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Car Slams Into Dump Truck With Snow Plow In Westminster; Gardner Driver Seriously Injured Car Slams Into Dump Truck With Snow Plow In Westminster; Gardner Driver Seriously Injured
Car Slams Into Dump Truck With Snow Plow In Westminster; Gardner Driver Seriously Injured A 20-year-old man was airlifted to an area hospital after his car crashed into a dump truck with a snow plow attached in Worcester County, authorities said.  The crash happened just after 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, on Route 2 East near mile marker 90 in Westminster, Massachusetts State Police said.  A Gardner man, 20, was behind the wheel of a 2004 Toyota Camry when it collided with a Peterbilt dump truck with an attached plow, officials said. Investigators believe the car's speed and poor road conditions because of the weather contributed to the crash, but the investigation is…
Community Rallies Around Sterling Family Who Lost Home, Cars In Overnight Fire Community Rallies Around Sterling Family Who Lost Home, Cars In Overnight Fire
Community Rallies Around Sterling 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…
Missing Fitchburg Teen Girl Could Be Traveling With Unknown Man, Police Say Missing Fitchburg Teen Girl Could Be Traveling With Unknown Man, Police Say
Missing Fitchburg Teen Girl Could Be Traveling With Unknown Man, Police Say The Fitchburg Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing teenage girl who could be traveling with an unknown man.  Vivian Higgins, age 15, was last seen at 21 Village Inn Road in Westminster on Thursday, June 29, Fitchburg Police said on Facebook.  Please Share: Missing Person Update: 6/29/2023 6:20 PM As with all investigations they are fluid in nature. We have... Posted by Fitchburg Police Department on Thursday, June 29, 2023 Vivian is described as standing 5-foot-3, weighing 120 pounds with straight brown hair, police said. She was last wearing a black…
Westminster Police Charge Man With Sexual Enticement Of A Minor Westminster Police Charge Man With Sexual Enticement Of A Minor
Westminster Police Charge Man With Sexual Enticement Of A Minor Westminster Police have arrested a man this week for allegedly trying to have sex with a minor.  Evidence presented to police suggested that Wayne J. Allaire was trying to persuade the minor to engage in sexual activity with him, Acting Police Chief Jason Tamulen said on Facebook.  The evidence, which included documents and chats between both individuals, was then reviewed by a private investigator. From there an investigation was launched and Allaire was arrested on Monday, Sept. 26, Tamulen said. Allaire appeared on charges of enticement of a minor under 16 …
Former Stow Town Treasurer Charged With Embezzling Taxpayer Cash: Police Former Stow Town Treasurer Charged With Embezzling Taxpayer Cash: Police
Former Stow Town Treasurer Charged With Embezzling Taxpayer Cash: Police A 57-year-old Westminster woman is accused of siphoning off tens of thousands of taxpayer money during her time as Stow town treasurer, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 16.  Pamela Landry faces a litany of charges after authorities say she stole between $45,000 and $133,584 from 2017 to 2019, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  An outside audit of Stow's books in 2019 revealed a shortage of $133,584.39 from the town's bank accounts. When authorities questioned Landry, whose job it was to manage those funds, she blamed the bank and gave the inspector a f…
Defective Exhaust Leads To Drug Trafficking, Gun Charges In Westminster Defective Exhaust Leads To Drug Trafficking, Gun Charges In Westminster
Defective Exhaust Leads To Drug Trafficking, Gun Charges In Westminster Two men are facing charges after a traffic stop led to the discovery of a firearm, ammunition, and various drugs.  Massachusetts State Police reported that a trooper was in his cruiser in Worcester County on Route 2 in Westminster at 12:20 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 20, when a Ford SUV with a defective exhaust passed him. Police said the defective exhaust caused excessive and unnecessary noise. The trooper followed the Ford and turned lights on to pull it over, and the Ford "sporadically swerved" before it came to a stop in Gardner, police said. Authorities said the trooper approached the …
Fresh Fish, Innovative Dishes Have Diners Hooked On This Combo Fish Market-Chowder House Fresh Fish, Innovative Dishes Have Diners Hooked On This Combo Fish Market-Chowder House
Fresh Fish, Innovative Dishes Have Diners Hooked On This Combo Fish Market-Chowder House The Angler Fish Market & Chowder Co.'s menu has plenty of items that could hook someone in. $1 freshly shucked oysters on Wednesdays, 50 cent shrimp cocktails, a weekly gluten-free menu, succulent scallops, creamy chowder all caught my attention. The menu at The Angler, located in Worcester County, in Westminster, is, for the most part, traditional New England chowder house: crab cakes, Buffalo shrimp, PEI mussels, oysters, chowder, Fried whole belly clams, Pretzel encrusted halibut, Dill cucumber salmon, Fish and chips, and Pan-seared scallops. It’s the daily specials where Gira…
COVID-19: Ashburnham-Westminster Schools Go Fully Remote, Cancel Plans COVID-19: Ashburnham-Westminster Schools Go Fully Remote, Cancel Plans
Covid-19: Ashburnham-Westminster Schools Go Fully Remote, Cancel Plans The Ashburnham-Westminster School District is going fully remote following news of COVID-19 infections within the school community. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Superintendent Todd Stewart broke the news in a letter to school families. There have been three new positive COVID-19 cases that have been detected in the district. Stewart said with the rise of COVID-19 cases locally and nationally, moving all students to online learning is the “prudent” thing to do. In addition to students moving to fully online, or remote learning, all extra-curricular activities have been cancelled until at least Nov.…