2 dogs die in Northborough house fire
NORTHBOROUGH — As she drove home from Marlborough Savings Bank Thursday, Susanne Kasaras saw black smoke filling the air above her Whitney Street home.She feared her house was on fire, but as she drew...
View ArticleMutual fund manager from Framingham guilty of fraud
BOSTON – A Framingham man pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to charges he issued fake loans while using money from the mutual fund he ran to benefit his personal business.Daniel Thibeault,...
View ArticleDA: Northborough-Southborough exec charged with stealing $200K from district
WESTBOROUGH – Fueled by an addiction to painkillers and cocaine, the budget officer for the Northborough-Southborough School District stole as much as $450,000 from the district, authorities alleged...
View ArticleDA: Milford contractor took money, did no work in Natick
A Milford contractor admitted he took more than $3,000 from a Natick man to install a central air system in his house, but said he didn’t do the work because he only had a verbal contract, authorities...
View ArticleJudge won't stall hearing on drunk driving evidence
CONCORD — With a hearing set to begin that will affect hundreds of drunk driving cases, lawyers for the defendants are contemplating an emergency appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that...
View ArticleSchool thefts ‘difficult to comprehend,’ Northborough-Southborough...
SOUTHBOROUGH — Following the arrest of a school employee on embezzlement charges, Northborough-Southborough School Superintendent Christine Johnson on Thursday wrote the district will attempt to recoup...
View ArticleRifle crosshairs on Natick candidate's car seen as threat
NATICK – A candidate for selectman says she felt threatened when she discovered crosshairs drawn in the dust on the side of her car last week.Cathy Coughlin said she discovered the crosshairs on the...
View ArticleWorcester man charged with phone theft scam in Sudbury
A Worcester man cost the Sudbury Verizon store he worked at nearly $10,000 by running scams involving phones and phone accessories, authorities said.Michael Wehbe, 28, told Sudbury Police that he had...
View ArticleRoutine stop leads to two arrests in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – What should have been a routine traffic stop on Friday led to the arrest of two men who jumped out of a car and ran into the woods, police said.Police arrested Christopher Dagg, 22, and...
View Article'Suspicious' note prompts 'soft lockdown' earlier today at Assabet Regional...
MARLBOROUGH - Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School was placed on a "soft lockdown" for several hours Monday after a suspicious note was found in a classroom, police said.The note was found at...
View ArticleNorthborough: T.J. Maxx worker charged with larceny
NORTHBOROUGH — An employee of T.J. Maxx at Northborough Crossing is facing a larceny charge after police say he made fraudulent returns and stole items from the store.Northborough police responded to...
View ArticleTop state court lets work on ex-Spag's site advance
The state Supreme Judicial Court has declined to review an appeal filed by local businessman Sam Adams in an attempt to block the Lakeway Commons project on the former Spag’s and Building 19 site.Adams...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Noise complaint leads to assault
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man in the midst of a dispute with a neighbor about noise assaulted the man and his mother with wooden sticks on Saturday, authorities said.Police arrested Flavio Sobrinho,...
View ArticleTraffic stop in Framingham leads to heroin bust
FRAMINGHAM - A Dorchester man pulled over early Monday morning after his car swerved over the center yellow line on Guild Road is facing heroin distribution charges, authorities said.Police arrested...
View ArticleHudson: Police arrest two on drunken driving charges in separate crashes
HUDSON - Two different car crashes over the weekend ended in drivers running away, only to be quickly nabbed by police and charged with drunken driving.Thomas Byrnes, 44, of 22 Balcom Road,...
View ArticleFramingham District Court Judge Stoddart steps down
FRAMINGHAM – When a defendant in 2015 could not afford any cash bail, Judge Douglas Stoddart worked with the man, accepting a new pair of Nike sneakers in lieu of cash bail.It was Stoddart’s...
View ArticleHomeless woman charged with three assaults in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless woman, angry police arrested her on a warrant on Monday, assaulted two cops and a hospital employee, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Tuesday.Police arrested...
View ArticleSearch for suspect leads to drug bust in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – Police searching for a suspect in an unrelated crime arrested a man and woman on marijuana charges on Monday after finding a half pound of pot in their Main Street apartment, authorities...
View ArticleSenators release marijuana report
The state's Special Senate Committee on Marijuana - which includes two senators from Milford-area towns - issued a report Tuesday that urges lawmakers to proceed carefully if voters support a ballot...
View ArticleFramingham Police investigate multiple burglaries, two men in custody
FRAMINGHAM – Police say someone broke into numerous homes sometime on Tuesday and two men in custody may be connected to the burglaries.Police arrested Raphael Parkinson, 19, of Framingham, on...
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