LOCAL NEWS
DEBS Place To Close After 22 Years In Webster
Here’s your last chance to get a great home-cooked meal for only $5 in Webster. Serving the area since 1996, D.E.B.S. Place, known for their inexpensive breakfast and lunch specials will soon be no more. Brian Estabrooks says he has no choice but to close up shop after 22 years. He told THE LAKE 940…
Read MoreCat In A Tree? Don’t Call The Dudley Fire Department
THE LAKE 940 AUDIO: Listen to Dudley Fire Chief Dean Kochanowski explain the reason why his department can not send his fire trucks out to rescue animals from trees. Audio courtesy of Town of Dudley (Youtube) Sure, firefighters have those big expensive trucks with the really long ladders, but they are to be used for fighting…
Read MoreSturbridge Police Offer New Camera Registry Program
In an effort to continue their public safety partnership with citizens and businesses, The Sturbridge Police Department has announced a new initiative called the Sturbridge Police Camera Registry Program. This new program will help residents and business owners aid Sturbridge Police in solving crimes and various neighborhood problems. The camera registry program will allow residents…
Read MoreOxford Hiring On-Call Firefighters
After all of the recent fires in town, Oxford’s Fire Department is looking for people to serve their community by becoming an on-call firefighter. Part-time training will be provided to those who have full-time jobs. Successful applicants will be able to train at the fire academy at no cost to you. If you think you…
Read MoreWebster School Department Moves To New Location
Webster’s Public School Administrative offices have left their old location at the Filmer School on East Main Street for a new office in the back of Bartlett High School. The new address is 77 Poland Street. According to a post on Facebook, the new front entrance is next to the loading dock. Students from Bay…
Read MoreSturbridge Police Remind Drivers Of Open Container Law
Most people know that it is against the law to drive with an open container of alcohol in their vehicle, but The Sturbridge Police Department wants to remind you that it is also unlawful to possess an open container of marijuana in your vehicle as well. On Friday morning one unlucky motorist found that out…
Read MoreMassachusetts State Police Plan Sobriety Checkpoints
Thanks to a grant provided by the Highway Safety Division of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the Massachusetts State Police on a Public Way in Worcester County on Friday March 2, 2018 into…
Read MoreWater Alert For Webster Residents
A required fire flow test will be conducted on Monday, February 26th at 8 AM on School Street in Webster. The water department tells The Lake 940 residents and businesses in the area may experience discolored water as a result of this test. Please prepare to have a temporary backup water supply if discolored water takes…
Read MoreDetectives Investigate Attempted Robbery At Worcester ATM
On Thursday morning, February 22nd at about 9:15 AM, Worcester Police officers were dispatched to the Bank of America ATM at 490 Lincoln Street for a report of an attempted robbery. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the female victim, who parked her vehicle and went to withdraw money from the ATM. When she returned to…
Read MoreMillbury Police Searching For Driver Who Nearly Hit Mother & Child
Millbury police are searching for a driver failed to stop for a school bus, and almost hit a mother and her 7 year old child last Friday afternoon on Riverlin Street. As you can see and hear from the video below, the alert bus driver noticed the Buick Rendezvous was speeding towards the bus with…
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