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A Year After Central Mass Woman Disappeared, Police Have Not Given Up On Search A Year After Central Mass Woman Disappeared, Police Have Not Given Up On Search
A Year After Central Mass Woman Disappeared, Police Have Not Given Up On Search Investigators have renewed their call for help in the search for a missing Worcester County woman who disappeared a year ago on Wednesday, Jan. 10.  Brittany Tee, of Brookfield, was last seen leaving her home on Main Street around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, 2023. Her family reported her missing three days later, the Worcester County District Attorney said.  Related: Police Release New Photos Of Brittany Tee As Search Intensifies As the anniversary of her disappearance approaches, the prosecutor's office reiterated that investigators have not given up on the search for her.  …
Car Jacking With Dog Inside: Woman Charged With Attacking Man To Steal His SUV In Central Mass Car Jacking With Dog Inside: Woman Charged With Attacking Man To Steal His SUV In Central Mass
Car Jacking With Dog Inside: Woman Charged With Attacking Man To Steal His SUV In Central Mass Police arrested a couple and charged them with attacking and carjacking an elderly man in Worcester last week and stealing his dog, officials said.  Tiffany Flynn, 39, of Brookfield, is charged with carjacking, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a person over 60, and cruelty to animals, Worcester police said. Kyle Bailey, of Worcester, is charged with receiving stolen property worth more than $1,200.  A 67-year-old man was sitting in his Toyota SUV with his dog in the backseat on Saturday, March 18, when a woman, later identified as F…
House Fire: 1 Person Hospitalized, Others Displaced After Central Mass Blaze House Fire: 1 Person Hospitalized, Others Displaced After Central Mass Blaze
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…
New Photos Released Of Missing Mass Woman Days Before She Disappeared New Photos Released Of Missing Mass Woman Days Before She Disappeared
New Photos Released Of Missing Mass Woman Days Before She Disappeared Authorities have released new images of a 35-year-old woman from Central Massachusetts moments before she disappeared. The surveillance footage shows Brittany Tee, of Brookfield, in some kind of convenient store on Friday, Jan. 6, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office reports.  Tee was last seen leaving a house on Main Street in Brookfield around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, and her family reported her missing to Brookfield Police the following Friday.  Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. had said the family did not immediately report her disappearance because …
State, Local Police Search For Missing 35-Year-Old Massachusetts Woman State, Local Police Search For Missing 35-Year-Old Massachusetts Woman
State, Local Police Search For Missing 35-Year-Old Massachusetts Woman Local and State Police are seeking the public's help in finding a missing 35-year-old woman who was last seen almost a week ago.  Brittany Tee, of Brookfield, was last seen leaving a house in Brookfield around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, according to Massachusetts State Police. Her family reported her missing to Brookfield Police the following Friday.  Update on the investigation into the whereabouts of Brittany Tee, 35, of Brookfield. Anyone with information about... Posted by Joseph D. Early Jr., Worcester County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 Tee is des…
Brookfield Felon Accused Of Making, Selling Ghost Gun Faces 10 Years In Prison: Feds Brookfield Felon Accused Of Making, Selling Ghost Gun Faces 10 Years In Prison: Feds
Brookfield Felon Accused Of Making, Selling Ghost Gun Faces 10 Years In Prison: Feds A grand jury in Worcester indicted a 31-year-old Brookfield man with a criminal record on a series of firearms charges that could send him back to jail for ten years.  Mickie Simmons faces charges of conspiracy to deal firearms without a license, dealing firearms without a license, and two counts of being a felon in possession of ammunition, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Simmons was convicted of breaking and entering and theft in 2014, which bars him from owning firearms and ammunition, authorities said.   However, federal agents said that in March and M…
IDs Released For Three Teenagers Killed In New England Crash IDs Released For Three Teenagers Killed In New England Crash
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 …
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…
8 Fire Departments Needed To Knock Down Raging House Fire 8 Fire Departments Needed To Knock Down Raging House Fire
8 Fire Departments Needed To Knock Down Raging House Fire It took eight fire departments to put out a raging house fire over the weekend. On Saturday, Sept. 19, around 11:30 p.m., Spencer firefighters responded to a report of a fire on Sheppard Road. The fire had started in the attic, firefighters said. The flames quickly spread and the town called in back up from Southbridge, Brimfield, Holland, Charlton, Brookfield, East Brookfield, and Auburn. The cause of the fire is under investigation. People sustained minor injuries in the blaze, firefighters said. 
COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Trends, Rates - Worcester County, Sept. COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Trends, Rates - Worcester County, Sept.
Covid-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Trends, Rates - Worcester County, Sept. COVID-19 positive test rates are down in most Worcester County communities - including the City of Worcester, which had its fourth straight week of declining cases, according to the most recent state information available. The 14-day positive test rate in Worcester is down to 0.8 from a high of 2.5 just about a month ago (Aug. 5). There are some other communities that saw significant declines while others shot up. Barre had a positive test case for the first time in weeks. Test rates are up in Blackstone, Douglas, Holden, and Northbridge. Northbridge has the highest rate of the four with 1.…
COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Trends, Rates - Worcester County (Aug.) COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Trends, Rates - Worcester County (Aug.)
Covid-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Trends, Rates - Worcester County (Aug.) Town COVID-19 positive test rates changed dramatically in Worcester County communities this past week with some of the biggest increases seen in Athol, Brookfield, and Fitchburg. Communities that saw the largest decline in positive test rates included Blackstone, Dudley, Leominster, and North Brookfield. Cases in Worcester and Spencer continue to steadily decrease. Athol’s 14-day positive COVID-19 infection rate went from 0 last week to 2.1 percent this week; 11 more people contracted the virus. Brookfield has the highest positive test rate in the county with 3.1 percent of tests showing …
TOWNS ADDED Where Are The COVID-19 Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Worcester, Aug TOWNS ADDED Where Are The COVID-19 Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Worcester, Aug
Towns Added Where Are The Covid-19 Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Worcester, Aug A few Worcester County communities - Brookfield and Sturbridge - that had been seeing a surge in COVID-19 positive test rates have gone done significantly; Worcester is also seeing a decline, according to the most recent information from the Baker Administration. This week, the update contains new communities that were previously missing from the report. Worcester’s positive test rate went from 2.5 percent last week to 2 percent positive this week. Testing in Worcester has ramped up over the last week with new testing locations and free tests. Unfortunately, the positive test rate for COVI…
COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Worcester County, August COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Worcester County, August
Covid-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Worcester County, August Positive COVID-19 test rates continue to spike in North Brookfield and Brookfield, as Worcester’s rate gets closer to a high-point in July, according to the most recent information from the Baker Administration. Worcester’s positive test rate went from 2.2 percent last week to 2.5 percent this week - just shy of a July high point of 2.6. After seeing positive test rates rise in Fitchburg and Spencer over the last few weeks, the most recent numbers show a decline in infections. Meanwhile, Webster’s positive rate carries on with a three-week trend of decreasing positive tests, the 14-day COVI…