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Fire Destroys Dunstable Family’s Home Week Before Christmas Fire Destroys Dunstable Family’s Home Week Before Christmas
Fire Destroys Dunstable Family’s Home Week Before Christmas A four-alarm fire tore through a barn and nearby home in Dunstable earlier this week, displacing two people.  Dunstable fire crews were called to the Pleasant Street property around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, to find heavy flames pouring from a barn had reached the attached home, authorities said.  The people inside were able to escape without injury.  As the flames intensified, Deputy Chief Patrick Kerrigan called for third and fourth alarms, bringing firefighters and equipment from over a dozen nearby communities, including Pepperell, Tyngsborough, and Nashua,…
Mass. Man Admits To Stealing Money Meant For Veteran Suicide Prevention: Feds Mass. Man Admits To Stealing Money Meant For Veteran Suicide Prevention: Feds
Mass. Man Admits To Stealing Money Meant For Veteran Suicide Prevention: Feds A Haverhill man pleaded guilty to siphoning nearly $50,000 from a nonprofit focusing on helping veterans considering suicide to use on OnlyFans models and a cruise, authorities announced.  David Duren, 48, admitted to wire fraud on Monday, July 1, the US Attorney for New Hampshire said. He faces up to 20 years in prison during his sentencing on Oct. 10.  Duren was a program manager at a healthcare provider in Nashua, New Hampshire, and oversaw a $750,000 program funded by a Staff Sergeant Fox Suicide Prevention Grant. The money was earmarked for treatments and services for ve…
Longtime PA Girl Scout Volunteer Killed By Cancers Less Than 1 Week After Diagnoses Longtime PA Girl Scout Volunteer Killed By Cancers Less Than 1 Week After Diagnoses
Longtime PA Girl Scout Volunteer Killed By Cancers Less Than 1 Week After Diagnoses A mom of two of her own children but scout mom to hundreds, has died following a short battle with cancers, her family told Daily Voice shortly after her passing. Stephanie J. (Porter) Pikora, 61 originally of Dudley, Mass. but more recently of Harrisburg, PA, passed away just after 3 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024. She was the youngest of five children born to Lorraine (Bonnette) and Lawrence Porter in Webster, MA on Oct. 14, 1962. It wasn't long before she first met the love of her life and future husband Dennis. When he was 6-years-old he couldn't recall the address of his new home on t…
Support Pours In For Family Of Central Mass Man Killed In Needham Wreck Support Pours In For Family Of Central Mass Man Killed In Needham Wreck
Support Pours In For Family Of Central Mass Man Killed In Needham Wreck Nearly 150 people have donated to help the family of a Worcester County man who was killed in an early morning crash earlier this week, leaving behind a wife and three young children.  Dylan Chaves, 31, of Fiskdale, was killed just after 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, when he lost control of his pick-up truck and turned into on-coming traffic on I-95 South in Needham, State Police said. The vehicle went perpendicular on the wet roadway, and he was T-boned by a driver from Nashua, New Hampshire.  The other driver was taken to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening …
Central Mass Man ID'd As Driver Killed In Needham Crash Central Mass Man ID'd As Driver Killed In Needham Crash
Central Mass Man ID'd As Driver Killed In Needham Crash A 31-year-old Worcester County man was identified as the driver killed when he lost control of his truck and was T-boned by oncoming traffic in a Needham crash this week, police said.  Dylan Chaves, of Fiskdale, was driving his pick-up truck south on I-95 just after 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, when the vehicle lost traction and turned sideways into the left lane of oncoming traffic, State police said.  The Nashua man who crashed into the truck was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.  Chaves died at the scene, police said.  An initial investigation note…
6 Accused Of Multiple Smash, Grab Break-Ins To Steal Lottery Tickets: Essex DA 6 Accused Of Multiple Smash, Grab Break-Ins To Steal Lottery Tickets: Essex DA
6 Accused Of Multiple Smash, Grab Break-Ins To Steal Lottery Tickets: Essex DA A three-month investigation concluded this week with six arrests and more than 120 criminal charges tied to multiple store break-ins in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, authorities announced.  The Essex County District Attorney's Office announced the charges in what investigators dubbed “Operation Smash & Cash.” The sextet is accused of breaking into at least 12 convenience stores and stealing $50,000 worth of lottery tickets from February through April 2024 and causing thousands of dollars in damages.  The break-ins were reported at convenience stores in Swampscott, Saug…
Mass Man Used Money Meant For Suicide Prevention For Veterans On OnlyFans, Cruise: Feds Mass Man Used Money Meant For Suicide Prevention For Veterans On OnlyFans, Cruise: Feds
