Fire at Hopkinton home
HOPKINTON – Emergency workers responded to a house fire on Jordan Road Thursday afternoon.The residents of 10 Jordan Road reported a fire at 1:42 p.m. that may have been caused by their generator,...
View ArticleFramingham: City leaders back March 14 student walk-out
FRAMINGHAM — Facing a wave of unrest from students around the country, city officials in Framingham are throwing their support behind a March 14 demonstration in which local students will leave their...
View ArticleFirefighters delayed on way to Hopkinton fire due to wires
HOPKINTON –Struggling with the aftermath from the recent nor'easter, firefighters on Thursday put out a fire in the garage of a Jordan Road home, authorities saidBroken branches on the road and low...
View ArticleNatick Police search for phone thieves
NATICK – Police are asking the public’s help to find a couple who they say stole a cellphone from a local store recently.Police released the video on its Facebook page. They did not identify the store...
View ArticleCosmetics company agrees to pay back wages, penalties
A settlement between the state and the Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., will pay several employees in Natick and Marlborough back wages after the company failed to comply with the state’s earned sick time...
View ArticleNorthboro sex offender on probation gets 3-5 years for child porn
WORCESTER — A previously convicted sex offender from Northborough was sentenced to 3 to 5 years in state prison Friday on child pornography charges.Jeffrey J. Bickford, 40, formerly of 3 Belmont St.,...
View ArticleMilford Police arrest parents of twins on child abuse charges
MILFORD - The parents of twins were arrested Friday after police say they abused their 11-month-old son.Jeremy Coleman, 25, and Helena McKinstry, 22, were arrested by Milford Police Friday after an...
View ArticleMetroWest YMCA warns of car breaks in the area
FRAMINGHAM — On Sunday, the MetroWest YMCA posted a warning to its members and other area residents about a series of break-ins to cars in the area.The staff of the YMCA posted on Facebook that the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Natick Police search for phone thieves
NATICK – Police are asking the public’s help to find a couple who they say stole a cellphone from a local store recently.Police released the video on its Facebook page. They did not identify the store...
View ArticleHopkinton man faces fourth OUI after crash
A Hopkinton man admitted he snorted his prescription medication on Saturday and drank alcohol before crashing his SUV into a tree, authorities said.Leif Robinson, 53, now faces his fourth operating...
View ArticleDA: Pair broke into car in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – Two frequently arrested homeless people were picked up once again on Sunday when police caught them breaking into cars on Franklin Street, authorities said.Police arrested David Bradford,...
View ArticleFramingham man faces gun, cocaine charges
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man’s refusal to return a borrowed tablet on Sunday led to him being arrested on gun and drug charges, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Monday.Police arrested...
View ArticleMilford parents held on bail in alleged infant abuse
MILFORD - The Milford parents of 10-month-old twins were ordered held on bail Monday in Milford District Court, after authorities alleged they abused their son who was treated for several broken bones...
View ArticleWoman admits to Framingham purse theft
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless woman admitted she stole a purse at the Cochituate Road Dunkin' Donuts on Friday because she needed money.Jessenia Reyes-Thistle, 20, said she was going to return the purse, but...
View ArticleVeterinarians: Unlikely that accident caused Puppy Doe's injuries
DEDHAM — When forensic veterinarian Martha Smith Blackmore took the unusual step of posting the lifeless body of a severely malnourished and abused pit bull puppy, she said she had hoped the...
View ArticlePair charged with robbing Dunkin' Donuts in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON – Two Hopkinton men robbed the South Street Dunkin' Donuts on Tuesday at knifepoint, authorities said.Police arrested Matthew James Westbury, 23, and Jeffrey Paul Leal, 21, charging them with...
View ArticleMilford police union backs chief as contract negotiated
MILFORD - The Milford Police Association took what police officials called an unprecedented vote of confidence in support of Police Chief Tom O’Loughlin at the end of January, authorities announced...
View ArticleDA: Drugs fueled Hopkinton armed robbery
Just a day after getting out of a drug treatment program, a Hopkinton man drove around and snorted cocaine, before robbing a Dunkin' Donuts in Hopkinton on Tuesday to get more money for drugs,...
View ArticleStudents across MetroWest protest gun violence
WESTBOROUGH – For two full minutes Wednesday morning, close to the entire population of Westborough High School stood silently in the building’s hallways.The students – about 1,000, plus their teachers...
View ArticleFramingham woman charged with violating a prevention order for a 3rd time
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham woman is accused of violating a harassment prevention order for the third time after she threw a bin of cigarettes and ashes at a woman on Wednesday, authorities said.Police...
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