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Man Stabbed At Central Mass Gym In Random Assault; Police Bust Alleged Attacker
A 43-year-old man was airlifted to a Worcester County hospital after he was stabbed in the bathroom of a Planet Fitness gym Wednesday morning, authorities said. Related: Man Stabbed Gardner Planet Fitness Speaks Out: 'It's Just Shocking' Nunez Lennox, 28, of Revere, was arrested in Leominster shortly after the attack, Massachusetts State Troopers said. Authorities charged him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in the allegedly random incident. Lennox was being held on a $50,000 bail, authorities said. The attack happened at Planet Fitness on Victoria Street i…
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(Watch) Blind Central Mass Singer Has 'America's Got Talent' Judges Raving: 'Magical'
"America's Got Talent" judges couldn't get enough of Lavender Darcangelo, a 27-year-old woman from Worcester County, on Tuesday night's episode, July 11. The blind and autistic woman Fitchburg resident had one of the most electric performances of the season with her rendition of Irene Cara's "Out Here On My Own." “That was sensational,” Simon Cowell said. “Everything about that was just magical. Magical. You have such a talent. You have such an amazing personality. “This is an audition I’ll never forget." That magic started before Darcangelo had sung a note. Her boundless optimism and pa…
Police & Fire
2 Children Pulled From Burning Car In Central Mass; Police Thank Rescuers
Police in Worcester County say two children and a driver are alive today thanks to five good samaritans who risked their own safety to pull them from a burning car on Monday, July 10. Charlton police were called to a car crash just after 6:30 p.m. near 338 Worcester Road. When they arrived, officers learned the occupants were safe thanks to the quick action and bravery of five people who risked their lives to pull the kids and driver from the burning car. Police released their names and thanked them for helping secure the "best-case outcome" in the crash. They are Russel Je…
Police & Fire
Moped Rider Killed In Gardner Crash Identified As 38-Year-Old Central Mass Man
State police released the name of a 38-year-old Worcester County man killed on Thursday, July 6, in a Gardner crash when he was pinned underneath a car, authorities said. Bradley Arsenault, of Baldwinville, was hit just after 8 p.m. by a Honda Pilot at 591 West Broadway near Pete’s Tire Barn in Gardner, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office announced Monday. Arsenault died at the scene. The Templeton Honda driver and her child, who was also in the SUV, were not injured. Authorities did not release her name. Police closed the road for more than four hours on…
Police & Fire
Athol Woman Killed, 2 Injured In Head-On Western Mass Crash
A 57-year-old Worcester County woman was killed after a car drifted into her lane and collided with her car on Friday afternoon, June 30, authorities said. Tracy Matthews, of Athol, was driving her Chevy Cobalt east in Franklin County on Route 2 in the town of Gill near Barton Cove Campground around 4 p.m. when a Mazda Miata crossed the center line and crashed into her, authorities said. Paramedics rushed her to Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, where doctors pronounced Matthews dead. The 63-year-old Needham driver of the Miati and his passenger were…
Police & Fire
Police Probing 'Unattended Death' At Sterling Police Station
The Worcester County District Attorney's Office is investigating an "unattended death" at the Sterling Police Station last week. "Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office and Sterling Police continue to investigate the June 23 unattended death at the Sterling Police Department," a spokesperson for the district attorney said. "Authorities are awaiting autopsy results which include toxicology reports." Officials did release any information on the person or if they were in custody.
Police & Fire
New Update: Missing Boys, 12, Who Took SUV From Central Mass Found Safe in New York
New update: Police announced Wednesday morning, June 28, that two 12-year-old Massachusetts boys who drove away from home in an SUV have been found safe in New York. Authorities did not release any further information, including where they were found in New York. Amari Siders and Zyaire Siders were last seen on Monday, June 26, and in Worcester County were believed to be driving a white Toyota 4Runner Highlander with Massachusetts license plate 4AN622, Southbridge Police said. Original report: Police in Worcester County are asking for the public's help to find two missi…
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Community Rallies Around 91-Year-Old Central Mass Man Who Lost Beloved Dog After Fire
A fundraiser for a 91-year-old Worcester County man has raised enough money to help him rebuild his life after a fire destroyed his home and took everything he owned, a fundraiser for the man said. Leo Lafreniere of Petersham could do little to stop the inferno that began in his kitchen and swept through the rest of his home in late May. He lost "all his clothing, hearing aids, (and) personal belongings," a GoFundMe created for him said. However, the most important thing to Lafreniere was his dog, Kate Murphy. Kate suffered smoke inhalation in the blaze and sadly succumbed …
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Ex-Western Mass Police Lt. Admits To Secretly Recording Women, Avoids Jailtime
A former Belchertown police lieutenant in Hampshire County admitted to secretly filming women as they got undressed in his home for years, authorities said. Michael Beaupre, 38, an ex-Belchertown officer, was sentenced to two years of probation on Tuesday, June 6, after he pleaded guilty to eight counts of photographing an unsuspecting nude person, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office announced. A judge continued 11 counts of unlawful wiretapping without finding for two years. Beaupre was accused of filming women without their consent in his home from Januar…
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'Unconscionable Act': Video Of Kids Beating Classmate In Central Mass Woods Posted Online
A 13-year-old and his older brother are accused of beating a 13-year-old classmate in the woods in Worcester County and later his stepfather when he confronted them about the attack, authorities said. The boys allegedly filmed the first fight and posted it online. Sturbridge police released details on the April 19 attack on Thursday, June 8, after a news report linked to the footage of the beating. According to investigators, the two 13-year-olds agreed to meet in the woods near Old Sturbridge Village and fight to settle an argument. However, during the fight, one of the boy's 1…
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Elderly Man Showed Porn To Kids At Southborough Restaurant: Police
An elderly man in Worcester County was arrested on Tuesday, May 30, after two children said he approached them at a restaurant to show them pornography. David Parry, of Southborough, is charged with two counts of dissemination of matter harmful to minors, Southborough police said on Wednesday. The minors told police that Parry came up to them a little after 7:30 p.m. and tried to start a conversation, police said. Then, he took out his phone and showed them pornographic photos and videos, authorities said. The kids left the restaurant and told an adult, who contacted the …
Schools
Razor Blade: 12-Year-Old Slashes 11-Year-Old Boy's Hand In Fight At Central Mass Middle School
An 11-year-old middle school student in Worcester County needed stitches after a classmate slashed his hand open with a razor blade during a fight at the school on Thursday morning, May 25. Blackstone police said the fight broke out at Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School between the 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy around 8:30 a.m. It's unclear what sparked the disagreement. When the school resource officer arrived, they learned the older boy had snuck a razor blade to school and used it during the fight to slice open his opponent's hand, Blackstone police said. The bo…
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