North Attleborough

The closure of Broadway in North Attleborough will be extended starting Monday as the town starts demolition of an old factory building which officials say is in danger of collapse. The Webster Mill building is unsafe and presents a public safety threat, according to town officials. Broadway was closed last week from Richards Avenue to Bank Street, with detours in…

The imminent threat that a building may partially collapse is closing Broadway in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, indefinitely, authorities said Wednesday. The Webster Mill building is unsafe and presents a public safety threat, according to town officials, who announced that Broadway would close from Richards Avenue to Bank Street starting at 4 p.m., with the community asked to avoid the area….

Smoke filled the air in a North Attleborough, Massachusetts, neighborhood on Monday morning, when a house fire broke out on Moran Street. Firefighters responded to the blaze at around 10:30 a.m., NBC affiliate WJAR reported. Neighbors told the news outlet that the front porch of the home was engulfed in flames, which spread to other parts of the house. Nearby…

Mother Nature hit hard this week in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. Wednesday evening saw tornado warnings and more torrential downpours. The severe weather came on the heels of Monday’s floods in town, which caused damage to about 200 homes. “It’s unlivable right now,” said Nathan Bonneau, whose home was condemned. Bonneau and his family had more than five feet of...

North Attleborough, Massachusetts, was among the communities hit hardest by the heavy rain that washed across the region Monday night, with flood water leading to road closures, power outages and even water-logged homes. After touring the damage in North Attleborough and Leominster, Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday night. Officials with the Bristol County town held a…

Two dams needed to be shored up in Leominster on Tuesday, one of several Massachusetts communities still reeling from flash flooding that dropped historic amounts of rain Monday night. Gov. Maura Healey issued a state of emergency across the commonwealth Tuesday night. “Today I saw firsthand the devastating impacts of severe flooding in Leominster and North Attleborough – and it…

The driver accused of causing a deadly car crash on Interstate 95 in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, on Monday appeared in court Tuesday, where prosecutors said he was seen shrugging before leaving the scene. Joseph Pompei Jr., a 50-year-old from Cranston, Rhode Island, was arrested later Monday on charges including motor vehicle homicide over the crash, which left a man dead,…

An arrest has been made in a deadly hit-and-run crash that took place Monday afternoon on I-95 in North Attleborough

A man died from his injuries in a three-vehicle highway crash Monday in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, and another driver who allegedly fled the scene has been arrested. The crash around 4:15 p.m. closed down the northbound side of Interstate 95. State police say a 50-year-old man from Cranston, Rhode Island, was driving southbound in a Buick LaCrosse when he collided…