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Cold Case: 2 Charged With 30-Year-Old Killing Of Teenager In Central Mass Cold Case: 2 Charged With 30-Year-Old Killing Of Teenager In Central Mass
Cold Case: 2 Charged With 30-Year-Old Killing Of Teenager In Central Mass Two men have been charged with the fatal shooting of a teenager in 1993 in Worcester County, authorities announced on Monday, March 25.  Robert D’Lucca, 49, and Lawrence Calafell, 51, of Gardner, were indicted on one count of murder in the death of 15-year-old Deondray Atwood, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.  They were also indicted on charges of armed assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition without an FID card. The duo are accused of shooting into a parked car on…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Marblehead Named Safest Town In Mass To Drive: Study Marblehead Named Safest Town In Mass To Drive: Study
10 Safest Places To Drive In Massachusetts: Study Icy roads make driving hard during winter, but a new study revealed the safest places to drive in Mass, with Marblehead taking the top spot. The study by Boston-based Jason Stone Injury Lawyers looked at 218 locations from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and found places that had at least 500 crashes between 2019 and 2023. Marblehead landed in first place with 1,117 crashes with only one being fatal. Williamstown took the second spot with 603 crashes and 83 of them having non-fatal injuries. The town also has the lowest number of people injured in a crash at 171, according t…

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by Khier Casino
Police & Fire
(Update) Is Aaron Pennington Dead? Divers Searching Lake For Man Accused of Killing Wife (Update) Is Aaron Pennington Dead? Divers Searching Lake For Man Accused of Killing Wife
(Update) Is Aaron Pennington Dead? Divers Searching Lake For Man Accused of Killing Wife Update: Police have called off their search for Aaron Pennington on Friday, Oct. 27. They have not found the man.  Original: It's been five days since anyone has seen Aaron Pennington, the 33-year-old Worcester County man accused of killing his wife and mother of his four children on Sunday, Oct. 22, at their home in Gardner. Her family has created a GoFundMe to help provide for those kids.  Police have focused their attention on Camp Collier, where hunters found Pennington's abandoned BMW earlier this week. On Friday, state police announced they've brought dive teams to search&nb…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Husband Accused Of Shooting Wife, Mom of 4, In Central Mass Eludes Capture For 4th Day: DA Husband Accused Of Shooting Wife, Mom of 4, In Central Mass Eludes Capture For 4th Day: DA
Husband Accused Of Shooting Wife, Mom of 4, In Central Mass Eludes Capture For 4th Day: DA It's been four days since a Worcester County mother of four was found shot to death in her bedroom on Sunday, Oct. 25. It's also been four days since her husband was last seen, but police believe they are closing in on him.  Aaron Pennington, 33, is believed to be somewhere in the 400 acres of wood at Camp Collier in Gardner near the Ashburnham border, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. The prosecutor filed murder charges against Pennington on Wednesday.  Breanne Pennington was shot in the face on Sunday in her home on Cherry Street in Gardner. Police learn…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
Mass Starbucks Employees Join More Than 100 Stores Nationwide On Picket Lines Mass Starbucks Employees Join More Than 100 Stores Nationwide On Picket Lines
Mass Starbucks Employees Join More Than 100 Stores Nationwide On Picket Lines Workers at more than 100 Starbucks locations across the country — including several in Boston — went on strike Thursday because they say the company will not negotiate in good faith and is trying to stop more stores from unionizing. The workers say they are striking in an effort to force the coffee giant to discuss better staffing at stores and other concessions, according to the Starbucks Workers Union website. The group also says Starbucks is fighting efforts for more stores to unionize.  #redcuprebellion pic.twitter.com/9ujttws0uu — Boston Starbucks Workers United (@BostonSBWU) Novem…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Police ID 69-Year-Old Woman Killed By Gardner DPS Truck Police ID 69-Year-Old Woman Killed By Gardner DPS Truck
Police ID 69-Year-Old Woman Killed By Gardner DPS Truck Authorities have identified the 69-year-old grandmother who was hit and killed by a Department of Public Works truck on Monday morning.  Paula MacKenzie, of Gardner, was hit as she walked along Coleman Street at 8:30 a.m., the Worcester District Attorney's Office said. State police are working with Worcester County officials in Gardner to investigate the cause of the crash.  No charges have been filed.  MacKenzie was a mother of a son and daughter and a grandmother of twin granddaughters, Facebook posts said. She is also survived by her husband of 32 years. 

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Prompts Early Dismissal At Fitchburg High School Bomb Threat Prompts Early Dismissal At Fitchburg High School
Bomb Threat Prompts Early Dismissal At Fitchburg High School Students and staff were let out of school early after a bomb threat was made against Fitchburg High School, school officials said.  The school got word of the threat around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, school officials said on Facebook. The school was evacuated as a precaution and everyone was safely outside. UPDATE: Authorities currently sweeping the building. Everyone is outside and safe. Main entrance is blocked off to allow... Posted by Fitchburg Public Schools on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Fitchburg Fire and Police swept through the building and students were dismissed ea…

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by David Cifarelli
Schools
Ashburnham, Gardner Among 20 Schools To Receive Bomb Threats, Officials Say Ashburnham, Gardner Among 20 Schools To Receive Bomb Threats, Officials Say
Ashburnham, Gardner Among 20 Schools To Receive Bomb Threats, Officials Say As many as 20 schools were said to have received bomb threats on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 27, according to Gardner Mayor Michael J. Nicholson. However, that number has not been confirmed by authorities.  This morning, Gardner High School was one of 20 schools across the state to recieve a bomb threat. All students were... Posted by Michael J. Nicholson on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 The initial threat was made against Oakmont Regional High School and Overlook Middle School, the Ashburnham-Westminster School District said in a release.  Both schools were ordered to shelter in place…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Gardner Woman, 28, Killed In Motorcycle-Involved Crash In Winchendon: Police Gardner Woman, 28, Killed In Motorcycle-Involved Crash In Winchendon: Police
Gardner Woman, 28, Killed In Motorcycle-Involved Crash In Winchendon: Police A 28-year-old woman from Gardner has died following a motorcycle-involved crash in Winchendon, authorities said. Police responded to a crash between a 2002 Toyota Tundra and a Honda motorcycle in front of the Irving Gas Station on Gardner Road just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, Winchendon police said on Facebook.  Megan Bower, the motorcyclist, was taken to a local hospital where she later died from her injuries, police said. Meanwhile the driver of the Toyota, a man from Winchendon, was left uninjured.  This is the second fatal accident in Winchendon in a week, acco…

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by David Cifarelli
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
26-Year-Old Woman Killed In Central Massachusetts Rollover Crash: Police 26-Year-Old Woman Killed In Central Massachusetts Rollover Crash: Police
26-Year-Old Woman Killed In Central Massachusetts Rollover Crash: Police A 26-year-old woman from Gardner has died in a morning rollover crash in central Massachusetts, authorities said.  Massachusetts State Police responded to the single-vehicle crash on Route 2 in Fitchburg just before 6 a.m. on Friday, July 8, MSP said.  Upon arrival, troopers found several bystanders attempting CPR on the victim, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle. Their efforts, as well as efforts by State Police, were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at the scene.  No other vehicles are believed to be involved in the crash and no other injuries were reported, …

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by David Cifarelli