CRIME & SAFETY
Victim of deadly Templeton dirt bike crash identified as Stow man
The victim of a deadly crash over the weekend in Templeton has been identified. Brian Olson, 25, of Stow succumbed to injuries he sustained after the dirt bike he was riding collided with a car in the area of 712 Patriots Road (Rte. 2A) at about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.
Templeton boy rescued from cruise ship by Air Force helicopter due to medical emergency
This wasn't how Charles and Angela Bridges of Templeton expected their cruise to end. It was about five days into their 10-day Caribbean cruise that they began to notice there was something wrong with their 12-year-old son, Aiden. The ship, Carnival Venezia, was returning to New York City and sailing about 400 miles off the coast of North Carolina.
Orange, MA Child Found Alone in Bus Yard Prompting Inquiry with School and Bus Company Under Scrutiny
In the small Massachusetts town of Orange, a serious lapse in school bus safety protocol has led to an investigation after a third-grade student was found alone in a bus yard following an unplanned slumber. Fisher Hill Elementary School, along with Swift River Bus Company, has been thrust into scrutiny as the young boy's guardian, Teresa Ashby, raised alarms over the handling of her grandson's unsettling experience, as reported by Boston 25 News.
Funeral announced for Robert Wright-Day, Leominster man killed in stabbing
The family of a Leominster man killed in a stabbing announced plans on Friday for his upcoming funeral. Robert Todd Wright-Day, “known to many as Robbie,” died on May 7, his obituary published by Mack Family Funeral Homes read. Wright-Day, 20, was the man killed in a stabbing at a Leominster apartment complex on May 8.
Former Rutland cop, WRTA driver convicted for second time of raping woman in 2007
WORCESTER — A jury in Worcester County Superior Court Wednesday found a former Rutland police officer guilty of committing rape. Jason D. Briddon was found guilty of raping a woman he met at a bar in May 2007. He is scheduled for sentencing Thursday. ...
One charged with murder, two with A&B after stabbing death
FITCHBURG – A Fitchburg man is being charged with murder and two others are being charged with assault and battery in connection with the stabbing death of 20-year-old Robert Wright-Day in Leominster on Tuesday, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Juan Diaz Contreras, 19, was...
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