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Woman dead after motorcycle crash in Windsor
WINDSOR, CT (WFSB) - A woman is dead following a motorcycle crash in Windsor Saturday afternoon. State police say that the motorcycle, operated by 33-year-old Randy Carrero, was traveling on the I-91 south exit 35A off ramp when he veered into the left shoulder and collided with a guardrail. Carrero...
Motorcycle crash with serious injuries reported on I-91 in Windsor: State police
WINDSOR, Conn. — Connecticut State Police are reporting that a motorcycle crash with serious injuries occurred on Interstate 91 in Windsor early Saturday evening. Troop H personnel responded to I-91 Southbound in the area of Exit 35A at approximately 5:06 p.m. for the reported motorcycle crash, state police say.
Hovey & Matthews Score Aug. 30 SK Light Feature Wins; Christopher, Gray, Winter, & Hydar Also Notch Maybury Kids Night Wins at Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted Maybury Back to SKool Kids night with twin SK Light feature events on Friday, Aug. 30th. The big winners of the night were Nickolas Hovey and Chris Matthews, who split the SK Light features between themselves with Hovey notching his third win of the season and Matthews his second. Other feature winners were Michael Christopher, Jr. in the SK Modified® feature, Adam Gray in the Late Model feature, Matt Winter, II, and Travis Hydar. As part of Maybury Kids Night, there were two kids big wheel races and they were won by 6 year old Bentley Walmsley of Franklin and 5 year old Cole Frazier of Agawam, MA.
Holy Cross football focuses on themselves as keys to beat URI
WORCESTER, Mass. — After months of offseason workouts and weeks of pre-season camp, the season opener isfinally here for the Holy Cross football team. On Saturday night, Aug. 31, Holy Cross faces at URI at 7 p.m. For the Crusaders to get the win over a very talented Rams...
Police cars: To mark or not to mark?
It’s an age-old custom: A young officer, fresh out of FTO, gets their first assigned patrol unit. New or old, they’ll probably always remember the unit number and every distinct thing about their first mobile crimefighting office. For many, though, that eventually gives way to a deep desire to cruise in an unmarked ride, like most detectives do. For most agencies, patrol units are clearly marked, while administrative and investigative vehicles skip the decals. Then, of course, there’s the shadow workaround, where a car is outfitted with decals similarly colored to the car, barely discernible at all.
Vineyard plan to tax $1M-plus real estate transactions gets a boost from Mass. House
The Massachusetts House advanced one of the most hot-button housing policies of the session on Thursday -- but only for six towns and at a session attended by fewer than 10 state representatives. The chamber gave initial approval to a bill sponsored by Rep. Dylan A. Fernandes’, D-Barnstable/Dukes/Nantucket, allowing Martha’s...
Holy Cross drops heartbreaker in season opener at Rhode Island
KINGSTON, R.I. — Senior running back Jordan Fuller had a go-ahead touchdown with 1:47 to go in the fourth quarter, but the Holy Cross football team dropped a heartbreaker to the University of Rhode Island, 20-17, on Saturday, Aug. 31 at Meade Stadium. The Rams (1-0) marched down the...
New Suffield High School Principal Appointed
The Suffield Board of Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Anthony Hibbert as Principal of Suffield High School. Mr. Hibbert was selected by the Board of Education to fill the Suffield High School Principal vacancy following a thorough and rigorous interview process. Mr. Hibbert comes to Suffield Public Schools following successful tenures in a broad range of roles in both teaching and administration.
'This one hurts, it stings, and it should': Holy Cross football falls in heartbreaker, in Dan Curran's Crusader coaching debut
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The Holy Cross football team’s emotions went from exultation to dejection in just over a minute late in Saturday’s game at the University of Rhode Island. Senior running back Jordan Fuller scored to give the Crusaders their first lead with 1:47 to play, but the Rams, and sophomore quarterback...
Volleyball Secures First Win of 2024 Over St. Joesphs Long Island
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y (August 31, 2024) – The UMass Boston Volleyball Team picks up the first win of the 2024 campaign on the road against Saint Josephs University Long Island in three straight sets from the NYU Tournament in New York City, New York. The Basics:. UMass Boston...
CBP Let a Man Whose Bag Tested Positive For a Highly Sensitive Homemade Explosive at Boston Logan Airport Leave the United States… He’s Now Wanted For Bomb-Making Activities
The Department of Homeland Security allowed a man whose checked-in luggage tested positive for a highly sensitive and dangerous homemade explosive at Boston Logan International Airport to get on an international flight to Paris. The man is now wanted by the FBI for bomb-making activities. Aram Brunson from Newton, Massachusetts,...
WMass Rankings Countdown: Springfield Central football debuts at No. 1
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What to know about the mosquito virus spreading through New England
A rare and dangerous mosquito-borne illness is spreading through New England, putting states on high alert with one death already confirmed following an infection. Cases of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) have been detected in at least five states this year: Massachusetts, Vermont, Wisconsin, New Jersey and New Hampshire. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health…
When to hit the road, airports for Labor Day weekend travel
A record number of people are expected to be hitting the road and the airports Friday to celebrate the end of summer. It feels like we say this every year, but early indications are this will be one of the busier holiday weekends, especially on the roads. Starting at 12...
You can now carry a switchblade legally as Massachusetts rules ban violates 2nd Amendment
It's now legal to carry switchblades in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a ban on carrying a switchblade knife violated the right to bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment, striking down a 1957 state law that forbade the carrying spring-release knives. ...
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