-
Man, 21, Killed by Wrong-Way Driver in Somerset: Police
A 21-year-old man from Portsmouth, R.I. died in a car crash early Wednesday morning after he was struck by a wrong-way driver. Authorities responded to a crash in Somerset, Massachusetts around 3:45 a.m., the Massachusetts State Police said. A Volvo SUV driven by a 50-year-old man from Bristol, R.I. was driving east on the west side of Interstate 195...
-
Mass. State Police Locate Missing Somerset Man
Police in Massachusetts say they have located a Somerset man who had been reported missing. Robert Beden was reported missing after he was last seen Saturday night. Police said at the time that he may have been driving a gray Toyota Camry with Massachusetts plates 792111. Beden was described as 6′ tall, weighing approximately 160 pounds. He may be wearing…
-
Ex-Mayor's Aide Pleads Guilty in Public Corruption Case
The ex-chief of staff to a former Massachusetts mayor has pleaded guilty to extortion, bribery and other charges in a federal public corruption case.
-
Driver Killed in Highway Rollover Crash in Somerset
A driver was killed Thursday in a rollover crash on an interstate highway in Somerset, Massachusetts, state police said. The single-vehicle crash happened around 2:20 p.m. on Interstate 195 eastbound at mile marker 9.2. State police originally reported the driver suffered serious injuries before later said the victim had died. According to a preliminary investigation, police say a Chevrolet Equinox…
-
These Massachusetts School Districts Have Already Decided to Go Online Only This Fall
Friday is the deadline for schools to submit their fall reopening plans, and at least 32 of them have already decided against having kids return to class at all. Auburn, Barnstable, Belmont, Bourne, Brockton, Brookline, Chelsea, Dedham, Everett, Framingham, Gardner, Lawrence, Leominster, Lynn, Marblehead, Manchester-Essex, Masconomet, Mendon-Upton, Methuen, Northbridge, Revere, Salem, Somerset, Somerville, Taunton, Topsfield, Wachusett, Watertown, Wayland, Webster, West…
-
Boston Teachers Union to Deliver School Reopening Plan
The Boston Teachers Union was scheduled to deliver its school reopening plans to Mayor Marty Walsh Thursday afternoon.
-
Boston Schools Consider Remote, Hybrid Learning
Dr. Brenda Cassellius, the superintendent of Boston Public Schools, and Mayor Marty Walsh have already ruled out a full-scale return for the fall. School officials are still trying to decide between a hybrid or remote-only model as they consider limitations within their facilities and transportation capabilities.
-
Video Shows Rollover Crash Following Police Pursuit
Two Massachusetts men are facing charges after they allegedly fled from Somerset police officers Sunday during a traffic stop and then later from the scene of a crash.
-
Mass. Couple Found Dead in Home by Relative, Police Investigating as Murder-Suicide
A Massachusetts couple was found dead Saturday morning in their Somerset home, and detectives are investigating it as a murder-suicide, state police announced. Amber Pereira, 30, and Joshua Pereira, 31, were both found dead by a relative who called Somerset police around 8:05 a.m. Police say both Amber and Joshua Pereira died from apparent gunshot wounds inside their 160 Thelma…
-
Police Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide in Somerset
A Massachusetts couple was found dead Saturday morning in their Somerset home, and detectives are investigating it as a murder-suicide, state police announced.
-
Police Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide in Somerset
Amber Pereira, 30, and Joshua Pereira, 31, were both found dead in their Massachusetts home by a relative who called Somerset police around 8:05 a.m. Saturday.
-
Mass. Palm Reader Stole Over $70,000 From Client in Exorcism Scheme, Police Say
A palm reader in Massachusetts is being accused of stealing more than $70,000 from a client by telling the woman her daughter was possessed by a demon and she needed the money to relocate the spirit into a Barbie doll. Somerset police say Tracey Milanovich — who ran Tracy’s Psychic Palm Reader on County Street — faces charges of…
-
Woman Dies After Being Mauled by Pit Bull While Having Seizure
A 44-year-old Somerset, Massachusetts, woman has died after being mauled by a pet pit bull on Friday afternoon. Somerset police received a 911 call around 5:20 p.m. from the victim’s daughter, saying that her mother, Melissa Astacio, was having a seizure inside their home on Lees River Avenue when the family dog began to attack, the Bristol District Attorney’s...
-
Family Dog Kills Woman Having Seizure
Somerset police received a 911 call around 5:20 p.m. from the victim’s daughter, saying that her mother, Melissa Astacio, was having a seizure inside their home on Lees River Avenue when the family dog began to attack, the Bristol District Attorney’s Office
-
WATCH: Closed Power Plant's Cooling Towers Demolished in Controlled Implosion
It took just a matter of seconds for two 500-foot cooling towers from Massachusetts’ last coal-fired power plant to be reduced to rubble Saturday. “It was a big explosion, and it was very loud,” eyewitness Mark Calvano said.
-
65-Year-Old Dead Following Rollover Crash on I-195 in Somerset
A 65-year-old woman was killed Tuesday morning in rollover crash in Somerset, Massachusetts. State police said the single-vehicle crash was reported at 6:40 a.m. on Interstate 195 westbound near Exit 4.
-
Fatal Crash Occurs on I-195 in Somerset, Mass.
One person is dead and another was transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 195 eastbound in Somerset, Massachusetts on Friday.
-
Fatal Crash in Somerset, Mass.
no description
-
State Police Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Firearms, Drugs
Massachusetts State Police have arrested a fugitive wanted on firearms and drug charges after a pursuit by car and on foot. Thomas Holland, of Taunton, was arrested Friday in Norton. The car’s driver, Brittany Pasternak, of Somerset, was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and malicious destruction of property.
-
Police Investigate Cruiser Crash That Killed Student
A 20-year-old woman is dead after a crash with a police cruiser in Somerset, Massachusetts