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Severe storms cause widespread damage across Worcester County
15+ hour, 9+ min ago (429+ words) WORCESTER " Strong storms swept through Central Massachusetts, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain, and fallen trees that left a trail of destruction from Worcester to Spencer. Officials with the Worcester Fire Department said crews received about a dozen calls for storm…...
New Bedford student wins art contest, tickets to World Cup match
2+ week, 6+ day ago (492+ words) NEW BEDFORD, Mass. " A New Bedford student will have the opportunity to attend a FIFA World Cup match with all expenses paid after he won an art contest, competing against students across the globe. Leo Silveira, a sixth-grader at Nativity…...
2 cars mangled, Alewife Brook Parkway in Cambridge closed after serious wreck
3+ week, 2+ day ago (122+ words) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. " Two cars were mangled in a serious wreck on Monday morning that forced the closure of Alewife Brook Parkway in Cambridge. The crash happened in the area of Matignon Road just before 5 a. m. , according to the Cambridge Fire Department....
Two face animal cruelty and firearms charges in New Bedford
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (350+ words) NEW BEDFORD, Mass. " Two people have been charged in New Bedford with animal cruelty and improper firearm storage. According to authorities, on April 15 just before 4: 15 p. m. , police responded to an apartment building on Davis Street for a welfare check after a…...
Police investigating robbery and stabbing in New Bedford
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (115+ words) NEW BEDFORD, Mass. " New Bedford police are investigating a robbery and stabbing that left one man injured early Saturday morning. According to officials, police responded to Phillips Avenue between Acushnet Avenue and N. Front Street and were told that a male…...
Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine Elow retires after 30 years working for the department
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (355+ words) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. " Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine Elow, who became the first woman to lead the department in 2022, has formally announced her retirement, a city spokesman said Thursday. Superintendent of Operations Pauline Wells has been named Acting Police Commissioner, according to…...
Man airlifted to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds in Lowell
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (228+ words) The incident occurred around 11: 30 a. m. on Saturday, when police responded to Chestnut Street to reports of gunshots. Man airlifted to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds in Lowell LOWELL, Mass. " An investigation is underway in Lowell after a man was shot multiple…...
North Andover police unions call for removal of chief, citing case of Kelsey Fitzsimmons
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. " Members of the North Andover Patrol Officers Union are calling for the immediate removal of Chief Charles Gray, passing a vote of no confidence in his leadership, citing the recent case of former officer, Kelsey Fitzsimmons. "We…...
North Andover police chief on paid administrative leave at own request
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (147+ words) NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. " North Andover's police chief is now on paid administrative leave. In a letter sent to the Select Board, Chief Charles Gray made the request himself. This comes after last week, when two different police unions in the…...
Authorities investigating after ICE agent struck by vehicle in Quincy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (222+ words) QUINCY, Mass. " An ICE agent was struck by a vehicle during a targeted arrest attempt. The Department of Homeland Security says this was a targeted ICE arrest that quickly took a turn when the person was pulled over and ended…...