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Hudson, MA
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Mass. Eatery Reopens After Receiving Threats For Serving Couple Wearing Nazi Uniforms Mass. Eatery Reopens After Receiving Threats For Serving Couple Wearing Nazi Uniforms
Mass. Eatery Reopens After Receiving Threats For Serving Couple Wearing Nazi Uniforms A Massachusetts restaurant thanked its customers for their support during an "emotional week" after the owners received threats for serving World War II re-enactors wearing Nazi uniforms.  In a Facebook post on Friday, Oct. 18, the owners of Kith And Kin in Hudson, Massachusetts, said they were flooded with positive messages from customers and community members.  As you can imagine, it has been an emotional week for us. We have been greatly uplifted by the outpouring of love and support from the Hudson and surrounding communities. Our family and our staff cannot thank you enough f…

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by Josh Lanier
Cambridge, MA
Lifestyle
'Instagrammable' Crumbl Cookies To Open In Hudson 'Instagrammable' Crumbl Cookies To Open In Hudson
'Instagrammable' Crumbl Cookies To Open In Hudson Middlesex County residents with a sweet tooth have a reason to rejoice as Crumbl Cookies, the “Instagrammable” cookie chain, will open its doors in Hudson. Crumbl Cookies will open its new location at 3 Highland Commons Suite 300, in Hudson, on Friday, Dec. 15. Hudson Crumbl owners Dennis Sosa and Richard Howell, who have known each other for nine years, remembered how their families were obsessed with the cookies. Store owners Dennis Sosa and Richard Howell in front of Hudson Crumbl, wearing the shop's signature pink colors. Crumbl “We each have a house full of boys who all love c…

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by Khier Casino
Worcester, MA
News
(FOUND) Elderly Central Mass Man Missing; Police Ask For Public's Help To Find Him (FOUND) Elderly Central Mass Man Missing; Police Ask For Public's Help To Find Him
(Found) Elderly Central Mass Man Missing; Police Ask For Public's Help To Find Him Update: Northbridge police have canceled the silver alert for Franklin McCarty. He was found safe.  Original: Police have issued a silver alert for a missing elderly Northbridge man after he wandered away from his home Thursday morning, Aug. 31.  Franklin McCarty, 82, left his house on foot just before 11 a.m. and told his neighbor he was going to Hudson, Massachusetts State Police said. Troopers believe he could be headed to a house on Cox Street, where he used to live.  He has hitchhiked to Hudson before.  McCarty is described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weig…

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by Josh Lanier
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Mass Man, 77, Dies After Van Crashes Into New Hampshire Bridge: Police Mass Man, 77, Dies After Van Crashes Into New Hampshire Bridge: Police
Mass Man, 77, Dies After Van Crashes Into New Hampshire Bridge: Police A 77-year-old man from Massachusetts was killed after his van crashed into part of a bridge in New Hampshire this week, according to authorities. New Hampshire State Troopers responded to the crash on I-95 North in Seabrook around 8:11 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, the department said on Facebook. It was reported that a white van had struck a bridge abutment and was smoking, police said. Upon arrival Troopers found the driver, later identified as Eraldo Bezerra, of Hudson, trapped and unresponsive inside the van. He was pulled from the vehicle and pronounced dead on scene.  Initial invest…

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by David Cifarelli
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
33 Pounds Of Pot, $10K, 22 Cellphones Found In Hudson Raid; Suspect On The Run 33 Pounds Of Pot, $10K, 22 Cellphones Found In Hudson Raid; Suspect On The Run
33 Pounds Of Pot, $10K, 22 Cellphones Found In Hudson Raid; Suspect On The Run If you've lost 33 pounds of marijuana, thousands of dollars in cash, and a mountain of drug-selling paraphernalia, the Hudson Police Department is holding it for you.  Officers raided a Hudson home over the weekend and found the drugs, which have an estimated $250,000 street value, $10,000 cash, Psilocybin mushrooms, 22 cellphones, scales, and a loaded .22 caliber ghost gun, police said on Tuesday, June 20.  The one thing police didn't find was the man they say it belongs to. Investigators released his photo but not his name.  Over the weekend HPD detectives and patrol officers execut…

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by Josh Lanier
Cambridge, MA
News
Man Convicted Of Racially-Motived Murder Of 'Amazing' Father In Belmont: DA Man Convicted Of Racially-Motived Murder Of 'Amazing' Father In Belmont: DA
Man Convicted Of Racially-Motived Murder Of 'Amazing' Father In Belmont: DA A 56-year-old Hudson man has been convicted of a racially-motived murder that took the life of a 34-year-old father in Belmont more than two years ago, officials said. Dean Kapsalis was convicted of shouting a racial slur at Henry Tapia before hitting him with a Dodge Dakota truck, running him over and killing him on Upland Road in Belmont in the late afternoon of January 19, 2021, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports. Investigators determined that the two men had gotten into a fight in the road and, once it winded down, Tapia started walking back to his car. It was then …

