Leominster

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…

A Massachusetts State Police trooper and another person were hurt Wednesday in a crash in Leominster. Skid marks, scrapes, shattered glass and broken car parts are all that remain after a cruiser that left the Leominster barracks to help in a police pursuit slammed into a Ford Focus sedan, seriously injuring the woman inside. The 29-year-old Townsend woman was transported…

A home invasion Tuesday morning at a residence in Leominster, Massachusetts, prompted a large police presence and temporarily locked down a nearby school, authorities said. Leominster police said the incident took place at 11:36 a.m. at 170 Lancaster St. Two armed suspects allegedly fled down nearby Sixth Street towards Mechanic Street, prompting a K-9 crew to search the area, police…

One person was hospitalized early Friday after a violent single-vehicle car crash in Leominster, Massachusetts. Firefighters responded to the crash at Route 12 near Route 2 at about 2:30 a.m. A white car with extensive damage was seen on the road. A photograph of the crash shows the vehicle’s front end destroyed by the impact. Details on what led up…

A Massachusetts Uber driver is accused of assaulting a woman after driving her from Burlington to Leominster over the weekend. Josue Henriquez, 28, of Acushnet, drove two people from a party back to a home in Leominster, according to police in that city. After he went inside for a drink, a woman in the home called 911 to report that…

Shaw’s is closing four supermarkets in New England.

Emergency crews are responding to a reported air tank explosion with injuries at a business in Leominster, Massachusetts. Leominster fire officials said they received a report around 9:30 a.m. Thursday of an air tank explosion at Brindeau Sheet Metal at 29 Phillips St. Two people were reportedly injured.