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By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – At its meeting on Tuesday, the Selectboard approved a letter to the Massachusetts State Police formally asking for help in meeting the law enforcement needs of the community.Board Vice-Chair Deb D’Amico explained that she and Royalston...

By DOMENIC POLI

With their training complete in advance of this month’s deadline, local EMTs and paramedics now have the skills to provide medical treatment and transport of police K-9s injured in the line of duty under a new state law.Nero’s Law, which has been...

By Max Bowen

ATHOL—A bomb threat e-mailed to Athol Hospital on Thursday morning has been determined to not be a credible threat, according to Athol Police.Police from Athol and Gardner responded to a report of the threat on Thursday at 8:08 a.m., police said in a...

By GREG VINE

PHILLIPSTON — Officials from Phillipston and Templeton are planning to meet with representatives of the State 911 Department to see if an accord can be reached to renew the Regional Emergency Communications Center (RECC) agreement between the two...

By CHRIS LARABEE

ORANGE — A 76-year-old Princeton man died Thursday morning after the truck he was driving veered off Tully Road and crashed into a tree, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.The crash, which occurred near the intersection with...

By MAX BOWEN

PETERSHAM — The Petersham Police are seeking the public’s help with an investigation into a larceny from a home earlier this week.In a statement, Police Chief Peter Buck said that the larceny occurred at a residence on North Main Street. The...

By Alison Kuznitz

BOSTON — A new State Police unit will work with other law enforcement agencies and community partners as Gov. Maura Healey’s administration looks to bolster strategies for addressing hate-based incidents tied to race, ethnicity and religion, among...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Firefighters have to remove and bag their gear at a fire scene before bringing it to the secondary Fire Station on Mill Yard Road, the only one with the proper cleaning equipment. But construction of the public safety complex proposed for 574...

By LIESEL NYGARD

As a way to “remedy small towns,” state Rep. Natalie Blais and state Sen. Jo Comerford have filed a bill that would allow fire and police officials to work until age 72. Due to state law, emergency services personnel such as police officers and...

By DAVID SHARP

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The man identified as a person of interest in a mass killing in Maine is a firearms instructor trained by the military and was recently committed to a mental health facility, according to a state police bulletin.The police...

By MAX BOWEN

GARDNER — State police are continuing the search in a large wooded area for Aaron Pennington, the suspect in the Sunday shooting death of his wife, Breanne Pennington.According to state police, the search is focused on a 175-acre area near Camp...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Citing the new reform regulations and pay issues, Royalston Police Chief Curtis Deveneau told the Selectboard that the department is down to half the officers it had three years agoDeveneau said he is down to only nine part-time officers,...

By Max Bowen

NEW SALEM—Two people were hospitalized following an accident Wednesday evening.According to New Salem Fire Chief Joe Cuneo, the accident occurred on Route 202, south of the center of town and was reported at 6:26 p.m. Cuneo said that two vehicles had...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Drivers who fail to slow down and change lanes to accommodate stopped first responders or tow truck drivers on roadways could face stiffer penalties under legislation backed by the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM), as well as...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Representatives from an architectural, engineering and construction firm remotely attended the latest Selectboard meeting to explain the options for creating a public safety building that would consolidate the town’s police and fire...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The town’s police department and Ralph C. Mahar Regional School’s administration were investigating a reported threat made against the school, though they do not believe students or staff were in any danger.According to a letter drafted by...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The morning’s rain followed by gray skies and the somber knowledge that the community had lost a neighbor in a tragic fire may have limited attendance, many were present at the Athol Fire Department’s annual 9/11 memorial. At Monday’s event,...

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The state has opened a database containing disciplinary records for more than 2,100 Massachusetts police officers credibly accused of misconduct, including 30 officers who work or once worked in area communities or colleges.Among those officers who...

By MAX BOWEN

PETERSHAM — The town’s police department will soon be getting a pair of new cruisers.Voters passed a Proposition 2 ½ debt exclusion at a Special Election held on Monday Aug. 14, allowing for the borrowing of $100,000 to pay for a bond to purchase two...

By GREG VINE

ROYALSTON – Royalston police and firefighters mingled with residents early Tuesday evening as the community took part in National Night Out (NNO).The event was one of four sponsored by the North Quabbin Community Coalition (NQCC), with similar...