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Rally Held to Stop Proposed Closure of Leominster Hospital's Maternity Unit
Dozens of people rallied in Leominster, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night to raise concerns about care for expectant mothers and their children. Protesters gathered outside of Leominster Hospital, calling on officials to rethink the closure of the hospital’s maternity inpatient unit. The hospital blames the decision on industry-wide workforce shortages, but nurses said that drive times for mothers going into...
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Dive Teams Search Notown Reservoir in Leominster
Dive teams searched the Notown Reservoir in Leominster, Massachusetts, on Thursday afternoon but didn’t find anyone in the water. Aerial footage showed what appears to be a partially submerged canoe in the water off Palmer Road. Dive teams were in the water and numerous emergency vehicles were at the scene. But officials said no one was believed to have...
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Alleged Boss of Mass. Shoplifting Crime Ring Indicted by Grand Jury
A man accused of running a Massachusetts shoplifting ring of more than 20 people was indicted by a grand jury this week, prosecutors said. John F. Duplease, Jr., a 68-year-old from Lancaster, was indicted by a Worcester County grand jury on charges including organized retail theft enterprise and aggravated organized retail crime, county prosecutors said Wednesday. Penny Williams, a 43-year-old…
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19-Year-Old Driver Charged in Oct. Crash That Killed Girl, 16, in Leominster
A 19-year-old has been charged in the death of a 16-year-old girl last month in Leominster, Massachusetts, prosecutors say. Christopher Filz, of Shirley, was driving a 2001 Ford Mustang that rolled over in an embankment Interstate 190 on the evening of Oct. 6, leaving Krystal Mello, of Ayer, dead and two other teens injured, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office…
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Leominster Police Officer Stabbed; Suspect in Custody
A Leominster police officer was stabbed while trying to take a person into custody after what started as a well-being check escalated to violence on Monday morning. According to Leominster police, police were first called in by a private medical company, which reported that an employee had been attacked at a home on Water Street. Police were asked to do…
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16-Year-Old Girl Killed in Leominster Crash
A 16-year-old girl was killed and three other teens were hurt in a crash Thursday night on Interstate 190 in Leominster, according to Massachusetts State Police.
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16-Year-Old Killed in Crash on Interstate 190 in Leominster
A 2001 Ford Mustang that the four teens were riding in went off the highway, down an embankment and into the wood line, according to a preliminary investigation by state police.
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16-Year-Old High School Student Killed, 3 Other Teens Injured in Leominster Crash
A 16-year-old girl was killed and three other teens were hurt in a crash Thursday night on Interstate 190 in Leominster, according to Massachusetts State Police. State police responded to the crash shortly after 7 p.m. on the northbound side of the highway. A 2001 Ford Mustang that the four teens were riding in went off the highway, down an…
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Leominster Police Officer Hit By Vehicle While Directing Traffic
A police officer was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic Friday night in Leominster, Massachusetts. The Leominster officer was taken to a local hospital following the Lancaster Street incident. There was no immediate word on the officer’s injuries or condition. No other information was immediately available.
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Leominster Officer Hit By Vehicle
The officer was directing traffic at the time of the crash.
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Pick-Up Truck Fatally Hits Pedestrian Outside Leominster Walmart
The driver was taken to a local hospital, authorities said.
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Pedestrian Struck By Truck, Killed in Front of Leominster Walmart ID'd
A pedestrian died Monday night after being hit by a pick-up truck in front of a Walmart in Leominster, Massachusetts, officials announced. Police responded to the pedestrian crash in front of the Jungle Road store around 7:30 p.m., the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. The driver was taken to a local hospital, the district attorney’s...
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Funeral for Marine Capt. Ross Reynolds Tuesday
The Leominster community will say final goodbyes to fallen Marine Capt. Ross Reynolds during a funeral service at St. Cecilia’s Church Tuesday.
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Fallen Marine Laid to Rest in Hometown of Leominster
The Leominster community said its final goodbyes to fallen Marine Capt. Ross Reynolds during a funeral service at St. Cecilia’s Church on Tuesday. Hundreds of people lined up for hours to pay their respects to the 27-year-old at a public wake at Leominster City Hall Monday night. His fellow marines took turns watching over his flag-draped casket in the...
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Public Wake Held for Fallen Marine in Hometown of Leominster
A public wake was held Monday for Capt. Ross Reynolds, a 27-year-old Marine and native of Leominster who was one of four soldiers killed last month in a NATO training exercise in Norway. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker joined family, friends, fellow veterans and public servants to bid a final goodbye to Reynolds Monday afternoon. “It was touching and emotional. Lots…
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Vigil Held for Fallen Marine From Leominster
“We got married in basically a hallway, and it was the most precious moment of my life,” said Lana Reynolds, the widow of the late Marine Captain and Leominster native Captain Ross Reynolds. His vigil was held earlier this evening at Leominster City Hall.
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Outpouring of Support for Fallen Marine as His Body Is Returned to Mass.
A plane carrying the remains of Capt. Ross A. Reynolds landed at Logan International Airport in Boston, where it was met by his grieving family and Gov. Charlie Baker.
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Fallen Marine Capt. Ross Reynolds Makes Final Journey Home
A procession was held Saturday as the marine’s body was escorted from Boston to his hometown of Leomisnter.
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Fallen Mass. Marine Honored With Procession to Hometown: ‘He Just Wanted a Chance to Serve'
The body of a Marine officer killed last month during a NATO training exercise in Norway was returned Saturday to his home in Massachusetts. A plane carrying the remains of Capt. Ross A. Reynolds landed at Logan International Airport in Boston, where it was met by his grieving family and Gov. Charlie Baker. “He was a first-class kid from...
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Leominster Marine's Body Returns to Hometown
The casket of Leominster Marine Capt. Ross Reynolds, 27 killed during a NATO training exercise in Norway returns home today.