SUDBURY – The state Attorney General’s office has ruled that performance evaluations of top public officials prepared by individual members of an elected board are not necessarily subject to disclosure under the state’s Open Meeting Law.The [...]
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AG rules for Lincoln-Sudbury over disclosure of performance evaluations
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Fire destroys house in Mendon
MENDON - A fire that broke out after midnight destroyed a home at 93 North Avenue. Photos posted on the Mendon Fire Department Facebook page show what looks like a single-family home completely engulfed in flames and later collapsed into a smoldering pile of rubble.Fire dispatch personnel Friday morning said nobody was injured in the fire and crews were still on scene at 9 a.m. cleaning up and awaiting the Fire Marshall to help determine the cause.WHDH-TV is reporting that the [...]
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Police seeking gray sedan in crash that killed Framingham hospital nurse
EAST BROOKFIELD — Police are asking for help identifying the driver of a gray sedan that may have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that took the life of a MetroWest Medical Center nurse.East Brookfield police on Wednesday released video footage of the vehicle driving through several locations on Oct. 29, the night 54-year-old nurse Lisa Germain was struck and killed."Anyone with information on the moving gray car in this video is urged to contact this [...]
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'Stranger Things' saves Mendon family from fire
MENDON - Fire torched their Christmas presents and burned everything except the clothes on their back, but the spooky Netflix series "Stranger things" likely saved the lives of a Mendon couple and their four young girls.That's the way Police Chief David Kurczy explained how the family was able to escape a fast-moving inferno that engulfed their 93 North Ave. home in minutes just before midnight on Thursday. The fire was so intense, Deborah and Kevin Flanagan and their four girls [...]
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Framingham Police seize gun from Boston shooting suspect
FRAMINGHAM – Police found the suspect in a nonfatal Boston shooting hiding underneath a blanket in the backseat of a vehicle in Framingham Sunday morning, seizing him and the handgun allegedly used in the crime, according to Boston and Framingham authorities.Clayton Watts, 33, of Brighton, is being charged with assault and battery with intent to murder, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and several gun charges, Boston Police said in a statement. His case was [...]
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Framingham to hold gun buyback in April 2018
FRAMINGHAM — With the nation marking a somber anniversary this month, leaders of Framingham’s new city government have scheduled an event aimed at reducing the number of firearms in the community.Mayor-elect Yvonne Spicer and Dennis Giombetti, the incoming chairman of the City Council, announced last week that Framingham will host a gun buyback on April 28, 2018.The event, organized with help from the Framingham Police Department and the Middlesex Sheriff’s [...]
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Marlborough man arrested after trying to take Taser from cop
MARLBOROUGH – A city man attempted to swipe a police officer’s Taser after he was subdued moments after a fight on Lincoln Street.Police were called to Lincoln Street around 6:30 p.m. Sunday for a fight with a possible stabbing. Officers determined shortly after arriving that nobody had been stabbed during the altercation, said police spokesman Detective Scott DeCiero.A witness told police a man – later identified as Alvaro Recinosguerra – was [...]
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Crews battle Holliston house fire
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Investigators continue to probe cause of Holliston fire
HOLLISTON – Officials are still probing for the cause of a fire that destroyed a home on Pearl Street Monday night.No one was living in the house, but neighbors noticed the flames and called 911 around 8 p.m.“Fortunately this happened early in the evening,” Fire Chief Michael Cassidy said, “when neighbors were awake, and able to call it in…. Had this been further in the night, it would have been even further developed when we arrived. [...]
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Framingham State University offers 'bias response' training for employees
FRAMINGHAM — Working as a police officer in Florida, Linda Webb couldn’t always separate her personal life from her job.When she retired from the force, Webb reflected on her experience and saw her emotional state often negatively influenced the way she interacted with the public. Family problems, a divorce and difficult childhood memories took a toll on her police work, she said.“I was taking that anger into work,” Webb said, “and then of [...]
