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Real Estate
$500K Mass Home Used To Be Possible Underground Railroad Stop $500K Mass Home Used To Be Possible Underground Railroad Stop
$500K Mass Home Used To Be Possible Underground Railroad Stop A luxury home in Pepperell that was once a post office and a possible Underground Railroad stop is now up for sale at nearly half a million dollars. The property at 4 Townsend St., also known as the Harvey Tileston House, was built in 1770, Boston.com notes. The Harvey Tileston House's modern kitchen. Keller Williams Realty-Merrimack The 1,924-square-foot home has a hidden passageway leading into a cellar, where runaway slaves would hide, according to a plaque on a historic schoolhouse near the property. The home was also once used to store barrels of rum for clergy taking breaks in b…

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Police & Fire
Flooding, Power Outages Plague Mass After Storms Pummel Northeast Flooding, Power Outages Plague Mass After Storms Pummel Northeast
Flooding, Power Outages Plague Mass After Storms Pummel Northeast Heavy downpours led to widespread flooding and power outages across eastern Massachusetts on Monday, Dec. 18, and it could be days before authorities can restore electricity to all homes.  More than 270,000 people were left without power as of Monday afternoon, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said. Bad weather also led to more than 200 flight cancellations at Boston Logan Airport, according to FlightAware, with more than a third of flights coming to or leaving from the airport delayed. Cities in Plymouth and Bristol counties felt the brunt of the storm, with over 9…

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Police & Fire
7 Dogs Die In 2-Alarm Central Massachusetts House Fire: Officials 7 Dogs Die In 2-Alarm Central Massachusetts House Fire: Officials
7 Dogs Die In 2-Alarm Central Massachusetts House Fire: Officials Seven dogs are dead and several more animals were rescued from a burning home in North Central Massachusetts over the weekend, officials said. Crews responded to a two-alarm fire at 47 Mill Street in Pepperell around 8:11 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, according to Pepperell Fire Chief Brian Borneman.  Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from both ends of the home. Crews also found the two residents of the home suffering from smoke inhalation and transported them to local hospitals for treatment, Borneman reports. 2nd alarm 47 mill street Pepperell ma Pictures by MFB-c1(Jo…

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Schools
17 Students Sickened By Uncooked Chicken Nuggets At Central Mass Middle School: Officials 17 Students Sickened By Uncooked Chicken Nuggets At Central Mass Middle School: Officials
17 Students Sickened By Uncooked Chicken Nuggets At Central Mass Middle School: Officials Seventeen students were sickened after consuming undercooked chicken nuggets at a Central Massachusetts middle school, officials said. Fifteen of the students fell ill after eating their meals at Nissitissit Middle School in Pepperell on Thursday, Oct. 27, Superintendent Brad Morgan said in a release.  School staff immediately alerted the cafeteria vendor — Fresh Picks — and a new lunch was prepared for the students, some of whom were sent to the nurse's office with stomach illness. Then, two more students were sickened this past Thursday, Nov. 3, also from eating undercooked chicken …

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