Texting 911 Is Now Available In Worcester County

In the event of an emergency, you may not always be able to call for help when you need it.  As of December 14th, Text-to-911 was made available statewide across Massachusetts. Gregory Lynskey, Director of the South Worcester County Communications Center says, “This is one of the most exciting changes for accessibility to emergency services…

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Widespread Water Outages In Dudley

The South Worcester Communications Center and Dudley Police Department report that the town is currently experiencing a widespread water outage in town.  As of 6AM on Sunday morning, July 29th, The water department has been called in and they are attempting to locate and fix the problem.  At this time they say that there is…

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Telephone Outage At Webster Police Station & Communications Center

4:20PM UPDATE – JULY 25th – The phone system has been repaired. Temporary telephone problems are currently disrupting service at the Webster Police Station and the South Worcester County Communications Center. Gregory Lynskey, the Communications Center Director says the business phone lines are operating in limited capability.  “If you are attempting to reach us via…

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Webster School Bus Fire Under Investigation

Crews from the Webster Fire Department extinguished a fire in an empty school mini-bus on Friday morning, March 2nd. It was reported at 9:23 AM according to a Facebook post from the South Worcester County Communications Center. The bus owned and operated by AA Transportation at 175 Thompson Road suffered extensive smoke and water damage.…

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Nichols College Graduate Joins Dudley Police Force

You may soon see a familiar face patrolling the roads of Dudley.  Paige Moroz, a 2016 criminal justice graduate of Nichols College was recently appointed as a member of Dudley’s Police reserve force.  Chief Steve Wojnar tells THE LAKE 940, “Paige should do well for us.  She is a lifelong Dudley resident and graduate of…

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New 911 Service Available to Webster & Dudley Residents

The South Worcester County Communications Center has announced a new service being offered to the residents in Webster and Dudley that will help to decrease the time to reach the local Communications Center during an emergency. Effective December 11, 2017, the South Worcester County Communications Center began receiving 911 calls directly from cellular devices.  Previously…

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