DEVENS — Fire crews responded to a report of a truck crashing into a building at the TaraVista Behavioral Health Center in Devens and catching fire Wednesday morning. According to the Worcester County District Attorney’s office, the Devens Fire Department and assisting mutual aid departments extinguished the fire, which was first reported at 5:36 a.m. […]
Crime and Public Safety
Middlesex DA: Woman arraigned on 30 counts of animal cruelty
AYER — After police seized 162 animals on her property in February, a 77-year-old woman was arraigned on over two dozen counts of animal cruelty in Ayer District Court on Monday, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. In collaboration with Ayer Police Chief Brian Gill and the MSPCA, Ryan’s office confirmed that Ruth Maxant-Schulz, […]
Official: Footage of bus driver shoving student ‘horrifying’
TOWNSEND — A school bus driver accused of shoving an eighth grade student to the floor of the bus during the ride home on Tuesday now faces a charge of assault and battery.
Sutton magician sentenced to federal prison for sexually exploiting Cambodian children
Scott Jameson, a Sutton children’s magician, will be disappearing into a federal prison for six and a half years for fondling children and making porn of them while traveling in Cambodia.
Police say road rage to blame for altercation on I-495
BOLTON — On Monday afternoon, State Troopers responded to a report of an altercation with a weapon involved in the breakdown lane of Route 495 south. A preliminary investigation by State Police from the Leominster Barracks indicated the incident, which resulted in a tractor-trailer driver suffering serious injuries, stemmed from alleged road rage. Evidence suggested […]
House fire rips through garage on Saturday
ASHBY — The Fire Department and State Fire Marshal are looking into the cause of a two-alarm fire that consumed a garage attached to a Mason Road home on Saturday. Luckily, fire officials say the all the occupants made it out safely. At about 12:30 p.m. on March 23, the Fire Department responded to a […]
