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Mass. Eatery Reopens After Receiving Threats For Serving Couple Wearing Nazi Uniforms
A Massachusetts restaurant thanked its customers for their support during an "emotional week" after the owners received threats for serving World War II re-enactors wearing Nazi uniforms. In a Facebook post on Friday, Oct. 18, the owners of Kith And Kin in Hudson, Massachusetts, said they were flooded with positive messages from customers and community members. As you can imagine, it has been an emotional week for us. We have been greatly uplifted by the outpouring of love and support from the Hudson and surrounding communities. Our family and our staff cannot thank you enough f…
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) Elderly Central Mass Man Missing; Police Ask For Public's Help To Find Him
Update: Northbridge police have canceled the silver alert for Franklin McCarty. He was found safe. Original: Police have issued a silver alert for a missing elderly Northbridge man after he wandered away from his home Thursday morning, Aug. 31. Franklin McCarty, 82, left his house on foot just before 11 a.m. and told his neighbor he was going to Hudson, Massachusetts State Police said. Troopers believe he could be headed to a house on Cox Street, where he used to live. He has hitchhiked to Hudson before. McCarty is described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weig…
Police & Fire
Mass Man, 77, Dies After Van Crashes Into New Hampshire Bridge: Police
A 77-year-old man from Massachusetts was killed after his van crashed into part of a bridge in New Hampshire this week, according to authorities. New Hampshire State Troopers responded to the crash on I-95 North in Seabrook around 8:11 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, the department said on Facebook. It was reported that a white van had struck a bridge abutment and was smoking, police said. Upon arrival Troopers found the driver, later identified as Eraldo Bezerra, of Hudson, trapped and unresponsive inside the van. He was pulled from the vehicle and pronounced dead on scene. Initial invest…
Business
Bed Bath & Beyond To Close More Stores In Massachusetts
Bed Bath & Beyond this week raised the number of stores it plans to close across Massachusetts from seven to at least 12. The retailer said it is struggling with debt obligations and will shutter some of its least profitable stores. Last month, executives announced it had or planned to close seven locations in the state. On Tuesday, they added five more to that list. Those include locations in: Hadley Dorchester Seekonk North Attleborough Leominster Milford Burlington Raynham North Dartmouth Pittsfield Hudson Dedham Eight Bed Bath & Beyond locations in the state…
Obituaries
'A True Hero': Central Mass Paramedic Mike Bernard Loses Battle With Cancer
A "kind and compassionate" paramedic who served the people of Hudson and Marlborough for 20 years has lost his battle with cancer. Patriot Ambulance shared the news of "Uncle" Mike Bernard's passing on Facebook only a few days after the seasoned first responder was suddenly diagnosed with cancer. "It’s with broken hearts that we announce that Mike's time on this earth was cut short, as he passed today surrounded by his family," the post from Sunday, Jan. 8 reads. It’s with broken hearts that we announce that Mike's time on this earth was cut short, as he passed today surrounded by.…
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Central Mass Woman Busted For Driving Illegal Immigrants From US To Canada
A woman from central Massachusetts was charged with unlawfully transporting several illegal immigrants, the US Attorney's Office for Vermont reports. Several people were seen walking south from the Highgate Springs Port of Entry on the US-Canada border in Vermont just after 1 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, the office reports. After investigating this as potential illegal crossings, US Border Patrol agents found a Toyota RAV4 close to Exit 22 off I-89 only a short distance away. The car was being driven by Patricia Ruano-Murcia, of Hudson, the office reports. Six people, who later admi…
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? Regional Snowfall Totals, Monday, Jan. 4
We're starting off the first workweek of 2021 waking up to a light blanket of snow. In the Central and Western areas of Massachusetts as well as the Berkshires, the place that received the most snow appears to be North Granby with 2.2 inches and Noth Adams with 2.4 inches. Chicopee also reached 2 inches of snow accumulation. After that, Holden came the closest to joining the 2-inch club with an accumulation of 1.7 inches of snow. Meanwhile, Worcester, Holyoke, Amherst, and Westfield got 1 inch of snow each. Some of the area's largest communities received less than an inch of snow: Springfi…
Business
Covid-
19: Businesses Forced To Close - Again - In 13 'High-Risk' Communities
Some businesses that opened just a few weeks ago will be closed as 13 Massachusetts cities and towns take a step back in reopening their local economies. COVID-19 rates that have spiked over the last several weeks are forcing 13 cities and towns to rollback their local economies to Step 1 of Phase 3. The closures and restrictions are temporary until the community can bring its COVID-19 positive test rate down. There are 26 other Massachusetts municipalities that were sent back to Step 1 of Phase 3 earlier. In total, that's 38 cities and towns with additional economic restrictions due to COV…
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Covid-
19: Nearly 80 Massachusetts Towns Are 'High-Risk' For Infection
Nearly 80 Massachusetts communities are at “high-risk” for the spread of COVID-19, according to the most recent state data. COVID-19 incidents have spiked across the state leading to clusters of coronavirus incidents in nearly every corner of Massachusetts. The overall daily average infection rate is 1.4 per 100,000 residents as of Friday, Oct. 22. Among the 77 communities that are high-risk or “red” (so-named due to the state’s color-coded incident map), there are 19 in Hampshire, Hampden, and Worcester counties. Communities newly added to the high-risk category include Holyoke, Hudson, a…
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Covid-
19: Positive-Test-Rate Spikes - Twice As High As Summertime Average
The daily COVID-19 positive test rate has shot up to 4 percent in Massachusetts - a stark change from the 2 percent - or under - rates that the state enjoyed for much of the summer. More than 4.8 million COVID-19 tests have been administered in Massachusetts since the start of the pandemic. In the most recent weekly COVID-19 town-by-town state data, there were 40 communities listed as high-risk for the virus’ spread. The data was reported on Oct. 7. The week prior, there were 23 communities considered high-risk. The places where COVID-19 is spreading the fastest are in the Northeastern p…
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Covid-
19: Dozen Central/Western Mass Communities Are 'High-Risk' For Infection
COVID-19 rates are spiking in new communities in Western and Central Massachusetts. According to the most recent state data, Wednesday, Oct. 7, there are about a dozen “high-risk” or “red” communities in the second half of Massachusetts. High-risk communities have 8 or more positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 residents - a level that puts the town at high-risk for spreading the disease. The community with the highest rate of average daily COVID-19 infections is Sunderland, with 20.67 new infections per 100,000 residents. The community with the most total cases over the past two weeks is …
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