LEOMINSTER — After months of damage forms, data collection, applications, and consultants, the city received some unwelcome news Monday night. Officials learned that President Joe Biden had decided not to sign the disaster declaration for the city and FEMA officials had determined that the Sept. 11 flood had not caused damage of “such severity and […]
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Body parts trafficking case: Massachusetts judge dismisses claims against Harvard
A Suffolk Superior Court judge dismissed the combined family lawsuit against Harvard University related to a human body parts trafficking ring connected to its medical school morgue.
Lifeflight transports driver after collision with plow
WESTMINSTER — At 9:04 a.m. Tuesday State Troopers responded to a serious crash involving a sedan and a snow plow on Route 2 east at the 90 mile marker in Westminster. The operator of the car suffered serious injuries. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2004 Toyota Camry operated by a 20-year-old Gardner man struck the […]
Former RI transit official to lead western rail expansion
There are still many steps on the path to a functioning West-East Rail system across Massachusetts, but the Healey administration took one key step Tuesday in naming a director for the project. The administration turned to Andy Koziol, a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate with nearly 16 years of transportation experience, as its new point […]
Marsi set to claim Durant’s House seat, extend GOP win streak
Dudley Selectman John Marsi is on track to be elected to the House without a Democrat on the ballot next month and the Mass. Republican Party says his presumptive victory to hold a seat for the party shows “that Republicans can and will continue to win in Massachusetts.” Marsi claimed victory over Southbridge Selectman David […]
Massachusetts winter storm watch: ‘Significant snowfall’ likely Monday into Tuesday
The NWS issued a winter storm watch earlier Saturday that will go into effect late Monday night and last through late Tuesday night, with a solid 4 to 12 inches of snowfall expected across the Bay State.