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Mom Of 6-Year-Old Who Drowned In Mass. Lake Asks For Help: 'Incredibly Difficult' Mom Of 6-Year-Old Who Drowned In Mass. Lake Asks For Help: 'Incredibly Difficult'
Zayan Mayanja Drowned In Nabnasset Lake After Leaving Home Community support has poured in for the family of a 6-year-old non-verbal autistic boy who drowned over the weekend in a Westford Lake after the child's mother created a fundraising campaign.   The body of Zayan Mayanja was found in Nabnasset Lake on Sunday, June 23, after he snuck out of a window at his family's home on Chestnut Road.  Nazifah Namaganda, Zayan's mother, wrote that her son loved to read and cared about animals. She created a GoFundMe to help cover the cost of the boy's funeral, which was held on Wednesday, June 26.  It's with gr…
Lowell Man Guilty Of Fatal Shooting Gets 20 Years In Prison: DA Lowell Man Guilty Of Fatal Shooting Gets 20 Years In Prison: DA
Timmy Chan Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of Nathaniel Fabian A 21-year-old Lowell found guilty of the fatal shooting of a man over online comments was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Tuesday, May 28, authorities said.  Timmy Chan, 21, of Lowell, was convicted of second-degree murder, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without a permit, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling in connection, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Chan was accused of shooting and killing Nathaniel Fabian on Oct. 13, 2021, near Loring and Westford streets, the pro…
Teen Crashes Into 74-Year-Old Woman In Chelmsford Teen Crashes Into 74-Year-Old Woman In Chelmsford
Teen Crashes Into 74-Year-Old Woman In Chelmsford A 74-year-old woman was seriously injured after an SUV hit her as she crossed the road in Chelmsford on Tuesday, March 5.  The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. near the intersection of Main and School streets, Chelmsford police said.  An 18-year-old man driving a Ford Edge hit a 74-year-old woman, causing her significant head trauma. A medical helicopter was called to the scene, but bad weather grounded the flight.  Paramedics rushed her to Lowell General Hospital, where her condition is unknown, police said.  The teenager remained at the scene and cooperated with polic…
Man Killed In Billerica Crash Along Route 129 Man Killed In Billerica Crash Along Route 129
Man Killed In Billerica Crash Along Route 129 A man was killed in a two-car crash in Billerica on Friday, Jan. 12, that sent another person to the hospital, authorities said.  The crash happened at the intersection of Salem Road (Route 129) and Gray Street just after noon, Billerica police said. Police did not release the man's name.  There was a driver and passenger in each car, two people were OK and didn't require medical treatment, while the other two were rushed to Lowell General Hospital, where the man died, Billerica police said. Authorities did not release any information on the other person or their condition.  …
New Update: Armed Carjacking Suspect Caught After Pursuit In Mass, Police Say New Update: Armed Carjacking Suspect Caught After Pursuit In Mass, Police Say
New Update: Armed Carjacking Suspect Caught After Pursuit In Mass, Police Say An armed carjacking suspect and his accomplice have been apprehended following a pursuit across several municipalities in Massachusetts, police said. The suspect, 35-year-old Nathan Saben of Haverhill, and his accomplice, 40-year-old Jessica Tirone, were both caught after a pursuit in Essex and Middlesex Counties on Thursday, Oct. 5 that began in Lawrence and ended in Dracut, state police announced.  Earlier Report - Seen Him? Armed, Dangerous Carjacking Suspect From Haverhill On Loose, Police Say According to police, the chase began just after 9:10 a.m. when a trooper spo…
Watch Motorcyclist Try To Run Over Mass State Trooper During Wakefield Escape Attempt: Police Watch Motorcyclist Try To Run Over Mass State Trooper During Wakefield Escape Attempt: Police
Watch Motorcyclist Try To Run Over Mass State Trooper During Wakefield Escape Attempt: Police Massachusetts State Troopers were violently assaulted twice in recent days, in unrelated instances that resulted in two arrests and one trooper's hospitalization, officials say.  Two Eastern Massachusetts men, Colin James Webb, of Reading, and Hernan Aybar Romero, of Lawrence, were arrested in the past week for assaulting Massachusetts State Troopers in two unrelated events, according to the Massachusetts State Police. On Wednesday, July 5, a motorcyclist, later identified as Webb, attempted to run over a trooper who was on foot on the I-95 Exit 57 off-ramp in Wakef…
Massachusetts Hospital Crisis: Beds 'Clogged' With Patients, Report Says Massachusetts Hospital Crisis: Beds 'Clogged' With Patients, Report Says
