WORCESTER — The city councilor who tried to block the arrest of a criminal illegal immigrant accused of assaulting her pregnant daughter has been charged in connection with the chaotic altercation. City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj has been charged with one count each of assault and battery on a police officer and interfering with police during […]
Crime and Public Safety
Meet Officer Ruby: The newest (and furriest) member of the Townsend Police Department
TOWNSEND — The Townsend Police Department has added a new member to its team: Officer Ruby, a 10-week-old bloodhound with a future in search-and-rescue and community engagement.
Firefighters rescue 4 by ladder in 3-alarm fire on Mechanic St.
FITCHBURG — Fire personnel battled a 3-alarm fire in a residential building in the downtown area early Monday morning and successfully extinguished the blaze after rescuing both human and animal occupants. According to a press release from the Fitchburg Fire Department, Group 1 Fitchburg fire companies were dispatched for the report of a fire in […]
‘The end result is going to be chaos’: Bar advocates to halt indigent defense work over stagnant pay
According to Massachusetts bar advocates, without a long-overdue raise, the justice system is headed for some serious trouble.
Investigators seek public’s help in 50-year-old cold case mystery
BURLINGTON — On May 22, 1975, a haunting discovery in the woods of Burlington set off a homicide investigation that has remained unsolved for half a century. Now, on the 50th anniversary of the case, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and the Burlington Police are making a renewed appeal to the public for help identifying the victim — a man who has only been known as “John Doe.”
Pepperell woman killed in single-vehicle crash in Vermont
THETFORD, Vt. — A Pepperell woman was killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 91 South in Thetford on Saturday afternoon, and the Vermont State Police said the driver has been cited for gross negligent operation resulting in death.
