Holliston

A group of students who took part in the One Chip Challenge during their lunch at a Holliston, Massachusetts, middle school on Monday were left in “physical distress,” according to letters sent home from school officials. It’s the same social media challenge that’s part of the investigation into the death of a Worcester teenager earlier this month. The maker...

A man convicted of murdering a Holliston police officer 42 years ago has been granted parole. This decision was met with a scathing response from the town’s police chief who tried to prevent it from happening. Anyone who walks into the Holliston, Massachusetts, Police Department, will see the impact of the loss of one of their officers. Display cases in…

Rolando Jimenez was originally sentenced to life in prison with a possibility of parole for the murder of Officer John Johnson.

Firefighters said that the homeowner and an electrician had been working in the basement, trying to fix an issue with the boiler.

Two men are recovering on Tuesday after an explosion in a home in Holliston, Massachusetts, left them with what appeared to be serious injuries. Officials are now trying to figure out what caused the explosion at the home on Westfield Drive on Monday evening. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. Monday. The two men — ages 59 and 61…

An explosion in a home’s basement left two people with serious burn injuries.

An explosion sent two people to the hospital from a home in Holliston, Massachusetts, on Monday, police said. The explosion in the home on Westfield Drive remained under investigation by police and local firefighters, according to the Holliston Police Department. Kristen Mahoney heard an explosion coming from the home right across the street and she ran outside. “I saw my…

Joshua Taylor and Haley Gens are dead after a one vehicle crash in Holliston, Massachusetts, on Saturday night, police said.

Several people have been hurt after a vehicle crashed into a pole Sunday night in Holliston, Massachusetts, according to fire officials. First responders were called around 9:45 p.m. to Highland Street near Summit Pointe, where multiple patients had to be taken to a hospital in Worcester, according to the Holliston Fire Department. Two MedFlights were called in. Holliston police say…

Police say a car crashed into a pole just before 10 p.m. Sunday night.

A 77-year-old bicyclist was injured when he was struck by a vehicle in Holliston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday afternoon. Police said a landscaping truck struck the man around 1:45 p.m. near the intersection of Prentice and Highland Streets. The bicyclist was unconscious with serious injuries when emergency crews arrived, police said. The victim was airlifted to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center…

A man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of destroying property in a case in which police in several Massachusetts communities warned the public about someone disabling young women’s vehicles and offering them rides home. Alexander Yee was arrested at his home in Winchendon on a warrant charging him with destruction of property worth more than $1,200 in Milford, Winchendon police…

Police in multiple Massachusetts communities are warning the public that a man has been disabling young women’s vehicles and offering them rides home. The Milford Police Department said in a Facebook post Saturday that a man in his late 30s has been flattening tires in the area and filling gas tanks with water. He is reported to have been...

James Martin, 47, is facing multiple charges that he committed sexual offenses against children in North Carolina.

A former Holliston resident is facing multiple charges that he committed sexual offenses against children in North Carolina, and police here in Massachusetts are asking anyone locally who might have been a victim to come forward. James Martin, 47, is charged with multiple counts of first degree sexual offense, multiple counts of indecent liberties with a child and multiple counts…

Police are looking to find whoever abandoned a half dozen newborn puppies over the weekend in Holliston, Massachusetts. According to police, six newborn puppies were left in a box on the side of Cedar Street between 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Friday. The puppies are estimated to be less than a week old and are currently being cared for by…