U.S. Marine Corps ID possible suspect in Hopedale resident Daniel Hollis' death
U.S. Marine Corps officials said a service member identified as a possible suspect in the death of a 19-year-old Emerson College student is being placed on leave.Lance Cpl. Samuel London was identified...
View ArticleMarlborough police: Hudson man trieds to force woman to help commit robbery
MARLBOROUGH – A Hudson man is accused of trying to force a woman at knifepoint to help him and another man commit a robbery earlier this week, authorities said.The woman foiled the plans by running...
View ArticleNashoba principal on administrative leave as handling of accused teacher is...
BOLTON — The Nashoba Regional High School principal has been placed on paid administrative leave while the district investigates its handling of a teacher accused of child pornography charges.Thursday...
View ArticleFirefighters extinguish multi-vehicle blaze in Acton
ACTON - Firefighters extinguished a multi-vehicle fire at a commercial parking lot on Wednesday afternoon. In a press release, Fire Chief Robert Hart reported that at about 2:54 p.m., Acton...
View ArticleVerdict Tuesday in trial of driver charged in trooper's Mass Pike death
WORCESTER - Judge Janet Kenton-Walker on Tuesday is expected to issue her verdict in the case of David Njuguna, the driver charged in the Massachusetts Turnpike death of Trooper Thomas Clardy.The case...
View ArticleTwo residents hospitalized, dog killed in Marlborough house fire
The fire ignited in a second-floor bedroom of the home at 218 West Main St.
View ArticleKraft Foundation donates $20,000 for Worcester Fire Department memorials fund
WORCESTER — A $20,000 donation will yield the unveiling of a memorial to honor fallen firefighter Christopher Roy on the one-year anniversary of his line-of-duty death.The Kraft Family Foundation...
View ArticleNatick police: Shoplifters used poncho to hide goods
Natick police said on their Facebook page that “this, ladies and gentlemen, is a classic example of a poncho being used as a shoplifting tool."
View ArticleWhy do politicians want to campaign at the dump?
“In local politics, it’s your ability to reach out and press the flesh that will win or lose a campaign, and I think it’s a tragedy to cut off that opportunity.” - Sudbury lawyer Henry Sorett, pushing...
View ArticleFramingham police department is down 22 officers but only has four openings....
Currently, there are only 84 patrol officers on the street, not the 106 the Framingham Police are allowed by contract.
View ArticleWayland man charged with driving drunk after Sudbury crash
SUDBURY – A Wayland man riding with his young son crashed his car into a stone wall, then left the damaged vehicle to call an Uber, authorities said.Police arrested Alexander Cherkassky, 45, after the...
View ArticleJudge: David Njuguna guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Mass Pike death of...
David K. Njuguna, the Webster man charged in a 2016 crash on the Mass Pike that claimed the life of State Trooper Thomas L. Clardy, was found guilty Tuesday.
View ArticleFramingham police: Man assaults officer when ordered to leave hospital
FRAMINGHAM – Police say a man who was apparently angry over being discharged from MetroWest Medical Center early on Monday assaulted an officer twice and struggled before officers arrested him.Kyle...
View ArticleNjuguna guilty in Mass Pike death of Trooper Thomas Clardy of Hudson
David K. Njuguna, the Webster man charged in a 2016 crash on the Mass Pike that claimed the life of State Trooper Thomas L. Clardy, was found guilty Tuesday.
View ArticleState Police stop SUV packed floor to ceiling with boxes of liquor
A state police trooper who stopped a Chevy Suburban for a traffic infraction on Rte. 495 in Berlin on Saturday night essentially found a liquor store on wheels.Trooper Randy Morales, assigned to the...
View ArticleUPDATED: Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard lost his life as he "heroically and...
WORCESTER - A firefighter died early Wednesday while battling a fire on Stockholm Street.Fire officials identified the firefighter as Lt. Jason Menard.His death came as crews were responding to a...
View ArticleMother whose twin babies were found by train tracks is charged
WORCESTER — A 35-year-old mother accused of placing her infant twins in a stroller beside a railroad track and walking away is facing endangerment charges in Central District Court.Cynthia T. McCarthy...
View ArticleFramingham murder suspect McKoy to undergo extended psych eval
Authorities say Christopher McKoy killed Jamia Ammons-Maddrey and then ran away, cutting off a court-ordered GPS monitoring bracelet after reaching Holliston.
View ArticleFormer Framingham pizza delivery man admits to thefts
Authorities said Marco Khar would charge customers full price, but upon returning to the store he used a manager's code to discount the orders and pocket the difference.
View ArticleSouthborough selectmen found in violation of Open Meeting Law
SOUTHBOROUGH — The state Attorney General’s Office found that the Southborough Board of Selectmen violated the state Open Meeting Law by repeatedly failing to approve both open and executive session...
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