School Closings: List Grows As Nor'Easter To Bring Heavy Snows, High Winds School Closings: List Grows As Nor'Easter To Bring Heavy Snows, High Winds
School Closings: List Grows As Nor'Easter To Bring Heavy Snows, High Winds The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Central and Western Massachusetts on Monday, March 15, through Wednesday as a nor'easter will blanket the area with heavy snows and high winds.  Several schools have announced they will be closed on Tuesday.   The Berkshires Adams-Cheshire Regional School District Berkshire Hills Regional School District Central Berkshire Regional School District Farmington River Regional School District Gabriel Abbott Memorial School Hancock Regional School District Lee Public Schools Mount Greylock Regional School District North Ad…
MANHUNT: Police Searching For Man Linked To Malden Corpse MANHUNT: Police Searching For Man Linked To Malden Corpse
Manhunt: Police Searching For Man Linked To Malden Corpse Police in Middlesex County are on the lookout for a 33-year-old who is connected to a body found in an apartment in Malden. Officers found the body of 79-year-old Ronald Gilbert in his second-floor apartment on the afternoon of Feb. 22, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said. He had been dead for quite some time. The medical examiner is working to determine the cause of death. During their investigation, police said several things belonging to Gilbert had been taken. Officers later linked those stolen items to Dion Smith, 33, of Boston. Malden Police ask anyone with information o…
Victim Airlifted From 2-Car Middlesex County Crash With Life-Threatening Injuries Victim Airlifted From 2-Car Middlesex County Crash With Life-Threatening Injuries
Victim Airlifted From 2-Car Middlesex County Crash With Life-Threatening Injuries A MedFlight helicopter flew to the rescue of one of two victims of a serious car crash, officials say. In Middlesex county, two vehicles were involved in a crash that occurred on Merrimack Avenue in Dracut on Wednesday, March 1 around 5 or 6:00 p.m., the Dracut Police Department told Daily Voice.  Here’s the scene of the 2-vehicle crash in front of Merrimack Liquors on Merrimack Ave in Dracut. The second vehicle is down the embankment on the far side of this photo. Driver of the white sedan was ejected and transported by MedFlight. pic.twitter.com/AYOMmJpB4R — Aaron Curtis (@aselahcurti…
Massachusetts Correction Officer Accused Of Supplying Inmates With Drugs: DA Massachusetts Correction Officer Accused Of Supplying Inmates With Drugs: DA
Massachusetts Correction Officer Accused Of Supplying Inmates With Drugs: DA A Massachusetts Correction Officer is facing charges for allegedly smuggling drugs into the jail at which he worked, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports.  Francisco Morales-Urizandi, of Tewksbury, is accused of supplying prisoners at Middlesex Jail and House of Correction with drugs between April and August 2020, the office reports.  Prosecutors allege Morales-Urizandi helped inmates obtain and prepare several controlled substances including Suboxone, Marijuana, K2, and cigarettes for distribution inside the facility.  The officer also alle…
Mask Mandate Follows Suffolk County's 'High' COVID Rating Mask Mandate Follows Suffolk County's 'High' COVID Rating
Mask Mandate Follows Suffolk County's 'High' COVID Rating College students in Boston may be having flashbacks to 2020, as soaring COVID-19 infections are causing a reinstatement of mask regulations.  The current COVID-19 community level for Suffolk county is "high," according the the CDC COVID Data Tracker. The case rate per 100,000 residents is 138.7, as of Thursday, Jan. 5. The spike may be the reason behind the University of Massachusetts Boston's decision to reinstate a mask regulation.  Masks will be required indoors beginning Monday, Jan. 9, the university said in an online message. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to monitor the…
VIDEO: Mama Bear, Cubs Search For Something Tastier Than Porridge At Chicopee Home VIDEO: Mama Bear, Cubs Search For Something Tastier Than Porridge At Chicopee Home
Video: Mama Bear, Cubs Search For Something Tastier Than Porridge At Chicopee Home A security camera at a Chicopee home captured a mama bear and her two cubs going for a late-night snack earlier this week.  The bears wandered around the cars and sniffed at some areas on Monday, Nov. 14, before lumbering off for more fertile feeding grounds.  Click here to watch the minute-long video.  Bear sightings in Massachusetts aren't uncommon. State wildlife officials estimate there are more than 4,500 black bears in the Bay State, with most of them living in Worcester County, northern Middlesex County, and west to the Berkshires.  Last week, the Sunderland Police Department put …
