LOCAL NEWS
Webster Middle School ‘Not At Risk’ After Online Threat
THE LAKE 940 has learned a letter was sent home to parents of Webster Middle School students on Friday, March 9th to alert them of a situation that might have compromised security within the school. The letter referred to reports of an alleged social media post where “threatening comments” were made about the Webster Middle School…
Read MoreDo You Recognize These Children?
If you recognize these 2 children, you may be able to help identify the owner of a lost iPod. Kathleen Kunkel says she found the device with a case at the Shepherd Hill basketball game at WPI on Saturday night. If you were there recently and dropped one by accident, she would like you to get…
Read MoreSUV Crashes Into Home On Joe Jenny Road In Oxford
Oxford Police, Fire and EMS were on the scene of this serious accident on Joe Jenny Road on Saturday night. This sport utility vehicle went off the road and crashed into this home. Two ambulances were dispatched to the home and transported occupants of the vehicle to local hospitals with injuries that do not appear…
Read MoreDid You Remember To Spring Forward 1 Hour?
Don’t forget! Daylight Saving Time begins on Saturday night (or early Sunday morning) at 2AM. This is where you set your clock ahead 1 hour, which means the mornings will be a little darker to start out with, but it will stay lighter longer into the afternoon. For example, sunrise on Saturday was 6:08AM and…
Read MoreFatal Pedestrian Accident On Route 20 In Charlton
At around 8:30 PM on Friday night, a 50 year old Charlton man was struck and killed by a car while he was attempting to cross Route 20 between the Gulf gas station and Ted’s Package Store. Charlton Fire Department personnel initially transported the man to Harrington Hospital in Southbridge, but was later flown to…
Read MoreLeicester Police Arrest Fugitive From Pennsylvania
Leicester Police report than an alert neighbor reported a man, who appeared to be soliciting door to door, on Tuesday March 6th. Police say they had not issued any solicitor permits and the vehicle the neighbor reported as being involved had out of state plates which, police say, “made the incident more suspicious.” The vehicle…
Read MoreLudlow Police Looking For Missing 17 Year Old Girl
Ludlow Police are searching for 17 year old Kaitlin Campbell who was reported missing on Wednesday, March 7th. She was last seen leaving Ludlow High School at 11AM with her father that day, but she left home shortly after and has not been heard from since. Campbell was last seen wearing a Ludlow High School Volleyball…
Read MoreWebster Police Officer Retires After 28 Years On Duty
Congratulations are in order for Officer John Nedoroscik who has been on the Webster Police force since 1991. The Webster Police Department says that Nedoroscik provided the town with 28 years of service as a not only a police officer, but additional duties including patrol, a court liaison, and accident reconstructionist. We wish him a…
Read MoreThompson Man Arrested Going 109 MPH on Route 193
Connecticut State Police have arrested a Thompson man on several charges, including violating a protective order. At 1:30AM on Tuesday morning, troopers clocked 20 year old Martin Taylor traveling at 109 miles per hour on Route 193 in Thompson. The posted speed limit is only 30 miles per hour. The driver was successfully pulled over on…
Read MoreThousands Without Power From Douglas To Sturbridge
The latest winter storm has brought heavy wet snow to the area, and that has led to reports of low hanging power lines, trees down across roads and several thousands of homes without power. As of 10PM on Wednesday night there are at least 4,000 people from Sturbridge to Douglas in the dark, and nearly…
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