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Pepperell, MA

Groton-Dunstable, MA
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Dunstable Family’s Home Week Before Christmas Fire Destroys Dunstable Family’s Home Week Before Christmas
Fire Destroys Dunstable Family’s Home Week Before Christmas A four-alarm fire tore through a barn and nearby home in Dunstable earlier this week, displacing two people.  Dunstable fire crews were called to the Pleasant Street property around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, to find heavy flames pouring from a barn had reached the attached home, authorities said.  The people inside were able to escape without injury.  As the flames intensified, Deputy Chief Patrick Kerrigan called for third and fourth alarms, bringing firefighters and equipment from over a dozen nearby communities, including Pepperell, Tyngsborough, and Nashua,…

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by Josh Lanier
Cambridge, MA
Real Estate
$500K Pepperell Home Used To Be Post Office, Possible Underground Railroad Stop $500K Pepperell Home Used To Be Post Office, Possible Underground Railroad Stop
$500K Pepperell Home Used To Be Post Office, Possible Underground Railroad Stop A luxury home in Pepperell that was once a post office and a possible Underground Railroad stop is now up for sale at nearly half a million dollars. The property at 4 Townsend St., also known as the Harvey Tileston House, was built in 1770, Boston.com notes. The Harvey Tileston House's modern kitchen. Keller Williams Realty-Merrimack The 1,924-square-foot home has a hidden passageway leading into a cellar, where runaway slaves would hide, according to a plaque on a historic schoolhouse near the property. The home was also once used to store barrels of rum for clergy taking breaks in b…

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by Khier Casino
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Flooding, Power Outages Plague Mass After Storms Pummel Northeast Flooding, Power Outages Plague Mass After Storms Pummel Northeast
Flooding, Power Outages Plague Mass After Storms Pummel Northeast Heavy downpours led to widespread flooding and power outages across eastern Massachusetts on Monday, Dec. 18, and it could be days before authorities can restore electricity to all homes.  More than 270,000 people were left without power as of Monday afternoon, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said. Bad weather also led to more than 200 flight cancellations at Boston Logan Airport, according to FlightAware, with more than a third of flights coming to or leaving from the airport delayed. Cities in Plymouth and Bristol counties felt the brunt of the storm, with over 9…

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by Khier Casino
Cambridge, MA
News
$1M Lottery Win: Pepperell Man Knows How He Will Spend His Big Payday $1M Lottery Win: Pepperell Man Knows How He Will Spend His Big Payday
$1M Lottery Win: Pepperell Man Knows How He Will Spend His Big Payday A Pepperell man who won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery said he has big plans for his newfound fortune.  David Nelson claimed the seven-figure prize by playing the “777” scratch-off game.  Nelson chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. He's decided to build a new house with the cash.  He bought the ticket at The Wine Nook at 18 Main St. in Townsend. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for the sale.  The state lottery said three $4 million "777" tickets remain in circulation, and six more $1 million w…

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by Josh Lanier
Cambridge, MA
Obituaries
'Adored Daughter' From Pepperell Dies Suddenly Month Ahead Of 16th Birthday 'Adored Daughter' From Pepperell Dies Suddenly Month Ahead Of 16th Birthday
'Adored Daughter' From Pepperell Dies Suddenly Month Ahead Of 16th Birthday A community in North Central Massachusetts is doing the unbearable task of saying goodbye to one of their most vibrant members.  Jenny "Benny" Marques, of Pepperell, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 11, according to her obituary. "The adored daughter of Richard 'Rickie' and Eileen Marques," Jenny would have turned 16 on June 27. "Jenny was a lively, outgoing spirit who resided in Pepperell her entire life, where she was always surrounded by friends and family," her obituary reads. "Although her time with us was cut way too short, we loved every moment!" The teenager attended Varnum Brook…

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by David Cifarelli
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Car Flipped On Side From Head-On Crash In Pepperell: Fire Officials Car Flipped On Side From Head-On Crash In Pepperell: Fire Officials
Car Flipped On Side From Head-On Crash In Pepperell: Fire Officials First responders had to rescue a driver from a car that was flipped on its side after collided head-on with another car in North Central Massachusetts this week, according to officials. Crews responded to the two-car crash on Brookline Street in Pepperell around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, Pepperell Fire said on Facebook. At approximately 2:30 PM, crews were dispatched to Brookline St. for a report of a two-car MVA. On arrival, crews found... Posted by Pepperell Fire Department on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Upon arrival, crews found one car on its side with the driver trapped insi…

