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Bear Draws Large Crowd After Climbing Up Tree In Northampton Center: Police Bear Draws Large Crowd After Climbing Up Tree In Northampton Center: Police
Bear Draws Large Crowd After Climbing Up Tree In Northampton Center: Police Local residents are speculating about what drew a bear into the center of one Western Massachusetts town this weekend.  Northampton Police responded to the bear sighting on Gothic Street near Main Street around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 30, the department said on Facebook. The bear, who climbed up a tree, attracted "a lot of attention from people in the area," police added. On Sunday around 11:30am NPD responded to a bear downtown on Gothic St. near Main St. The bear climbed up a tree and... Posted by Northampton Police Department on Sunday, April 30, 2023 The Massachusetts Environm…

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by David Cifarelli
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Body Found In Central Massachusetts Lake After 4-Hour Search: Police Body Found In Central Massachusetts Lake After 4-Hour Search: Police
Body Found In Central Massachusetts Lake After 4-Hour Search: Police A body was found in the waters of Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester after more than four hours of searching, authorities confirm to Daily Voice.  Worcester Fire Department divers recovered the body from the lake around 2:21 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 3, Worcester Deputy Fire Chief Adam Roche told Daily Voice.  Police and firefighters teams began searching the Shrewsbury side of the Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge after receiving reports that someone had gone into the water just after 10 a.m. BREAKING: Authorities have recovered a body from Lake Quinsigamond in #Shrewsbury after a search was …

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by David Cifarelli & Josh Lanier
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Female Driver Dead After Plunging Pickup Truck Into Water Off South Shore Beach Female Driver Dead After Plunging Pickup Truck Into Water Off South Shore Beach
Female Driver Dead After Plunging Pickup Truck Into Water Off South Shore Beach Authorities are investigating in Hull after a woman drove her pickup truck into the water off Pemberton Point in Hull.  Multiple crews responded to the area of 180 Main Street, near Hull Gut, around 2:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, Hull Police and Fire said in a joint release.  After a large search, the truck and driver were found around 6 p.m. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and their identity has yet to be released. Onlookers described the horrific scene. "Never in a million years did I think I would hear a lady deliberately drove her truck into the gut. A man tried to jump in …

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by David Cifarelli
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IDs Released For Mother, 6-Year-Old Son Who Both Died After Being Swept Into Merrimack River IDs Released For Mother, 6-Year-Old Son Who Both Died After Being Swept Into Merrimack River
IDs Released For Mother, 6-Year-Old Son Who Both Died After Being Swept Into Merrimack River A four-day search for a 6-year-old boy who was swept into the Merrimack River has come to a close after a kayaker found a body authorities believe to be his. Massachusetts State Police announced that a body believed to be that of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat was located in the Pipers Quarry area of the river on the morning of Sunday, June 12. Mas' mother, identified as 29-year-old Boua DeChhat, of Lowell, also died while trying to save her son and 7-year-old daughter after they were swept away by the current in the area of Deer Island in Amesbury, officials said.  Authorities reported that …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Wanted Fugitive Nabbed In Cabin After Fleeing Crash In The Berkshires Wanted Fugitive Nabbed In Cabin After Fleeing Crash In The Berkshires
Wanted Fugitive Nabbed In Cabin After Fleeing Crash In The Berkshires A wanted fugitive for illegal drug and firearm possession was nabbed by Massachusetts State Police after an hours-long hunt through waters and woods. The hunt began around 7 a.m., Tuesday, May 25, when state police and officers in Berkshire County from the Lee Police Department responded to numerous calls reporting a single-vehicle crash on Route 90 eastbound in Becket. Witnesses reported that a man exited the vehicle after crashing and fled the scene on foot, the state police said. An investigation at the scene revealed that the driver of the vehicle was likely Diego Martinez, age 30, of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Discovered In Pittsfield Lake Believed To Be Missing New York Man Body Discovered In Pittsfield Lake Believed To Be Missing New York Man
Body Discovered In Pittsfield Lake Believed To Be Missing New York Man Police in Western Mass have discovered a body in a lake believed to be that of a missing New York man. Multiple agencies including the Pittsfield Police and the Massachusetts Environmental Police, located and recovered the body on Thursday, May 13, of a man suspected to be an individual reported missing from the Albany area last week, said Andy McKeever of the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. Pittsfield Police discovered a vehicle registered to the missing individual near Pontoosuc Lake on Monday, May 10, McKeever said. After determining that it was unlikely the individ…

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by Kathy Reakes