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Animal Hoarding: 60 Boxer Dogs Seized From Mass Home Taxing Help Networks Animal Hoarding: 60 Boxer Dogs Seized From Mass Home Taxing Help Networks
Animal Hoarding: 60 Boxer Dogs Seized From Mass Home Taxing Help Networks The MSPCA is asking for help after the group took in 60 boxers from a home in Essex County earlier this week, making it one of the largest seizures in the group's history.  Police said officers removed the dogs from a home on Locust Grove Road in Merrimac on Tuesday, June 11, after receiving reports of animal hoarding and overcrowding. The owner voluntarily forfeited the dogs to authorities.  Police did not release the owner's name as no charges have been filed, but a multi-agency investigation involving Haverhill, Windham (New Hampshire), and Merrimac police is ongoing. …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
93-Year-Old Killed Riding Tricycle In Crash Near Massachusetts Home 93-Year-Old Killed Riding Tricycle In Crash Near Massachusetts Home
93-Year-Old Killed Riding Tricycle In Crash Near Massachusetts Home Authorities have identified a 93-year-old Massachusetts man killed in a fatal crash  late Saturday afternoon, July 1.  Robert Whitcomb of Merrimac was struck by a car while riding a tricycle near his home on Bartlett Street just after 5 p.m., Merrimac Police said. Paramedics rushed him to Portsmouth Hospital, but doctors couldn't save his life.  The teenage driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, authorities said.  Merrimac Police are investigating the cause of the crash. 

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by Josh Lanier
News
Former Massachusetts Substitute Teacher Facing Child Pornography Charges Former Massachusetts Substitute Teacher Facing Child Pornography Charges
Former Massachusetts Substitute Teacher Facing Child Pornography Charges A former educator in the Pentucket Regional School District was arraigned on child pornography charges on Tuesday, June 21, the Merrimac Police Department said.  Kenneth Niven, age 24, who substituted at Sweetsir and Donaghue Schools pleaded not guilty to possessing child pornography and photographing an unsuspecting nude person, police said. Investigators uncovered two alleged images of child pornography on Niven's phone after a parent reported an inappropriate conversation between him and their child on SnapChat, police said.  Superintendent Justin Bartholomew sa…

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by David Cifarelli
Lifestyle
These Massachusetts Locales Rank Among Top 100 Safest Communities In US These Massachusetts Locales Rank Among Top 100 Safest Communities In US
These Massachusetts Locales Rank Among Top 100 Safest Communities In US Though violent crimes spiked across the US during the pandemic, some Massachusetts towns ranked among the safest in the country according to a newly released report. Wenham in Essex County was the highest-ranked community in Massachusetts on the top 100 list of safest small towns, boasting a 0.0 crime rate per 1,000 residents, and a rate of 1.5 property crimes. Lewisboro and Sleepy Hollow in New York, Luzerne Township in Pennsylvania, Weiser in Idaho, and the Thet Township in Michigan all tied for the safest small town after reporting zero violent or property crimes last year in a report re…

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by Zak Failla