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Middleborough Man Dies After Firefighters Pull Him From Burning Home Middleborough Man Dies After Firefighters Pull Him From Burning Home
Middleborough Man Dies After Firefighters Pull Him From Burning Home A Middleborough man has died days after firefighters pulled him from his burning home earlier this week. Nathaniel Williams, 67, succumbed to injuries sustained in the Monday, Dec. 2 blaze, according to Middleborough Fire Chief Owen Thompson. The fire broke out at the two-story home on Locust Street around 9:15 p.m. Firefighters arrived six minutes after the 911 call to find the first floor engulfed in flames. Neighbors alerted firefighters that Williams, the home’s only occupant, was still inside, authorities said. Racing against time, firefighters quickly searched the home and found Wil…

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Set Fire At Maynard Home That Injured Firefighter: Police Woman Set Fire At Maynard Home That Injured Firefighter: Police
Woman Set Fire At Maynard Home That Injured Firefighter: Police A 26-year-old woman has been arrested after police say she intentionally started a house fire in Maynard last month.  Anabelle Dentino, of Maynard, is charged with arson of a dwelling and causing injury to a firefighter, Maynard police said. She is being held without bail.  Firefighters were called to 1 Little Road in Maynard to reports of a structure fire. While battling the blaze, a firefighter suffered minor injuries.  Arson investigators believe the fire was intentionally set, and Dentino was arrested without incident on Tuesday, July 16.  She'll return to court on…

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by Josh Lanier
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$5,000 Bounty To Find Arsonist Who Torched ATV In Newton $5,000 Bounty To Find Arsonist Who Torched ATV In Newton
$5,000 Bounty To Find Arsonist Who Torched ATV In Newton Police and fire investigators are asking for the public's help to determine who set an ATV on fire earlier this month, and they're offering a reward for any information leading to an arrest.  Newton firefighters received multiple 911 calls for a fire at 85 Dudley Road around 5:30 p.m. on June 1. When they arrived, flames had consumed a Polaris 900 ATV, which retail for about $3,000.   Arson investigators spoke with witnesses and examined the evidence and have determined the fire was more likely intentionally set. They're asking anyone in the area at the time of the blaze to c…

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by Josh Lanier