Even though eagles have been banned from The Charles River Esplanade in Boston (because anything even remotely tied to Philadelphia is off limits ahead of Super Bowl LII), they are still allowed on Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. Webster resident Randy Becker caught quite the sight this week. He took several photos of bald eagles gathering on Wednesday and allowed us to share them. He says, “At one point there were eleven bald eagles standing on the ice! All were immature eagles hanging around together. There appeared to be a fish frozen in the ice that one was eating while protecting the food with its wings extended.” There were also 2 mature eagles, possibly the parents, flying around…
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The Sturbridge Police Department is asking for help identifying this female suspect. She is wanted for questioning in a shoplifting incident at the Walmart located at 100 Charlton Road (Route 20). If you recognize her, you are asked to call Officer Daniel Hemingway at (508) 347-2525, ext. 380. More surveillance photos are below. https://www.facebook.com/SturbridgePD/posts/1836469023062406
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This is a real bummer. One of the area’s largest flea markets has closed. Dudley’s Do-Right Flea Market is now a thing of the past. “Due to a series of unfortunate events with the building, the flea market has closed for good” and will not be able to re-open in the Steven’s Mill Building. A message posted on the store’s Facebook page on January 7th read, “The building is frozen and flea market is closed.” It has not re-opened since then. People from Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island would stop there on weekends and walk through the several rooms of hard to find items at great prices. We reached out to Mike Kaplin, the owner,…
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We first learned about this story through the Webster Police Department’s Facebook page on Wednesday. In less than 2 days the post has already been shared over 800 times. It is the amazing account of the love from a pet to his owner. Even though it is an extremely sad story, we hope the ending will bring a smile to your face. Last week, Webster Police received a call from a concerned citizen living on Oak Tree Lane reporting that his friend’s dog, Toby, had arrived at his house, which was unusual. This prompted him to call the police to check on his friend, Toby’s owner, Guy Cole, on Grandview Avenue. Police arrived to find…
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If you are in the Thompson area, please keep an eye out for this little pup named Buddy. He was last seen after sneaking out of the house on Brandy Hill Road in Thompson on Wednesday afternoon. If he is seen please try to get a hold of him and call Kelly at (860) 420-8353.
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Do you recognize this man? The Dudley Police Department is looking for help from the community to try to identify the man in the photos above. We do not have details as to why they are looking for him, but most likely to be questioned as part of an ongoing investigation. You are asked to contact Officer David Carpenter at (508) 943-4417 with information. A closer look at the photos can be seen below. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1564625753574656&id=502987519738490
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On Wednesday evening at around 6:45 PM, Troopers from Connecticut State Police’s Troop D were dispatched to a disturbance at a residence in Danielson. The disturbance was reportedly between a female victim and a male later identified as 41 year old Kevin Horton. When the State Police were contacted, Horton fled the residence on foot. Horton was located a short time later on Main Street in Danielson and police attempted to stop him for questioning. Horton took off on foot to an adjacent railroad and attempted to out run Troopers without success. Horton was relocated on the railroad tracks, hiding in the bushes. When Troopers approached him, he attempted to flee on foot a second…
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It has been a rough few months for retailer Toys R Us and Babies R Us. The company will be closing 182 stores across the country starting in February and ending in April. Fourteen of those stores will be in New England. Going out of business sales will begin in the coming weeks. This means toy and clothing sales for people in the area looking to get great deals. The closest stores to our area are located at The Shoppes At Blackstone Valley, 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike in Millbury, 217 Hartford Avenue in Bellingham, Shoppers World on 1 Worcester Road in Framingham and 300 Quaker Lane in Warwick, RI. So far, the combined Toys R Us/Babies…
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On December 17th, Spencer Police announced they were searching for Stephen Patchen in the woods off Paxton Road. Around 9AM Wednesday morning the fugitive turned himself into Western Worcester District Court in East Brookfield with his attorney. Patchen had been on the run since mid-December and Detectives from Spencer working with the Massachusetts State Police Fugitive Unit have been searching for him. Upon his appearance in court he was held for a dangerous hearing at a later date.
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On Tuesday afternoon, around 2:20PM, a male entered the North Brookfield Savings Bank, located on West Main Street in West Brookfield, and demanded cash. While a weapon was threatened, none was shown. The male was able to get away with an undisclosed amount of cash. Bank employees were able to provide police with an accurate description of the vehicle with license plate number. The vehicle had previously been reported stolen. Several police departments, including the Brookfield, North Brookfield, Warren, Sturbridge, Monson, Holland, Brimfield and the Massachusetts State Police responded to the bank to assist. Shortly after the report of the robbery, the vehicle was spotted in Brimfield by Officer Daniel Fagan. After a brief chase,…
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