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DA: ‘Major breakthrough’ made in case of dismembered body found on road near Mass. state forest
A “major breakthrough” has been made in a decades-old investigation into the gruesome discovery of a woman’s body on a road near a Massachusetts state forest, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
Decades-Old Dismemberment Dilemma Nears End: Massachusetts DA Signals Breakthrough in 1989 Cold Case
Officials in Massachusetts are on the brink of a significant turning point in a cold case that's puzzled investigators for decades. The Northwestern District Attorney's Office has announced an imminent "major breakthrough" in the grisly 1989 homicide of a woman whose dismembered remains were found by the side of a Warwick road, an update that could finally put to rest questions that have endured for 35 years.
2 transported to hospital, following rollover crash in Orange
ORANGE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Orange crews responded to a rollover crash on Monday afternoon. According to the Orange Fire Department, at around 3:39 p.m. firefighters were on scene for reports of a motor vehicle rollover on Moss Brook Road near Route 2A. Officials confirmed the vehicle was removed from the...
NASCAR Modified Tour Brings Talented Field Of Cars To Monadnock Speedway
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is back in action after a few weeks off, and for the first time this season, the Granite State of New Hampshire will be the location for this week’s battle. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s best head to the high-banked quarter-mile of Monadnock Speedway for the first of three visits for this Saturday’s Granite State Derby.
West of Boston, locations are gifted with unconventional nicknames
ATHOL, Mass. — Athol once hosted a number of tool companies, but today, just one looms over Tool Town - Starrett Tools, makers of precision measuring instruments. Wormtown Brewery was founded in 2010 in an ice cream shop, and now can be found in five states, with two tap rooms – one in its hometown, Worcester, the other at Patriot Place in Foxborough.
BRATTLEBORO-On a recent Monday night, The Commons stopped in to see and hear what all the fuss was about at the weekly Open Mic at the River Garden Marketplace at 157 Main St.
There, 15 or so musicians - guitarists, banjo players, pianists, accordion players, and many singers - each awaited the chance to perform a 10-minute set of two or three songs for an audience of approximately 25 people. Kevin Parry, a local musician and teacher who has run open mic programs...
Knights and fairies galore at renaissance fair in Phillipston this weekend
Imagine a world where you can embark on an epic quest, meeting kings, queens, knights, fairies and trolls. Such a place can be found at an apple farm in Central Mass. this weekend. The Red Apple Farm in Phillipston will host the “Enchanted Orchard Renaissance Faire” from 11 a.m. to...
‘The importance of this music is to bring people from all walks of life together’
BRATTLEBORO-Samirah Evans of Brattleboro (samirahevans.com) will be a special guest soloist joining the Brattleboro Women's Chorus for the group's May 12 concert. The Commons caught up with her by phone recently to find out more. Here's an excerpt from the conversation. * * *. Victoria Chertok: Hi, Samirah! What have...
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