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Hundreds of motorcycles ride for veterans in Southeast Massachusetts
PLAINVILLE, Mass. (WLNE) — Hundreds of motorcycles took part in the annual Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom motorcycle event Sunday. The event started at Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville and finished the Vietnam Veterans Wall in Fall River. Police escorts rode with the bikes to their destination.
Mass. day care worker charged with assault and battery on child
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. — A former day care worker was in court Thursday, accused of assaulting a little boy in her care. Wendy Hanson, of Southbridge, is charged with three counts of assault and battery in an incident that police say was partially caught on video. Police say the incident...
Joseph Erb arrested in May 2 daylight stabbing near historic apartments on Chandler St.
A 35-year-old city man was arrested Saturday in connection with a May 2 afternoon stabbing outside a Chandler Street apartment building that left a man hospitalized. Joseph S. Erb, who is listed in court paperwork as living on Austin Street, was arrested Saturday, Worcester police wrote in a news release posted to Facebook Monday.
Housing advocates press state lawmakers for solutions to high rents, low availability
BOSTON — While Massachusetts lawmakers have failed to act on the $4 billion housing bond bill proposed by Gov. Maura Healey that promises to mitigate the state's housing crisis, state officials must invest in short-term solutions and emergency interventions while waiting for the benefits of the massive investment in public and private housing to pay off. ...
Blond madman laughed as he stabbed 4 girls at Mass. movie theater before McDonald’s attack: report
A Porsche-driving madman with flowing blond locks laughed as he stabbed four little girls watching kids movie “IF” at a Massachusetts theater — then attacked two other people at a McDonald’s, according to cops and a witness. Jason Ravizza, 26, of Martha’s Vineyard, is also suspected in a murder investigation in Connecticut. He is accused of wounding four girls at the AMC Braintree 10 movie theater outside Boston in eastern Massachusetts about 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz. Authorities say he walked into the theater and stabbed the four children without saying a word. The victims were under 17, with the youngest...
Ware beating incident results in four arrests
WARE — A Ware married couple, along with an 18-year-old woman and a juvenile male, are facing charges after a 15-year-old female victim was allegedly kidnapped and beaten. When police attempted to arrest one of the accused, her husband allegedly attacked officers. Ware Police Sgt. Christopher DeSantis said Saturday...
Hot Trend for New England Homeowners: Cool Off and Rent the Pool
Did you ever envy your neighbor's pool? Or maybe you have a beautiful pool at your house that never gets used, but you're still paying for the upkeep. The hottest trend right now in New England is pool rentals. We all know of those properties that have amazing pools which...
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