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Police: Woman tries to steal in Framingham store full of cops on goodwill mission for kids
FRAMINGHAM – As dozens of police officers played Santa’s elves to more than 180 needy children at Target on Tuesday, one woman tried to use the hubbub as cover to steal.Framingham Police arrested Melissa Allen, 32, as she tried to leave the Rte. 30 store with a carriage containing $1,100 worth of merchandise, including clothes and electronics, around 8 p.m.And it wasn't as if police were disguised in elf costumes. Around 65 Framingham, Ashland, Holliston and [...]
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Massachusetts man gets 28 years in plot to behead conservative blogger
BOSTON — A man convicted of leading an Islamic State-inspired plot to behead a conservative blogger who upset Muslims when she organized a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest was sentenced on Tuesday to 28 years in prison.David Wright sobbed as he apologized to blogger Pamela Geller, law enforcement and his family and denounced the terror group, whose horrific acts he used to celebrate online."Nothing I can say can fix the hurt I caused," the 28-year-old Wright said. [...]
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Woman held after theft attempt at Framingham store full of cops
FRAMINGHAM — A woman arrested for trying to steal more than $1,000 of merchandise from Target during a police charity event Tuesday night is being held on $250 cash bail.On Wednesday morning, Framingham District Court Judge Martine Carroll, along with the bail, ordered Melissa Allen to stay away from Target on Rte. 30 in Framingham and Sears at the Natick Mall, where she was arrested over the weekend by Natick Police.Allen's lawyer entered a not guilty plea on [...]
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Northborough man held in car burning; victim ID'd
WORCESTER — The Northborough man charged with burning a car in Hope Cemetery — in which a Sterling woman was found dead — apparently met her at a strip club in Webster the night before.The two later met up again in the parking lot of another nightclub in Worcester.The Worcester district attorney's office on Wednesday identified the victim as Cynthia Webb, 59, of Sterling.Steven M. Foley, 56, of 76 Shady Lane, Northborough, was [...]
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Framingham: Woman held after two large shoplifting attempts
FRAMINGHAM — Days before being caught shoplifting more than $1,100 in merchandise from Target in Framingham amid a police charity event Tuesday night, Melissa Allen was arrested for stealing from Sears at the Natick Mall, a prosecutor said Wednesday morning.At Allen's arraignment in Framingham District Court, prosecutor Yashmeen Desai mentioned a pattern of similar arrests and a history of not showing up for court."She was attempting to leave through the double doors [...]
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Hopkinton standoff ends peacefully
HOPKINTON — Police took a 69-year-old Walcott Street man into custody Wednesday afternoon following a two-hour standoff that ended without incident.Family members called police around 12:15 p.m. to report their father had gone into a small out-building on the property following a violent argument. Those family members told police the man had access to guns and they were worried for his well-being, according to a press release from Hopkinton Police.Several nearby homes [...]
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Northborough man held in car burning
WORCESTER - The Northborough man charged with burning a car in Hope Cemetery - a car in which a Sterling woman was found dead - apparently met her at a strip club in Webster the night before.The two later met up again in the parking lot of another nightclub in Worcester.The Worcester district attorney's office on Wednesday identified the victim as Cynthia Webb, 59, of Sterling.Steven M. Foley, 56, of 76 Shady Lane, Northborough, was arraigned Wednesday in Central [...]
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Hudson officials to craft bylaw restricting recreational pot to regulated zone
HUDSON – Selectmen say confining recreational pot shops to an overlay district near the Berlin border that permits medical marijuana retailers will protect downtown and resident neighborhoods.Board members this week requested Jack Hunter, planning and community development director, craft a bylaw that would restrict recreational marijuana facilities to the zone along Coolidge and Central streets that permits medical marijuana shops.Hunter will provide a draft of the [...]
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Framingham: Woman pleads not guilty in police holiday event thefts
FRAMINGHAM — Days before being caught shoplifting more than $1,100 in merchandise from Target in Framingham amid a police charity event Tuesday night, Melissa Allen was arrested for stealing from Sears at the Natick Mall, a prosecutor said Wednesday morning.At Allen's arraignment in Framingham District Court, prosecutor Yashmeen Desai mentioned a pattern of similar arrests and a history of not showing up for court."She was attempting to leave through the double doors [...]
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State Police plan sobriety check in Plymouth County
State Police will set up sobriety checks somewhere in Plymouth County on Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The practice is announced in advance to help deter drunk and drugged driving.
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