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Obituaries
North Brookfield Mom Remembered As Caring, Outdoorsy Woman With Big Smile, Bigger Heart
A Worcester County woman is being remembered as a caring and compassionate mother with a deep love of the outdoors after she was killed in a snowmobile crash last week. Shawnee Hollis, 39, of North Brookfield, died on Friday, Feb. 16, after the snowmobile she was on crashed into a tree in the town of Milan, New Hampshire. She was riding with three friends when she wrecked about 13 feet off Primary Trail 109. Related: North Brookfield Woman ID'd As Victim In Fatal NH Snowmobile Crash She and her friends had rented the snowmobiles, and investigators cited inexperience as the le…
Obituaries
Central Mass Woman ID'd As Victim In Fatal New Hampshire Snowmobile Crash
Police have identified a woman killed in a New Hampshire snowmobile crash as a 39-year-old North Brookfield resident. Shawnee Hollis died after the snowmobile she was on crashed into a tree in the town of Milan, New Hampshire, at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, New Hampshire state officials said. She was riding with three friends when she crashed about 13 feet off Primary Trail 109. Paramedics rushed her to a staging area for medical air rescue, but an emergency helicopter and a fixed-wing plane were unable to fly and could not assist in the emergency. Hollis was taken to&n…
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire Displaces 7, Causes Extensive Damage To Central Mass Home
Several people are without a home after a multi-alarm fire ripped through a multi-family house in Central Massachusetts this week, fire officials tell Daily Voice. Crews responded to the three-alarm fire at 11 Arch Street in North Brookfield around mid-morning on Thursday, March 30, Fire Chief Joseph Holway told Daily Voice. Holway said the building suffered "extensive damage" as flames spread through the walls and the attic, in which Holway believes the fire started. Engine 2 and Ladder 1 working this fire on Arch St in North Brookfield Posted by Spencer Fire & Emergency Servi…
Police & Fire
House Fire: 1 Person Hospitalized, Others Displaced After Central Mass Blaze
One person was hospitalized, and others were displaced after a Brookfield house fire on Thursday, Feb. 16. But fast-working firefighters were able to rescue several pets from the inferno. The call came in just after 1:30 p.m. that a house near the intersection of Common Street and Post Road was in flames, the Brookfield Fire Department said. Putting it out became a group effort as fire crews from East Brookfield, West Brookfield, North Brookfield, and Spencer all helped stop the blaze before it consumed the home. Brookfield firefighters battled a blaze at this home on Thursday, Feb. 1…
Police & Fire
Missing Boater Found Dead In Central Massachusetts Lake: Police
A boater who went missing over the weekend was found dead in the waters of Lake Lashway in the North Brookfield area of central Massachusetts, North Brookfield Police said on Facebook. Stephen Coupe, age 60, was found after several crews responded to a report of a missing boater after his boat washed ashore without him on it around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17. Coupe was last seen around 6:30 p.m., they added. The search turned into a recovery the next day and the Coupe's body was recovered around 12:20 p.m. on Sunday, the department said. The search was assisted b…
Police & Fire
Search Underway For Missing Boater At Central Mass Lake
Multiple crews are searching for a missing person in the water of Lake Lashway in the Northh Brookfield area of central Massachusetts, authorities said. Multiple fire, police, and dive teams are working on Lake Lashaway this morning. Please avoid the area so crews can work... Posted by East Brookfield Fire Department on Sunday, September 18, 2022 North Brookfield Police asked for help in looking for a a boater believed to be in the water just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, CBS Boston reports. A man reportedly went out on the lake and his boat later came back to shore without him…
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Massachusetts State Trooper Reunites Missing 3-Year-Old With Family
A Massachusetts State trooper helped reunite a 3-year-old boy with his family after he was reported missing. The Brookfield Police Department in Worcester County issued an alert on Monday, April 11, that Oliver Nash went missing in the area of Shore Road on Lake Lashaway in North Brookfield, according to a report from Massachusetts State Police on Wednesday, April 27. Oliver had been playing outside with his 5-year-old brother when his mother realized he was gone, police said. State troopers and a K9 unit responded to search the area, along with North Brookfield Police and Fire departments…
News
Total Of 68 Cats Rescued From Single Home In Region
Dozens of cats are looking for new “forever homes” after they were surrendered to a Massachusetts animal shelter by a man unable to continue taking care of them. Earlier this month, a pet owner in Worcester County contacted the Second Chance Animal Services in North Brookfield because he had to leave his home and needed to make arrangements for cats he had taken in through the years. Initially, 52 pets were handed over to the shelter, with an additional 16 surrendered over the weekend on Saturday, Oct. 23 to bring the total to 68 cats that will soon be up for adoption. “Over the weekend …
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Covid-
19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town-by-town Infection Rates And Trends - Worcester County
Positive tests for COVID-19 continue to stay under 2 percent in Massachusetts. Massachusetts' seven-day positive test rate for COVID-19 has been below 2 percent since the beginning of July. On Friday, July 17, Gov. Charlie Baker said the positive rate for the past seven days is 1.7 percent. Meanwhile, in Worcester County, Worcester has the highest rate of positive COVID-19 tests countywide over the past 14 days (2.6 percent), followed by Clinton and West Borough. 14-day, COVID-19 Positive Test Rate Per CommunityKristin Palpini on Infogr.am The state economy is now in Phase 3 of a four-…
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