Mass Man Used Money Meant For Suicide Prevention For Veterans On OnlyFans, Cruise: Feds A Massachusetts man stole money from a nonprofit that was meant to prevent veterans from committing suicide and spent it on a cruise, OnlyFans models, and landscaping, federal authorities said.  David Duren, a/k/a Dawud Hakiem Duren, 48, was indicted in a New Hampshire federal court on Tuesday, March 5, on charges of wire fraud and federal program fraud, the US Attorney for New Hampshire said.  Duren was a program manager at a healthcare provider in Nashua, New Hampshire, and oversaw a $750,000 program funded by a Staff Sergeant Fox Suicide Prevention Grant. The money was ear…
Card Skimmer Found In Chelsea Market Basket: Police Card Skimmer Found In Chelsea Market Basket: Police
Card Skimmer Found In Chelsea Market Basket: Police Another Market Basket has been targeted by card skimmers, this time in Chelsea, but police and store workers were able to find and remove the device within minutes. A fraudulent credit card reading device, or a “skimmer,” was placed on a register at the grocery store on Everett Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 5, according to Chelsea police. Related: 5 Market Baskets Find Credit Card Skimmers In Haverhill, Somerville, Reading: Police “We have the device and are working with the Market Basket as well as our regional partners to see if the devices are related to other recent incidents,” police said o…
Baby Girl Dies Days After Single-Car Crash In Andover Baby Girl Dies Days After Single-Car Crash In Andover
Baby Girl Dies Days After Single-Car Crash In Andover A 1-year-old girl who was critically injured in an Andover crash on Friday, Nov. 24, has died, police announced on Monday.  The crash happened just after 3:30 a.m. when a 2017 Toyota Camry lost control on I-495, careened through the median, and hit a tree, Massachusetts State Police said. Related: Baby In Critical Condition Following Andover Crash The child was taken to Lawrence General Hospital and then airlifted to a Boston hospital, police said.  The 33-year-old driver suffered minor injuries in the crash. The woman and child were from Nashua, New Hampshire.  No …
(UPDATE) Baby In Critical Condition Following Wreck In Eastern Mass (UPDATE) Baby In Critical Condition Following Wreck In Eastern Mass
(Update) Baby In Critical Condition Following Wreck In Eastern Mass Update: The 1-year-old girl died on Monday at a Boston hospital several days after the Friday, Nov. 24, crash in Andover. No charges have been filed against the 33-year-old driver. Click here for more information.  Original: A 1-year-old baby suffered life-threatening injuries in an early morning single-vehicle wreck on I-485 in Andover.  The crash happened just after 3:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 24, when a 2017 Toyota Camry lost control, drove through the median, and hit a tree, Massachusetts State Police said.  The infant was rushed to Lawrence General Hospital in critical …
5 Market Baskets Find Credit Card Skimmers In Massachusetts, New Hampshire: Police 5 Market Baskets Find Credit Card Skimmers In Massachusetts, New Hampshire: Police
5 Market Baskets Find Credit Card Skimmers In Massachusetts, New Hampshire: Police Credit card skimming devices used to steal personal information were placed at Market Basket stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, police warned shoppers. The skimmers were found at Market Baskets in Haverhill, Somerville, and Reading in Massachusetts, and Nashua and Concord in New Hampshire, according to Boston 25 News. Police in Reading found credit card skimmers on a credit card machine at a register inside Market Basket on Monday, Oct. 30. Crimeline press release: credit card skimmers located at Walmart, Market Basket on Storrs Street in Concord.https://t.co/RqfgW8fd1g pic.twi…
FOUND: Tyngsborough Man Last Seen At Costco Called 'Vulnerable' By Police FOUND: Tyngsborough Man Last Seen At Costco Called 'Vulnerable' By Police
Found: Tyngsborough Man Last Seen At Costco Called 'Vulnerable' By Police A man with dementia was located safely after going missing from a New Hampshire Costco, officials say.  Michael Fairbrother, of Tyngsborough, was reported missing after he was last seen at a Costco on the Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua, New Hampshire on Thursday, June 1 at approximately 3:30 p.m., according to the Tyngsborough Police Department. He was found by 12:20 p.m. on Friday June 2, according to New Hampshire State Police.  UPDATE - Mr. Fairbrother has been safely located. The Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert has been canceled. — New Hampshire State Police (@NH_StatePolice) June…
29-Year-Old Landscaper From Lynn Dies While Trimming Trees In New Hampshire 29-Year-Old Landscaper From Lynn Dies While Trimming Trees In New Hampshire
29-Year-Old Landscaper From Lynn Dies While Trimming Trees In New Hampshire A landscaping company from the North Shore has lost one of its crew members in a fatal accident in New Hampshire this week, according to authorities.  Members of Leo's Landscaping, located in Lynn, were trimming trees on Conant Road in Nashua, NH, when 29-year-old Amilcar Lopez-Garcia died on Monday, May 15, Nashua Police report. While the matter is still under investigation, WCVB reports that Lopez-Garcia fell to his death. Nashua Police are expected to release more information. 
