LOCAL NEWS
Webster Police Make Arrest After Morning House Burglary
Alert neighbors who heard a house alarm going off on Riverside Drive in Webster helped Webster Police locate the suspect from the break-in on Tuesday, April 24th. It was 8:30 in the morning when police responded to 2 Riverside Drive. Neighbors reported seeing 2 people running towards St. Joseph’s Cemetery in the area of nearby construction…
Read MoreHealth & Business Fair Returns To Bartlett High School
The public is invited to the 11th Annual East Meets West Health & Business Fair at Bartlett High School in Webster on April 28th from 11AM to 3PM. Admission is free to this interactive event, which is presented by Life-Skills, Inc. and Page Chiropractic. In addition to health screenings, raffles and demonstrations from local vendors, there…
Read MoreArrest Made In Thompson Library Robbery From November
Thanks to being a repeat offender, a suspect in a November 2017 robbery, is behind bars. Zachary Zola is accused of robbing a child using a fake firearm at the Thompson Library. Zola was involved with an incident in Worcester on March 27th where he was arrested. Extradition was granted shortly after, and Massachusetts State…
Read MoreWebster Police Remember Officer With Roadside Marker
The Webster Police Department, along with family and friends of Officer Mike Lee, placed a cross in his memory at the 11.2 mile marker on Route 395 South in Auburn on Monday morning. This was the scene of the fatal car crash that claimed his life last October. Officer Lee was only 38 years old…
Read MoreZone 2 Hydrant Flushing Begins On Tuesday
The Webster Water Department has completed Zone 1 of its flushing program that began on April 9th. Zone 2 will begin on Tuesday, April 24th. Zone 2 is the northern part of town, including Cudworth Road, Worcester Road, North Main Street and the connecting streets. Webster Water Department Superintendent Greg Woods asks that residents check water…
Read MoreMicrowave Sparks Deadly Sturbridge Fire
A fire that claimed the life of a Sturbridge woman on Sunday likely began in a microwave. The blaze broke out on Fairgrounds Road, but whether the microwave was faulty, or the food inside the microwave ignited is still under investigation. The State Fire Marshal, Worcester District Attorney’s Office, Sturbridge Fire Department and Sturbridge Police…
Read MoreD’Angelo’s In Webster Has Permanently Closed
If you want a Number 9 steak sub you’ll have to drive to Auburn, Charlton or Worcester now that the D’Angelo Grilled Sandwich Shop in the Big Lots Plaza has closed its doors for good. Calling the number listed for the store on 118 East Main Street, you get a chipper voice recording saying, “We…
Read MoreEarth Day Cleanup In Webster A Success
It was a sunny Saturday in Webster – the perfect weather for a little Spring cleaning around town. Carole Marchand, Recreation Director for the town of Webster, lead the way with our own local Earth Day by getting a dumpster in front of town hall donated from Pratt Trucking. Carole tells THE LAKE 940, there…
Read MoreDo You Recognize These Webster Couples?
If you’ve lived in Webster for a long time, perhaps you recognize the couples in these vintage wedding photos that were recently found? On the “You know you’re from Webster Massachusetts when…” page on Facebook, Catherine Socha Rathbun posted that these 2 photos were found behind a framed portrait of her late grandparents who lived…
Read MoreNorth Brookfield Police Warn Of Scam Calls
Between robo-calls and other scams that are out there, it is almost a chore to answer the phone. North Brookfield Police are warning that scams are now masking their calls with local numbers, even those numbers used by police. Several residents of North Brookfield have complained about getting calls from (508) 867-1170, which is a…
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