Mansfield

Dozens of people came together to support local police Sunday in Mansfield, Massachusetts. “That’s why we are here right now, showing our support and letting them know we have their backs,” Mansfield resident Mike MacDougall said. “We’re very fortunate to have them and we want them to continue their good work,” said Lorraine Tavares, another local resident. The “Back...

Dozens of people came together in Mansfield to support local police Sunday. The “Back the Blue” demonstrators were met by dozens of counter-protestors supporting the “Black Lives Matter” movement.

Thousands of protesters gathering across Massachusetts for one reason — change.  The demonstrations come after this week’s decision when no officers connected to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor were indicted. Only one of the four officers was charged with wanton endangerment.  Multiple rallies are scheduled for Sunday. In Acton, a “Standout in the Suburbs for Black Lives Matter”...

State police have identified the man who was killed in a crash involving a FedEx truck on Route 32 in Mansfield on Friday. Troopers said a FedEx truck was driving southbound on Route 32 around 9:45 a.m. while 22-year-old Jeffrey Grassette, of Massachusetts, was traveling northbound on the same road approaching a non-contact vehicle. As Grassette approached the non-contact vehicle,…

Police in Mansfield, Massachusetts have arrested a man in connection with an armed robbery of CVS Pharmacy on Saturday night. Police responded to the CVS on Chauncy Street shortly before midnight after receiving a report of an armed robbery. Surveillance video showed the clerk robbed at gunpoint by a man wearing a white hoodie. The suspect then reportedly fled into…

Authorities were responding to a tractor-trailer rollover crash on Interstate 495 northbound in Mansfield, Massachusetts Wednesday. Massachusetts State Police said the operator of the vehicle was trapped inside, but there was no word on possible injuries. Two lanes of I-495 were temporarily closed. Commuters were told to expect delays.

A tractor-trailer rollover crash on Interstate 495 northbound in Mansfield, Massachusetts, temporarily shut down two lanes of traffic Wednesday.

Multiple lanes are closed after a crash involving several vehicles on Interstate 495 in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The crash took place at Exit 13B to Interstate 95, Jacquelyn Goddard of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said Thursday evening. State police were on their way to the scene, as were fire and EMS crews, according to Goddard. No further information was immediately…

A volunteer who stole nearly $300,000 from a Mansfield little league team was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to theft of property. Jennifer Sue Witteveen, 52, of Arlington, became the treasurer for the Mansfield Youth Baseball Association when her child was playing there, prosecutors said. She was convicted of making cash withdrawals and writing fraudulent checks…

Two men were caught on surveillance video breaking into a home early Tuesday morning in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The homeowners, Dave and Arlene Coccia, didn’t hear a thing. They were sleeping upstairs. “Clearly, they were quiet,” said Dave Coccia. “So I’m sure it’s not the first time that this has happened, they were not rookies.” It began when the suspects...

Police say two men were caught on camera going into a home while the people inside were sleeping.

For the second year in a row, the St. John’s Prep Eagles are Massachusetts Division 1 Super Bowl champions.

A driver has died in a car crash in Mansfield, Massachusetts early Sunday morning.

A mechanic has died more than a month after being burned in a gas station fire in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

A fire erupted at a Mansfield, Massachusetts, gas station and auto repair shop Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses and mechanics working there said they heard a loud explosion.

A tornado touched down in northeast Connecticut Wednesday when severe thunderstorms rolled through the area, the National Weather Service confirmed after an investigation. The EF-1 twister struck in Tolland County around 5:45 p.m., with winds as fast as 85-90 mph, the NWS said Thursday.

A car crashed into a hair salon Monday afternoon in Mansfield, Massachusetts, causing quite a mess. The crash happened at Amore Hair Design on Fowler Street just after 12 p.m.

A Massachusetts woman is a finalist for a national award that recognizes outstanding individuals with hearing loss. Eighteen-year-old Catherine Fitzgerald, of Mansfield, is among three finalists for the 2019 Oticon Focus on People Award. Denmark-based Oticon manufactures hearing aids.

Two separate crashes caused delays Wednesday on Interstate 495 in two Massachusetts towns just 10 minutes away from each other. At least one person was hospitalized following a crash in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Just one lane was open on I-495 northbound during the investigation, causing a severe backup for commuters.

A teacher in Concord, N.H. has been accused of sexually assaulting a middle school student in Massachusetts.