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“READING REMOTELY WAS JUST AS REWARDING! For the 28th year in a row, Massachusetts State Police Captain Daniel Richard recently served as a Community Reader for “Read Across America” for a third grade class at the Johnny Appleseed School in Leominster. The challenges faced by the teachers and students by …

On Feb. 22, Troopers Paul Dabene and Darius McPherson rescued a wayward swan that was walking on the westbound side of the busy Massachusetts Turnpike in Weston. They protected the swan until Weston Animal Control Officer Karen O’Reilly arrived on-scene. ACO O’Reilly surmised that the young swan miscalculated his landing …

“The cold never bothered them anyway: Another week and another team of volunteers from the BCSO were assisting our friends at the City of New Bedford Police Department (Official) with food distribution to folks in need. On a wet and cold Saturday morning, our volunteers were up and in New …

“Our own Trooper Jessie Barbosa working with the City of Taunton. The below message is from Taunton PD: “Positive community engagement and interaction, through response, events, meetings and forums is paramount for a police department to be effective when serving a community, promoting transparency and building legitimacy. As a result, …

“The DNRT is currently looking into the possibility of acquiring an all-terrain wheelchair or other piece of adaptive equipment to loan to visitors with physical challenges so that they may enjoy some of our nature trails. We are seeking input from community members who identify as physically disabled on the …

“Don’t Squeeze the Charmin! During the Day Tour today we received a call from one of our senior residents who was in need of toilet paper and without the ability to obtain it for herself. It became a priority call and Off Jeff McCabe carried out the assignment swiftly by …

New Bedford’s Lady Whalers are collecting bags of gently used clothes, shoes, coats, handbags, and accessories. They will turn your old unwanted items into cash for the Girls Basketball Team. All monies will go directly to the girls. Spring is right around the corner. Now is the time to do …

Numerous Massachusetts State Police, Chicopee Police, and state Environmental Police units today returned the Connecticut and Chicopee Rivers and the areas along their banks to continue the search for missing 11-year-old boy Aiden Blanchard. Search teams were comprised of the State Police Marine Unit and boats from the Chicopee and …

“Have you heard Rowan’s story? In December, 2-year-old Rowan Shaw was diagnosed with high-risk metastatic neuroblastoma a very rare form of pediatric cancer. This little fighter is currently undergoing a very aggressive treatment. Both of his parents are out of work having to care for him. The Warwick Police Department …

Chicopee Police and the Massachusetts State Police continue to search for Aiden Blanchard, the 11-year-old boy who went missing last Friday. A flight crew from the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing today conducted an aerial search of the Connecticut River and its banks from the Massachusetts Turnpike down to the …