Posts Tagged ‘Webster MA’
Earth Day Cleanup In Webster A Success
It was a sunny Saturday in Webster – the perfect weather for a little Spring cleaning around town. Carole Marchand, Recreation Director for the town of Webster, lead the way with our own local Earth Day by getting a dumpster in front of town hall donated from Pratt Trucking. Carole tells THE LAKE 940, there…
Read MoreGET YOUR LOCAL ON – Webster Town Administrator Doug Willardson
Webster Town Administrator Doug Willardson sits down with Tamara Beland to talk about the upcoming Earth Day cleanup, the new Gladys E. Kelly Library, the town’s new water filtration project and more! LISTEN TO SEGMENT 1 LISTEN TO SEGMENT 2 Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Send it to us here. Listen…
Read MoreAmerican Pickers May Be Coming To Webster
THE LAKE 940 has learned the Town of Webster was contacted by the producers for American Pickers on the History Channel! If you’ve seen the show you know Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz travel around the United States to buy or “pick” various items for resale, for clients, or for their own personal collections. Mike and…
Read MoreTown Of Webster Featured In Boston Globe
Did you see the Boston Sunday Globe last weekend? Check out the full page article from Ben Berke in the Real Estate Section about what they say it is really like to live in Webster. Do you agree with the article? Is there an economic divide? What’s your favorite thing about Webster? If you missed…
Read MoreWould You Move To Rhode Island For $10,000?
Would you pack up and leave Webster, Dudley, Oxford, Southbridge, Thompson or Putnam if it meant making some extra money, or at least getting a tax break? You’d only have to cross the line to Burrillville, Glocester or Woonsocket. The State of Rhode Island is looking for a little help, as they are less than…
Read More1 Injured In Fire At Shields Packaging In Dudley
A fire was reported inside the Shields Packaging Company, located at 50 Oxford Avenue in Dudley, on Friday morning. Crews from Dudley, Webster and Oxford were dispatched just after 8AM. At least 1 person was transported to UMASS Medical Center suffering from burns. His condition is currently not known. The fire was extinguished quickly by…
Read MorePolice Arrest Cocaine Trafficker On Route 395 In Webster
While patrolling Route 395 on Thursday, March 8th at 9PM, Massachusetts State Police Troopers pulled up behind a Hyundai Genesis that was in the breakdown lane. Thinking the driver might need assistance Troopers began to investigate. The driver, only identified as a 41 year old Willimantic, CT man, was in the vehicle with several open…
Read MoreIs A Fourth Nor’Easter Headed Towards Webster?
This year, the month of March really did come in like a lion, and might even go out like one too. According to the National Weather Service, there another possible Nor’Easter on our doorsteps for next Tuesday. Yes, March 20th, the day that is supposed to be the first day of Spring! If this forecast…
Read MoreIn Webster Schools, ‘Kindness Matters’
Exactly one month after the Parkland, Florida school shootings, schools across the country have been planning student “walk outs” or protests during classes. That was not exactly the case in Webster. Superintendent Ruthann Goguen tells THE LAKE 940, “All students and staff (have received) wrist bands that read: “In Webster, Kindness Matters!” Each school in…
Read MoreWebster Man Arrested On Armed Robbery Charges
After a month-long investigation by Webster Police, 31 year old Santos Perez of 9 East Main Street was placed under arrest, in connection to an armed robbery at Gilbert’s Market on North Main Street in Webster. The robbery occurred on February 11th just before 8PM. A masked male had entered the store brandishing a knife…
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