Mansfield

The Karen Read legal saga continues Wednesday morning after her attorneys filed a new motion this week. The defense not only arguing against a retrial but also a push to drop two of her three charges. This comes the same day that Read’s home went home for sale. In a 10-page document filed Tuesday, her lawyers once again asked...

The trial may be over, but Karen Read’s defense lawyers are continuing to fight. They filed a new motion this week, arguing the judge declared a mistrial without warning or soliciting objections.

Mansfield Fire says the engine was struck on 495 Southbound just prior to exit 27 in Norton at around 4:30 a.m.

A person suspected of firing a gunshot at someone outside the public safety building in Mansfield, Massachusetts, was taken into custody Friday night, police said Saturday. The investigation began when someone walked into the lobby at the town’s Public Safety building and said they were shot at as they tried to drive into the parking lot, according to Mansfield...

One Massachusetts man is dead and another is injured after they were hit by a vehicle while riding bicycles Thursday afternoon in Taunton. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said late Thursday night that 76-year-old Donald MacManus of Seekonk was hit by a Mercedes-Benz around 2:25 p.m. on North Walker Street. He was brought to Morton Hospital in Taunton,...

Neighbors say a Mercedes hit two bicyclists Thursday afternoon.

Mansfield Public Schools Superintendent Teresa Murphy released a statement after a social media video showed a member of the audience allegedly shouting a racial slur at a basketball game at Mansfield High School. Murphy says she ordered an investigation with school officials ands the School Resource Officer. “We want all students to feel a sense of belonging and believe there...

Firefighters are working the scene of a large fire in Mansfield, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. Police say the fire broke out at a home on Jewell Street. No injuries have been reported. Footage from the scene shows large plumes of smoke coming from the home. Jewell Street is closed between Nelson Way and Windermere Drive, according to police. Further details were…

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A restaurant chain has shut down multiple locations in Massachusetts, including ones in the Greater Boston area. According to a source, locations of TGI Fridays in Dedham, Mansfield, Marlborough, North Attleborough, and Seekonk are no longer in business, while another source says that the Danvers outlet has closed as well–and all of these...

Connecticut State Police have released the arrest warrant of a Mansfield Middle School teacher charged with second-degree threatening. Kenneth Johnson, 49, of Mansfield turned himself in to state police on Dec. 21. He was charged with disorderly conduct and second-degree threatening and released after posting a $10,000 bond, according to police. Johnson is a music teacher at Mansfield Middle School, according…

A rollover crash and vehicle fire impacted traffic on Interstate 495 in Mansfield, Massachusetts, during Thursday’s evening commute. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said the crash occurred on Exit 30 on the southbound side of the highway. The highway was closed in both directions to allow a medical helicopter to land, MassDOT said. The northbound side and the left lane…

As many as nine people forced their way into a smoke shop overnight in Mansfield, Massachusetts, destroying the store to steal items inside. Mansfield police say they were called to Brothers Smoke Shop, on Pratt Street, around 1 a.m. Monday for a reported breaking and entering into the business. Responding officers found discarded cigarette packs and other items from the…

The incident occurred around 1 a.m. Monday at Brothers Smoke Shop, Mansfield police said.

Police are now asking for residents in the area to check their home surveillance cameras.

Authorities in Mansfield, Massachusetts, are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects that may have been involved in multiple car break-ins and thefts that occurred overnight. Police responded to Fieldstone Drive shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday after a 911 caller reported seeing on their home video surveillance a person enter the caller’s car. The person ran off, but...

An ongoing incident that prompted multiple agencies to respond Tuesday evening has been safely resolved, according to police in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The Mansfield Police Department said it and regional partners were responding to an incident at 50 Reservoir St. the address of the Fairfield Inn. Details of the situation were not immediately available. Police said around 8:45 p.m. that the…

The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike even further Friday as labor contract negotiations with Detroit’s Big Three automakers continue to stall. The union encouraged an additional 7,000 members at Ford and General Motors to join the strike. Nearly 50 workers joined the picket line Friday in Mansfield, Massachusetts, where others have been marching for a week. “Ford has…

Another 7,000 auto workers were encouraged to walk off the job Friday as negotiations have stalled.

Six boys were arrested by police in Mansfield, Massachusetts, after authorities there said they were suspected of breaking into cars during the early morning hours on Monday. Authorities got a 911 call from someone on Church Street after 3 a.m. Monday, saying that someone was trying to break into cars, and when Mansfield police responded, they said they saw a…

The auto worker strike expanded to Massachusetts Friday when Stellantis workers walked out and onto the picket line.