UPTON — Five teenagers were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a single-car crash overnight, according to police. The crash occurred on Hartford Ave. South, with police photos from the scene showing a SUV on its roof.Three of the five teens who ranged in ages 13-15 were ejected from the vehicle, while the…
Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces
NEW YORK — First it was toilet paper. Disinfectant wipes. Beans. Coins. Computers. Now, desks are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic.Millions of kids logging onto virtual school this fall has parents scrambling to find furniture for them. It’s a small indignity compared with the kids who don’t even have home internet or…
Donald Trump calls Charlie Baker a ‘RINO’ following election criticism
Trump said that the Massachusetts governor was “wrong” about voting by mail. But experts say the president is the one who is misleading. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Holyoke Soldiers’ Home officials to face charges stemming from coronavirus outbreak
The former superintendent and medical director of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home are both facing criminal charges in connection with the devastating COVID-19 outbreak at the facility that’s killed at least 76 elderly veterans, state Attorney General Maura Healey’s office said Friday. In a statement, Healey’s office said Bennett Walsh, 50, the former superintendent, and Dr.…
Couple charged in death of missing 25-year-old New Hampshire man
A New Hampshire couple has been charged in connection with the death of a missing man Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Former Uxbridge accountant arraigned in alleged theft of $720K
WORCESTER – A former Uxbridge town accountant was arraigned Friday in Worcester Superior Court on 16 felony charges related to allegations he stole more than $720,000 from that town and two others.Justin Cole, 38, of Harvard, stole $657,334 from Uxbridge, $47,600 from Millville and $24,597 from Monterey, Attorney General Maura […] Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News…
Worcester to keep stricter restaurant guidelines in place as state loosens seating limits
WORCESTER – Local restaurants will not be able to take part in relaxed statewide seating limits and regulations for restaurants set to go into effect next week.According to an executive order signed Thursday by City Manager Edward M. Augustus and posted to the city’s website, the city will “defer” implementation of the new state guidelines…
WISE senior learning program in Worcester takes to Zoom during pandemic
WORCESTER – Barbara Groves is a past president of the Worcester Institute for Senior Education and the current curriculum chair, and she has taken WISE courses for 15 years, mostly at Assumption University.So when the pandemic forced WISE to switch from in-person to online courses, the 81-year-old Holden resident didn’t hesitate to make the move.This…
Reading officer indicted on manslaughter charge in fatal shooting
Erik Drauschke, a 14-year veteran of the Reading Police Department, shot Alan Greenough in the chest in February 2018. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Sneezing student sent home from Arlington elementary school
The latest on education in Massachusetts during the pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
A 21-year-old woman was shot in Wakefield. Now 2 teens are facing gun charges.
The woman was shot early Tuesday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
The battle in Congress to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg is dashing hopes for a COVID-19 stimulus package
WASHINGTON – The slim chances Congress will pass another coronavirus stimulus package appear to have gotten even more minuscule because of the partisan brawl erupting over filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court. Ginsburg’s death Friday, Sept. 18 immediately sparked a political fight over when President […] Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Leicester town meeting slated for Sat. inside Millbrook Distributors building
LEICESTER – An estimated 800 voters are expected to attend a special town meeting Saturday to vote on the proposed $91.4 million prekindergarten-through-Grade 8 school.The town has secured the front portion of the old Millbrook Distributors building as the location for the meeting. The building will open beginning at 8:30 a.m. for check because of…
Fish swap brings northern pike from New Jersey into Lake Quinsigamond
WORCESTER – Since the 1990s Massachusetts and New Jersey have been exchanging game fish, in the hope of improving the fishing experience for anglers in both states.Massachusetts wildlife biologists traveled to New Jersey Tuesday in a truck carrying a tank of fingerling salmon the New Jersey division of Fish and Wildlife plans to stock in…
Divers find body of missing canoeist in rural lake
Authorities in Maine say a dive team recovered the body of a missing 31-year-old canoeist in the state’s rural interior Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Feds: Fraudster blew $30,000 in Vegas with virus loan money
Federal prosecutors say a convicted bank robber from Rhode Island fraudulently obtained $600,000 in forgivable federal business loans and spent $30,000 in Las Vegas before being caught Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Mass. reports 11 new COVID-19 deaths, 143 new cases
The Massachusetts coronavirus data, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Mother of autistic boy sues Worcester police after bone broken, records withheld
WORCESTER – Worcester police broke a 10-year-old autistic boy’s arm using excessive force and have refused to release records regarding the case to his mother, a lawsuit filed this month in federal court alleges.In a 22-page lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Worcester Sept. 8, Lindsey M. Beshai Torres alleges two officers treated her…
From above water, search dog Riggs was key to finding missing boater in Auburn
AUBURN – The two-day search for a boater whose body was found in Dark Brook Reservoir last week could have lasted several more days if not for the special training of Fire Department dog Riggs, investigators said.The 16-month-old Labrador, handled by Firefighter/EMT Matt Ethier, has been an eager assistant for […] Top Featured Tags: -…
Police presence in schools is detrimental for students, new study finds
The presence of police in Massachusetts schools is detrimental to students and disproportionately harms Black and brown children, according to a new report released Tuesday.The policy report from Citizens for Juvenile Justice and Strategies for Youth found that Black and brown students and students with disabilities are “disproportionately targeted” for in-school arrests. In Massachusetts during…
‘This is a great way to bring love and care back into the neighborhood’
“It really is about community trust and community care,” said Veronica Bettio, who helped organize a community fridge in Jamaica Plain. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
Rhode Island man gets 17 years for high-profile 2019 bank robbery in Somerville
Daniel Rosado, 32, of Providence, had exchanged gunfire with a police officer during the incident. Top Featured Tags: – Massachusetts News Press Release Distribution Service
