Overcast 64°
Tag:

Norfolk, MA

News
'Long Road Ahead': Fundraiser Created For Girl Critically Hurt In Head-On Foxboro Crash 'Long Road Ahead': Fundraiser Created For Girl Critically Hurt In Head-On Foxboro Crash
'Long Road Ahead': Fundraiser Created For Girl Critically Hurt In Head-On Foxboro Crash An 8-year-old girl who was critically injured in a head-on crash with an ambulance in Foxborough last month has a "long road ahead to recovery," a fundraiser for her said. Her mom was charged with driving while drunk at the time of the crash, police announced.  Rosie Wilson was in the backseat of her mom's SUV when the car veered into oncoming traffic on Main Street just after 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 22. The crash sent five people to the hospital, including two paramedics, the patient they were transporting, and Rosie's mom, Jenna Wilson. But Rosie took the brunt of the punishment, a GoFundMe…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Lynn Man Guilty Of Violent Sexual Assault, Home Invasion In Boston: DA Lynn Man Guilty Of Violent Sexual Assault, Home Invasion In Boston: DA
Lynn Man Guilty Of Violent Sexual Assault, Home Invasion In Boston: DA A Lynn man was found guilty on charges in connection with a break-in and sexual assault at a Jamaica Plain apartment in October 2022, officials said. Washington Pearson, 56, was found guilty by a Suffolk County jury of: Armed assault in a dwelling Armed robbery Assault with intent to rape Indecent assault and battery Two counts of strangulation Larceny from a building Armed breaking and entering during the daytime putting a person in fear On Oct. 24, 2022, Pearson used a screwdriver to break into the apartment of two women on the Arborway in Jamaica Plain, the Suffolk County district attor…

SHARE

by Khier Casino
News
Severe Weather, Flash Floods Snarl Eastern Mass Roads Severe Weather, Flash Floods Snarl Eastern Mass Roads
Severe Weather, Flash Floods Snarl Eastern Mass Roads Good luck trying to get anywhere quickly, eastern and central Massachusetts roads and highways are experiencing serious flooding issues in the wake of heavy thunderstorms.  Flash flood and tornado warnings were put into effect for Suffolk, Norfolk, Worcester, Essex, and Middlesex Counties on Tuesday, August 8, according to the National Weather Service, and communities across the region suffered road flooding and closures. Between two and three and a half inches of rain fell, according to Mass511, with the area from Bellingham to Brookline experiencing the highest rainfall totals. Flash flo…

SHARE

by Morgan Gonzales
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Essex County With 60-70 MPH Winds, Tornadoes Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Essex County With 60-70 MPH Winds, Tornadoes Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Essex County With 60-70 MPH Winds, Tornadoes Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of the region as a potent system develops that will bring drenching downpours, and damaging wind gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour with 1-inch hail and an isolated tornado. The watch was issued just before 3 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and is in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday. In New York, the watch covers the following counties: All of New York City Nassau Suffolk Westchester Putnam Rockland Orange Dutchess Ulster Sullivan Columbia Greene Albany Rensselaer Schenectady Schoharie Broome  Chenango Delaware Montgomery OtsegoI…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Essex County Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Essex County
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Essex County With a new round of storms developing, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the Northeast. In New York, the following counties: Westchester Putnam Dutchess Rockland Orange Ulster Sullivan Albany Columbia Greene Rensselaer Schoharie The watch covers all eight counties in Connecticut and the following counties in Massachusetts: Berkshire Bristol Essex Franklin Hampden Hampshire Middlesex Norfolk Plymouth Suffolk Worcester The watch was issued at 12:45 p.m. Thursday, July 27, by the National Weather Service and is in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday. Some of the storms could…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
News
$1M Lottery Win: Norfolk Woman Used Family Birthdays To Pick Lucky Numbers $1M Lottery Win: Norfolk Woman Used Family Birthdays To Pick Lucky Numbers
$1M Lottery Win: Norfolk Woman Used Family Birthdays To Pick Lucky Numbers Three people from Massachusetts won $1 million each in the $1 billion Powerball drawing on Friday, July 21. Two of those winners said they had help picking their numbers.  Rae Ann Wentworth-Cadieux, of Hadley, chose her numbers based on a convenience store chain 7-11 and race cars, the Massachusetts State Lottery said.  The winning numbers were 7, 10, 11, 13, 24, with the Powerball number 24.  Wentworth-Cadieux got all the numbers but missed the Powerball. She said she plans to buy a summer home with her winnings. She purchased her ticket at Pride Station & Sto…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
News
Ex-Dedham Officer In Prison Nearly Decade After Kidnapping Death Of Avon Dad: DA Ex-Dedham Officer In Prison Nearly Decade After Kidnapping Death Of Avon Dad: DA
Ex-Dedham Officer In Prison Nearly Decade After Kidnapping Death Of Avon Dad: DA A former officer with the Dedham Police Department has finally entered prison for his role in the kidnapping death of an Avon father nearly a decade ago, officials said.  Micheal Schoener, age 49, entered state prison on Thursday, May 4 for the kidnapping and murder of 37-year-old James Robertson, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office reports.  Robertson was taken from his family home on New Year's Day 2014 and was found murdered in the woods of Upton about two years later, the DA's Office reports.  Robertson was last seen by his family getting into a car with two me…

