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Amtrak Train Hits Person In Sharon, Causing 45-Minute Delays Amtrak Train Hits Person In Sharon, Causing 45-Minute Delays
Amtrak Train Hits Person In Sharon, Causing 45-Minute Delays A pedestrian was hit by a train in Norfolk County, officials say.  Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the train was an MBTA train. No MBTA commuter trains were involved in the incident.  Multiple people called 911 reporting that a pedestrian had been hit by a train at the Sharon Train Station in Sharon around 12:56 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, according to the Sharon Police Department.  The incident caused significant delays to the Providence Line Train, according to the MBTA.  Update: Providence Line Train 837 (9:40 pm from South Station) is operating…
Norfolk County Bear Is Latest In Eastern Mass Post-Hibernation Sightings Norfolk County Bear Is Latest In Eastern Mass Post-Hibernation Sightings
Norfolk County Bear Is Latest In Eastern Mass Post-Hibernation Sightings Black bear populations in Massachusetts are on the rise, and human populations are getting glimpses of their increasingly-common ursine neighbors. Several reports of broken or knocked over bird feeders arose the Sharon Police Department's suspicions that a bear was in the area of Furnace Street and Gavins Pond Road, behind Shaw's Plaza, the police department said on Facebook.  These suspicions were confirmed when a resident on Furnace Street sent police a video of a curious black bear near their home, which Sharon police shared on Facebook on Sunday, May 8.  Several reports over the p…