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Canister Explodes In Car Trunk, Sends 1 To Hospital In Central Mass With Serious Injuries
A man was rushed to the hospital on Saturday morning, June 1, after a canister of acetylene exploded in a car trunk at a home in Worcester County, authorities said. The explosion was reported at 216 Brattle Street in Holden Saturday morning after the tank blew. The canister had been left in th…
Ex-Athol man sentenced to 25 to 30 years in ‘horrific’ abuse case
A 51-year-old man was sentenced to 25 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to 27 charges in connection with the rape and sexual abuse of three people over several years in what a judge called a “horrific” case. Jose Oquendo, formerly of Athol, pleaded guilty Thursday...
'It means everything to me': Owners of Templeton Equestrian Center hope to rebuild following devastating fire
TEMPLETON, Mass. - We're hearing from the family who owns the Templeton horse stable which burned to the ground in the early hours of Thursday morning. Twenty-one horses were rescued after a five-alarm fire engulfed Liberty-Belle Stables' barn. Thankfully, no injuries were reported to any horses, civilians or first responders.
Firefighters respond to massive barn fire in Massachusetts
(WJAR) — Firefighters responded to a massive barn fire in Templeton, Massachusetts late Thursday night. Numerous fire departments responded to the fire at 551 Patriot’s Road. The Gardner Fire Department says the fire at the equestrian center needed more than five alarm response. It shared an image where...
Victims of large Worcester fire were a married couple, family says
Juana Candelario, 59, and Daniel Gonzalez, 62, died when a fire tore through a Hancock Street home late Tuesday night. The two people killed in a house fire in Worcester Tuesday were a local married couple, their family announced. Juana Candelario, 59, and Daniel Gonzalez, 62, died when a fire...
Box cutter used as weapon in workplace dispute, Leominster police say
LEOMINSTER, Mass. — One employee of a Massachusetts packaging company is facing criminal charges after police said she used a box cutter as a weapon during a dispute with a coworker. The incident occurred Friday morning in Leominster, the police department confirmed. Officers were sent to the US Pack...
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