Fallen firefighter recalled as good colleague, neighbor
WORCESTER – Neighbors of fallen fire Lt. Jason Menard joined city officials and firefighters throughout the state in mourning the 39-year-old's line-of-duty death on Wednesday.Menard was credited for...
View ArticleFramingham police search for man who broke into several homes
FRAMINGHAM - Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in several house break-ins.Police spokeswoman Lt. Patricia Grigas said the burglaries occurred in late September and early...
View ArticleMan struck, killed while assisting motorist on I-495 in Raynham
The crash occurred about 1 a.m. on the southbound side of Interstate 495 in Raynham.
View ArticleWestborough police shoot, kill person at Windsor Ridge apartments
WESTBOROUGH - One person is dead after a police shooting Friday at a domestic violence call at Windsor Ridge.About noon, several police officers responded to a domestic violence incident at the...
View ArticleDA: Man arrested in Framingham had large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine
FRAMINGHAM – A Hyde Park man is facing fentanyl and cocaine trafficking charges after a joint investigation by federal and local authorities led to the discovery of hundreds of grams of both...
View Article'This represents closure': Debris removal starts at scene of Natick fire
Friday represented what could be a psychological breakthrough for Natick, as work crews started removing debris from the site of a devastating fire.
View ArticleFramingham man sentenced in federal gun case
BOSTON – A Framingham man convicted of illegally selling guns on the streets of Massachusetts that he bought in Pennsylvania was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison on Tuesday.U.S....
View ArticleTop negotiators say they have distracted driving bill deal
BOSTON — House and Senate negotiators announced Friday they reached an agreement to resolve distracted driving legislation that has been stalled for months, but they declined to share details of the...
View ArticleWife: Firefighters faced challenges at Worcester blaze
WORCESTER — Jillian Lowbridge brought her young niece and nephew to lay a bouquet of flowers at the growing memorial for fire Lt. Jason Menard, who lost his life battling a house fire Wednesday with...
View ArticleThousands in Worcester for fire Lt. Jason Menard during calling hours
WORCESTER — The death of a Worcester Fire Department lieutenant has broken the Heart of the Commonwealth but from across the country, firefighters have come to help the healing begin.A biting chill, a...
View ArticleThousands turn out for funeral of Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard
Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard eulogized by the brother of the firefighter he rescued. "A man of integrity, and took his oath as a firefighter seriously, which makes him not only Chris’s hero, but...
View ArticleWestborough police officer on leave after fatally shooting domestic assault...
WESTBOROUGH — The police officer who fatally shot a man who allegedly was committing a domestic assault on Friday is on administrative leave under Westborough Police Department policy, the office of...
View ArticleCar dealership agrees to pay $925,000 in fines, restitution
FRAMINGHAM – The owner of a Framingham-based car dealership has agreed to pay $925,000 after it violated Massachusetts consumer protection laws, authorities said.Howard J. Wilner, who owns New England...
View ArticleNatick man charged with fentanyl trafficking; woman found dead in home
NATICK – A woman is dead of a possible drug overdose and a Natick man is charged with trafficking fentanyl after police responded to his home Saturday for a reported overdose.Rafael Ashworth, 25, was...
View ArticleThree face fentanyl trafficking charges after investigation in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A months-long investigation into the sale of fentanyl in MetroWest led to investigators arresting three people on Monday.Police arrested Hayk Kaya, 29, of Waltham; Timothy Walsh, 34, of...
View ArticleWoman found dead in Natick home; man charged with fentanyl trafficking
A woman died of a possible drug overdose and a Natick man is charged with trafficking fentanyl after police responded to his home Saturday for a reported overdose.
View ArticleEldridge tapped for Beacon of Justice award
BOSTON – State Sen. Jamie Eldridge was among 13 legislators and attorney who were presented with the Beacon of Justice award for providing outstanding support of civil legal aid and access to justice...
View ArticleCase of Trooper Clardy's death: Njuguna asks for, gets return of lawyers he...
WORCESTER — At the request of David Njuguna, the Webster man convicted of manslaughter and motor vehicle homicide in the 2016 death of Massachusetts State Trooper Thomas Clardy, a judge reappointed...
View ArticleRemains of missing Marlborough native found in western Mass.
The remains of Milton Eldredge, 59, were found by hunters in a wooded area in Blandford.
View ArticleNjuguna gets 5 to 7 years in Trooper Thomas L. Clardy of Hudson's death
"I am now 18 and my father has missed so much of my life. He has missed holidays and birthdays. He was not here to teach me to drive, to see me get my license or my first job. He missed my high school...
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