3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (165+ words) AVON — On Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, at approximately 12:10 p.m., Avon fire crews were dispatched to 551 Old South Street following a 911 call reporting flames in a garage and an injured resident. According to Avon Fire Chief David Charest, when Avon firefighters and paramedics…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (739+ words) DUDLEY — On Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at approximately 7:10 p.m., K9 Officer Luis Pacheco of the Dudley Police Department was dispatched to the area of 4 Francis Drive following a report of a physical altercation in progress. (The account and quotations in this article were…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (128+ words) SALEM — On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, Salem police responding to a wellbeing check on Cabot Street found a 42-year-old woman dead. According to Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker and Salem Police Chief Lucas Miller, authorities applied for and…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (514+ words) BOSTON — Demonstrators carrying a sign saying “The people united will never be defeated” marched among chants of “Hey, hey, ho, ho, these billionaires have got to go,” as part of the “Workers Over Billionaires” Labor Day parade that kicked off…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (288+ words) MILFORD — On Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, at approximately 6:24 p.m., the Milford Public Safety Communications Center received multiple emergency calls reporting a stabbing in the Hayward Street area. According to the Milford Police Chief Robert Tusino, one caller told dispatchers they were on…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (901+ words) DUDLEY – On Thursday, August 20, 2026, at approximately 12:40 a.m., Webster Police Officer Byron Lara was on patrol on Oxford Avenue when he observed a blue Honda Civic with Massachusetts plates traveling northbound on Oxford Avenue. (The account and quotations in this article…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (249+ words) TAUNTON — On Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, at approximately 12:37 a.m., Taunton police received several 911 calls reporting shots fired and multiple people shot in the area of Weir and Sumner streets. According to the Taunton Police Department, responding officers determined that the shooting occurred…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (229+ words) PHILLIPSTON — A woman was taken into custody after the pickup truck she was driving ended up on its side atop a guardrail on Route 2A near Ward Road early Saturday morning. Phillipston Fire & EMS responded to the crash just before 12:30 a.m....

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (732+ words) HAVERHILL – On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, at approximately 5:24 p.m., Haverhill Police Detective Andrew Terrero was working in plain clothes with the Street Crimes Unit when he observed Sergeant Michael Mills investigating an apparent road rage incident involving a sedan and a moped…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1574+ words) ORANGE — On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at approximately 7:47 a.m., the Shelburne Control Dispatch Center received a 911 hang-up call from the area of 240 Hayden Street. Dispatchers attempted to call the number back, but received no answer. Shortly afterward, the center received another call…...