Framingham man violates restraining order to attack woman
FRAMINGHAM - A homeless man is facing assault and battery charges after he violated a restraining order to attack a woman in broad daylight Wednesday, a prosecutor said. But the defense says the attack...
View ArticleMetroWest lawmakers, police chiefs laud anti-marijuana committee
Calling marijuana a gateway drug that could have devastating effects on young people in Massachusetts if legalized, local lawmakers and police chiefs lauded the formation this week of a committee to...
View ArticleFramingham forum encourages open discussion against violence
FRAMINGHAM – Under the flags of the world, residents from all parts of Framingham gathered to talk stereotypes and how they perpetuate violence.At the fourth Framingham Coming Together forum on...
View ArticleWoman killed in Grafton worked at Advocates, Inc., in Framingham
WESTBOROUGH - The husband of a woman on the staff of Advocates Inc., a Framingham agency that helps people with mental illness, was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing, after the...
View ArticleWoman arrested after passing out in husband's Natick house
Natick Police arrested a Falmouth woman on probation for assaulting her husband last year for the second time in the month for violating a restraining order he had against her, authorities said.Police...
View ArticleHopkinton: Retired Lt. Chuck Wallace gets to fire race start gun
HOPKINTON — When police Lt. Chuck Wallace first came on board to help plan security for the Boston Marathon 32 years ago, the times were much different. "The two midnight officers would start planning...
View ArticlePolice: Bomb threat at Natick theater was a hoax
NATICK - The Police Department is investigating a telephone threat made against a movie theater in town that proved to be unfounded, according to Chief James Hicks.At 7:46 p.m. Friday, a staff member...
View ArticleFramingham police arrest man taking selfie video while driving
FRAMINGHAM – A Worcester man told police he was recording himself driving a rented Mustang on Friday when he nearly ran over an officer who tried to pull him over, authorities said.Police arrested...
View ArticleNatick Police search for sunglasses thief
NATICK – Police are searching for a man they said stole more than $2,300 worth of sunglasses from a store earlier this month.According to the Natick Police Department’s official Facebook page, on April...
View ArticlePolice seek computer thief in Natick
NATICK – Security video caught an unidentified man stealing a laptop computer from a store earlier this month, and now police are asking for the public’s help to identify him.On April 7, the...
View ArticleMedway man charged with trafficking heroin
BELLINGHAM - A Medway man was charged with trafficking heroin after he and a Holliston woman were arrested Wednesday, Bellingham police said.According to a police release, Robert Smith, 22, of Medway,...
View ArticleNatick man damages cab in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM - A Natick man, angry that employees at a Rte. 9 restaurant called a cab for him, smashed one of the taxi's windows, authorities said.Police arrested Michael Wagner, 30, outside Pizzeria Uno...
View ArticleResident sues town, claims Framingham ZBA chairman violated conflict of...
FRAMINGHAM – A Town Meeting member - and recent candidate for selectman - has sued the town to try stopping a developer from building over-55 housing and assisted living at the former Marist Retreat...
View ArticleWeston firefighters stay busy combatting two house fires
WESTON - Firefighters faced a busy couple of days fighting two house fires, one on Wednesday afternoon on Saddle Hill Road and the next on Thursday morning on Pine Street.According to Fire Chief David...
View ArticleFramingham selectmen cleared in Open Meeting Law complaint
FRAMINGHAM – Selectmen did not violate Open Meeting Law when they cut off a resident for badmouthing a department head, Attorney General Maura Healey’s office ruled.In an April 12 letter of...
View ArticleRoad rage in Hopkinton alledgedly leads to assault
A New York trucker accused of assaulting and threatening another driver in a road rage incident in December skipped his Framingham District Court arraignment on Thursday.A warrant was issued for David...
View ArticleMarlborough: Four N.Y. men charged with fraud
MARLBOROUGH – Four New York men were arrested on fraud charges Wednesday after one tried to buy two iPads with a fake credit card at Best Buy after which officers found 75 fraudulent credit cards in...
View ArticleAshland: Member claims Board of Health violated Open Meeting Law
ASHLAND — In the latest sign of discord on the Board of Health, one member has filed a complaint with the state attorney general accusing her colleagues of stifling dissent and failing to keep accurate...
View ArticleFramingham woman accused of assaulting pregnant woman
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham woman purposely swung a car door into the stomach of a pregnant woman on Wednesday, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Thursday.Police arrested Lisa Frain, 49,...
View ArticleAshland: Battle brewing over Fusion liquor license
ASHLAND — Town officials are fighting a recommendation to reinstate the liquor license held by Fusion Restaurant, which closed its doors last year after selectmen ordered the business to stop serving...
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