a proposal to raise the age to buy tobacco products to 21. mayor marty walsh is backing the proposal, saying he hopes it can discourage young people from taking up smoking. if it passes, the new rule would go into effect early next year. a similar bill is in the works on beacon hill right now also looking to increase the statewide age to 21. tom brady and rob gronkowski reunited on the field. and that helped the patriots clinch a spot in the

the city' s police chief, david provencher, died tonight after suffering respiratory arrest at st. luke' s hospital. he was 59 years old, a survivor of throat cancer. new bedford mayor jon mitchell called provencher an outstanding police chief and a great man. a husband, a father, a grandfather mourned tonight. fatally injured by a man police say was driving under the influence of drugs. joseph brady was a holiday-season fixture in stoughton, running a christmas tree lot. right now our reid lamberty is live at the scene of the crash along route 27. reid. lot behind me has remained open and white busy -- and quite busy. tonight, his family is in a season of mourning. a pair sneakers sits atop a small rug in the family room, just below the television. television,it' s where joe brady always took them off and it' s where his wife will always keep them. the shoes will now serve as a remembrance of her husband of 25 years, who was run down friday night, steps away from the christmas tree business he owned for 45 years. linda heard it. >> i couldn' t touch him. reporter: brady later died

the police chief in new bedford, massachusetts has passed away. 59-year-old chief david provencher died after suffering respiratory arrest at the hospital. he was a survivor of throat cancer. man and outstanding chief, said the mayor. >>> a man is due in court this morning. 23-year-old adrien stillwell was charged with conspiracy to commit murder with michael pittman. 25-year-old michael yunge is charged as well. >>> today marks 20 years since a manchester man was found stabbed to death in his home. his family is pleading for the public's help to solve the case. walter page was found in the basement in his home in december of 1995. his death was ruled a homicide. investigators say it is still a very solvable case. family members say they happenedded. police say a man backed a machine yesterday morning and ran off. turns off the car was stolen from a church parking lot while the owner was inside attending service. >>> the man accused of driving the wrong way while drunk is due in court. they arrested 22-year-old andi -- andy mazarra. he faces several charges, including dwi and using mobi

david provencher died last night after suffering respiratory arrest at st. luke's hospital. he was 59 years old and a survivor of throat cancer. new bedford mayor jon mitchell called provencher an outstanding police chief and a great man. emily: the man accused of killing a stoughton business owner over the weekend will be the family of 71-year-old joseph brady mourning the loss of the beloved husband, father, and grandfather right now. brady ran a christmas tree lot along route 27. he was run down friday night just steps away from that business which he owned for 45 years. he later died at the hospital. the man behind the wheel, michael burns of taunton, now facing several charges. police say he was driving under the influence of drugs. brady's wife linda heard the crash. >> i'm going to be a curse to that man. i will curse him for the rest of my life. he was the love of my life, but he's gone. i have nothing. i've got my family, thank god for that. emily: linda says her husband was an avid car enthusiast, inducted in the new england hall of fame for antique racers. he leav

chief david provencher battling cancer. he was 59 years old. >> gene: jeremy hit by a car in bourne over a week ago, his spleen was removed and ribbed were bruised. because jeremy been there every step of the way with ptsd. >> we are a partnership and that's the way it is with any service animal and i would do anything for him. >> gene: jeremy's recovery bills added up to $15,000. nearly double of that was raised on go fund me page. leftover will go to heroes in transition which brought jeremy and the colonel together. >> julie: good morning, everyone we are checking traffic and weather every ten minutes. sky fox over a serious rollover on 93 southbound near route 110 in methuen. see the car is on its roof, several emergency vehicles on scene. i have been watching it closely. right now it looks like they are working on some sort of extraction to try to get the driver out of the car and show you how that affects drive times in a few minutes. shiri? >> shiri: heading out there now, 20% chance of shower at 8:00 a.m. and noon b

chief david provencher had been with the department for 35 years and served as chief for last five of those. new bedford's mayor says provencher leaves behind legacy of modern and defective department and stronger community. city councilor says that he was battling cancer. old. track traffic and weather every ten minutes. live look outside at zakim bridge, see those foggy dreary conditions shiri has been talking about, leverett connector backed up right now. we will have the conditions in a moment. first here is shiri. >> shiri: doing anything for the morning commute, 47 now, 48 by 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 this morning about 50 , i will show what you time temperatures peak which is pretty unusual and when the heavy rain moves in coming up. >> sara: adele taking show on the road. coming up when friends will be able to snag tickets to see her in boston. return >> sara: tom leyden is here and patriots fans, tom, feeling a lot better. >> anchor: it is. >> tom: they saw the door was open and pats walked right through and helps when rob gronkowski is back on the field after missing one game wit

david provencher died after suffering respiratory arrest last night. new bedford's mayor released a statement saying the city lost an outstanding police chief and great man. >>> friends and family posting flyers all over boston as they continue to search for a missing northeastern university student. dennis njoroge was last seen on november 29th. the 21 year old's family is down. >> christa: a miniature horse from massachusetts is getting a second chance at life. this two-year-old horse named max was shot in the leg and needed serious medical care. anin' line fund-raising campaign has now raised more than $11,000 in order to help him. once he recovers, his owners horse. >>> for the first time since the boston tea party, british tea will make a splash in boston's harbor. tea from the east india company will be used for re-enactment. this is the same brand they says toed into the harbor 242 years ago. the event is what sparked the mesh revolution and the rest, as they say, is history. >> sarah: still ahead on just one station, a raccoon in need of rescue