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Methuen father drowns while trying to rescue child from water at Salisbury Beach
A father from Methuen, Massachusetts, died Wednesday while trying to rescue one of his children from rough surf at the beach in Salisbury, officials said Thursday. The family was swimming at Salisbury Beach when heavy surf began to overwhelm one of the children. The victim, identified by the Essex County District Attorney’s office as 44-year-old Gary Simard, rushed into...
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Father, children pulled from the ocean at Salisbury Beach
A father and his children were pulled from the ocean in Salisbury, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon. The family was swimming at Salisbury Beach when heavy surf began to overwhelm them. Two bystanders quickly jumped in the water to help them. “I’m like, ‘This can’t be happening. This is not a joke. The father went in,’” recalled Jason Evan Iarossi,...
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Investigation underway after body washes ashore in Salisbury overnight
An investigation is underway after a man’s body washed ashore in Salisbury, Massachusetts, overnight. The Essex District Attorney’s Office said a person walking along Salisbury Beach around 1 a.m. Tuesday noticed a body floating along the shoreline near 4 Ocean Front Drive. A police officer responded and was able to pull the body from the ankle-deep water. The man...
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Salisbury Beach Staircases Remain Closed After Winter Erosion
In Salisbury, miles of beach sit empty now. With crowds set to swell in the coming weeks, there is a wave of worry. “It becomes very dangerous for children playing here because these dunes can collapse,” said Tom Saab, a Salisbury resident. Salisbury, like many coastal towns, is battling beach erosion. A surprise late December storm that battered coastal towns…
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New Bike Lanes on Salisbury-Newburyport Bridge Raise Questions for Drivers, Officials
When new bike lanes suddenly popped up on the bridge between the Massachusetts communities of Salisbury and Newburyport, it threw drivers for a loop. “All of a sudden, it was changed,” said Newburyport resident Hailey Boulia. “So I think driving to work in the morning, I have to remember where I’m supposed to be.” The bike lanes cut driving...
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Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Boyfriend, Who Was Poisoned With Antifreeze
A Massachusetts woman pleaded not guilty Thursday after being charged with murdering her boyfriend, who was found to have died of antifreeze poisoning last year. Judy Church was ordered held without bail at a hearing in Essex County Superior Court, where she appeared via video from South Bay House of Correction in Boston. Authorities have alleged that the 64-year-old from…
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Several Fire Departments Help Battle Blaze at Merrimac Home
Multiple departments assisted in fighting a fire Monday morning in Merrimac, Massachusetts, Monday morning, according to officials. Authorities say they arrived around 7:30 a.m. to a Church Street home that was occupied by two families with visible smoke coming from the building. Crews say the smoke was coming from the common wall separating the two homes. Firefighters say they were…
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Salisbury Woman Charged With Killing Boyfriend
An autopsy determined that Leroy Fowler died of ethylene glycol poisoning, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office. Fowler’s girlfriend, 64-year-old Judy Church, was arrested Thursday.
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Mass. Woman Charged With Murder in Boyfriend's Poisoning With Antifreeze
A Massachusetts woman was arrested Thursday, accused of murdering her boyfriend.