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Southeastern, MA health care 'in crisis' even without hospital closings. How bad is it?
TAUNTON — With the fate of Steward hospitals like Morton in Taunton hanging in the balance, State Sen. Marc Pacheco said Southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape and Islands “cannot withstand any further loss of healthcare in terms of hospital closings.”. “That just can’t happen. It would be a...
Charges for Milford man who allegedly killed woman in Hopkinton road range incident upgraded to murder
Ryan Sweatt struck Destini Decoff earlier this month after becoming enraged at a car she was in, prosecutors say. A man who allegedly struck and killed a Milford woman in a road range incident earlier this month has had his charges upgraded to murder, officials said Monday. Destini Decoff, 26,...
2 trucks crash in Worcester
A dump truck and pick up truck crashed in Worcester, Massachusetts, late Monday night. The crash happened on the Southwest Cutoff. The cause of the crash or if any injuries were reported wasn't immediately released. This story will be updated once more information becomes available.
Sterling Baptiste Jr., 14, Shot And Killed In Worcester
Sterling Baptiste Jr. was shot and killed on Friday, April 26, in the Belmont neighborhood of Worcester. Police were called around 4:15 p.m. and found the boy bleeding from a gunshot wound inside an apartment. Despite their attempts to save his life, paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. A...
Video shows truck nearly hitting ice cream shop: "Tragedy was avoided here"
BELLINGHAM - A close call in Bellingham was caught on camera Sunday. Surveillance video shows an apparently speeding truck fly off the road and hit an ice cream shop sign, and then narrowly miss a car with a baby inside.The red truck is seen veering off Pulaski Boulevard and blasting through the sign of Chevy's Ice Cream Parlor at about 7:30 p.m. "Like a tornado came through""Our sign is blown to smithereens," shop owner Shayna Murray told WBZ-TV. "It was like a tornado came through."Another camera angle shows the truck just inches away from smashing into an SUV parked nearby. Seconds...
Hopkinton woman seeks $1M in damages; claims mother was assaulted at Milford facility
MILFORD ― A Hopkinton woman is alleging a Milford assisted living facility was negligent in the treatment of her mother, and is now suing the facility for $1 million. Victoria Francis filed a lawsuit in the Worcester County Superior Court, alleging her late mother was sexually assaulted on 14 separate days in September 2021 by a male resident of Cornerstone at Milford, an assisted living facility on Birch Street.
‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ to film in Worcester - here’s when and where
The Walking Dead fans in the Bay State might see zombies roaming the streets of Worcester this week, with filming of “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” season 2 happening downtown Thursday, May 2. Filming of the spin-off series will take place on Norwich Street on Thursday, May 2...
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