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Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created
Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created A fundraiser has been created for the family of a Waltham police officer who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash that left another person dead and two others hospitalized.  Officer Paul Tracey was killed on Dec. 6 while managing traffic at a National Grid job site. Utility employee Roderick "Kito" Jackson was also killed when a man crashed into them and kept driving.  Running 4 Heroes created the fundraiser to benefit Tracey's family. The organization raises money for first responders killed in the line of duty. The group has raised more than $…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
'This Is A Nightmare': Family Of Utility Worker Killed In Waltham Alongside Officer Grieve Loss 'This Is A Nightmare': Family Of Utility Worker Killed In Waltham Alongside Officer Grieve Loss
'This Is A Nightmare': Family Of Utility Worker Killed In Waltham Alongside Officer Grieve Loss Officials have identified the 36-year-old Cambridge man who was killed on Wednesday, Dec. 6, while working at a National Grid utility job site along with a 28-year Waltham police veteran in a hit-and-run crash.  Roderick Jackson was one of three National Grid employees who were hit while working at a job site on Totten Pond Road Wednesday afternoon. The two other workers were not identified, but they remained hospitalized Thursday.  Related: Waltham Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash: DA Waltham Officer Paul Tracey, who was working traffic at the job sit…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Waltham Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash; Driver Stole Police Car To Escape: DA Waltham Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash; Driver Stole Police Car To Escape: DA
Waltham Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash; Driver Stole Police Car To Escape: DA A Waltham police officer and utility worker are dead, and two more are injured by a man who crashed into them and stole a police cruiser in an escape attempt on Wednesday, Dec. 6, authorities said.  Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, is charged with two counts of manslaughter and armed robbery, but more charges are likely forthcoming, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. He will be arraigned on Thursday.  Related: Utility Worker Killed In Waltham Crash With Officer ID'd The prosecutor said Simon was driving a pick-up truck on Totten Pond Road in Waltham when…

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by Josh Lanier
Weather
Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm
Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm Thousands of people in the Commonwealth are waking up the in dark after a wet and windy storm system made its way through the Northeast just before the holiday weekend. The system brought wind gusts nearing 70 mph in some parts of Massachusetts and periods of heavy rain from Thursday night, Dec. 22 to Friday morning, Dec. 23. Towns and cities in Eastern Massachusetts and along the coastline were some of the most affected.  Current gusts, peak gusts and total power outages in MA, up about 8,000 just in the last few minutes pic.twitter.com/5f4KnPgigS — Terry Eliasen (@TerryWBZ) December 2…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Drunk Truck Driver Smashes Into House, Gas Line Overnight In Greater Boston Area Drunk Truck Driver Smashes Into House, Gas Line Overnight In Greater Boston Area
Drunk Truck Driver Smashes Into House, Gas Line Overnight In Greater Boston Area One person is injured and a house is left partially dilapidated after a truck driver smashed into a Salem home, authorities said. Officials responded for a report of a car into a house with a possible entrapment at 294 Jefferson Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, June 6, according to a Facebook post from Northeast Massachusetts Emergency Alerts.  Posted by Salem Ma Firefighters Local 172 on Sunday, June 5, 2022 When crews arrived, the 25-year-old male driver removed himself from the vehicle and was waiting for medical attention, according to a Facebook post from Salem Ma Firefighters Lo…

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by David Cifarelli
News
Nor'easter: Scattered Power Outages Being Reported In Massachusetts Nor'easter: Scattered Power Outages Being Reported In Massachusetts
Nor'easter: Scattered Power Outages Being Reported In Massachusetts The first Nor’easter of the season led to scattered power outages throughout Massachusetts as the worst of the storm is yet to arrive in the region. Nearly 1,000 Massachusetts residents were without power as of 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, according to National Grid and Eversource. National Grid was responding to 37 active outages impacting 529 of its customers, while Eversource had 130 of its 221,118 Western Massachusetts customers reporting outages. According to Eversource, outages were being reported in Chesterfield, Greenfield, and Richmond. National Grid outages, by county, accordi…

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by Zak Failla
News
Utility Pole Fire Knocks Out Power Throughout Northampton Utility Pole Fire Knocks Out Power Throughout Northampton
Utility Pole Fire Knocks Out Power Throughout Northampton Some were left without power in Western Massachusetts when a utility pole caught fire overnight. In Hampshire County, firefighters were called to the intersection of King Street and North Street in Northampton shortly before 8:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18, when a pole caught fire and caused power outages downtown. The fire engulfed the entire pole, but Northampton firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames. Some in the area were left without power for more than two hours as National Grid reported more than 200 outages shortly after 10 p.m. with power largely restored by 10:30 p.…

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by Zak Failla
News
Massachusetts Braces For Possible New Round Of Storms Amid Cleanup, Power Outages Overnight Massachusetts Braces For Possible New Round Of Storms Amid Cleanup, Power Outages Overnight
Massachusetts Braces For Possible New Round Of Storms Amid Cleanup, Power Outages Overnight There will be no rest for the weary in Massachusetts after thousands lost power during the recent round of storms, with more wicked weather heading to New England. On Tuesday, July 6, a quick-moving storm uprooted trees, downed power lines, and knocked out power to thousands in Massachusetts, leaving utility crews to scramble and work through the night to make repairs. As of 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7, power was largely restored to utility customers in Massachusetts, though some National Grid and Eversource customers were still reporting random isolated outages. While the region recov…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
How Much Ice Did You Get? Local Accumulation and Power Outage Update How Much Ice Did You Get? Local Accumulation and Power Outage Update
How Much Ice Did You Get? Local Accumulation and Power Outage Update Ice covered much of Central and Western Massachusetts Tuesday, Feb. 16, morning, creating dangerous road conditions, but few power outages. The ice is thickest in the Berkshires where 0.21-0.23 inches of ice has accumulated, according to the National Weather Service. In Springfield and Worcester, 0.5-0.6 inches of ice accumulated overnight. Northward, in Greenfield and Fitchburg, ice accumulation was between 0.17 and 0.21 inches. About 300 of Eversource's hundreds of thousands of customers lost power momentarily and sections of Westfield were also without power for about an hour st…

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by Kristin Palpini