Leominster

A firefighter and resident were injured in a multi-alarm fire that broke out Saturday afternoon in Leominster, Massachusetts. Leominster firefighters responded to 54 Mount Pleasant Avenue around 2:30 p.m. for a 3-alarm blaze. One firefighter suffered a knee injury, while a woman who lives in the home suffered injuries from smoke inhalation, the fire department said. Both were taken to…

The Adopt A Video shop in Leominster, Massachusetts, sticks out in 2021, when video rental stores are increasingly rare. Inside, police say owner John Duplease was selling more than videos. Duplease is accused of stashing about 1,700 stolen items in the store. At his home in Lancaster, police say they found more — another 4,600 pieces of stolen merchandise, from…

The Worcester District Attorney’s Office is investigating after a body was found in Leominster, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. The body was located near a parking lot off Industrial Road. The district attorney said the case is being investigated as an unattended death. State police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office are heading up the investigation. No further information was...

One person is in the hospital and six others are displaced after a multi-family caught fire in Leominster, Massachusetts overnight. The fire broke out at 59 Church Street around midnight and was quickly knocked down, according to the Leominster Fire Department. The extent of the person’s injuries remains unclear. Officials were on scene early Wednesday morning to investigate.

After getting a taste of warmer weather, many in New England are bracing for another blast of winter Friday. In Leominster, the thought of mid-April snowfall is something most choose to ignore, and they hope it goes away. “It’s April. It’s warming up, so I thought we were done with the snow, done with the hoodie, but we’re going...

The mayor of Leominster, Massachusetts, is looking for the owner of a sword that is believed to have been stolen more than four decades ago. Mayor Dean Mazzarella says the sword was sent to his office along with some limited information. The sword might have been stolen from a Fitchburg home between 1976 and 1980, Mazzarella said, adding that the…

Officials in Leominster, Massachusetts, will fine people $100 for “unnecessary” noise from their vehicles, drawing a split reaction from the public.

A Massachusetts school leader is under fire after traveling to Florida for a football game while students in her district learn remotely. Paula Deacon, superintendent of Leominster Public Schools, was the subject of social media posts revealing her trip to Tampa last week to attend the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ game against the Atlanta Falcons. Students in Leominster are on remote…

With Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine expected to begin shipping next week, Massachusetts communities are gearing up to begin injections. The massive planning effort to vaccinate Leominster’s 43,000 residents from COVID-19, ironically, began well before the coronavirus was even on our radar. “We did a tabletop exercise in December of 2019 for a pandemic, and even my volunteers here thought we were…

Police are investigating after a dog was killed during a shooting incident Monday night in Leominster, Massachusetts. The shots were fired in the area of Adams Street around 10:15 p.m., police said. The Leominster Police Department said shell casings were found at the scene. Massachusetts State Police were assisting in the investigation. Polive did not immediately release any further information.

Police in Shirley, Massachusetts, say a 14-year-old from nearby Leominster has been found after being reported missing. Tyler Driscoll had last been seen at his Leominster home between 8 and 9 p.m., Shirley Police said Thursday. Police in Shirley said shortly after 9 p.m. that Driscoll had been located.

A school janitor in Leominster, Massachusetts, has been arrested on child pornography charges. Police in the city say more than 100 photos and videos depicting child pornography were found on Daniel Evans’ computer. A search warrant was granted after investigators discovered images on a virtual file sharing account that were uploaded from an IP address belonging to Evans, police said….

The mayor of Leominster, Massachusetts, has declared a public health emergency due to concerns with remote learning. Mayor Dean Mazzarella made the declaration after a lengthy emergency meeting with parents Monday night. “It was very clear by the end of the meeting that this is a public health crisis,” said Mazzarella. “It’s tough, both my wife and I are...

The mayor of Leominster, Massachusetts, has a declared a public health emergency over students learning from home alone.

Mayor Dean Mazzarella is expected to decide whether or not to declare a public health emergency in Leominster Tuesday over concerns about students learning from home alone.

Friday is the deadline for schools to submit their fall reopening plans, and at least 32 of them have already decided against having kids return to class at all. Auburn, Barnstable, Belmont, Bourne, Brockton, Brookline, Chelsea, Dedham, Everett, Framingham, Gardner, Lawrence, Leominster, Lynn, Marblehead, Manchester-Essex, Masconomet, Mendon-Upton, Methuen, Northbridge, Revere, Salem, Somerset, Somerville, Taunton, Topsfield, Wachusett, Watertown, Wayland, Webster, West…

A Market Basket manager in Leominster, Massachusetts, paid it forward when he covered the cost of groceries for a grandfather who forgot his wallet at home last week. The man’s granddaughter, Nicki Heath, posted a message on Facebook expressing gratitude to the manager, Charlie Branch, and personally thanking him for his kindness, revealing that her grandfather suffers from dementia....

A Massachusetts woman went into her dining room to find a turkey that had crashed through her window. “I heard a really big crash,” said Sara McCarrey of Leominster. “It broke a lot of glass.” That crash was a wild turkey that smashed through a window Tuesday in McCarrey’s home downtown. “I guess it just flew through the window...

Cassy Arsenault reports from Leominster, Mass., where a woman reported an attempted rental scam as she was hosting an open house.

Two people were stabbed Sunday in what police are calling a family dispute at a home in Leominster, Massachusetts. Officers rushed to 128 First Street to respond to a double stabbing that left two people with serious injuries. Police say a suspect is under arrest at a local emergency room following the incident. “A lot of policeman showed up and…