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President Joe Biden used his first trip to Maine as president to sign an executive order that would encourage companies to manufacture new inventions in the United States. “I’m not here to declare victory on the economy. We have more work to do,” Biden said. But “we have a plan for turning things around. ‘Bidenomics’ is just another way...

The annual Auburn Elks Kids Safety Day is a day for kids to have fun but it’s also an opportunity for families to learn how to stay safe this summer, whether it’s in a pool or on a bike. Anna Maria College’s Molly Bish Center was also there helping parents create child ID kits in case their child ever disappears,...

Massachusetts State Police were on scene of the rollover at around 8 a.m., which happened on a ramp from the Mass. Pike eastbound to the I-290, Route 12 spilt in Auburn.

A big rig truck rolled over on a Massachusetts Turnpike ramp Tuesday morning, and it looks like the truck will remain off the side of the road for the rest of the day. Massachusetts State Police were on scene of the rollover at around 8 a.m., which happened on a ramp from the Mass. Pike eastbound to the I-290, Route…

A group of children were rescued from a flood control tunnel after responders pinged their cellphones.

A group of kids stranded near a huge flood-mitigation tunnel near Worcester, Massachusetts, were rescued on Sunday, officials said. The six kids, all between the ages of 10 and 13, were near the Worcester Flood Diversion Channel in Auburn when one called 911 about 4:15 p.m. They had reached the head of the tunnel — part of the area’s water…

A man was found deceased Sunday morning outside a high school in Auburn, Massachusetts, authorities said. Auburn police said first responders were called to Auburn High School, located at 99 Auburn Street, around 6:35 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive man who was found on a driveway. Paramedics determined the man was dead at the scene. The area around…

One person was killed and four others were injured ina three-vehicle crash Thursday morning on the eastbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Auburn, according to state police. The crash happened near Exit 89 shortly before 7:30 a.m. State police said preliminary investigation revealed that a 2013 Mazda VST driven by a 23-year-old Ohio man was headed east when it…

Three juveniles are facing serious charges after police say they shot Orbeez gel pellets at middle school students as they walked home from their school bus Wednesday in Auburn, Massachusetts. Those charged in the incident will each face nine counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the Auburn Police Department said in a Facebook post. Parents of multiple…

A vehicle was hit by a bullet Tuesday morning in Auburn, Massachusetts during a road rage incident, according to the town’s police force. Before 7 a.m. Tuesday, two people told police they saw a white truck driving aggressively while they were driving south on West Street, according to Auburn police. The white truck and a gold SUV that may...

The driver of a van was killed Monday evening after crashing into a tree in the median of Interstate 395 in Auburn, according to Massachusetts State Police. Troopers responded to reports of the crash just before 6 p.m. Monday. When they arrived to the scene, troopers saw a 2006 Honda Odyssey crashed into a tree in the center median, a…

Emergency crews responded overnight to a reported fuel spill along the Massachusetts Turnpike in Auburn. Auburn Fire Rescue said online around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday that it was responding to mile marker 92, where there was a report of a tractor trailer with a fuel leak. Fire officials noted that Massachusetts State Police was also responding and reporting a “large spill”….

As Halloween season kicks into gear, some packages of candy corn have been recalled from stores in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

A toddler drowned at a home’s swimming pool in Maine this weekend, officials said. The 2-year-old was found unresponsive at a swimming pool in Auburn Saturday, but the child died despite first responders’ efforts to keep them alive, according to the Auburn police and fire departments. Investigators believe the child drowned accidentally, but the death is under investigation by...

A tractor trailer carrying bananas has rolled over on the exit ramp from Interstate 290 east to Exit 12 in Auburn, Massachusetts. State police tweeted at 1:49 p.m. that they are on scene along with the Massachusetts Department of Transportaiton and the Auburn Fire Department. No injuries have been reported. The ramp is closed to traffic, state police said.

A former Auburn elementary school teacher convicted of raping a student was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Stephen Jaszek, 66, of South Hadley, was first arrested in 2018. Earlier this month a judge found him guilty of two counts of aggravated rape of a child by a mandated reporter,…

A former Auburn elementary school teacher was found guilty by a judge of raping a student, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Stephen Jaszek, 66, of South Hadley, was first arrested in 2018. He was found guilty of two counts of aggravated rape of a child by a mandated reporter, two counts of aggravated rape of a child…

Police in Auburn, Maine say a 13-year-old girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted at gunpoint on Monday night by a stranger. Investigators have since arrested a suspect, 24-year-old Razel Gavin, for allegedly kidnapping the girl using a firearm and repeatedly assaulting her. According to Auburn Police Chief, Jason Moen, the teenager was sketching in a book alone at a picnic…