Pet Cat Dies, Another Rescued In Dracut Fire That Displaced Family Of 4 Pet Cat Dies, Another Rescued In Dracut Fire That Displaced Family Of 4
Pet Cat Dies, Another Rescued In Dracut Fire That Displaced Family Of 4 Firefighters cut through walls to put out a two-alarm fire and rescued one pet cat, but the burning led to the death of another cat and the displacement of a family of four, officials say.  A two-story, single-family home on Lakeview Avenue caught on fire around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, according to the Dracut Fire Department. Firefighters arrived at the scene to see heavy fire emerging from the front of the house.  @MaFireEMS: 2nd alarm of fire Dracut Ma , photo by @ShawnKelleyWX pic.twitter.com/IdxmWQ1Asl — MAFD14ALERTS🇺🇲 (@MAFD14Alerts) February 12, 2023 A second alarm was stru…
7 Dogs Die In 2-Alarm Central Massachusetts House Fire: Officials 7 Dogs Die In 2-Alarm Central Massachusetts House Fire: Officials
7 Dogs Die In 2-Alarm Central Massachusetts House Fire: Officials Seven dogs are dead and several more animals were rescued from a burning home in North Central Massachusetts over the weekend, officials said. Crews responded to a two-alarm fire at 47 Mill Street in Pepperell around 8:11 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, according to Pepperell Fire Chief Brian Borneman.  Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from both ends of the home. Crews also found the two residents of the home suffering from smoke inhalation and transported them to local hospitals for treatment, Borneman reports. 2nd alarm 47 mill street Pepperell ma Pictures by MFB-c1(Jo…
Lowell Repeat Child Offender, Former Church Worker Gets 10 Years In Prison Lowell Repeat Child Offender, Former Church Worker Gets 10 Years In Prison
Lowell Repeat Child Offender, Former Church Worker Gets 10 Years In Prison A Lowell man with a track record of possessing and distributing child pornography was sentenced to 120 months in prison for his latest offense, the US Attorney's Office for New Hampshire said on Tuesday, Oct. 11.  Russell Graham, age 42, met an undercover law enforcement officer in an online chatroom on or around May 1, 2020, the office said in a separate release. Between May 4, 2020 and May 11, 2020, Graham sent multiple images and videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct to the officer. Graham also told the officer that he had an ankle bracelet.  This was beca…
Wanted New Hampshire Couple Caught Trying To Break Into Car In Tewksbury: Police Wanted New Hampshire Couple Caught Trying To Break Into Car In Tewksbury: Police
Wanted New Hampshire Couple Caught Trying To Break Into Car In Tewksbury: Police A couple from New Hampshire, both of whom had previous warrants out for their arrests, were finally caught while trying to break into a car in Tewksbury, authorities said. Police responded to a call about a breaking and entering in progress on Ferncroft Road around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, Tewksbury Police said. Responding officers learned that a person tried to break into a car but ran away when the car's alarm started going off.  Officers later found a woman, identified as 32-year-old Michele Nault, of Nashua, NH, who was wanted on a warrant out of Woburn District Court, …
Tutti Frutti Owner Charged With Secretly Recording Customers At NH Location Tutti Frutti Owner Charged With Secretly Recording Customers At NH Location
Tutti Frutti Owner Charged With Secretly Recording Customers At NH Location The owner of a frozen yoghurt chain with locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire was arrested for secretly recording people at one of his stores, authorities said.  Chanphanou Pou, franchise owner of Tutti Frutti, was arrested and charged with three counts of violation of privacy on Wednesday, Aug. 31, Nashua Police said.  An investigation was launched after police found a hidden recording device in the bathroom of the Tutti Frutti in Nashua, NH on July 23. It was later determined that Chanphanou intentionally placed the device in the bathroom, police said.  C…
U.S. Marshals Nab 'Fugitive Of The Week' From New Hampshire In Worcester U.S. Marshals Nab 'Fugitive Of The Week' From New Hampshire In Worcester
U.S. Marshals Nab 'Fugitive Of The Week' From New Hampshire In Worcester A 21-year-old New Hampshire man wanted in connection with a violent armed robbery that sent a man to the hospital earlier this year was captured recently in Worcester. Melvin James Campbell IV was arrested on Aug. 3 after the U.S. Marshal Service listed him as the agency's Fugitive of the Week late last month. Agents said he was considered armed and dangerous. It's unclear how long he was in Massachusetts.  Authorities accused Campbell of breaking into a Nashua, N.H., home in March along with several other men, the Marshal Service said. The men forced their way inside the house and be…