LOCAL NEWS
Truck Accident Breaks Pole On Dresser Hill Road In Charlton
A big truck and low-hanging wires lead to this telephone pole snapping in half on Dresser Hill Road in Charlton on Tuesday afternoon. The roadway was shut down for several hours while National Grid worked on replaced the pole. No one was injured in the accident.
Read MoreWhere’s Einstein?
Have you seen Einstein? We have been getting calls and e-mails about the Webster Lake Association’s Ice Out contest. It appears Einstein has fallen through the ice and has been removed. We haven’t heard about a winner of the contest yet, but it appears he fell through the ice before the closing of the deadline on…
Read MoreJob Fair At Nichols College
Residents of the Webster, Dudley, Oxford and Southbridge area are invited to attend the Nichols College Career and Internship Fair. The event will be held on Tuesday, February 20th from 1 to 3:30PM in Nichols College’s Chalmers Field House on Center Road in Dudley. The job fair will feature recruiters from more than 70 local…
Read MoreUxbridge Police Arrest 2 For Vape Shop Theft
The Uxbridge Police Department and detectives assigned to the Blackstone Valley Drug/Counter Crime Task Force executed a search warrant at 8 Briggs Street in Whitinsville. The crimes were related to a business breaking and entering of Wolfpack Vapor located at 13 Mendon Street in Uxbridge, where approximately $10,000 worth of product was taken. Much of…
Read MoreA Different Kind Of ‘Dine & Dash’ In Oxford
Here we go again. Do you recognize this man and woman? They went out to eat over the weekend at J. Anthony’s Italian Grill on the Oxford/Auburn line, and paid for their meal using a counterfeit bill. There have been several fake bills being passed around the Auburn area in recent weeks, so it is…
Read MoreNo Injuries In Serious Leicester Crash
On Tuesday morning, February 13th just after 7:30, Leicester Police were dispatched to a serious 2 vehicle crash on Route 9 near Walmart. The car (shown above) rear-ended the pickup truck (shown below) that had stopped for a school bus. There were no injuries reported. After an investigation, the operator of the car was issued…
Read MoreFOUND! Missing Man Last Seen In Shrewsbury
1PM UPDATE: Richard was found, he is alive and well. He made contact with his daughter and is not in harm’s way. Thank you for sharing. Have you seen Richard Schutte? His family is desperate for help trying to find him. He was last seen at Independence Hall, a recovery center in Shrewsbury, in late…
Read MorePresidents Day – What’s Open & What’s Closed?
In case you didn’t know, today is Presidents Day! Every year it is celebrated on the third Monday of February. (Remember when we used to celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday separately a few weeks apart?) Now we can just honor all Presidents, past and present on one day. Even though it is a Federal…
Read MoreLast Chance To Play Webster Lake’s Ice Out Contest
It’s your last chance to play! Temperatures are rising, will Einstein fall through the ice this week? The chances are pretty good! Monday is your last chance to purchase tickets for The Webster Lake Association’s 11th annual Ice-Out contest. As we previously reported, Einstein was placed in Lakeview Marine Cove on Saturday, January 20th with 40 pound weight attached. When the ice melts enough…
Read MorePower Outage/Road Closed In Uxbridge
As of 7AM on Sunday morning, Uxbridge Police tell us that North Main Street at Snowling Road to Hazel Street is CLOSED until National Grid can replace a telephone pole in that area. Power is expected to be out for the rest of this morning, the road is expected to re-open early this afternoon.
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