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Central Mass Foster Mom Under Investigation Over Incident Involving Baby Boy Central Mass Foster Mom Under Investigation Over Incident Involving Baby Boy
Central Mass Foster Mom Under Investigation Over Incident Involving Baby Boy Authorities are investigating an incident at a home in Templeton, where a 6-month-old baby nearly died last week, officials and news sources said.  According to Boston25, the child stopped breathing for 15 minutes after choking on his vomit Friday, May 19.  The foster mother allegedly did not attempt CPR while the child struggled the breath, the report said. The condition of the child is unknown.  The Department of Children and Families and Worcester County District Attorney's Office are not releasing much information about the investigation.  The DCF said th…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
FOUND: Gardner Police Find Missing Teen Who Disappeared Days Ago FOUND: Gardner Police Find Missing Teen Who Disappeared Days Ago
Found: Gardner Police Find Missing Teen Who Disappeared Days Ago UPDATE: Gardner Police report that Yariana Rivera has been located.  Police in Worcester County have asked for the public's help to locate a missing teenager who vanished earlier this week.  Yariana Rivera, born in 2007, vanished from her home on Stephanie Drive in Gardner on Monday, March 20, Gardner police said. Investigators believe she may be in the Templeton area or Olde English Village.  She was last seen wearing green checkered pajama pants and a black hoodie.  Officials ask anyone with information on her disappearance or who sees her to contact Gardner pol…

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
Young Men Killed In Central MA Car Crash Were 'Jokesters' Who Strove For Change Young Men Killed In Central MA Car Crash Were 'Jokesters' Who Strove For Change
Young Men Killed In Central MA Car Crash Were 'Jokesters' Who Strove For Change “They were both jokesters,” a grieving basketball coach tells Daily Voice about two of his former players who lost their lives in a recent car crash. “We stress family,” said Lamont Hicks, a coach and president of Future Hoops basketball club in Gardner. “We become a family.” That family lost two of their own when Nickolas “Nick” Roy and Scott “Scotty” Laverdure were killed in crash that occurred in Templeton on Sunday, July 31. With great sadness ☹️I have to announce the passing of Nick Roy & Scott Laverdure ☹️These young men were Future/Murdock Alums please keep their familie…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Former Central Mass Basketball Players Killed In Overnight Weekend Crash Former Central Mass Basketball Players Killed In Overnight Weekend Crash
Former Central Mass Basketball Players Killed In Overnight Weekend Crash Two former basketball players who came up through a local club in central Massachusetts have died in an overnight weekend car crash in Templeton, authorities said. Nick Roy and Scott Laverdure were killed in the crash that occurred in the area of 502 Baldwinville Road around 1:55 a.m. on Sunday, July 31, Templeton Police said on Facebook.  Upon arrival, officers found significant damage to a residence and declared both men dead at the scene. They were identified by their former basketball club Future Hoops. With great sadness ☹️I have to announce the passing of Nick Roy & Scott La…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
K9 Trooper Tracks Suspect In Woods After Vehicle Stop In Worcester County K9 Trooper Tracks Suspect In Woods After Vehicle Stop In Worcester County
K9 Trooper Tracks Suspect In Woods After Vehicle Stop In Worcester County A newly graduated Massachusetts State Police K-9 trooper and his handler made their first find by tracking down a suspect who fled from a vehicle stop. The incident took place in Worcester County on Tuesday, Feb. 22, when  Trooper Benjamin Siok and his partner Zigo, helped track down a suspect who fled from a vehicle stop in Templeton. Shortly after noon on Route 101 north, Trooper Timothy Desmarais stopped a 2018 Toyota RAV4 occupied by a passenger, Shane Hickey, age 33, of Gardner, whom the trooper knew to be the subject of several outstanding warrants.  During the stop, Hickey…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Local Pub's Liquor License Is In Jeopardy Following Numerous COVID-19 Complaints Local Pub's Liquor License Is In Jeopardy Following Numerous COVID-19 Complaints
Local Pub's Liquor License Is In Jeopardy Following Numerous Covid-19 Complaints A local pub will have a hearing with the Massachusetts Board of Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission later this month to address numerous alleged COVID-19 violations and learn the fate of the establishment's liquor license. The state's liquor license authority has scheduled a virtual hearing for The Thirsty Turtle Pub in Templeton, which is owned by Trestle Bridge LLC, for Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 11 a.m. Hanging in the balance may be the restaurant’s liquor license - the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABCC) has threatened to pull it before over COVID-19 complaints. The Th…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Victim Of Fatal Route 2A Crash Was An EMT At Boston Marathon Bombing Victim Of Fatal Route 2A Crash Was An EMT At Boston Marathon Bombing
Victim Of Fatal Route 2A Crash Was An EMT At Boston Marathon Bombing The Worcester District Attorney has released the identity of the woman who died in Sunday’s Route 2A car crash. The victim was a Templeton emergency medical technician Tracy Ferrazza, 52, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Ferrazza’s heroic acts as an EMT include her actions during the Boston Marathon Bombing. Ferrazza was at the race assisting with wheelchair athletes when bombs exploded at the annual event, according to an archived Gardner News article. Ferrazza said she ran against the fleeing crowd toward the sound of the explosions, but soon realized a pressing need f…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
COVID-19: 'Red' Communities More Than Double In Central, Western Mass - Local Rates And Trends COVID-19: 'Red' Communities More Than Double In Central, Western Mass - Local Rates And Trends
Covid-19: 'Red' Communities More Than Double In Central, Western Mass - Local Rates And Trends The number of COVID-19 “red” communities has more than doubled in Central and Western Massachusetts since last week, according to the most recent state data, Thursday, Nov. 19. Last week there were 9 Central and Western Massachusetts communities in the red. Now there are 21: Blackstone, Chicopee, Clinton, Douglas, Fitchburg Hampden, Holyoke, Lancaster, Leominster, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Milford, Northbridge, Southbridge, Southwick, Springfield, Sterling, Templeton, Uxbridge, West Springfield, Winchendon. To see local rates and trends, scroll to the end of the article. Among the red communitie…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
State Goes To Biden, But Here Are The Massachusetts Towns Where Trump Won State Goes To Biden, But Here Are The Massachusetts Towns Where Trump Won
State Goes To Biden, But Here Are The Massachusetts Towns Where Trump Won As many elections, including for president, are still being counted, Massachusetts has finished voting for president. As was anticipated, challenger Democrat Joe Biden won the majority vote for president. Biden won 66% of the vote with more than 2 million ballots cast in his favor.  Incumbent Republican Donald Trump won 34% of the vote with more than 1 million people supporting him at the polls. The following is a list of communities that went against the grain in Massachusetts and the majority of residents there voted for Trump - Central and Western Massachusetts are in bold, v…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
Man Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut Art Dealer Man Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut Art Dealer
Man Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut Art Dealer A 71-year-old Massachusetts man who attempted to pull a one-over on a respected Connecticut art dealer and appraiser has will avoid prison after he admitted to attempting to dupe him by falsely representing an alleged desk from the Civil War during a sale. Worcester County resident Harold Gordon, of Templeton, was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty last year to one count of wire fraud after he attempted to scam his victim out of nearly $65,000. In October 2012, Gordon began a transaction with a Connecticut art dealer in an attempt to induce him to purchase a secret…

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by Zak Failla