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Intoxicated Driver Caused Near-Fatal Crash On Mass Pike In Central Mass: Police Intoxicated Driver Caused Near-Fatal Crash On Mass Pike In Central Mass: Police
Intoxicated Driver Caused Near-Fatal Crash On Mass Pike In Central Mass: Police A 37-year-old Worcester County man faces multiple felony charges after police say he crashed his pickup truck into a box truck on the Massachusetts Turnpike Tuesday morning, Sept. 19, because he was high. Nathan Miranda, of Winchendon, was arrested and charged with OUI-Drugs, OUI-Drugs causing serious injury, possession of a Class B drug, and other motor vehicle offenses, Massachusetts State Police said.  The crash happened just before 9:15 a.m. near mile marker 82 in Charlton7 when Miranda's 2017 Dodge 1500 hit a box truck, police said. The 34-year-old Everett man behind the wheel of the …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
(Update) Standoff: Police Release Details On Incident Near Central Mass School (Update) Standoff: Police Release Details On Incident Near Central Mass School
(Update) Standoff: Police Release Details On Incident Near Central Mass School Police said a standoff near Cushing Academy in Ashburnham Thursday morning, March 30, ended peacefully after a suspect who led officers on a chase locked himself in his truck near the Worcester County school and refused to come, Massachusetts State Police said.  The driver's name was not released.  The chase began in Winchendon after the driver assaulted an officer and sped away, authorities said. He led officers on a prolonged chase that ended in Ashburnham after he made a series of poor choices and ended up trapped in a woodline near the college prep academy on Route 101. Ashburnham pol…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
(UPDATED) 'They Will Be Missed': Police ID Two 23-Year-Olds Killed In Central Mass Crash (UPDATED) 'They Will Be Missed': Police ID Two 23-Year-Olds Killed In Central Mass Crash
(Updated) 'They Will Be Missed': Police ID Two 23-Year-Olds Killed In Central Mass Crash Police in Worcester County identified two 23-year-olds as the victims killed in a head-on collision over the weekend, officials said.   Jasmine Colon, of Winchendon, and Nikolas Guzman, of Gardner, died in a two-car collision in Gardner just before 6 a.m. on Green Street in Gardner, authorities said. Investigators believe Colon was driving, and Guzman was her passenger. Gardner firefighters had to cut them from the vehicle, and both were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.  Paramedics rushed the driver of the other vehicle to a hospital in Worcester with serious injuries. Autho…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
New Hampshire Man Busted For New Year's Days Robbery In Winchendon: Police New Hampshire Man Busted For New Year's Days Robbery In Winchendon: Police
New Hampshire Man Busted For New Year's Days Robbery In Winchendon: Police A 35-year-old New Hampshire man was arrested this week and charged with the robbery of a Winchendon convenience store on New Year's Day, authorities said.  Christopher Boisvert, of Winchester, NH, was arrested at his home on charges of armed robbery while masked and assault with a dangerous weapon, Winchendon police said.  Investigators said he robbed the Mike Mart on Spring Street on Jan. 1. Police began to look into Boisvert after they received a tip about his alleged involvement in the robbery.  Winchendon police are working with investigators in Ashby as Boisvert is…

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by Josh Lanier
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
Police & Fire
Man Who Damaged Women's Cars In Worcester, Hampshire As Part Of A Fetish Ordered To Get Therapy Man Who Damaged Women's Cars In Worcester, Hampshire As Part Of A Fetish Ordered To Get Therapy
Man Who Damaged Women's Cars In Worcester, Hampshire As Part Of A Fetish Ordered To Get Therapy A judge ordered a 38-year-old Winchendon man who confessed to disabling cars in several cities in Hampton and Worcester counties as part of a fetish to undergo counseling, authorities said.  Judge Richard Cary sentenced Alexander K. Yee to three years probation after he pleaded guilty to four counts of malicious damage to a motor vehicle late last month, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. He must also wear a GPS monitor and attend therapy.  “This disturbing behavior went on despite Yee knowing that all eyes were on him," Assistant Northwestern District Attorney Erin Aiello s…

