Uxbridge police chief appointed in Westborough
WESTBOROUGH – The Board of Selectmen selected Uxbridge Police Chief Jeffrey A. Lourie to serve as the town's next police chief.Lourie shared the news with Uxbridge town officials Tuesday night.The...
View ArticleFramingham man leads police on chase from Natick to Boston
A Framingham man celebrated his birthday by leading police on a chase from Natick to Boston before he was bitten by a Massachusetts State Police dog and arrested, authorities said.Richard M. Hughes,...
View ArticlePower approved as judge for Westborough court
Gov. Charlie Baker's nominees to the Superior Court and the Westborough District Court were unanimously confirmed by the Governor's Council on Wednesday, joining the bench from private practice after...
View ArticleWhalen to head Sudbury Fire Department
SUDBURY - Deputy Fire Chief John Whalen will become Sudbury's newest fire department head.He will succeed current Fire Chief William Miles, who will retire at the end of the month, after 36 years of...
View ArticleSudbury Police: Drunk driver causes crash
A Stow man was drunk when he crashed his truck into an SUV in Sudbury on Thursday, sending both the driver and passenger of that vehicle to the hospital, police said.Police arrested Mathew Nixon, 25,...
View ArticleFramingham: Board of Health member disbarred over handling of father's estate
FRAMINGHAM — Michael R. Hugo, a local environmental lawyer and member of the Board of Health who represented plaintiffs in several high-profile pollution cases, voluntarily gave up his ability to...
View ArticleFire Marshal makes determination in Holliston barn fire
HOLLISTON – Authorities have determined that a barn fire that killed more than 40 animals on Jan 21 was accidental.The fire at 755 Concord St. was likely caused either by a heat lamp or a coil used to...
View ArticleUPDATED: Fire Marshal makes determination in Holliston barn fire
HOLLISTON – On Jan. 10, the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals recommended the caretaker of a barn containing dozens of animals should have an extra heat lamp and something...
View ArticlePolice: Framingham man admits to forcibly kissing woman
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man admitted to forcibly kissing another tenant in his apartment building on Friday, but told police he would stop doing it.Despite Pedro Martinez’s assurances, police...
View ArticleNatick Police identify alleged Botox thief
NATICK – Police say they have identified the woman who walked out of a Natick salon without paying for a more than $1,000 Botox treatment last month.Police will not name the woman because she has not...
View ArticleWayland Police search for credit card thieves
WAYLAND – Three people stole a woman’s wallet and credit cards from a Boston Post Road restaurant, and ran up more than $2,700 worth of charges within hours, authorities said.Now, police are hoping the...
View ArticleLocals graduate from fire officers training program
Several MetroWest and Milford-area firefighters graduated Thursday from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Chief Fire Officer Management Training Program.The 14-week program is designed to help...
View ArticleAshland Dunkin Donuts employee empties registers, flees
ASHLAND – America runs on Dunkin', but police say an Ashland Dunkin' Donuts employee ran away from the coffee shop on Wednesday after stealing all of the money from the cash registers.Police arrested...
View ArticleWestborough police chief remembers Sgt. Ronald Brady
WESTBOROUGH — When news broke of retired Sgt. Ronald Brady's passing from cancer on Jan. 23, at the age of 71, the Westborough Police Department used their official Facebook page to deliver the news...
View ArticleHopkinton Police still investigating rifle round found in school
HOPKINTON – Police do not know how or who brought a single piece of ammunition to the Hopkinton High School that forced the evacuation of all students and a lockdown at the nearby middle school on...
View ArticleNatick man faces third OUI after crash
NATICK – A Natick man is facing his third drunken driving charge after police said he crashed his car into a traffic light and then apparently got lost while trying to walk home.Police arrested Kyle...
View ArticleFire Marshal offers safety tips for Burn Awareness Week
State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey issued safety tips to prevent burns for Burn Awareness Week, Feb. 4-10."While we traditionally associate burns with fires, the leading burn problem in Massachusetts...
View ArticleFirefighters battling fire at Hopedale duplex
HOPEDALE -Fire tore through a Hopedale Street home late Saturday afternoon, leaving several people homeless.Flames shot through the roof and second floor of the two-story duplex at 145 Hopedale St. for...
View ArticleFirefighters battle fire at Hopedale duplex
HOPEDALE – Fire tore through a Hopedale Street home late Saturday afternoon, leaving several people homeless.Flames shot through the roof and second floor of the two-story duplex at 145 Hopedale St....
View ArticleNorfolk DA: Don’t share child porn video circulating on Facebook
FRAMINGHAM — The district attorney in Norfolk County is warning Facebook users not to share a video circulating internationally that depicts child pornography.Norfolk DA Michael W. Morrissey issued an...
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