Norton

A 28-year-old man died after getting hit by a car while riding a scooter Sunday night in Norton, Massachusetts. Mark Sullivan, of Norton, was driving the scooter down North Worcester Street when he collided with a gray Honda Accord around 9:20 p.m. The driver of the Honda, Jon Laprise, 18 of Norton, was not injured in the crash. Police and…

A police officer in Norton, Massachusetts, has been placed on leave after being arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol following a car crash early Saturday morning. Joshua Archer, 31, of Norton, is charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury. Archer is…

Authorities are searching for a man accused of killing his girlfriend in Norton 40 years ago.

A man accused of killing his girlfriend in 1981 in Norton, Massachusetts, is being sought.

Forty years after the fatal shooting of a woman on Massachusetts Route 123, the man suspected of killing her has yet to be caught, and the FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information about where he is. Robin Shea was shot in the chest by her boyfriend, Andrew Peter Dabbs, as they drove on the highway through Norton on…

A man who’d been missing for more than a month, but hadn’t been seen since May, has been found dead, police in Norton, Massachusetts, said Thursday. Shannon Dolan was reported missing Aug. 2, and wasn’t found on a subsequent search of his home and the nearby area, police had said. He hadn’t been found after a few searches in...

A restaurant owner and several drivers in two Massachusetts communities found their cars or windows riddled with projectiles on Monday, in one case causing thousands of dollars in damage. John Wilson, who owns JD’s Restaurant on North Washington Street in North Attleboro, found five BB pellet holes in his window when he arrived at work to open shortly after 5…

People in two Mass. towns are edge over a string of BB gun shootings.

Two Massachusetts high school juniors dreaming of attending a prom are taking matters into their own hands. Mikayler Patch goes to Norton High School, Abbi Cloutier to Attleboro High. Both of their junior proms were canceled this year due to coronavirus. “It’s high school. You only live once,” said Abbi. So the girls, tired of missing out on so...

One person was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday night in Norton, Massachusetts, according to local police. First responders arrived on the scene around 9 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Maple Street and John Scott Boulevard in Norton, police officials said, where they discovered a motorcycle had crashed into a guardrail off the road, adjacent to railroad tracks. Police…

Funeral arrangements are set to take place this week for a Massachusetts police officer who died last week after a courageous battle with COVID-19. Det. Sgt. Stephen Desfosses served the Norton Police Department for more than 30 years before he died on Wednesday, Jan. 13. He had been hospitalized at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston with coronavirus since…

A veteran Norton police officer died after a battle with coronvairus.

A police officer from Norton, Massachusetts, has died after being hospitalized with coronavirus last month. Det. Sgt. Stephen Desfosses’ death was announced by the Norton Police Department Wednesday afternoon. “It is with great sadness that Chief Brian Clark and the members of the Norton Police Department announce the passing of Detective Sergeant Stephen Desfosses after a courageous battle with Covid…

A Massachusetts police officer is fighting for his life after being hospitalized last month with COVID-19. Tuesday night, Jessica Desfosses of Attleboro hugged her two girls, 11-year-old Addison and 8-year-old Ella, during the hardest time of their lives. Det. Sgt. Stephen Desfosses, a father of four and a veteran officer with the Norton Police Department, has been hospitalized at Beth…

Det. Sgt. Stephen DesFosses of Attleboro is fighting for his life after being hospitalized with coronavirus.

As the search for the missing Massachusetts goat, “Blossom,” continues, the reward increases. Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary in Norton, Blossom’s home, has upped the reward for her safe return to $11,000. “No questions asked,” said the Animal Sanctuary in a Facebook post on Tuesday. The beloved goat was last seen around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 inside the animal…

An animal sanctuary in Norton, Massachusetts, is looking for one of its beloved goats, “Blossom,” who went missing sometime before 3 p.m. Saturday. Debra White, the founder of Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary, believes the animal, who was not wearing her jacket at the time of her disappearance, was stolen from her enclosure during public visiting hours. It was a busy…

The owner of Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary in Norton, Massachusetts, believes someone stole “Blossom” the goat from her enclosure during public visiting hours Saturday.

A Massachusetts man is facing charges after allegedly driving under the influence in a one-car crash that left a woman dead in Norton. Fifty-nine-year-old Russell Stone of Attleboro is charged with motor vehicle homicide by operating under the influence, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. The car authorities said Stone was driving crashed shortly before 4 p.m....

A Norton teen has graduated from Harvard’s extension school before even graduating from high school.