Norton

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 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 veteran Norton police officer died after a battle with coronvairus.

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.

Firefighters from several communities rushed to the scene of a fire in Norton Wednesday.

Authorities have released the name of the man who died early Saturday morning after an apparent meth lab explosion inside his Norton apartment. According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, 38-year-old Edward Rooney died hours after fleeing from his apartment on Faith Way following the explosion. Norton police and fire responded to a reported explosion around 12:53 a.m....

A man allegedly involved in a meth lab operation inside a Norton apartment has died in the hours after a reported explosion early Saturday morning. Norton police and fire responded to a reported explosion at 3 Faith Way around 12:53 a.m. They found an apartment empty and damaged from what appeared to be an explosion associated with a meth lab…

Police say a man in his 30s who was allegedly involved in a meth lab operation inside a Norton apartment has died following a reported explosion.

The resident of the apartment in Norton had left the scene when police arrived after a reported explosion early Saturday morning, but was later found experiencing medical issues.

A 13-year-old was arrested after police found a rifle and ammunition in their bedroom, police in Norton, Massachusetts, said Thursday. The arrest comes a day after three rifle rounds were found in a locker at Norton Middle School, which the teenager attends. They were found after a teacher reported overhearing students talking about a bullets-for-electronics trade, police had said. Police…

Three rifle rounds were found in a locker at a middle school in Norton, Massachusetts, Wednesday after a teacher reported overhearing students talking about a bullets-for-electronics trade, police said. A school in Norton, Massachusetts, was quiet Wednesday night after its winter concert was postponed. Ammunition was found inside a locker at Norton Middle School, according to police. They say the…

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency issued a statement Tuesday warning of possible local impacts this weekend as a result of Hurricane Dorian. The Category 2 hurricane is currently located just to the east of Grand Bahama Island and 105 miles east of Florida. MEMA said current modeling suggests that over the next 48 to 72 hours, Dorian will begin to...

A man has been charged with stabbing a woman in Norton on Saturday afternoon, according to authorities. A driver saw the woman lying in the road on Lincoln Street and called 911 around 4:45 p.m., Norton Police said. Officers found her floating in and out of consciousness with apparent stab wounds.

A third person has a confirmed case of eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, in Massachusetts this summer, health authorities said Friday. A man over 60 years old in northern Franklin County has the rare but potentially deadly virus, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in a statement. The risk level is now critical in two Franklin County communities.