Saturday, January 5, 2013
A look at the top headlines around the area for the week of Dec. 31, 2012.
Wrentham Fire and Norfolk Country Rescue Crews Save Two Trapped Climbers on Joe's Rock While accidents and injuries are nothing new to Joe’s Rock in West Wrentham, Wednesday evening’s rescue of two teenage boys who climbed about 40-50 feet up the face of the rock created one of the more notable incidents in the conservation area. Shoplifting Report Leads to Two Arrests for Drug Possession On Saturday, Dec. 29 Norwood Police arrested 36-year-old Christin Quattrucci of 61 Hayward Dr., Stoughton and 49-year-old Ergin Abaz of 5 Fairview Rd., Canton. NFL Playoffs: TV Schedule and Where to Watch Wild Card Weekend in Foxborough The NFL playoffs kick-off this weekend and while the New England Patriots will be on the sidelines resting up for next …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
A look at the top headlines around the area for the week of Dec. 2, 2012.
Bank Robbery Reported at Mansfield's Sharon Credit Union At 9:39 a.m. Thursday morning, a suspect robbed the Sharon Credit Union on 100 Forbes Blvd. in Mansfield and fled the scene. Mansfield Police Lieutenant Sam Thompson said that the suspect was a black male, wearing a black ski mask, a dark hoodie, blue jeans and white sneakers. He said after taking a currently unknown amount of money from the bank, the suspect ran behind the building through the woods to a vehicle already waiting on Walnut Street. Read more by clicking here. *** Norwood Firefighters Handle Dumpster Blaze at Hospital The quick response and work of the Norwood Fire Department prevented disaster last Wednesday evening at Norwood Hospital. The call came in at 9:07 p.m. …
Sunday, September 30, 2012
A look at the top headlines around the area for the week of Sept. 23, 2012.
Former Foxborough Teacher Accused of Sexual Assault on Multiple Children William E. Sheehan, a former Foxborough resident and elementary and middle school teacher has been accused of sexually abusing multiple children under the age of 15 while in town from 1978 to 1981, according to Foxborough Police and court documents. Following an investigation, Foxborough Police obtained a warrant for Sheehan’s arrest. Sheehan, 73, currently lives in an assisted living facility in Fort Myers, Fla. and if arrested would face 11 felonies – 9 counts of indecent assault and battery on child under 14 and two counts of indecent assault and battery on child 14 or over, according to court documents. Foxborough Police recently travelled to Fort Myers to serve …
Saturday, August 18, 2012
A look at the top headlines in your town and the surrounding area for the week of August 5, 2012.
2,800-Mile Takeout Run: Mississippi Man Returns Home with 250 Pizzas from Stoughton's Town Spa Most people have a favorite pizza place. For David Schuler his is Town Spa in Stoughton, about 1,400 miles away from his Madison, Mississippi home. But that doesn't prevent Schuler, a Stoughton native, from enjoying a slice (or more) of his favorite hometown pizza. Schuler made headlines last August when he drove from his home in Madison, Miss. (north of Jackson, Miss.) to Town Spa and back again to pick up an order of 150 pizzas. He upped the ante this year by placing an order of 250 pizzas. After enjoying lunch at the Stoughton restaurant August 11, he packed up his car with six coolers full of pizza and began his journey back home to …
Saturday, July 28, 2012
A look at the top headlines in your town and the surrounding area for the week of July 22, 2012.
Two Dead After Thursday's Identity Festival at Mansfield's Comcast Center Mansfield Police confirmed two men died on Thursday while at the Identity Festival at the Comcast Center. The two, 19-year-old Connor Brandon of Acton and 27-year-old Dominic Impelizzieri of 266 Roxford Road North, Syracuse, N.Y., reportedly died after taking drugs at the concert. Police said in a statement that Brandon was reported dead on Friday morning at the Boston Medical Center from the effects of several illegal drugs and alcohol found in his system. mpelizzieri also had several illegal drugs and alcohol in his system. He had been resuscitated by emergency medical personnel at the concert, but later succumbed in the morning at Rhode Island Hospital. Mansfield …
Saturday, June 30, 2012
A look at the top headlines in your town and the surrounding area for the week of June 24, 2012.
Illegal Immigrant Charged in Crash That Killed Stoughton Woman Auricelli Braga, 32, of Stoughton, was charged with motor-vehicle homicide, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and driving without a license following a two-car crash in Canton on June 24 which killed a Stoughton grandmother. Braga, from Brazil, is not a legal resident, according to the Boston Herald. She has been in this country illegally since 2002, the paper reports. Sara Escudero, a 64-year-old Stoughton woman, died in the June 24 crash on Turnpike Street in Canton. She was on her way to work at the time. As part of its FY13 budget, the State Legislature included amendments that crack down on unlicensed illegal immigrant drivers. Read more by clicking here. *** …
Saturday, May 26, 2012
A look at the top headlines in your town and the surrounding area for the week of May 20, 2012.
Easton Resident Arrested for Home Invasion in Norton Norton Police arrested a South Easton resident for breaking into a Norton home on North Washington St. the afternoon of May 22. The homeowner told Norton police that a blue Land Rover was parked in his driveway with a male operator inside. The operator stated he was looking for someone and drove off when the homeowner informed him he had the wrong address. As the homeowner then walked up to the front door, he could hear noises inside the residence. As police arrived, a male subject, Louis Breton, age 49, of South Easton, was exiting the residence and was placed under arrest. The driver of the Land Rover, Ryan Ventura, 23, of Taunton, was later stopped in Mansfield, and also placed under …
Saturday, April 14, 2012
A look at the top headlines in your town and the surrounding area for the week of April 8, 2012.
Fatal Easton Crash Kills Norton Man A Foundry Street accident in Easton resulted in the death of a Norton man Tuesday night, April 10, according to Easton Police. Easton Police Chief Allen Krajcik said in a statement that Eric Gryzboski, 36, of Eisenhower Drive in Norton, went off the road while heading westbound at approximately 10:45 p.m. and crashed his 2002 GMC pickup truck into a large tree near the Norton town line. Read more by clicking here. *** Family and Friends Say Goodbye to Mansfield High Student Family, friends and much of the Mansfield community came to pay their final respects to Michaela Smith on Friday morning at her funeral service at Saint Mary’s Church. Smith, 16, died last Saturday, April 7, after an early morning car…
Saturday, April 7, 2012
A look at the top headlines in your town and the surrounding area for the week of April 1, 2012.
Thousands Lose Power in Stoughton Almost 11,000 National Grid customers in Stoughton (90 percent of customers) lost power last Saturday afternoon, March 31, as a result of a breaker that opened at a National Grid substation on Sumner St. in Stoughton, according a spokesperson for National Grid. The Sumner St. substation also serves a small amount of customers in North Easton, where there were also reports of outages. Power was restored within a few hours. Read more by clicking here. *** Disturbances at Ho-Yon, El Mariachi Put Easton Town Officials on Alert Easton Police have had their hands full at Ho Yon and El Mariachi restaurants on Washington Street in Easton recently, Easton Police Chief Allen Krajcik told that town’s Board of …
Thursday, September 8, 2011
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