After violent incident, is there a gang problem in Framingham?
City and school officials say there are no organized gangs in Framingham. Mayor Yvonne Spicer says community-wide efforts to prevent gang activity must continue.
View ArticleHudson fire quickly put out
HUDSON - Crews responded to a three-alarm fire on Howe Street Sunday night that was quickly extinguished.The blaze at 7 Howe St. involved a three-story building that included 15 units, according to a...
View ArticleResidents displaced after Hudson apartment building damaged by fire
HUDSON — A Howe Street apartment building was damaged Sunday night after a fire ignited inside an oven of one of the apartments.Deputy Fire Chief Michael Parker said the blaze started in an oven and...
View ArticleSomerville woman charged with OUI in Natick
Kathia C. Almeida was charged after police say she told them she was driving the car because the car's owner did not have a license.
View ArticleConsulting firm hired to review State Police operations
BOSTON — The outside consulting firm Ernst & Young has been hired to to help reform the State Police, which has been rocked by criminal charges against troopers for collecting overtime for shifts...
View ArticleMarshfield slay suspect captured in Whitman
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said Allen Warner did not resist when a Whitman police officer stopped him as Warner was driving a stolen truck.
View ArticleFramingham standoff suspect sentenced to 16-20 years in prison
FRAMINGHAM – The Framingham man who fired a rifle at several police officers last year that resulted in a standoff and a shelter-in-place could serve up to 20 years in prison.A Middlesex Superior Court...
View ArticleFramingham man sentenced to up to 20 years in prison after 2017 standoff
FRAMINGHAM – The Framingham man who fired a rifle at several police officers last year that resulted in a standoff and a shelter-in-place could serve up to 20 years in prison.A Middlesex Superior Court...
View ArticleHolliston resident nominated as Superior Court judge
Governor Charlie Baker nominated Valerie A. Yarashus, of Holliston, to the Superior Court on Wednesday.Yarashus has worked in private practice for 25 years. She is a principal at Meehan, Boyle, Black...
View ArticleMustafa Harrati of Mendon charged with cruelty to puppies in Northbridge
NORTHBRIDGE - A Mendon man who allegedly kept three Great Pyrenees puppies and their mother unattended at a barn he owns in Northbridge, without human interaction or medical care, was charged with...
View ArticleFive arrested after armed robbery at Framingham High
FRAMINGHAM – Police arrested five juveniles after a reported armed robbery at Framingham High School on Tuesday.The incident occurred at 7:27 a.m.In a letter to parents on Wednesday, high school...
View ArticleFormer State Sen. Brian Joyce found dead
WESTPORT, Mass. — Former State Sen. Brian Joyce was found dead Thursday at his Westport home, sources and the Bristol County District Attorney's Office tell 5 Investigates.Joyce was involved in a car...
View ArticleUpdated: Six arrested after armed robbery at Framingham High
FRAMINGHAM – Police arrested several teens Wednesday after a fight at Framingham High School that was sparked by a cellphone theft, authorities said.One teen was taken to a local hospital to be treated...
View ArticleMoses Bermudez gets probation in pizza shop disturbance
EAST BROOKFIELD - A West Brookfield man who allegedly caused a ruckus at a pizza shop in July was placed on probation for 6 months at his court appearance Tuesday.Moses Bermudez, whose family was...
View ArticleNatick man charged with possessing illegal gun
NATICK – A Natick man on Friday left a loaded semi-automatic rifle banned by the state in an unlocked minivan in front of his house, authorities said.Natick Police arrested Jared F. Newhall-Thayer, 23,...
View ArticleNo bail for Framingham stabbing suspect
Framingham District Court Judge Lynn Coffin-Brendemuehl on Friday ordered Maria Franjul, 32, held without bail pending a hearing on Wednesday to determine whether Franjul is a danger to the public.
View ArticleJudge considers motion to suppress evidence in death of Hudson State Trooper...
WORCESTER - The judge in the trial of a man charged in the 2016 death of Massachusetts State Trooper Thomas L. Clardy is expected to rule on a defense motion seeking to suppress blood test results at...
View ArticleSupreme Judicial Court won’t hear Framingham officer’s case
FRAMINGHAM — The state's highest court will not take up the case of a Framingham detective who lost his post working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, ending a legal challenge filed on his...
View ArticleFramingham police: Man exposed himself while in custody
FRAMINGHAM — A local man faces a slew of charges after police say he protested loudly after being arrested on motor vehicle charges Sunday morning, swearing at officers, exposing himself to a security...
View ArticleMarshfield man keeps vigil for slain fiancée
MARSHFIELD — John Tallent begins his one-man vigil in the morning.He sits in a lawn chair by the side of the road near a wooden cross that is engraved with the name of his fiancée. His back is to the...
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