FITCHBURG — Police are still investigating an incident involving a MART bus that crashed into the downtown bus terminal on Thursday morning, requiring a specialized extraction to free a man trapped underneath the bus. At about 8 a.m. on Nov. 14, police say that the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority bus had crashed into the intermodal […]
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Remembering the Sept. 11 attacks on 23rd anniversary
A brief but moving Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony was held in the city on Wednesday morning. Members of the Fitchburg Fire and Police departments, Fitchburg State University Police, city officials including Mayor Sam Squailia, and community members gathered at the Sept. 11 memorial located at 33 North St. to pay tribute to the thousands of […]
Tickled pink
FITCHBURG — The look of pure joy on Doris Vallee’s face said it all at the party held over the weekend to celebrate her 100th birthday. The lifelong city resident and newly minted centenarian was surrounded by dozens of loved ones on Sunday, Sept. 1, family and friends who gathered at her home the day […]
Occupant flees scene after rollover
A tow company pulls a vehicle back on all four wheels after a rollover accident on Mount Vernon Street in Fitchburg on Tuesday afternoon. The vehicle had two occupants, according to scanner reports, and, upon arrival of emergency crews, one had fled the scene. The remaining occupant, who refused medical treatment, was issued a citation. […]
Editorial: Benefits of police body cameras well worth the expense
In the nationwide atmosphere of heightened scrutiny on the performance of police officers, the Lowell Police Department launched a body-camera pilot program last April that equipped 30 officers – 10 on each shift – with those devices. As part of this initial introduction, then-interim Police Superintendent Barry Golner said the plan was to rotate the […]
Rollover accident sends car into the woods
Fitchburg Police report icy conditions from the recent late winter storm were most likely to blame for the vehicle that flipped over the guardrail on Ashby State Road in Fitchburg on Monday morning. No injuries were reported with the sole occupant, who got himself out of the wreck, following the accident shortly before 7 a.m. […]
