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Teen, 16, Dies In Dirt Bike Crash In Springfield Teen, 16, Dies In Dirt Bike Crash In Springfield
Teen, 16, Dies In Dirt Bike Crash In Springfield A 16-year-old boy was killed Wednesday night, Nov. 29, after they crashed their dirt bike in Springfield.  The crash happened around 8:15 p.m. in the 300 block of Plumtree Road when the rider hit a curb and a Department of Public Works sign, Springfield police said.  Paramedics rushed him to Baystate Medical Center, where he died of his injuries, police said.  The teen's name was not released because of his age.  Springfield police are investigating the crash. 

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by Josh Lanier
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West Mass City Says Its Water Is Safe To Drink Again West Mass City Says Its Water Is Safe To Drink Again
West Mass City Says Its Water Is Safe To Drink Again West Springfield residents no longer need to boil their water before using it. City officials lifted the order Friday, April 21, after a second round of tests showed the water was safe to drink.  The boil order was implemented after a 24-inch water transmission pipe on Gooseberry Road broke on Tuesday, causing low pressure for hundreds of residents and fears about potential bacterial infections.  The Department of Public Works repaired the pipe, and the EPA ran multiple water quality tests over several days to verify it was safe to consume from the tap, the city said in its announcement.  …

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by Josh Lanier
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Surprise! Men Asleep In Their Car Blocking Northampton Road Had Drugs: Police Surprise! Men Asleep In Their Car Blocking Northampton Road Had Drugs: Police
Surprise! Men Asleep In Their Car Blocking Northampton Road Had Drugs: Police Officers in Hampshire County didn't have to struggle to figure out why there were two men asleep inside a running car that was partially blocking a road in Northampton. The drugs were in plain sight, authorities said.  A Department of Public Works employee called officers on Tuesday, March 14, when they noticed the car idling on Florence Road, Northampton police said. When police arrived, they found two men asleep in the car.  Officers struggled to rouse them.  When the men finally woke up, they were confused and disoriented, authorities said.  Police tried to spea…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police ID 69-Year-Old Woman Killed By Gardner DPS Truck Police ID 69-Year-Old Woman Killed By Gardner DPS Truck
Police ID 69-Year-Old Woman Killed By Gardner DPS Truck Authorities have identified the 69-year-old grandmother who was hit and killed by a Department of Public Works truck on Monday morning.  Paula MacKenzie, of Gardner, was hit as she walked along Coleman Street at 8:30 a.m., the Worcester District Attorney's Office said. State police are working with Worcester County officials in Gardner to investigate the cause of the crash.  No charges have been filed.  MacKenzie was a mother of a son and daughter and a grandmother of twin granddaughters, Facebook posts said. She is also survived by her husband of 32 years. 

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by Josh Lanier
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Mansfield Issues Boil Water Order, Residents Scramble To Get Clean Supply Mansfield Issues Boil Water Order, Residents Scramble To Get Clean Supply
Mansfield Issues Boil Water Order, Residents Scramble To Get Clean Supply Mansfield issued a boil water order on Sunday, Sept. 11 after E. coli was detected in the Town's water supply. The order will stay in effect until further notice and until the Town gets three negative daily tests in a row.  The order applies to residents whose water comes from the Mansfield Water Division and not the Attleboro Division, the town added. Residents in Foxboro who also get their water from the Mansfield Division fall under the order as well.  Residents are being told to boil their water for at least one minute before cooling and bottling it for other purposes like coo…

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by David Cifarelli
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City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash
City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash A city DPW has been finding “hot loads” of radiation-based materials in the trash during pickups. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Department of Public Works in Springfield said their radiation sensors at the disposal facility were “tripped” on Thursday, Oct. 29, and Thursday, Nov. 5. The DPW did not toss the “radiation-based contaminated material” in the trash and the truck that picked up the dangerous junk had to be cleaned at a cost to the city of more than $5,000. The DPW said they believe the contaminated material is coming from the area between Bay Street to State Street, from Cambridge Str…

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by Kristin Palpini