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by David Cifarelli
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
North Central MA Salon, Apartment Complex Scorched By Multi-Alarm Barn Fire North Central MA Salon, Apartment Complex Scorched By Multi-Alarm Barn Fire
North Central MA Salon, Apartment Complex Scorched By Multi-Alarm Barn Fire Several people were displaced and a business was destroyed following a multi-alarm barn fire in North Central Massachusetts this week, according to officials and an online fundraiser.  Crews responded to the fire at an apartment complex and business on Townsend Street in Pepperell on Monday night, March 6, according to the Pepperell Fire Department on Facebook.  Pepperell Fire said everyone living inside the complex made it out safe and there were no injuries. Everyone was displaced but had other places to go, Chief Brian Borneman told Daily Voice.  Crews are battling a 3rd Alarm fire…

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by David Cifarelli
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
7 Dogs Die In 2-Alarm Central Massachusetts House Fire: Officials 7 Dogs Die In 2-Alarm Central Massachusetts House Fire: Officials
7 Dogs Die In 2-Alarm Central Massachusetts House Fire: Officials Seven dogs are dead and several more animals were rescued from a burning home in North Central Massachusetts over the weekend, officials said. Crews responded to a two-alarm fire at 47 Mill Street in Pepperell around 8:11 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, according to Pepperell Fire Chief Brian Borneman.  Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from both ends of the home. Crews also found the two residents of the home suffering from smoke inhalation and transported them to local hospitals for treatment, Borneman reports. 2nd alarm 47 mill street Pepperell ma Pictures by MFB-c1(Jo…

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by David Cifarelli
Cambridge, MA
Schools
17 Students Sickened By Uncooked Chicken Nuggets At Central Mass Middle School: Officials 17 Students Sickened By Uncooked Chicken Nuggets At Central Mass Middle School: Officials
17 Students Sickened By Uncooked Chicken Nuggets At Central Mass Middle School: Officials Seventeen students were sickened after consuming undercooked chicken nuggets at a Central Massachusetts middle school, officials said. Fifteen of the students fell ill after eating their meals at Nissitissit Middle School in Pepperell on Thursday, Oct. 27, Superintendent Brad Morgan said in a release.  School staff immediately alerted the cafeteria vendor — Fresh Picks — and a new lunch was prepared for the students, some of whom were sent to the nurse's office with stomach illness. Then, two more students were sickened this past Thursday, Nov. 3, also from eating undercooked chicken …

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by David Cifarelli
Dorchester, MA
News
Boston Neo-Nazi Group Founder Back In Court As DA's Civil Rights Team Ramps Up Prosecutions Boston Neo-Nazi Group Founder Back In Court As DA's Civil Rights Team Ramps Up Prosecutions
Boston Neo-Nazi Group Founder Back In Court As DA's Civil Rights Team Ramps Up Prosecutions The founder of a Boston-based Neo-Nazi group plans to serve as his own attorney in his trial for allegedly fighting outside of a Drag Queen Story Hour event earlier this summer, authorities said.  Chris Hood, 23, who started the National Social Club 131, returned to court on Monday, Sept. 19, for a pre-trial hearing, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Hood's group protested the event in Jamaica Plains on July 23, where they held signs that called the drag queens "pedo scum" and marched in the streets. Police said Hood got into a brawl with counter-protesters outside the Lor…

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by Josh Lanier
Ossining, NY
Police & Fire
Pair Face Drug Charges After I-84 Stop Pair Face Drug Charges After I-84 Stop
Pair Face Drug Charges After I-84 Stop Two men are facing a litany of drug charges after being busted with everything from cocaine to MDMA during a routine traffic stop on I-84 in the Hudson Valley, according to state police. New York State Police troopers in Putnam initiated a traffic stop of a 2012 Ford Fusion driven by Fitchburg, Mass., resident Anthony Berube, 25, at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Sunday night, when he committed a vehicle or traffic violation on I-84 in Southeast. During the stop, troopers reported that there was a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, leading to a further search by police. Accordi…

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by Zak Failla