Spent Shell Casings Found At Massachusetts High School: Officials Spent Shell Casings Found At Massachusetts High School: Officials
Spent Shell Casings Found At Massachusetts High School: Officials School officials in Middlesex County are investigating after two spent shell casings were found at a high school this week. The casings were found in the boys locker room bathroom at North Middlesex Regional High School around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, Superintendent Brad Morgan and Townsend Police Chief James Sartell report. Townsend Police took the casings and contacted the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council School Threat Assessment and Response System (STARS) team.  A search of the locker room and entire school ensued, officials said. Students were not in…
65-Year-Old Marlborough Man Filmed Himself Sexually Abusing His Friends' Children: Feds 65-Year-Old Marlborough Man Filmed Himself Sexually Abusing His Friends' Children: Feds
65-Year-Old Marlborough Man Filmed Himself Sexually Abusing His Friends' Children: Feds A 65-year-old man who sexually assaulted several children and filmed others in the nude will serve the next six decades in prison, a federal judge ruled this week.  Philip Raymond of Marlborough pleaded guilty to 13 counts of sexual exploitation of children earlier this year, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Raymond's victims ranged in age from 4 to 13 years ago, and many of them were his friends' children, the prosecutor said.  Investigators found videos that Raymond captured using hidden cameras from 2004 until 2012 that were installed in his bathroom and in his own child…
Inmate Serving Life Sentence For VA Murder Charged For Assaulting Prison Officer: DA Inmate Serving Life Sentence For VA Murder Charged For Assaulting Prison Officer: DA
Inmate Serving Life Sentence For VA Murder Charged For Assaulting Prison Officer: DA A corrections officer is in a coma after an inmate, who was serving a sentence for a 2001 Virginia murder, assaulted him, officials said. Roy Booth was charged for hitting Officer Matthew Tidman multiple times with a metal pole, while they were both inside a Massachusetts prison, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's office.  When he carried out the attack, Booth was serving a life sentence for the murder of Melissa Tanner, back in 2001, in Portsmouth, according to his case records. He was transferred to a prison in Massachusetts back in March 2021, the District At…
Boston Area Robber Charged For Stealing Over $6,000 From 4-Bank Heist: Feds Boston Area Robber Charged For Stealing Over $6,000 From 4-Bank Heist: Feds
Boston Area Robber Charged For Stealing Over $6,000 From 4-Bank Heist: Feds A Boston man could be spending even more time behind bars after being charged with several bank robberies in the Boston area, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. Jacob Pimentel, who was indicted on four counts of bank robbery, is already serving time for a related offense in Middlesex County, the office said on Monday, Aug. 29.  According to a new indictment, Pimentel allegedly stole more than $6,000 from four banks in Allston, Brighton, Brookline and Cambridge between April and May 2022. He was eventually apprehend in late May, according to a Facebook post from Brookline p…
Brand-New Rankings Reveal Massachusetts' Wealthiest Counties Brand-New Rankings Reveal Massachusetts' Wealthiest Counties
Brand-New Rankings Reveal Massachusetts' Wealthiest Counties A new ranking shows how Massachusetts counties stack up against one another when it comes to financial earnings. Using data from the US Census Bureau, Stacker ranked Massachusetts counties by 2020 5-year estimate median household income. For comparison, the 2020 median household income in the United States was $67,521. In Massachusetts, it was $86,725. No. 5 Coming in at No. 5 is Essex County, with a median household income of $82,225. That’s 2.6 percent below the state average and 26.5 percent above the national average. Data showed that 41.5 percent of households in the county earned o…
Third Person Found Guilty In Connection With Everett Man's 2016 Murder Third Person Found Guilty In Connection With Everett Man's 2016 Murder
Third Person Found Guilty In Connection With Everett Man's 2016 Murder A third person has been found guilty of murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old from Everett in 2016, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office said.  Rigoberto Landaverde-Lemus, age 28, of Everett was found guilty of first-degree murder of Omar Wildredo Reyes on Monday, Aug. 8, the office reports.  He joins Christian Nunez, who was found guilty of second-degree murder on June 15, 2018, and Jose Vasquez Ardon, who was found guilty of first-degree murder on March 26, 2019.  Omar Wilfredo Reyes was found shot in the head beneath MS-13 graffiti …