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Ex-Western Mass Fire Chief Embezzled $28K From Town, 3 Non-Profits: State Ex-Western Mass Fire Chief Embezzled $28K From Town, 3 Non-Profits: State
Ex-Western Mass Fire Chief Embezzled $28K From Town, 3 Non-Profits: State A Hampshire County grand jury indicted the former Ware fire chief on Thursday, Aug. 11, for allegedly stealing $28,000 from the town and regional fire associations, state investigators said.   Thomas Coulombe is charged with four counts of larceny over $1,200, the Massachusetts Office of Inspector General said. He is accused of filing inflated and false reimbursement requests to the town and stealing funds from three non-profit groups, of which he served as treasurer.  The Office of the Inspector General began investigating Coulombe after they received a tip about a…

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by Josh Lanier
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ID Released For Man Killed In Western Massachusetts Fire ID Released For Man Killed In Western Massachusetts Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In Western Massachusetts Fire Investigators in Massachusetts have released the name of a 58-year-old man who was killed in a house fire. John Hebert was killed during the fire in Hampshire County, in Town of Ware, that broke out in his basement on Friday, March 19, officials said, noting that the fire at the single-family Palmer Road home was accidental. Fire crews responded to the residence shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Friday, and were able to quickly knock down the flames. Hebert was found inside the home, treated by paramedics, and later pronounced dead, officials said. According to investigators, the fire was not ca…

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by Zak Failla