WORCESTER — Police arrested a Worcester man on Sunday in connection with the death of a man found on Saturday in Hubbardston, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Ryan Wilcox, 32, has been charged with armed assault with intent to kill, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing […]
Crime and Public Safety
Fitchburg 3-alarm fire displaces dozens on Sunday
FITCHBURG — Over the weekend, a fire on the fourth floor of an apartment building displaced over two dozen people on Day Street in Fitchburg and another fire forced school officials to close Leominster High School on Monday. A three-alarm fire broke out at 35 Day St., a four-story brick apartment building known as Hotel […]
Worcester teen indicted for murder in fatal Paine St. shooting
WORCESTER — A grand jury handed up a murder indictment against 17-year-old Kayden M. Keane Hoffler in an April shooting death on Paine Street, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Hoffler, of Worcester, was indicted on Dec. 20, 2024 on a single count of murder in the death of Eathan Renteria, […]
Driver crashes truck into health center after medical emergency
Fitchburg Police, Fire and Building personnel responded to the scene after a pickup truck drove into a section of the Community Health Center building at 326 Nichols Road in Fitchburg on the morning of Christmas Eve. The driver, who was reported to have suffered a medical emergency just prior to the accident, was transported with […]
Space heater, smoking materials possible factors in Fitchburg 3-alarm fire
FITCHBURG — Fire officials said that the 3-alarm house fire — which injured three occupants and a firefighter on Sunday — started on an enclosed rear porch where a space heater was in use, according to a release from Fire Chief Dante Suarez and State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. The Fitchburg Fire Department responded […]
Ashby Police awarded $15K grant for body cameras
ASHBY — In a round of grant funding announced last week by the state, the Ashby Police Department has received a $15,000 grant to fund a body-worn camera program for officers. The $15,000 grant from the fiscal 2025 Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Program will fund the purchase of body-worn cameras, computer storage capacity, software, and […]