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by David Cifarelli
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Firefighter Hospitalized, 50 Displaced In Dracut 3-Alarm Fire Firefighter Hospitalized, 50 Displaced In Dracut 3-Alarm Fire
Firefighter Hospitalized, 50 Displaced In Dracut 3-Alarm Fire A firefighter was injured when part of the ceiling of a 24-unit apartment fell while he fought a raging fire, officials say.  The fire at the apartment building, located at 200 Merrill Lane in Dracut, was reported around 9:14 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, according to the Dracut Fire Department. Heavy fire had broken out from a second-floor apartment towards the back of the building. Dracut firefighters and police evacuated all of the building's residents and rescued two cats.  Water hoses were brought in through the front and back of the building, but the fire raged up from the second floor …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Amherst, MA
Business
Bed Bath & Beyond To Close More Stores In Massachusetts Bed Bath & Beyond To Close More Stores In Massachusetts
Bed Bath & Beyond To Close More Stores In Massachusetts Bed Bath & Beyond this week raised the number of stores it plans to close across Massachusetts from seven to at least 12.  The retailer said it is struggling with debt obligations and will shutter some of its least profitable stores.  Last month, executives announced it had or planned to close seven locations in the state. On Tuesday, they added five more to that list.  Those include locations in: Hadley Dorchester Seekonk North Attleborough Leominster Milford Burlington Raynham North Dartmouth Pittsfield Hudson Dedham Eight Bed Bath & Beyond locations in the state…

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by Josh Lanier
Cambridge, MA
Obituaries
'A True Hero': Central Mass Paramedic Mike Bernard Loses Battle With Cancer 'A True Hero': Central Mass Paramedic Mike Bernard Loses Battle With Cancer
'A True Hero': Central Mass Paramedic Mike Bernard Loses Battle With Cancer A "kind and compassionate" paramedic who served the people of Hudson and Marlborough for 20 years has lost his battle with cancer.  Patriot Ambulance shared the news of "Uncle" Mike Bernard's passing on Facebook only a few days after the seasoned first responder was suddenly diagnosed with cancer.  "It’s with broken hearts that we announce that Mike's time on this earth was cut short, as he passed today surrounded by his family," the post from Sunday, Jan. 8 reads.  It’s with broken hearts that we announce that Mike's time on this earth was cut short, as he passed today surrounded by.…

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by David Cifarelli
Cambridge, MA
Neighbors
'Compassionate' Hudson Paramedic Mike Bernard Suddenly Diagnosed With Cancer 'Compassionate' Hudson Paramedic Mike Bernard Suddenly Diagnosed With Cancer
'Compassionate' Hudson Paramedic Mike Bernard Suddenly Diagnosed With Cancer If there was one story that embodied the saying "cancer sucks," it would be that of Hudson paramedic "Uncle" Mike Bernard.  Bernard, who has been serving the citizens of Hudson and Marlborough for 20 years, will be off the job indefinitely after he was suddenly diagnosed with cancer, according to a GoFundMe.  This leaves the seasoned life-saver in the care of his family, including his wife Larni, son Kolby and daughter Cami, the campaign reads. Therefore, his fellow first responders are looking for funds to support Bernard's family during this difficult time. "He is a kind and co…

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by David Cifarelli
Cambridge, MA
News
Central Mass Woman Busted For Driving Illegal Immigrants From US To Canada Central Mass Woman Busted For Driving Illegal Immigrants From US To Canada
Central Mass Woman Busted For Driving Illegal Immigrants From US To Canada A woman from central Massachusetts was charged with unlawfully transporting several illegal immigrants, the US Attorney's Office for Vermont reports. Several people were seen walking south from the Highgate Springs Port of Entry on the US-Canada border in Vermont just after 1 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, the office reports. After investigating this as potential illegal crossings, US Border Patrol agents found a Toyota RAV4 close to Exit 22 off I-89 only a short distance away. The car was being driven by Patricia Ruano-Murcia, of Hudson, the office reports.  Six people, who later admi…

