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Driver Accused In 10-Year-Old Mass Girl’s Death Had Drug Arrest Days Before Crash, Records Show
A driver charged in a crash that killed a 10-year-old girl had been arrested just days before the incident, according to newly released court records.
Sherrie Mae Plitouke, 35, of Southbridge, is accused of crashing into and killing 10-year-old Marleigh Guevara on April 11 in Webster. She was arraigned on charges of motor vehicle homicide, negligent operation, and speeding on Tuesday, April 21.
Police said Guevara, a fourth-grade student at Park Avenue Elementary School, was struck while near the roadway on School Street. She was rushed to a Worcester hospital, where she lat…
Walgreens Announces Dozens Of Upcoming Store Closures, Including 11 MA Locations
Walgreens announced this past fall that it will close about 1,200 stores over three years amid a decline in prescription drug payments and a rise in online competition.
About 500 of those closures will be in 2025.
Now, the locations of some of the specific stores slated to go out of business are emerging and being posted at walgreens.com.
Connecticut
East Hartford, 922 Silver Lane: Permanently closing on Tuesday, May 20.
East Haven, 157 Main Street: Permanently closing on Thursday, May 22.
New Britain, 1350 Stanley Street: Permanently closing on Monday, May 19.
New Milford, 173 Danbury R…
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…
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$1M Fraud: CT Business Owner Gets Prison Time
A Massachusetts business owner from northern Connecticut will spend time in prison for tax fraud after failing to report just under $1 million in income for several years, federal officials said.
Windham County resident Mariusz Kalinowski, age 48, of Woodstock, was sentenced to seven months in prison on Wednesday, April 26 for tax fraud, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.
According to federal officials, Kalinowski is the owner of Webster, Massachusetts-based Kalinowski General Construction, Inc., in Worcester County, which provides&n…
Update: Missing Elderly Couple From Central Massachusetts Found In Connecticut
UPDATE: Webster Police report that the Melewskis were located in Clinton, CT and were transported to the hospital for evaluation.
Authorities in Central Massachusetts have issued a Silver Alert for a missing elderly couple from Webster.
Janusz, 77, and Stanislawa Melewski, 94, were last seen at their Webster home around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, Webster Police said on Facebook.
The couple reportedly stopped in Shrewsbury earlier in the day, around 6:15 p.m., asking for directions back home, according to police. They never returned.
They are believed to be driving a 2001 gray Lincoln …
Two Passengers Ejected, Killed In Weekend Central Massachusetts Rollover Crash
Two people have died in a rollover crash in Central Massachusetts, authorities said.
Leeha Thompson, age 21, of Southbridge, and Carlos Ortiz-Pomales, age 20, of Framingham, were killed in the Worcester County crash that happened on I-395 southbound in Webster the morning of Sunday, June 26, Massachusetts State Police said.
Responding troopers discovered three passengers were ejected from the vehicle and all three, including the driver, were taken to UMass Medical for treatment.
The crash remains under investigation.
Death Investigation Underway In Central Mass (Details)
Multiple police departments are investigating after a body was found in at a shopping plaza in Webster, authorities said.
The investigation was launched after the body of a man, believed to be in his 30s, was found at the Webster Commons Plaza around 2:45 a.m. on Friday, June 17, Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police closed a significant area per the investigation including several businesses Planet Fitness, Big Lots, Aubochon Hardware, The Salvation Army, Papa Gino's, and Rent A Center.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner …
