3rd DUI For Driver Involved In Wrong Way Crashes on Route 395

A series of crashes on Route 395 on Sunday night were caused on a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction. Massachusetts State Police say 54 year old Michael Schold of Webster was driving his truck northbound in the southbound lanes of the highway hitting several cars between exits 1 and 4. It took crews several…

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Local Police Participate In Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk

Dudley Police Chief Steve Wojnar, Webster Police Chief Timothy Bent, and Webster Deputy Police Chief Mike Shaw were among the thousands of participants in the 30th Annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk held on Sunday, September 23rd. The entire 26.2 mile Boston Marathon route from Hopkinton to Boston is used for the charity walk.  Chief…

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Cleanup Begins After Webster Tornado [PHOTOS]

The cleanup has begun throughout Webster and parts of Dudley after an EF-1 tornado with winds of up to 110 miles per hour tore through downtown on Saturday morning. Luckily, only one person was treated for minor injuries when a tree fell on her car as she was driving on Main Street. Main Street was…

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Webster Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill His Own Mother

  Webster Police responded to an apartment on Mount Pleasant Street around 8PM on Wednesday when a family argument escalated. 32 year old Kevin Andrews is accused of threatening to slice his mother’s throat after she refused to give him her cell phone, according to the Telegram & Gazette. The Webster man was charged with assault…

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Wave Runners & Trailer Stolen From Lakeview Marine

Webster Police say a male, driving what is believed to be a 2003-2006 GMC 4-door quad cab pickup truck, pulled into Lakeview Marine’s parking lot on Thompson Road and left with a trailer holding 2 Yamaha Wave Runners.  Security cameras caught the suspect in the act just after 9PM on Monday, June 4th.  Police say the…

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Webster Resident Reports Radio Tower Stolen

UPDATE: The towers have been returned!  Follow up story here. Webster resident Richard Spahl, who owns and operates Spahl and Son Garage on 2 Lake Parkway, reported he was the victim of a robbery this week. A 30 foot tall radio tower, separated into three 10 foot pieces, used for HAM or Amateur radio was…

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Police Searching For Christopher Medina After Chase Through Webster

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…

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Bartlett High School Teacher On Paid Leave

A Bartlett High School teacher is out on paid administrative leave after at least 6 female students have accused him of inappropriately touching them during class. THE LAKE 940 has learned that Michael Harpin, a special education and math teacher at the school has been off the job since February 1st.  Superintendent Ruthann Goguen of the…

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Bullet Found At Bartlett High School

Superintendent Ruthann Goguen of Webster Public Schools tells THE LAKE 940 that a bullet was found in a teachers storage closet at Bartlett High School on Monday morning, April 2nd. The closet is usually locked, and was “discovered by a teacher who was getting supplies.”  The school administration notified the school resource officer and police…

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Webster Police Have Located 10 Year Old Lydia Davis

Webster Police tell THE LAKE 940 that on Tuesday, March 27th at 7:30 PM, officers were called to 8 Boyden Street for a child custody dispute.  Upon their arrival it was determined the father of the child, Todd Davis, had custody and that there was an issue with his daughter staying with her mother, Theresa Beaudette. …

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