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MassDOT unveils Rt. 128 widening plan to alleviate I-93 cloverleaf congestion
READING - More than two decades after MassHighway shredded a controversial plan to rebuild the entire I-93/95 cloverleaf, state transportation officials on Wednesday night unveiled a Route 128 widening project aimed at alleviating interchange-related congestion in Reading, Stoneham, Woburn, and Wakefield. During a virtual public hearing on Wednesday night, Mass...
MBTA Announces New Affordable Housing Projects In Five Communities
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — On Friday, the MBTA announced the completion of approximately 1,000 units of housing through collaborative agreements to provide affordable housing within proximity to public transit services. One of the recently completed housing projects includes the 18.98-acre site at Attleboro Station. At a ceremony on...
Maine's highest court upholds sentence for mother who abandoned baby in 1985
PORTLAND (WGME) -- The mother of Baby Jane Doe, who was abandoned in a northern Maine gravel pit and left to die more than 35 years ago, has had her sentence upheld by Maine’s highest court. She is currently serving six years in prison. Police arrested Lee Ann Daigle,...
Jurors hear opening statements, testimony begins in trial of former Hudson middle school teacher accused of raping student
WOBURN, MASS. (WHDH) - Jurors heard opening statements and testimony got underway Friday in the trial of a former Hudson middle school teacher accused of raping a student. Caitlin Harding was arraigned in 2021 on multiple charges including rape of a child. After jury selection in recent days, prosecutors said Harding’s actions were not just inappropriate, but criminal.
City Hall Vandalized
The main entrance to City Hall is currently roped off and closed early this morning, as Lowell Police work the scene of what is believed to be a case of breaking and entering during the overnight hours. The perpetrator is believed to have entered the building and left a backpack...
Serious crash leads to partial road closure in Windham
WINDHAM, N.H. — A section of North Lowell Road in Windham is expected to be closed for much of the day because of a crash. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. One person was taken to the hospital with injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening. The...
Man charged with theft of $13,000 in beauty supplies from Nashua store
NASHUA — A Brooklyn man has been arrested in connection with the theft of over $13,000 worth of beauty supplies from an Ulta Beauty store in Nashua, police said. Mohammed Diaby, 21, was taken into custody on May 14 after a lengthy investigation into the Nov. 20 theft at the Ulta Beauty location on 258 Daniel Webster Hwy.
Lawrence Mayor Appoints Former Councilor As Director of Planning & Development
Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena has hired former City Councilor Carlos Matos’s as the new Director of the Office of Planning & Development. Matos was most known as a District “B” City Councilor who went up against the developers of Lawrence High School to stop them from taking land from the Veterans Memorial Stadium and opposing Northern Essex Community College purchasing the Intown Mall on Common Street in favor of a shoe factory.
Nashua’s weather for Saturday: Cloudy and cool, high of 64 – next week temps climb into the 80s
Click below for Rick’s exclusive videocast. The weather today is overcast and cool, with intermittent showers expected tonight and high temperatures reaching 64 degrees. Tonight: Showery periods. Low 52 Winds: NE 5-10 mph. Sunday: Early cloudy skies will give way to some sun & clouds. High 66 Winds: NE...
“He was one of our A-Team” – Name of the late Deputy Sheriff Anthony J Pasquarello of Saugus is added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Anthony J. Pasquarello, the late deputy sheriff from Saugus who died in December 2021 after contracting COVID-19 from his work in the Essex County Jail, received a special tribute this week as his name was added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. “He was one of...
Tewksbury Police To Conduct Alcohol Compliance Checks
TEWKSBURY – Chief Ryan Columbus reports that the Tewksbury Police Department will be conducting alcohol compliance checks at licensed establishments in the community. The Tewksbury Police Department already notified all licensed liquor retailers in the community that compliance checks will be conducted. Chief Columbus has asked establishments to partner...
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