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Tornado Watch Issued For Much Of Massachusetts, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible
As a slow-moving storm system barrels through the Northeast, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for much of the region until 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16.
It includes parts of southeastern New York -- Long Island, as well as Westchester, and Putnam counties -- as well as all eight counties in Connecticut, and the following counties in Massachusetts: Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Worcester.
A look at all areas under the watch, also including parts of Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine, is marked in yellow in the image above from the National Weather Service.
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3 Mass Communities Named Among 10 Safest In Country, Study Says
Many Massachusetts residents can sleep well at night knowing that their city is one of the safest in the nation, according to a new study.
A new study from Neighborhood Scout pronounced multiple Massachusetts communities among the safest in the nation, with one Mass city even securing the second-highest spot.
The report revealed the 100 safest cities in the US with 25,000 or more people, using data on the total number of property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
These cities therefore have some of the lowest rates of burglary, theft, murder, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated a…
Man Killed After Allegedly Hit By Dumpster-Bearing Delivery Truck In Franklin: Police
One man is dead after they were allegedly hit by a delivery truck carrying a dumpster in at a warehouse in Franklin, authorities said.
Police and fire responded to a report of a person down and not breathing at XPO Logistics, located at 176 Grove Street, around 6:32 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, Franklin Police said on Twitter.
Media Release 176 Grove Street pic.twitter.com/YSxeSHX6qG — Franklin Police (@franklinpolice) December 16, 2022
The man, later identified as 31-year-old Cloutier Perez, of Providence, was taken to Milford Hospital where he later died, according to police.
There are…
Recent College Graduate, 22, Killed In Thanksgiving Day Crash In Westport
A recent college graduate who was gearing up to take on the world had his life tragically cut short this past week.
Holdjer Decarvalho, age 22, of Fall River, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on I-195 in Westport on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 24, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office reports.
Decarvalho, who was the only person in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle burst into flames, the office continues.
"You were ready to start your life and take on this crazy, massive, unfair world by storm and make it your own," Decarvalho's sister Chue…
Man Representing Quincy Trust, Taunton Woman Each Claim $4 Million In MA State Lottery
Two people each claimed $4 million Massachusetts Lottery prizes last week.
David Spillane, a trustee representing Wolverine Nominee Trust of Quincy in Norfolk County, accepted a “100X The Money” instant ticket prize, the lottery reported on Monday, Aug. 8.
The trust chose to receive its prize in the form of a one-time payment of $2,600,000, MA Lottery said.
According to the announcement, the winning ticket was purchased at Old Gold Convenience Store, located at 326 Union St. in Franklin.
On Tuesday, Aug. 9, the lottery reported that Bristol County resident Donna Stigh, of Taunto…
