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Gum Spicier Than Pepper Spray Sends 6 Western Mass Students To Hospitals Gum Spicier Than Pepper Spray Sends 6 Western Mass Students To Hospitals
Gum Spicier Than Pepper Spray Sends 6 Western Mass Students To Hospitals Six elementary school students from Western Massachusetts were taken to local hospitals after ingesting or coming in contact with a spicy gum product this week, according to officials.  A student who bought the gum online shared it with other students during recess at Dexter Park School in Orange on Tuesday, April 4, Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Teahan-Zielinski reports. "The product contained levels of pepper, which, when some students ingested it, caused digestive issues, including burning in the mouth and esophagus," she said.  "Additionally, students who accepted the product but did n…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Active Shooter Threat At Central Mass High School A Hoax: Police Active Shooter Threat At Central Mass High School A Hoax: Police
Active Shooter Threat At Central Mass High School A Hoax: Police Police in Northborough said they a call of an active shooter on Tuesday, March 28, at Algonquin Regional High School was a hoax.  Police treated the situation seriously, but after a sweep of the building, officers found nothing. School activities returned to normal.  This morning a call was received by police indicating an active threat in progress at the high school. Our response protocol was activated. A sweep of the building confirmed that the call was a hoax — Northborough Police (@NorthboroughPD) March 28, 2023 The hoax call comes a day after a mass shooting in Tennessee killed th…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Police Seeking ATM-Targeting Vandals Who Hit Central Mass Cumberland Farms Police Seeking ATM-Targeting Vandals Who Hit Central Mass Cumberland Farms
Police Seeking Atm-targeting Vandals Who Hit Central Mass Cumberland Farms Local authorities are looking for two suspects who broke into a Cumberland Farms in Central Massachusetts and tampered with an ATM. Police responded to a reported break-in at the Cumberland Farms in Southborough, located at 365 Turnpike Road, around 3:50 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, Southborough Police said on Facebook. Surveillance footage showed two masked suspects breaking into the front of the store with a crowbar around 2:42 a.m., police said.  Press Release to share: Posted by Southborough Police Department on Monday, November 28, 2022 The duo then tried breaking the ATM but were un…

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by David Cifarelli