Recently the United States Supreme Court has rejected two bids by Bayer (the purchaser of Monsanto) to dismiss litigation that Round Up weed killer causes cancer. Round Up is a glyphosate based herbicide manufactured by Monsato. Essentially it is a weed killer. Glyphosate is known as a probable human carcinogen…
Police revealed today that Lynn Murphy Jr. was the 39-year-old Chilmark man in the fatal motorcycle crash yesterday evening. Late Tuesday, April 24, he was declared dead at the scene. The motorcycle he was riding was involved in a collision on North Road according to the Chilmark Police Department. The…
An apartment fire at 16 Fairgrounds Road in Sturbridge caused fatal injuries to an elderly woman who lived there. The fire occurred on April 22 and was caused by a microwave oven. Fire officials further discovered that the apartment lacked an operable smoke detector. Firefighters immediately transported her to the…
At about 5:30 a.m. today a tractor–trailer jack–knifed suddenly on Route 93. This happened on the route traveling southbound, just before Exit 36 in Woburn. The accident forced the closure of the right two lanes of the highway. Both lanes were reopened about an hour later. Tractor-Trailer Accident Lawsuit Commercial…
At about 5:20 a.m. today law enforcement officials reported to the scene of a car fire. The car fire occurred on Interstate 91 northbound near the Whitney Avenue exit in Holyoke. The right lane was completely shut down causing extensive traffic backup on the northbound through to the Pike. Car…
At 3:18 a.m. today, Massachusetts State Police reported that an accident occurred between eastbound Route 290 and northbound Route 495. In Marlborough, a tractor-trailer rolled over at the steep curve. The accident caused a bottleneck on that interchange. Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Marlbourgh Fire were on the scene. The…
Yesterday, early evening, a fire broke out at a house on Three Rivers Road in Wilbraham. The investigation into the cause continues today. An elderly occupant and toddler were able to flee the house fire. Firefighters had to shut down Three Rivers Road, starting with Circle Drive down to Boston Road.…
Today, Manchester Police revealed that Thomas Tortora was the victim of a fatal accident on Sunday. The man, a Manchester resident, was killed on Highland Street by impact. Tortora was traveling down Highland Street at a great rate of speed. His vehicle slammed into a guard rail, the force of…
On Wednesday at about 10:15 a.m., three different sets of fire units were requested to handle a house fire at 90 Ashland Street. The fire took almost an hour to be squelch, and numerous individuals had to evacuate as a result. Nearly half a dozen of those individuals that had to…
On Monday, Brockton Fire reported to a home kitchen fire. Several firefighters were on scene in the early afternoon. The fire charred most of the cabinetry and part of the exhaust fan over the stove. The home was located on Vine Street. Brockton fire reports that the female occupant refused…