Posts Tagged ‘Webster MA’
Remembering The Blizzard Of 1978 – 40 Years Later
THE LAKE 940 AUDIO: Meteorologist Mark Rosenthal chats with Mike Roberts on the 40th Anniversary of the Blizzard of 1978. This week, residents of Webster (who are old enough) will remember exactly where they were 40 years ago. February 6th and 7th, 1978 when the “Great Blizzard of ’78” hit New England. It paralyzed the…
Read MoreWebster Man Killed In Paxton Accident
A 26 year old Webster man was killed after his vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a trash truck on Route 56 in Paxton. The road was closed for several hours while police reconstructed the accident and cleared the scene. The Telegram & Gazette reports Andrew Guay was killed when his car struck…
Read MoreWebster Man Arrested For Stealing Manhole Covers
After a short investigation, police in Webster have arrested Darrin Lavallee in connection to several missing manhole covers throughout town. He was in Dudley District Court yesterday facing 7 counts of larceny. Webster Police recovered the stolen covers from a salvage company in Millbury where they were allegedly sold by Lavallee earlier in the week.…
Read MoreLovebird Escapes Dudley Home, Still Missing
Residents of Dudley & Webster, be on the lookout for a cute little lovebird named Otis. Her owner Jill tells us that she flew out of her door yesterday afternoon in the area of 3rd Avenue in Dudley and has not returned home since. The owner says she did speak to someone who saw the…
Read MoreHeavy Rain On The Way, Are Your Storm Drains Clear?
After a few weeks of sub-zero temperatures, there are several inches of rain in the forecast this weekend for the Webster area. That, along with unseasonably warm temperatures will melt any snow that is left around your property. This will lead to a very high flow through the town’s storm water system and the potential…
Read MoreWebster Honors Officer Robert Rockwood
Congratulations are in order for Webster Police Officer Robert Rockwood. He was recognized tonight by the Webster Board of Selectmen for an outstanding job apprehending a domestic violence suspect last month. The suspect had attacked his girlfriend and mother with a knife before trying to harm himself. During the incident, Officer Rockwood showed great courage…
Read More2 Alarm Fire Burning In Webster
Webster’s Fire Department is currently at the scene of a 2 alarm fire located at 28 Slater Street in Webster. Very few details are known at this time. This page will be updated as more information is available.
Read MoreWebster Is Now A “Green Community”
The Town of Webster has received designation as a “Green Community” by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Department of Energy Resources. In a press release, the town says they have “worked hard” to meet the criteria aimed at helping to cut municipal energy costs and strengthen the local economy, access…
Read MoreLottery Fever Hits Webster Area
Good news if you didn’t win Powerball last night. Nobody else did either. That means Webster’s Powerball fever is growing. Wednesday’s jackpot will be worth at least $440 million. The winning numbers drawn last night were 28-36-41-51-58 with Powerball number 24. If Powerball isn’t your game, the Mega Millions jackpot has also risen to $343…
Read MoreWill 49 Tons Of Waste Be Coming To Webster Everyday?
This is probably not something residents of Webster and neighboring Oxford want to hear. A Sutton company has applied to move their biomedical waste transfer station to 56 Worcester Road in Webster. The Telegram & Gazette reports there was a lawsuit involved with United Medical Waste Management and Webster’s Board of Health earlier this year. After…
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