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by David Cifarelli
Worcester, MA
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? Regional Snowfall Totals, Monday, Jan. 4 How Much Snow Did You Get? Regional Snowfall Totals, Monday, Jan. 4
How Much Snow Did You Get? Regional Snowfall Totals, Monday, Jan. 4 We're starting off the first workweek of 2021 waking up to a light blanket of snow. In the Central and Western areas of Massachusetts as well as the Berkshires, the place that received the most snow appears to be North Granby with 2.2 inches and Noth Adams with 2.4 inches. Chicopee also reached 2 inches of snow accumulation. After that, Holden came the closest to joining the 2-inch club with an accumulation of 1.7 inches of snow. Meanwhile, Worcester, Holyoke, Amherst, and Westfield got 1 inch of snow each. Some of the area's largest communities received less than an inch of snow: Springfi…

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by Kristin Palpini
Springfield, MA
Business
COVID-19: Businesses Forced To Close - Again - In 13 'High-Risk' Communities COVID-19: Businesses Forced To Close - Again - In 13 'High-Risk' Communities
Covid-19: Businesses Forced To Close - Again - In 13 'High-Risk' Communities Some businesses that opened just a few weeks ago will be closed as 13 Massachusetts cities and towns take a step back in reopening their local economies. COVID-19 rates that have spiked over the last several weeks are forcing 13 cities and towns to rollback their local economies to Step 1 of Phase 3. The closures and restrictions are temporary until the community can bring its COVID-19 positive test rate down. There are 26 other Massachusetts municipalities that were sent back to Step 1 of Phase 3 earlier. In total, that's 38 cities and towns with additional economic restrictions due to COV…

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by Kristin Palpini
Springfield, MA
News
COVID-19: Nearly 80 Massachusetts Towns Are 'High-Risk' For Infection COVID-19: Nearly 80 Massachusetts Towns Are 'High-Risk' For Infection
Covid-19: Nearly 80 Massachusetts Towns Are 'High-Risk' For Infection Nearly 80 Massachusetts communities are at “high-risk” for the spread of COVID-19, according to the most recent state data. COVID-19 incidents have spiked across the state leading to clusters of coronavirus incidents in nearly every corner of Massachusetts. The overall daily average infection rate is 1.4 per 100,000 residents as of Friday, Oct. 22. Among the 77 communities that are high-risk or “red” (so-named due to the state’s color-coded incident map), there are 19 in Hampshire, Hampden, and Worcester counties. Communities newly added to the high-risk category include Holyoke, Hudson, a…

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by Kristin Palpini
Worcester, MA
News
COVID-19: Positive-Test-Rate Spikes - Twice As High As Summertime Average COVID-19: Positive-Test-Rate Spikes - Twice As High As Summertime Average
Covid-19: Positive-Test-Rate Spikes - Twice As High As Summertime Average The daily COVID-19 positive test rate has shot up to 4 percent in Massachusetts - a stark change from the 2 percent - or under - rates that the state enjoyed for much of the summer. More than 4.8 million COVID-19 tests have been administered in Massachusetts since the start of the pandemic. In the most recent weekly COVID-19 town-by-town state data, there were 40 communities listed as high-risk for the virus’ spread. The data was reported on Oct. 7. The week prior, there were 23 communities considered high-risk. The places where COVID-19 is spreading the fastest are in the Northeastern p…

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by Kristin Palpini
Springfield, MA
News
COVID-19: Dozen Central/Western Mass Communities Are 'High-Risk' For Infection COVID-19: Dozen Central/Western Mass Communities Are 'High-Risk' For Infection
Covid-19: Dozen Central/Western Mass Communities Are 'High-Risk' For Infection COVID-19 rates are spiking in new communities in Western and Central Massachusetts. According to the most recent state data, Wednesday, Oct. 7, there are about a dozen “high-risk” or “red” communities in the second half of Massachusetts. High-risk communities have 8 or more positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 residents - a level that puts the town at high-risk for spreading the disease. The community with the highest rate of average daily COVID-19 infections is Sunderland, with 20.67 new infections per 100,000 residents. The community with the most total cases over the past two weeks is …

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by Kristin Palpini
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Know Them? Women Suspected Of Stealing $1.4K In Goods From Beauty Store, State Police Say Know Them? Women Suspected Of Stealing $1.4K In Goods From Beauty Store, State Police Say
Know Them? Women Suspected Of Stealing $1.4K In Goods From Beauty Store, State Police Say Connecticut State Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two female suspects wanted for theft after allegedly stealing an estimated $1,400 worth of merchandise at a beauty store. The theft occurred on Friday, Nov. 9 at approximately 7:30 p.m. at Ulta beauty store in Lisbon. The two female suspects were captured on the store’s surveillance cameras while they placed merchandise into their bags that hadn’t yet been paid for. The suspects may also be involved in other unsolved larcenies occurring from the Ulta store in Hudson, Massachusetts to the I-395 corridor in Connecticut.…

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by Valerie Musson