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…...

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…...

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....

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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...