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Intoxicated Driver Kills 10-Year-Old Boys, Sends 6 Others To Hospital In Plainville Crash: DA
A 42-year-old man is accused of crashing a stolen car into a family, killing a 10-year-old boy, and sending several others to the hospital in Norfolk County this weekend, authorities said.
Michael Escolas, of Oxford, is expected to be charged with motor vehicular manslaughter — OUI, theft of a vehicle, and others, the Norfolk County District Attorney said. He was being held on a $25,000 bail.
Escola is accused of stealing a Jeep Cherokee parked at the Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 24, and crashing into a family of six stopped at a traffic light on R…
Worcester Man, 31, Killed In Fiery Oxford Crash On Route 395
A 31-year-old man was killed Friday night, Sept. 29, after his car veered off the road and crashed into a tree, authorities said.
Shawn Marengo, 31, of Worcester, was driving his Jeeps south on Route 395 in Oxford near Exit 4 around 10 p.m. when he left the roadway, Massachusetts State Police say.
The Jeep slammed into a tree and caught fire. Marengo was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
It's unclear what caused his car to leave the road. State police are investigating the circumstances that led up to the fatal incident.
Police closed the left lane of Route 395 near the cras…
Remains Of Mass Native, Startup Founder Located More Than A Year After He Went Missing: Police
The Massachusetts-born founder of an addiction recovery app was picked up by an Uber in 2021 and was never seen alive again, reports say.
Human remains found in an abandoned property in Santa Monica were identified on Saturday, May 6 as 39-year-old Beau Mann, according to the Santa Monica Police.
Mann, who is from Oxford, Massachusetts, according to Telegram, founded Sober Grid, an app designed to support those recovering from addictions through an online community and peer coaching.
Posted by Help Find Beau Mann on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Mann created Sober Grid in 2015 after stru…
Wanted Driver Crashes Car, Charged With Endangering Child In Oxford: Police
A Charlton man who already had a warrant out for his arrest is facing charges for endangering a child after crashing his car in Oxford this week, authorities said.
Wayne Pelletier, age 59, was charged with operating to endanger, speed greater than reasonable, operating with a suspended license, and a marked lanes violation in connection with the crash.
Surveillance video posted by Oxford Police on Facebook captured the moment Pelletier's car plowed through several trees in Oxford Center on Wednesday morning, Feb. 22.
On Wednesday February 22, 2023, at approximately 9:41 A.M. Oxford P…
Standoff In Dudley: Man Led Police On Chase, Fired Gun Into Air, Officers Say
A man in Dudley led police on a chase before firing a gun into the air when cornered by officers on Thursday, Feb. 9.
Dudley police were called to Chase Avenue just before noon after someone called police to say the man, whose name was not released, had left the area with a "training gun," officials said. Officers spotted him near Village Street and tried to pull him over, but he sped away.
The chase was short-lived as the man got out of the car and fired several blanks into the air. Police pulled back and called for backup. Officers from Webster, Oxford, Douglas, and State Troo…
IDs Released For Three Teenagers Killed In New England Crash
This story has been updated.
The three teenagers killed in a single-vehicle crash in Western Massachusetts have been identified by Massachusetts State Police and a GoFundMe organized in their honor.
The crash happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday, June 26, in the town of Brimfield in Hampden County, Massachusetts State Police said.
Vencent “Vinnie” Ardizzoni, age 17, of Holland in Hampden County, Shane Douglas, age 18, of West Brookfield in Worcester County, and Dominic “Dom” Gardner, age 17, of Oxford in Worcester County, were all killed in the crash that occurred …
Covid-19: These 15 'Red' Cities And Towns Pose Highest Infection Risk
More than 50 Massachusetts cities and towns are now considered to be at “high-risk” for spreading COVID-19 infections, according to the most recent state data.
Among the communities where the risk is highest - 8 or more new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents, per day - are 15 Western and Central Massachusetts municipalities.
The community with the highest daily incident rate is Marlborough - 19.9 new cases per day per 100,000 and going up.
Though the risk is still high, infections in Amherst, Southborough, Springfield, and Sunderland are decreasing.
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Massachus…
Look Familiar? Trailer For Liam Neeson Movie Shot In Worcester, Other Towns, Online Now
The trailer for a major Hollywood movie shot in Worcester, “Honest Thief” starring Liam Neeson, is out now.
The movie was shot in the city, though the story is set in Boston, in the fall of 2019. The film is set for release in early October.
Worcester landmarks seen in the movie include outside the AC Hotel Marriott and Deadhorse hill on Main Street. Filmmakers also staged a car crash at Salisbury and Lancaster streets.
Other scenes are shot in Leicester, Oxford, and Fitchburg.
Filmed in Worcester, as well as Oxford, "Honest Thief" is about notorious bank robber (Liam Neeson) turns…
MassEcon Adds Vacant Worcester, Agawam Commercial Sites To 'Ready 100' List
Industrial sites in Worcester and Agawam have been added to MassEcon’s “Ready 100 List,” a kind of advertising campaign for large, vacant industrial commercial spaces.
In Worcester, the former Primetals factor, 40 Crescent St., made the list. The 246,000-square-foot building was emptied when Primetals moved to Sutton.
In Agawam, 62,000-square-feet of industrial space at 320 Bowles Road was added to the list.
Other Western Massachusetts business sites that were already on the list include Chicopee River Business Park, Open Square in Holyoke, and the Ludlow Mills.
In the Greater Worcester…
