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Person rescued from burning multi-family home in Cambridge
One person who was trapped as flames rapidly spread inside a Cambridge, Massachusetts, home was rescued by firefighters overnight. The Cambridge Fire Department says it received several 911 calls for the fire in the large, multiple dwelling at 72-64 Kirkland St. just before midnight. Responding firefighters used an aerial ladder to reach a third floor window and rescue one person,...
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Firefighter among 4 people injured in Fitchburg blaze
Two people were rescued and several others were also injured, including a firefighter, after a fire broke out at a home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Sunday morning. Fitchburg’s fire chief tells NBC10 Boston that the department was notified around 9:30 a.m. about a reported building fire at a three-family home on Ashburnham Street, with smoke showing from a mile away. Responding...
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Brockton firefighter dies in line of duty, fire department announces
According to Brockton Fire, Jeffrey Albanese suffered a cardiac arrest on December 9th while responding to an incident.
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NH woman facing aggravated DUI charge after crash in Planet Fitness parking lot
A woman was allegedly driving drunk when she was involved in a crash in a Planet Fitness parking lot in Hooksett, New Hampshire, Saturday, before she drove off and then returned, authorities say. Hooksett police say they were dispatched to the fitness center located at 1292 Hooksett Road around 3:15 p.m. for a hit-and-run crash with no injury. While enroute,...
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Woman who allegedly stole purse from Allston-Brighton Toy Drive arrested
A woman who allegedly stole a purse from the Allston-Brighton Toy Drive last weekend has been arrested, according to Boston police, who had asked earlier this week for the public’s help identifying her. Ji Li was taken into custody around 1 p.m. Friday after detectives saw her walking on Massachusetts Avenue towards St. Botolph Street in the South End, police...
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Woman killed in outdoor fire in Somerville
A woman is dead after a fire broke out Thursday in a wooded area in Somerville, Massachusetts, according to officials, who say this appears accidental in the early stages of their investigation. According to the State Fire Marshal’s office, the Somerville Fire Department responded just after 4 p.m. to the woods near Alewife Brook Parkway and Broadway and found heavy...
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Boston police looking for missing 17-year-old
Police in Boston are asking for the public’s help locating a 17-year-old who has been missing since last weekend. Matthew Pasquarello, of Roxbury, was last seen around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, in the area of Howland Street, police say. He is described as about 5’6” and 150 pounds, last seen wearing all black clothing. It is believed that...
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Missing 18-year-old from Dorchester has been found, police say
An 18-year-old from Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood who had been missing for a week has been located, police said Friday morning. Other details were not immediately provided, as police canceled the missing person alert. Police had asked for the public’s help locating the Dorchester resident, who had last been on on Friday, Dec. 13, in the area of the UMass Boston...
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Police seek Roxbury teen missing nearly 2 weeks
Boston police are seeking a 15-year-old who has been missing almost two weeks. Ahmir Galloway, of Roxbury, was last seen around 5:50 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 18 Harold Park, Unit 2, police say. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with two emojis on it, True Religion blue jeans, black and white Jordan sneakers, and a black backpack....
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Holiday travel rush underway; Boston Logan ‘packed,' airport passengers say
Holiday travel is underway Friday, with a flurry of activity expected on the roads and skies to jump start the weekend, something that could be impacted by the rain and snow arriving in the region. People at the airport were headed to warm getaways like Aruba and the Bahamas, getting away from frigid northeast temperatures just as some of the...
