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Community Rallies Around Central Mass Family Who Lost Home, Cars In Overnight Fire
Authorities still aren't sure what sparked a Worcester County fire early Sunday morning, Sept. 24, but the repercussions are clear. A family of four has "lost everything," and their community is coming together to help, a fundraiser for them said.
The fire began at 45 Chace Hill Road in Sterling just before 3:30 a.m. Crews were delayed in reaching the scene because of poor cell phone reception in the area, WCVB reported. But when they arrived, they did so in force. Fire departments from multiple cities — Leominster, Clinton, and West Boylston — joined in the fight to douse the flames, and…
Central Mass Man, 61, Dies After Vans Collide In Rhode Island Crash: Police
A 61-year-old man from Central Massachusetts has died and two others were injured in a crash that occurred between two vans in Rhode Island this week, according to authorities.
Police responded to the crash on Scituate Avenue in Cranston shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday, June 19, Cranston Police said on Facebook.
The Cranston Police Department is continuing to investigate the fatal accident that occurred last night, 06/19/2023 at... Posted by Cranston, RI Police Department on Tuesday, June 20, 2023
The crash involved two vans, one which was a healthcare van owned by Life Supply Corpor…
Fake Adderalls: Central Mass Couple Charged With Running Drug Ring, Feds Say
A Leominster man and woman were arrested and charged Tuesday, May 9, with running a massive fake Adderall pill scheme, authorities said.
Chanhda Onesyvieng, 48, and Bonnie Bounkong Namsaly, 45, were charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
According to the charging documents, police said they were tipped off to the alleged fake pill scheme in April. Officers found nearly two kilograms —more than four pounds — of pressed methamphetamine pills made to look like Adderalls.
Police said they fou…
Man Shot At, Robbed, Assaulted In Central Mass; Police Ask For Help
Auburn police are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects in a recent violent robbery where a man was shot at and beaten, authorities said. Investigators arrested one man already in the case but are searching for two more.
The attack happened on Sunday, Jan. 8, just before 6:15 p.m. in the area of South Street and Route 20, Auburn police said. A man said he was riding in a car with three other men who robbed him at gunpoint, assaulted him, and fired the gun at him, Auburn police said.
State police arrested Daniel O. Vera, 28, of Fitchburg, two days later in Leominste…
MA Couple Raped Mother In Front Of Her 2 Children In NY Hotel: Sheriff's Office
A Massachusetts couple has been charged with raping a woman in front of her two children at a New York hotel, authorities said.
Dustin Wilson and Tasheana Flannery, both of Leominster, MA, were arrested following the incident at the Red Roof Inn in DeWitt, NY, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office reports.
The female victim told responding officers that she met the couple at a room in the hotel. She was then beaten, raped and forced to perform sexual acts in front of her children, the office reports.
The woman eventually ran to the front desk who re…
Massachusetts Man One Of Four Marines Killed During NATO Drill
The US Marines have identified the four killed in a MV-22B Osprey that crashed during a NATO training mission in Arctic Norway on Friday, March 18.
The four Marines were assigned to “Raging Bulls” of Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, according to an announcement from the Marines on Sunday, March 20.
They are:
Capt. Ross A. Reynolds, age 27, of Leominster, Massachusetts
Capt. Matthew J. Tomkiewicz, age 27, of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Gunnery Sgt. James W. Speedy, age 30, of Cambridge, Ohio
Cpl. Jacob M. Moore, age 24, of Catlet…
