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'A Quiet, Gentle Soul': Community Mourns Loss Of Central Mass Man, 25, After Crash 'A Quiet, Gentle Soul': Community Mourns Loss Of Central Mass Man, 25, After Crash
'A Quiet, Gentle Soul': Community Mourns Loss Of Central Mass Man, 25, After Crash Loved ones of Jake Brisbois, the 25-year-old who was killed in a crash on Monday, June 19, in Lancaster, said he was a stalwart friend, a hard worker, and a caring soul.  Brisbois, of Princeton, was hit by a tractor-trailer on I-190 around 1:30 a.m., police said.  The Wachusett Regional High School graduate worked as a team leader at Walmart, his obituary said.  Jacob was a quiet and gentle soul often being referred to as a “gentle giant” by his family. An enthusiast for anything with a motor and two wheels, he loved to ride his motorcycles and dirtbikes. He had a passion for photography…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Justice For Jeremiah: Man Charged With Killing 5-Year-Old Fitchburg Boy Nearly 10 Years Ago Justice For Jeremiah: Man Charged With Killing 5-Year-Old Fitchburg Boy Nearly 10 Years Ago
Justice For Jeremiah: Man Charged With Killing 5-Year-Old Fitchburg Boy Nearly 10 Years Ago Almost 10 years after the body of 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver was found stuffed inside a suitcase and left on the side of I-190 in Sterling, authorities announced they have arrested the man they say is responsible.  Alberto Sierra Jr., 32, the boyfriend of the Fitchburg boy's mother at the time of his death, was indicted on Wednesday, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. He was charged with murder and disinterring a body, the prosecutor said.  Sierra is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.  Jeremiah was last seen alive in September 2014, but his mother did…

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by Josh Lanier
Traffic
Fallen Highway Sign Shuts Down Right Lane On I-190 South In Central Mass Fallen Highway Sign Shuts Down Right Lane On I-190 South In Central Mass
Fallen Highway Sign Shuts Down Right Lane On I-190 South In Central Mass A large highway sign took a dive onto I-190 in Worcester Tuesday morning, Aug. 9, resulting in the closure of the right lane. The incident was reported on I-190 South just before Exit 1 by MassDOT after 8 a.m. A person driving by captured the scene showing traffic cones blocking off the ramp. Traffic was being detoured to Exit 2 as a result. The damage was cleared around 8:43 a.m., NBC Boston reports. No word on what caused the sign to crash. 

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Western Mass Man Dies After Being Hit By Two Vehicles Western Mass Man Dies After Being Hit By Two Vehicles
Western Mass Man Dies After Being Hit By Two Vehicles A 29-year-old Western Massachusetts man died after being struck by two vehicles on I-190, State Police said. The man, a Franklin County resident from the Town of Orange, was walking near the median strip on the northbound side of the interstate after getting a flat tire in Sterling shortly after 9 p.m on Thursday, April 15. Police said that the man - whose name has not been released - was driving a 2019 Subaru WRX on the southbound side of the highway when he lost control, crossed over the median into the northbound lanes, and got a flat. The driver and his passenger, a 28-year-old man f…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver Rescued From Second I-190 Roll-Over Car Crash This Week Driver Rescued From Second I-190 Roll-Over Car Crash This Week
Driver Rescued From Second I-190 Roll-Over Car Crash This Week Firefighters responded Thursday to the second, serious roll-over car accident on I-190 this week. On Thursday, Oct. 22, at around 6 a.m., Sterling firefighters, as well as Sterling and Massachusetts State police, responded to a report of a flipped car on the highway in Sterling. Upon arrival, emergency responders found a yellow sedan smashed up and tangled in a grove of young trees down a steep embankment. It took emergency responders about 10 minutes, but they were able to extract the driver through the sunroof. The driver was transported to a Worcester hospital to receive treatment to in…

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by Kristin Palpini