Massachusetts Hospital Crisis: Beds 'Clogged' With Patients, Report Says Over 1,000 Massachusetts patients are "stuck" in hospital beds when they should be discharged, creating a clogged system and treatment plan delays, a new report says. Nearly one out of every seven medical-surgical beds in Massachusetts hospitals is occupied by patients who are awaiting discharge and no longer need acute care, according to a report released on Monday, June 12 by the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association.  That means 15% of acute care hospital beds are unnecessarily occupied, due to an array of reasons that include barriers related to primary health insura…
Firefighter Hospitalized, 50 Displaced In Dracut 3-Alarm Fire Firefighter Hospitalized, 50 Displaced In Dracut 3-Alarm Fire
Firefighter Hospitalized, 50 Displaced In Dracut 3-Alarm Fire A firefighter was injured when part of the ceiling of a 24-unit apartment fell while he fought a raging fire, officials say.  The fire at the apartment building, located at 200 Merrill Lane in Dracut, was reported around 9:14 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, according to the Dracut Fire Department. Heavy fire had broken out from a second-floor apartment towards the back of the building. Dracut firefighters and police evacuated all of the building's residents and rescued two cats.  Water hoses were brought in through the front and back of the building, but the fire raged up from the second floor …
Authorities ID 30-Year-Old Billerica Man Killed In New Year's Chelmsford Crash Authorities ID 30-Year-Old Billerica Man Killed In New Year's Chelmsford Crash
Authorities ID 30-Year-Old Billerica Man Killed In New Year's Chelmsford Crash Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal New Year's Day crash in Chelmsford as 30-year-old Nicholas Kiesinger of Billerica, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports.  Police responded to the single-vehicle crash near 143 Littleton Road around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  Upon arrival, crews found a gray car that had struck two utility poles and rolled over. The driver, later identified as Kiesinger, was suffering from serious, life-threatening injuries. Kiesinger had to be extricated from the vehicle before he was ta…
30-Year-Old Billerica Man Dies In Chelmsford Car Crash On New Year's Day: Police 30-Year-Old Billerica Man Dies In Chelmsford Car Crash On New Year's Day: Police
30-Year-Old Billerica Man Dies In Chelmsford Car Crash On New Year's Day: Police A 30-year-old man from Billerica has died in a rollover crash that happened on New Year's Day in Chelmsford, authorities said. Police responded to the single-vehicle crash near 143 Littleton Road around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1, according to Chelmsford Police Chief James M. Spinney. Upon arrival, crews found a gray car that had struck two utility poles and rolled over. The driver, who was the only person inside the car, was suffering from serious, life-threatening injuries. He taken to Lowell General Hospital where he later died, Spinney reports. The man's name has yet to be r…
Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash In Tyngsborough Claims One Life: Police Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash In Tyngsborough Claims One Life: Police
Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash In Tyngsborough Claims One Life: Police One person is dead following a multi-car crash in Tyngsborough, authorities said.  Police responded to the crash at 147 Frost Road around 3:47 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, Tyngsborough Police Chief Richard Howe said in a release. Upon arrival, officers found what appeared to be a head-on collision between a Toyota Tundra, carrying four people, and a Toyota Corolla, carrying three people.  Two people from the Corolla were flown to Massachusetts General Hospital and the third person was taken to Lowell General Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her identity has yet to be release…
Barre Man Drove Into State Police Trooper During Early-Morning Chase: Police Barre Man Drove Into State Police Trooper During Early-Morning Chase: Police
Barre Man Drove Into State Police Trooper During Early-Morning Chase: Police A 34-year-old man ran over a state trooper and crashed into multiple cruisers during an early morning chase that started in Methuen and ended with a wreck in Lowell, authorities said.  Eric Duffy of Barre faces nearly ten charges after Massachusetts State Police said he attempted to escape handcuffs just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1.  The chase started when a trooper stopped Duffy's Honda Accord after someone reported him for driving erratically on 495 in Metheun, authorities said. He initially stopped but sped off moments later. He led police through Lowell to the Boston Ro…