Marlborough woman severely burned in mobile home fire last year looks back
Joan Russo's mobile home was destroyed in an early morning fire last Dec. 30. Her dog and three cats either died or ran from the scene.
View ArticleFoundation pays off mortgage of fallen firefighter
WORCESTER – A New York-based charitable organization said Friday that it has paid the mortgage of fire Lt. Jason Menard, who died in the line of duty battling a house fire last month.The Stephen Siller...
View ArticleTwo more sentenced in NECC scandal
BOSTON – Two verification pharmacists at the former New England Compounding Center in Framingham have been sentenced to probation in federal court in Boston for violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic...
View ArticlePicking up the pieces: Marlborough woman severely burned in mobile home fire...
Joan Russo's mobile home was destroyed in an early morning fire last Dec. 30. Her dog and three cats either died or ran from the scene.
View ArticleFramingham Police debut app for tips, alerts
FRAMINGHAM – Want to make an anonymous tip to the Framingham Police Department? There’s an app for that.Police on Monday announced a new downloadable app that will let people make anonymous tips from...
View ArticleOctober trial date for Joseph Dalrymple of Shrewsbury, accused of strangling...
WORCESTER — An October trial date has been set for a Shrewsbury man charged with murder in the asphyxiation death of a Worcester woman last year.Joseph Dalrymple, 34, is under indictment on a...
View ArticleMen charged in Framingham, Natick with stealing from employers
Last week, Framingham and Natick Police arrested men who work in area stores who are accused of stealing from their employers.Each arrest resulted in admissions from the suspects and more than a...
View ArticleFramingham man facing cocaine trafficking charges after bust
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man, already on probation on drug distribution charges, is now facing cocaine trafficking charges after police arrested him Friday following an investigation, authorities...
View ArticleNatick man facing federal fentanyl, methamphetamine charges
BOSTON – A Natick man arrested last month on fentanyl trafficking charges after a woman was found dead of a suspected overdose in his apartment is now facing federal drug charges.A federal grand jury...
View ArticlePolice say former Hudson man stole cash, pastries and thousands worth of tools
WORCESTER – A former Hudson man was arraigned last Friday in Central District Court on charges that he stole tip jar cash and pastries from a Front Street business and separately shoplifted tools from...
View ArticleInmates' access to addiction treatment temporarily reinstated
BOSTON - Two prisoners will be able to continue receiving addiction treatment medication and a third will have his medication reinstated until a January hearing, under an agreement reached in federal...
View ArticleFramingham man arrested after offering money for sex, police say
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man admitted Monday that he arranged to pay a woman for sex after contacting her on an app on his phone, authorities said.Police arrested Danny Patel, 51, outside his 374...
View ArticleFramingham Police Association delivers Christmas meals to elderly, needy
Lavender Too restaurant owner Timothy Fong. his family and staff prepared 450 hot meals for the Framingham Police Association's annual Christmas Day meal delivery service. The food preparation started...
View ArticleState Police probe armed robbery at Pike rest stop in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a Starbucks store in the Massachusetts Turnpike westbound rest area Thursday at gunpoint.The incident occurred about 6:20 a.m., said...
View ArticleTown-by-town crime rates in MetroWest
How many crimes occur in your city or town? And is the number going up?
View ArticleNew Mexico police investigate killing of four on Christmas Day
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Police in New Mexico on Thursday were investigating the shooting of four people found dead on Christmas Day in a home in a suburb of Albuquerque.Police in the community of Rio Rancho...
View ArticleR.I. police dog treated for exposure to fentanyl
SMITHFIELD — Following a life-threatening brush with fentanyl, Ajax, a Smithfield police dog, was back on the job Thursday as a 32-year-old man appeared in District Court, Warwick, to deal with charges...
View ArticleChristmas morning brawl leads to two arrests in Framingham
Eduardo Perez and Byron Nunez were among a group of at least five men who were hanging out together “partying” when they got into an initial fight at 5 a.m.
View ArticleState Police release images of Pike robbery suspect
Police said the man menaced the two employees with a small, black handgun and forced them to open a safe. He took the money out and ran from the business.
View ArticleMillis puppy killed in Christmas hit-and-run
Jason Meehan called the puppy’s death “an absolutely devastating loss,” and offered a $5,000 reward for information.
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