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Plow driver charged with leaving scene of deadly crash in Wrentham
A driver has been charged in a crash that left a pedestrian dead and closed part of Route 1 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, on Tuesday evening, according to police. Police say Taunton resident Patrick E. Royster, 42, died after he was struck by two vehicles on Route 1. Investigators believe he was walking in the breakdown lane and tried to cross…
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Pedestrian hit and killed by SUV with plow on Route 1 in Wrentham
A crash left a pedestrian dead and closed part of Route 1 in Wrentham, Massachusetts, on Tuesday evening, according to police. Police Chief Bill McGrath confirmed the fatal crash on Route 1 between Madison and Thurston Streets. Police say an SUV with a plow attached hit a man in the road. One other vehicle may have been involved. The drivers…
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Police chief warns of 3+ hour backups, urges shoppers to avoid Wrentham Outlets
The police chief in Wrentham, Massachusetts, is warning of three-plus hour waits and urging shoppers to avoid the Wrentham Outlets on the afternoon of Black Friday. “STOP. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO DRIVE TO THE #WRENTHAMOUTLETS, DO NOT BOTHER. THEY WILL BE CLOSED BEFORE YOU CAN GET THROUGH TRAFFIC. WAITS EXCEED THREE HOURS. 495 AND SURROUNDING ROADS ARE JAMMED. TRY…
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Hazing investigation into King Phillip football team
The hazing involved boxing matches between several 10th graders, who were chosen to participate by several upperclassmen, the letter said. There weren’t any coaches around during the boxing matches. No one was reported hurt.
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Hazing incident on King Philip football team investigated by school district
Several 10th graders on the King Philip Regional High School football team partook in boxing sessions during what administrators at the Wrentham, Massachusetts, school are calling a hazing incident. In a letter sent to the school community on Monday, school officials said that the incidents that happened in August at a football camp in Naples, Maine, “meet both the legal…
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Missing Wrentham man found dead in his car in Hamilton pond
A missing man was found dead in a pond in Hamilton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, police said. Police had been looking for Steve Perry, a 73-year-old retired truck driver, who hadn’t returned home in Wrentham Saturday and was lost as he drove around southern New England. Wrentham police said he’d wanted to go to a local restaurant, then head home....
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Calls for Change at Dangerous Intersection in Wrentham Grow Louder After Fatal Crash
The area of Route 140 to Wrentham Center, onto Common Street, is a tricky intersection, and residents say it’s been a problem for years.
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Wrentham Residents Tired of Dangerous Intersection, Want to See Change
Residents who live near the intersection say there are crashes at the intersection all the time and it’s been a problem for years.
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Woman Dead, 2 Others Hurt in Crash at ‘Tricky' Wrentham Intersection
Wrentham’s police and fire departments responded to the two-car crash at around 7:49 p.m. in the area of East Street and Common Street, local police said.
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Woman Killed, 2 Others Hurt After Vehicles Collide at ‘Tricky' Intersection in Wrentham
One woman died and two others were injured after two cars collided Friday night at a “tricky intersection” in Wrentham, Massachusetts, police said. Wrentham’s police and fire departments responded to the two-car crash around 7:49 p.m. in the area of East Street and Common Street and found both vehicles in the middle of the road, heavily damaged. According to...
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Memorial Service Held for Aide Worker Killed in Ukraine
Peter Reed, a retired Marine medic who died while volunteering in Ukraine, was honored in Wrentham Wednesday.
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3 Men Accused of Stealing $32K Worth of Goods from Wrentham Outlets
Three men from the Washington, D.C., area were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on accusations they stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a store at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets. Linworth Hayes Crawford III, 28; Ronald Patterson, 32; and Nathaniel Owens, 32, were indicted on conspiracy and transporting more than $5,000 in stolen goods. They…