An apartment on Harvard Court in Acton sustained smoke and water damage Sunday after a fire broke out in the kitchen.
Acton firefighters respond to kitchen fire in apartment on Harvard Court
ACTON — On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, at approximately 3:33 p.m., Acton firefighters responded to…
Merrimac man, 53, arrested for inhaling nitrous oxide, then driving without plates in Haverhill
HAVERHILL – On Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at approximately 6:10 p.m., Haverhill Police Detective Andrew…
Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor nominee suspends campaign after OUI arrest
NEW BEDFORD — Shawn Oliver, the Republican nominee for Massachusetts lieutenant governor, suspended his campaign…
Merrimac man, 53, arrested for inhaling nitrous oxide, then driving without plates in Haverhill
A 53-year-old Merrimac man faces a second-offense OUI charge after allegedly inhaling nitrous oxide as a Haverhill detective watched, then driving off in his Chevy Cobalt without plates.
Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor nominee suspends campaign after OUI arrest
Republican lieutenant governor nominee Shawn Oliver suspended his campaign after an alleged drunken driving crash in New Bedford that damaged five parked vehicles Saturday night.
Brockton man arrested for repeatedly sexually assaulting juvenile he met on social media
A 55-year-old Brockton man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a juvenile from East Bridgewater on multiple occasions after the two met and communicated through social media.
Fire spreads from bathroom to attic and roof of Acton home, displacing residents
The residents of a home in Acton were displaced after a fire spread from a second-floor bathroom into the residence’s attic and roof Saturday afternoon.
Two men arrested at Haverhill’s Common Ground Café after knife threat report
Two men were arrested after allegedly refusing to leave Haverhill’s Common Ground Café and resisting arrest following a woman’s report that one of them had threatened her with a knife.
Dudley man arrested after police execute warrants, seize stolen firearm and narcotics
Dudley police arrested a man on two warrants before finding a loaded stolen handgun, narcotics, and other items consistent with drug distribution during a subsequent search of his apartment.
Woman, 80, struck and killed by vehicle in Maynard
An 80-year-old woman died after she was struck by a vehicle on Great Road in Maynard Friday evening.
Healey calls for girls flag football to become official MIAA varsity sport in Massachusetts
Governor Healey is urging Massachusetts athletic officials to recognize girls flag football as a varsity sport as participation reaches 90 high school teams statewide.
New Hampshire man arrested after attempting to flee traffic stop in Ashburnham, resisting arrest
A New Hampshire man was arrested after allegedly driving 67 mph in a 50-mph zone in Ashburnham, attempting to flee a traffic stop near the state border, and resisting officers who forcibly removed him from his vehicle as he repeatedly reached toward a knife on his belt.