Police, Fire and EMS crews from Oxford are hard at work again on Tuesday, May 8th dealing with another overturned car. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1827457970609079&id=599038956784326
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If your Tuesday morning commute brings you to Worcester on route 395 North or Route 290 East give yourself a lot of extra time. Cars are at a standstill from Auburn. Electronic roadside signs estimate almost an hour to travel 5 miles. A crash in the left lane before exit 16 is being cleared and speeds are expected to get back to normal soon. This is also causing extreme backups on Route 20 and Southbridge Street through the side streets of Auburn as motorists are trying to use alternate routes.
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The people of Webster have spoken. It’s 3 more years on the Board of Selectmen for Randy Becker. In one of the more talked about races in town it was a case of kindness over the need for change. The official tally was 862 votes for Randy Becker and 145 votes for Greg Walkowiak. A majority of voters we spoke to feel Webster is headed in the right direction under current Town Administrator Doug Willardson and the rest of the Board of Selectmen. In an short interview, just seconds after the results were announced, Mr. Becker told our Tamara Beland, that he is “feeling really good right now and glad it’s over.” He promises to give…
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MONDAY EVENING UPDATE: For a recap of election night results click here. Today, May 7th, is Election Day in Webster. Not only will voters get to decide which candidate will sit on the Board of Selectmen for the next 3 years, there will also be 5 questions regarding changing the town charter. More information on that can be found here. You may also choose to vote for unopposed seats for the Board of Health, The Finance Committee, Town Assessor, Town Clerk, The Housing Authority and more. If you missed our candidate profiles, here is a quick recap. Incumbent Randy Becker is a 54 year resident of Webster, graduate of Bartlett High School and Nichols College and is…
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Just after 3PM on Sunday, May 6th, Massachusetts State Police along with first responders from Oxford Police, Fire and EMS were called to a single vehicle rollover crash on Route 395. There are no reports of any injuries at this time, and no word on what may have caused the crash. More photos from the scene are below. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1825743940780482&id=599038956784326
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Here’s a tip. If you’re going to go out to eat, and not pay the bill. You better hope there are no surveillance cameras around. Or else your pictures are going to be shared all over social media. (A better idea would be to pay for what you ordered like a normal human being.) While others may have been celebrating Cinco De Mayo with Mexican food, the woman and 2 men pictured below, ordered Chinese food at Yummy’s Asian Restaurant on 3 Center Road in Dudley on Saturday, May 5th. They reportedly left the restaurant, one even with leftovers, before settling the tab leaving their waitress to foot the bill herself. Laura, who is a…
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THE LAKE 940 has learned that some residents of Webster woke up to no water on Sunday, May 6th. Water Superintendent Greg Woods tells us a water main break at 25 Myrtle Avenue occurred around 7AM. As of noontime “we have it exposed but it will likely take another hour or two to make the repair & get water moving again.” When Miranda LaFountain started her day she had no water at her Park Street home. She told us she saw large trucks and water crews digging up the road on Myrtle Avenue. “They were doing similar work on Friday a little further up the street and I had no water then as well.” We…
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MAY 8 UPDATE: The suspect turned himself in to police yesterday, we have reached out to Upton Police for more information but have not heard back yet. It was a busy afternoon on Tuesday, May 1 in the newsroom as we were getting reports of a slow speed “chase” throughout Webster, but we were unable to get any additional information other than what was being heard on police scanners. The pursuit had begun at higher speeds on Route 395 in Connecticut. Original reports had 30 year old Christopher Medina from Grafton driving at a high rate of speed northbound on Route 395, getting off of Exit 1 and then driving slowly through Webster. Police in…
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After Sutton Police alerted residents to take it slow on Central Turnpike due to road construction, it seems someone didn’t get that message on Friday. One man, who’s name was not released, was arrested after the pickup truck he was driving crashed into a telephone pole on Central Turnpike by Lincoln Road. He was charged with marked lane violation and operating under the influence of liquor. Sutton Police also say a second man was arrested in an unrelated case on Friday night, May 4th, for unauthorized use of a vehicle after a resident reported their car was stolen. In addition to those two arrests, the department posted on Facebook that they received 2 medical calls, assisted Northbridge Police…
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Oxford Police, Fire and EMS are on the scene of a car vs utility pole on Quobaug Avenue at Pine Street. National Grid has been contacted and will evaluate damage and arrange repairs if necessary. No word on any injuries or the cause of the crash at this time. Another 2 car crash took place at almost the same time at the intersection of Route 56 and Main Street in Oxford. Crews are also on scene there but ask that you use caution when traveling through the area. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1823845517636991&id=599038956784326 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1823843377637205&id=599038956784326
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