Middleton

Under state law, landowners and tenants are allowed to kill a bear that is caught in the act of damaging their property, environmental police said.

Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating after a homeowner in Middleton, Massachusetts, shot and killed a black bear they said had attacked and killed two of their goats and eight of their chickens. Around 7:30 p.m. Thursday night, environmental police said they were notified by Middleton police that a black bear had attacked and killed two goats at a residence in…

A black bear was seen wandering around Middleton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, just over three weeks after other bear sightings occurred. The large animal roamed through yards, and one woman says it was staring through windows at her and her family. The sightings happened near the intersection of Liberty Street and Second Avenue. On Monday, Aug. 8, a black bear was…

A woman in Middleton, Massachusetts, had a close encounter with a bear.

Footage shows a bear wandering through backyards in Middleton, Mass.

Hey bear! A black bear was spotted wandering near King Street in Middleton, Massachusetts, on Monday. “The bear walked down the hill and across the street into the woods,” Susan Morrissey, who lives in the area, said. “My mom caught him out of the corner of her eye and as you can see my dogs look like bears so she…

Supply chain issues struck a popular Massachusetts ice cream maker just ahead of a sweltering weekend, sending ripples around New England. Richardson’s Ice Cream has been running low on some ice cream flavors and wasn’t able to fulfill all of the wholesale orders that other shops placed, the Middleton, Massachusetts, institution said Thursday. “We are working hard to replenish...

A man accused of stabbing his 13-year-old daughter and wife in their home last month has been newly indicted on charges including attempted murder, prosecutors said Thursday. Paul Salvaggio, 54, has been held without bail after allegedly attacking his wife and teenage daughter with a knife in the family’s home in Middleton, Massachusetts, on April 8. He was slated to…

Paul Salvaggio, 54, is accused of attacking his wife and teenage daughter with a knife in the family’s home in Middleton, Massachusetts, on April 8.

A man accused of stabbing his 13-year-old daughter and wife in their home last week will continue to be held without bail following a brief court hearing Friday. Paul Salvaggio, 54, is charged with two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a child and assault and battery with a dangerous…

Paul Salvaggio, 54, is accused of stabbing his wife and daughter at a home on Stanley Road.

A 54-year-old man is in custody and a 13-year-old girl is in critical condition after a stabbing at a home Friday morning in Middleton, Massachusetts.

A man is in custody and his 13-year-old daughter is in critical condition after he allegedly stabbed her Friday morning at their home in Middleton, Massachusetts. Paul Salvaggio, 54, is facing two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a child and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He’s accused…