BEDFORD — Kids were playing in their yards and people were out for walks in what appeared to be a scenic suburban Thursday evening in Bedford. Out of place was an officer sitting in a police cruiser parked in the driveway of 10 Washington St.
Crime and Public Safety
Driver parks car into RMV building
A motor vehicle collided with the Registry of Motor Vehicles on Research Drive in Leominster at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported and the operator was not transported from the scene. (GARY FOURNIER)
Police: Drowning victim identified as Fitchburg man
DUBLIN, N.H. — On Sunday, police identified a 51-year-old Fitchburg man who had been found drowned on the northern side of Dublin Lake, according to Dublin, N.H. Police. Early Friday morning, State Police Marine Patrol and Dublin Police responded to Dublin Lake in regards to the report of a male subject in his fifties who […]
Editorial: Guard’s assault grim reminder of dangers inherent in this duty
It’s no surprise that corrections officers exhibit the worst health of any U.S. occupational group, with high rates of on-the-job injuries, suicide, obesity, hypertension and sleep disruption. Their life expectancy averages more than a decade less than those in other professions, according to research in multiple states. Mazen El Ghaziri, the assistant chair and associate […]
Car vs. tennis court
Ricky’s Towing carefully removed a vehicle from a tennis court in Leominster on Friday morning, after a driver had mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake when leaving a parking spot. The vehicle went down an embankment and into the nearby court abutting the 70 Heritage Lane parking lot. No injuries were reported.
Editorial: Landmark’s face lift making Leominster a more livable city
Earlier this week the newspaper gave a written and visual update on the status of the Monument Square improvement project in downtown Leominster. It’s encouraging to see that upgrades to that city landmark remain on track to be completed by the end of June. Funding for its renovation came courtesy of a $400,000 state Parkland […]
