Spencer

Authorities are investigating a car crash in Spencer, Massachusetts early Monday morning. Spencer Police say they responded to a report of a serious car accident at Paxton and Thompson Pond Roads at around 12:55 a.m. A 31-year-old was injured and was transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center, according to police. Authorities say speed was an obvious factor in the crash….

Today is the first Sunday in about 160 years that the people of Spencer, Massachusetts, don’t have a place of worship. The First Congregational Church of Spencer was destroyed by a fast-moving fire Friday. The blaze reduced a church that had been standing since the Civil War to a pile of rubble all in about 45 minutes. The building was…

It’s a devastating loss for the town, but the surrounding faith community is stepping in to help.

A fire chief says a fire that burned down a 160-year-old Massachusetts church was likely started by a lightning strike. The First Congregational Church in Spencer caught fire Friday afternoon, when a storm was moving through the area. The steeple fell as the building was engulfed in flames. The walls later caved in. Spencer Fire Chief Robert Parsons said Saturday...

Police shared dramatic images of smoke pouring from the building, including the steeple.

A church was destroyed by a fire Friday in Spencer, Massachusetts, and investigators say lightning was likely the cause. A building was on fire at 207 Main Street, which is Massachusetts Route 9, according to the Spencer Police Department. The address is for the First Congregational Church of Spencer, United Church of Christ, a congregation that dates back to 1743,…