SHARE

by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Box Truck Driver Who Plowed Into Norfolk Gas Station Charged With OUI: Police Box Truck Driver Who Plowed Into Norfolk Gas Station Charged With OUI: Police
Box Truck Driver Who Plowed Into Norfolk Gas Station Charged With OUI: Police Authorities have determined that a 54-year-old box truck driver who crashed his vehicle into a Norfolk gas station and over a retaining wall this week was driving under the influence of alcohol.  Keith Johnson, of East Greenwich, RI, was charged in connection with the crash that happened at the Daley Service Center at 2 Rockwood Road on Thursday, April 19, Norfolk Police report.  Officers responded to the crash where they found the box truck dangling over the wall in the back of the parking lot.  Please avoid the area of Main Street @ Rockwood Road while the Norfolk Police investigate…

SHARE

by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Box Truck Dangles Over Wall After Crashing Into Norfolk Gas Station: Police Box Truck Dangles Over Wall After Crashing Into Norfolk Gas Station: Police
Box Truck Dangles Over Wall After Crashing Into Norfolk Gas Station: Police A box truck driver is recovering after crashing their vehicle through the fence of a gas station parking lot and over a retaining wall in Norfolk this week, according to authorities.  Norfolk Police and Fire responded to the crash at Daley Service Center, located at 2 Rockwood Road, around 1:47 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, both departments report.  Upon arrival, first responders found the truck dangling over a wall. Initial investigation determined that the box truck hit a traffic island before driving into Daley's Service Center, authorities said. Please avoid the area of Main Street…

SHARE

by David Cifarelli
Lifestyle
This County Was Named The Second-Healthiest In Massachusetts This County Was Named The Second-Healthiest In Massachusetts
This County Was Named The Second-Healthiest In Massachusetts The state of Massachusetts beat the national average for many indicators of heath in a new study by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, but Middlesex is one of the counties that stood out even more.  Middlesex scored second-highest in Massachusetts on the eight composite categories measured for a healthy population, according to data released on Wednesday, March 29 by the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Nantucket scored the number one position on the list, getting high marks in th…

SHARE

by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Ana Walshe Case: Husband Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge, Norfolk DA Says Ana Walshe Case: Husband Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge, Norfolk DA Says
Ana Walshe Case: Husband Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge, Norfolk DA Says A Norfolk grand jury has indicted Brian Walshe in the murder of his wife, Ana Walshe, who was last seen on Jan. 1, and whose story has become a national obsession.  Brian Walshe, 48, was indicted Thursday, March 30, on charges of first-degree murder, misleading police/obstructing justice, and improper conveyance of a human body, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said.  He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.  Brian Walshe has pleaded not guilty to the charges, the prosecutor said.  “This is only a step in a long process, during whic…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
South Shore Drug Dealers Come Down From High After 11 Arrests: Attorney General South Shore Drug Dealers Come Down From High After 11 Arrests: Attorney General
South Shore Drug Dealers Come Down From High After 11 Arrests: Attorney General Police seized hundreds of grams of fentanyl and crack cocaine, guns, ammunition, and $26,000 in drug money after busting six stash houses belonging to a Brockton drug trafficking ring, announced Attorney Genera Maura Healey. Eleven people were arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 20 in the takedown of the Brockton drug organization, the AG's office announced on Thursday, Dec. 22. The alleged drug dealers had been distributing narcotics in Plymouth, Norfolk, and Bristol counties. ELEVEN INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED AND ARRAIGNED FOLLOWING TAKEDOWN OF MAJOR SOUTH SHORE DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONhttps://…

SHARE

by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Student Allegedly Makes Violent Threats Against Massachusetts School: Police Student Allegedly Makes Violent Threats Against Massachusetts School: Police
Student Allegedly Makes Violent Threats Against Massachusetts School: Police Authorities are investigating after a juvenile male was allegedly heard making threats of violence to fellow students at a Norfolk Public School.  Police were called to the Freeman-Kennedy school after staff members overheard the male make violent threats against the school around 4 p.m on Monday, June 6, Norfolk Police report.  The male was later identified and officers made contact with him and his parents. The juvenile is now undergoing a medical evaluation and his name is not being released because of his age, police added.  Initial investigation suggested no obviou…

SHARE

by David Cifarelli
News
COVID-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Massachusetts Counties COVID-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Massachusetts Counties
Covid-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Massachusetts Counties Mask mandates in Massachusetts are being eased by federal health officials as the state recovers from the surge of new infections in early spring. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on mask-wearing to concentrate on COVID-19 hospitalizations, hospital capacity, and newly reported infections, leaving some parts of the state still encouraged to continue masking up indoors. With the state's seven-day average COVID-19 positivity rate nearly 10 percent, with 83 virus-related deaths in the past week, some counties in Massachusetts are being encouraged to con…

SHARE

by Zak Failla