“The Massachusetts State Police is saddened by the loss of active Dispatcher Lisa M. O’Brien (Tobin). O’Brien was a 35-year employee of the Department. She was assigned to Troop-H Communications in South Boston and passed away on February 25, 2021. The obituary for Lisa Marie O’Brien at MacDonald Funeral & …

“Missing Person Alert: The Boston Police Department is seeking the public’s help and assistance in efforts to locate 33-year-old Keyla House of Florida. It is believed that Ms. House’s travel plans brought her to the Boston area on Friday, February 19, 2021. Ms. House is described as 5’3” tall and …

“Yesterday morning, the Council on Aging Directors, Health Agents and Fire Chiefs from Acushnet and Fairhaven toured the city of New Bedford’s Covid Vaccine clinic on Hillman Street. This tour followed several Zoom meetings where officials from both communities came together to plan for the local distribution of vaccines by …

“Our staff met up with Mike Reardon from Ocean State Job Lot yesterday to receive a very generous donation of protective masks, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes to be distributed to our first responders. Keeping our members and community safe is our #1 priority. A special thanks to Mike and …

Yesterday NBPD Narcotics and Gang Unit Detectives seized 40 grams of fentanyl, 40 Percocet pills, 4 grams of cocaine, and $960 in the area of Tinkham St. and Acushnet Ave. after stopping a vehicle involved in a drug transaction. Yamil Velazquez Acevedo, 25, Providence, and Candido Delgado, 45, 72 Adams …

“Police reform advocates from across the Bay State released a powerful, new video today calling upon top leaders in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to advance key racial justice measures in the state legislature’s pending police reform package. That package is currently under negotiations between the two chambers, and advocates …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has mandated required flu shots by Dec. 31 for all students 6 months or older who attend child care, pre-school, school and college throughout the state. Officials stated concern for the high risk to the public if they were to catch both COVID-19 with …

The following message was posted by the Haverhill Education Association on Facebook: “The students and teachers we may lose to COVID are gathering on the steps of City Hall for their class of 2021 photo. How many empty shoes will there be if we go back to school too soon? …

Yesterday at approximately 3:30 p.m. Troopers assigned to State Police-Foxboro responded to reports of a single vehicle crash, with serious injuries, on Route 95 northbound in the area of Exit 9 in Sharon. Upon their arrival they observed a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, operated by Christopher Smith, 54, of Waltham, that …

Shortly after a shift change, Trooper Edward Brunton and Trooper Elliot Scibelli, assigned to the Lee Barracks, received a call large older canine wandering in the breakdown lane of I-90 around the 16-mile marker in Becket. Trooper Brunton got there within a minute along with Trooper Scibelli. A Good Samaritan …