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More Funds Requested for Ball Lane Housing Project
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, July 11, 2024. This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. It can be viewed here. Carol Lewis and Erica Piedade (Co-Chairs), Rob Crowner, Grover Wehman Brown, Allegra Clark, Gaston de los Reyes, and Alex Cox. Staff: Greg...
Milford man accused in deadly Hopkinton road rage incident held without bail after superior court arraignment
WOBURN, MASS. (WHDH) - A Milford man accused of hitting and killing a woman with his car in Hopkinton earlier this year was ordered held without bail during a superior court arraignment Tuesday. Ryan Sweatt, 36, was first arraigned in Framingham District Court in April. Now appearing in Middlesex Superior...
Chesterfield police crack down on speeding, issue citations during early patrol
CHESTERFIELD — Chesterfield police took to Route 9 this morning in a concerted effort to crack down on traffic violations, particularly speeding, during a high visibility enforcement patrol. From 5 a.m. to 8 a.m., officers stopped a total of 31 vehicles. The operation resulted in 14 citations and one...
51-year-old man dies in Belchertown crash
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A 51-year-old man is dead after a single car crash in Belchertown on Sunday night. According to the Northwestern District Attorney’s office, around 7:45 p.m. officers arrived at the scene of Washington Street and found a man as the sole occupant of that car. Officials...
Former Massachusetts restaurant owner killed in motorcycle crash
A Massachusetts man has died in a weekend motorcycle crash. According to police, on Sunday, at just after 7:45 p.m., the Holliston Police Department evening shift responded to Prentice and Mill Streets, a known dangerous intersection, for a motor vehicle crash involving serious injuries. The crash involved a motor vehicle versus a motorcycle.
Attleboro man's body recovered from Worcester County pond
An Attleboro man died in an incident involving a personal watercraft on a pond in Worcester County. Rutland police said first responders were called to Turkey Hill Pond on Saturday afternoon for a report that a watercraft overturned and the operator failed to surface. "Witnesses reported that the individual appeared...
Mass. tweaks emergency shelter system; migrants won't have priority
Massachusetts, facing an unsustainable level of homelessness, is changing its emergency shelter system, the Healey administration announced Tuesday. Under the new system, which goes into effect next month, migrants will qualify for five-day stays at new temporary respite centers in Cambridge, Chelsea, Lexington and Norfolk, but not for stays at existing Emergency Assistance shelters, according to the announcement.
A Massachusetts prison guard was reportedly ‘knocked unconscious’: ‘Enough is enough’
A local prison guard was reportedly “knocked unconscious” after being exposed to toxic substances, as the correction officers’ union pleads with the state for more protections. A correction officer at MCI-Shirley was rushed to the hospital after being “knocked unconscious by some kind of synthetic drug and/or...
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