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Tractor Trailer Carrying Bananas Rolls Over on I-290 Exit Ramp
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.
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Former Auburn Music Teacher Sentenced for Raping Elementary School Student
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,…
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Former Auburn Music Teacher Found Guilty of Raping Fourth-Grade Student
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…
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13-Year-Old Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted at Gunpoint in Maine
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…
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Auburn High School COVID Outbreak Impacts Classes, Nixes Football Games
A high school in Auburn, Massachusetts, is grappling with a COVID-19 outbreak that is impacting classes and athletic activities. Football activities have been suspended until further notice at Auburn High School after Superintendent Casey Handfield says the majority of the coaching staff and some players have tested positive for coronavirus within the past few days. “Two days ago, right before…
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Auburn High School Dealing With COVID Outbreak
The majority of Auburn High School’s football coaching staff and some players have tested positive for COVID-19, and at least 10 school staff members are out with the virus.
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Tractor Trailer, Mini Van Crash in Auburn; At Least 1 Person Injured
At least one person was taken to the hospital Sunday after a tractor trailer carrying liquid nitrogen and a mini van crashed in Auburn, Massachusetts. Police said the two vehicles collided on Route 12 at Johnson Street, prompting one lane of Route 12 north to close. The closure was expected for several hours and drivers were encouraged to avoid the…
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Tractor-Trailer and Mini Van Crash in Auburn
At least one person was taken to the hospital, police said.
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Auburn Home Depot Reopens After Gas Leak Forces Evacuation
A Home Depot reopened Wednesday morning after a gas leak forced it to close for several hours Tuesday.
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2 Dead After ATV Crash in Auburn, NH
Two people were killed Saturday morning when the ATV they were riding in struck a tree in Auburn, New Hampshire, police said. Officers responded around 9 a.m. to Beaver Brook Road for reports of a crash involving a side-by-side ATV colliding with a tree, not far from the Londonderry town line. Wendy Ford, 51, and Craig Ford, 34, both of…
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Kayaker Pulled From Water in NH Dies
A kayaker died after going into the water early Wednesday morning on a New Hampshire lake. State police say a male kayaker went onto Massabesic Lake in Auburn around 2 a.m. with a friend. Around 4, he went into the water and began to struggle, police said. Attempts to rescue the kayaker were unsuccessful. Police responded to a 911 call…
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Street Sweeper Driver Seriously Injured in New Braintree Crash
The driver of a street sweeper was seriously injured Monday in a crash in New Braintree, Massachusetts, officials said. According to the New Braintree Fire Department, a call came in at 11:24 a.m. for a crash involving a street sweeper on Wine Road. The operator suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital. Fire officials said it is…
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Mass. Police Chief Who'd Been Skeptical Now ‘Giving Getting the Vaccine a Second Look'
A Massachusetts police chief who has said he plans to skip getting the coronavirus vaccine may be having a change of heart. Auburn Police Chief Andrew Sluckis and half of the officers in his department have had said they didn’t plan to get the vaccine when it’s made available to first responders statewide next week, MassLive reported. But reached...
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Mass. Town Administrator Concerned by Police Chief's Vaccine Skepticism
Massachusetts first responders will start getting the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, but auburn’s police chief and some of his department are skeptical — leaving the town manager concerned.
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Over 100 Crashes, Disabled Vehicles Reported Across Region Amid Snowstorm
Over 100 crashes and disabled vehicles have already been reported on area roads as a major winter storm continues to pummel the region. Police in Auburn, Massachusetts, said around 12:30 a.m. that Millbury Street was closed at the Farmer’s Daughter due to a utility pole that is snapped at the base following a motor vehicle accident. National Grid was reportedly…
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Police Respond to Serious Crash in Auburn
Police were on the scene of a serious crash Thursday evening in Auburn, Massachusetts. The crash on Route 20 involved three vehicles. The street was closed in both directions at Old Common Road, police tweeted shortly before 6 p.m. Auburn Police Chief Andrew Sluckis said on Twitter that at least one person may have died in the crash. No further…
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Mass. Bus Monitor ‘Potentially Exposes' 20 Students to COVID-19
Twenty Massachusetts students are quarantining at home after Auburn Public Schools notified them they were “potentially exposed” to a bus monitor who tested positive for the novel coronavirus. School officials sent a letter home to parents Friday that explained the students involved may have been in the presence of the bus monitor during morning and afternoon bus rides between Sept….
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Mass. School Bus Monitor Tests Positive for COVID19
At least 20 students have been asked to isolate after a bus monitor tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Auburn, Massachusetts.
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Friends, Neighbors Distraught After Missing Boater's Body Found in Reservoir
Friends and neighbors were distraught after the body of a boater who disappeared Thursday night on Dark Brook Reservoir in Auburn was recovered Friday morning.