Members of a community in Massachusetts remember the woman they describe as kind, generous and generous – whose body was found earlier this week in a recycling bin behind her houseThe body of Barbara Hovey Novaes, 61 , was found Monday morning on the back porch of his duplex home at 21 Emery St. in Medford. “Barbara touched many lives,” said Reverend Carol Morehead, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Medford. Novaes worked there as a Sunday school teacher and was a friend. “I don’t think she said a mean word about anyone,” Morehead said. “Very generous and generous, fun, very caring. She’s done a lot of social justice work here.” Although little is known about his death, the church community of Novaes is trying to heal and honor his life. “Obviously we are really devastated and shocked.” Inquest into Novae’s death “We’re waiting for toxicology reports and it’s going to be a bit long, so that’s where we are right now,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said. Ryan said the victim’s body showed no obvious signs of trauma. According to documents from the Somerville District Court, on May 9, the victim filed for a restraining order against her husband, whom she was divorcing. In his own writing, Hovey Novaes described a May 6 incident in which he came home several times after drinking and didn’t want to leave. “The conversation then became much more emotional with him not accepting my decision…” she wrote in an affidavit. She wrote that she changed the locks and threatened to call the police. “I asked him to please leave as I couldn’t talk to him after he drank…I stayed in my room with a locked door,” she wrote. The protective order was not issued and was eventually withdrawn. Ryan said the victim’s son, who is in his 20s, called Medford police around 6:40 a.m. to report he was unable to locate his mother after waking up. The man said he last saw his mother around 4.30pm on Sunday at the home, which they shared. He said he believed that at that time she was going to leave the house to go to a nail appointment. According to Ryan, the son of Hovey Novaes told police the front door to the house was left open when he woke up on Monday morning. He also said his mother’s car was still on the property and he found her car keys, phone and purse inside the house. Medford Police then responded to the Emery Street home to investigate. Ryan said a police officer found the body of Hovey Novaes on the porch around 8:30 a.m. “Based on the circumstances and the location of the body, this is being investigated as a suspicious death,” Ryan said. Hovey Novaes was vice-assistant. president and branch manager at the Everett Co-Operative Bank. “Barbara loved her colleagues and clients and took pride in making everyone she met feel welcome, comfortable and cared for. Her compassionate spirit will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go to her family, friends and everyone who knew her,” the band said in a statement. “Barbara has been an excellent employee of Everett Bank (co-op) here in Everett for many years,” said Everett Mayor Carlo DiMaria. “More than just an employee, Barbara treated everyone she met with kindness and compassion. She was simply a wonderful person who always had something nice to say and was always eager to help and support anyone who had it. need.” Ryan said investigators are asking anyone who may have been in the Emery Street area on Sunday evening or early Monday morning, has video of the Emery and Winthrop Street area, or has information to call police. of Medford at 781-395-1212.
Members of a community in Massachusetts remember the woman they describe as kind, generous and generous – whose body was found earlier this week in a recycling bin behind her house
The body of Barbara Hovey Novaes, 61, was found Monday morning on the back porch of her duplex home at 21 Emery St. in Medford.
“Barbara touched many lives,” said Reverend Carol Morehead, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Medford.
Novaes worked there as a Sunday school teacher and was a friend.
“I don’t think she said a mean word about anyone,” Morehead said. “Very generous and generous, fun, very caring. She’s done a lot of social justice work here.”
Although little is known about his death, the church community of Novaes tries to heal and honor his life. “Obviously we are really devastated and shocked.”
Inquest into Novae’s death
“We’re waiting for toxicology reports and it’s going to be a bit long, so that’s where we are right now,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said.
Ryan said the victim’s body showed no obvious signs of trauma.
According to documents from the Somerville District Court, on May 9, the victim filed for a restraining order against her husband, from whom she was divorcing.
In his own writing, Hovey Novaes described an incident on May 6 in which he came home several times after drinking and did not want to leave.
“The conversation then became much more emotional with him not accepting my decision…” she wrote in an affidavit.
She wrote that she changed the locks and threatened to call the police.
“I asked him to please leave as I couldn’t talk to him after he drank…I stayed in my room with a locked door,” she wrote.
The protection order was not issued and was eventually withdrawn.
Ryan said the victim’s son, who is in his 20s, called Medford police around 6:40 a.m. to report he was unable to locate his mother after waking up. The man said he last saw his mother around 4.30pm on Sunday at the home, which they shared. He said he believed that at that time she was going to leave the house to go to a nail appointment.
According to Ryan, the son of Hovey Novaes told police the front door to the house was left open when he woke up on Monday morning. He also said his mother’s car was still on the property and he found her car keys, phone and purse inside the house.
Medford Police then responded to the Emery Street home to investigate. Ryan said a police officer found Hovey Novaes’ body on the porch around 8:30 a.m.
“Based on the circumstances and the location of the body, this is being investigated as a suspicious death,” Ryan said.
Hovey Novaes was assistant vice president and branch manager at the Everett Co-Operative Bank.
“Barbara loved her colleagues and clients and took pride in making everyone she met feel welcome, comfortable and cared for. Her compassionate spirit will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go to her family, friends and everyone who knew her,” the band said in a statement.
“Barbara has been an excellent employee of Everett Bank (co-op) here in Everett for many years,” said Everett Mayor Carlo DiMaria. “More than just an employee, Barbara treated everyone she met with kindness and compassion. She was simply a wonderful person who always had something nice to say and was always eager to help and support anyone who had it. need.”
Ryan said investigators are asking anyone who may have been in the Emery Street area Sunday evening or early Monday morning, who has video of the Emery and Winthrop Street area, or who has information, to call Medford Police at 781-395-1212.