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by Josh Lanier
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
Lifestyle
Fresh Fish, Innovative Dishes Have Diners Hooked On This Combo Fish Market-Chowder House Fresh Fish, Innovative Dishes Have Diners Hooked On This Combo Fish Market-Chowder House
Fresh Fish, Innovative Dishes Have Diners Hooked On This Combo Fish Market-Chowder House The Angler Fish Market & Chowder Co.'s menu has plenty of items that could hook someone in. $1 freshly shucked oysters on Wednesdays, 50 cent shrimp cocktails, a weekly gluten-free menu, succulent scallops, creamy chowder all caught my attention. The menu at The Angler, located in Worcester County, in Westminster, is, for the most part, traditional New England chowder house: crab cakes, Buffalo shrimp, PEI mussels, oysters, chowder, Fried whole belly clams, Pretzel encrusted halibut, Dill cucumber salmon, Fish and chips, and Pan-seared scallops. It’s the daily specials where Gira…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
Bonanza! 5 Lottery Players Win $1 Million Each In Central/Western Mass Since January Bonanza! 5 Lottery Players Win $1 Million Each In Central/Western Mass Since January
Bonanza! 5 Lottery Players Win $1 Million Each In Central/Western Mass Since January The lottery has been raining down money in Central and Western Massachusetts over the last month as 5 winners have claimed a combined $5 million in prizes. Since Jan. 19, there have been 5, $1-million-winning lottery tickets claimed in Central and Western Massachusetts. Each store that sold a winning ticket will receive a $10,000 bonus through the lottery. WORCESTER The most recent big winner was Kwadwo Agyei of Worcester who won $1 million playing Powerball and matching the first five numbers on his ticket. The numbers were ones he normally plays, the lottery said. Agyei, who claimed the …

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by Kristin Palpini
Schools
COVID-19: See How Many Students, Staff Have The Virus In Your School District COVID-19: See How Many Students, Staff Have The Virus In Your School District
Covid-19: See How Many Students, Staff Have The Virus In Your School District The school district with the most faculty and staff suffering from COVID-19 is Worcester, according to the most recent COVID-19 tracking data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Between Dec. 24 and Jan. 6, 12 Worcester School District employees, who had district building access, reported positive COVID-19 cases, said the state’s weekly school-based pandemic tracker. Among the top 10 school districts across Massachusetts with the most faculty and staff reporting COVID-19 infections are Ludlow and Holyoke. Both districts are each reporting 5 fa…

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by Kristin Palpini
Weather
Local Overnight Snowfall Totals, Current Conditions For Thursday, Dec. 17 Local Overnight Snowfall Totals, Current Conditions For Thursday, Dec. 17
Local Overnight Snowfall Totals, Current Conditions For Thursday, Dec. 17 Overnight the winter storm dropped between 7 and 12 inches of snow on Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut. As snow continues to fall, the National Weather Service provided overnight snowfall totals. At 7 a.m. here is how much snow had fallen in your area - Hartford, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester counties: Hartford County Simsbury - 11 inches Bradley Airport - 10.9 inches Canton - 10.5 inches Manchester - 10 inches Hampden County Longmeadow - 12 inches Southwick - 10.3 inches Westfield - 9.3 inches East Longmeadow - 8.5 inches Monson - 8 inches Chicopee -7.5 inches Hampshi…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
COVID-19: 'Red' Communities More Than Double In Central, Western Mass - Local Rates And Trends COVID-19: 'Red' Communities More Than Double In Central, Western Mass - Local Rates And Trends
Covid-19: 'Red' Communities More Than Double In Central, Western Mass - Local Rates And Trends The number of COVID-19 “red” communities has more than doubled in Central and Western Massachusetts since last week, according to the most recent state data, Thursday, Nov. 19. Last week there were 9 Central and Western Massachusetts communities in the red. Now there are 21: Blackstone, Chicopee, Clinton, Douglas, Fitchburg Hampden, Holyoke, Lancaster, Leominster, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Milford, Northbridge, Southbridge, Southwick, Springfield, Sterling, Templeton, Uxbridge, West Springfield, Winchendon. To see local rates and trends, scroll to the end of the article. Among the red communitie…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
In Memory: U.S. Flags At Half-Mast Friday, Sept. 4, Across Massachusetts In Memory: U.S. Flags At Half-Mast Friday, Sept. 4, Across Massachusetts
In Memory: U.S. Flags At Half-Mast Friday, Sept. 4, Across Massachusetts American flags across Massachusetts will be flown at half-mast today in honor of a fallen soldier. Gov. Baker has lowered the flags from sunrise to sunset on Friday, Sept. 4, in coordination with the funeral services of SGT Brandon Wieland of Holliston who died on Aug. 24. Weiland’s mother, Lisa Ann Wieland, lives in Winchendon.

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town-by-town Infection Rates And Trends - Worcester County COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town-by-town Infection Rates And Trends - Worcester County
Covid-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town-by-town Infection Rates And Trends - Worcester County Positive tests for COVID-19 continue to stay under 2 percent in Massachusetts. Massachusetts' seven-day positive test rate for COVID-19 has been below 2 percent since the beginning of July. On Friday, July 17, Gov. Charlie Baker said the positive rate for the past seven days is 1.7 percent. Meanwhile, in Worcester County, Worcester has the highest rate of positive COVID-19 tests countywide over the past 14 days (2.6 percent), followed by Clinton and West Borough. 14-day, COVID-19 Positive Test Rate Per CommunityKristin Palpini on Infogr.am The state economy is now in Phase 3 of a four-…

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by Kristin Palpini