• Massachusetts October 1, 2024 11:26 pm

    Escaped inmate found in Foxborough, back in custody

    The 72-year-old was found in Foxborough about 6:45 p.m. by Department of Correction investigators, according to the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. 

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  • Massachusetts October 1, 2024 11:28 pm

    Inmate who walked off from Mass. prison is back in custody, police say

    A man who escaped a Massachusetts prison on Tuesday was back in custody hours later, police said. “Kevin O’Brien, the inmate who walked away from Pondville Correctional Center this morning, has been LOCATED and is IN CUSTODY,” Walpole police said in a Facebook post that also thanked the public for helping to raise awareness while O’Brien was at large....

  • Norfolk July 12, 2024 8:26 am

    Norfolk prepares for influx of migrant students

    The town of Norfolk, Massachusetts, revealed how it plans to handle the influx of migrant children entering its school system. The plan comes after the state turned an old prison into an emergency shelter for migrant and unhoused families. District officials say 38 children from the shelter will enter the school system, and that the district will receive $104 from…

  • Norfolk June 27, 2024 12:20 am

    Families move into shelter at former prison in Norfolk

    A new emergency shelter at a former prison in Norfolk, Massachusetts, is now open to more than two dozen families. The first 20 to 25 families, many of them migrants, moved into the shelter at the decommissioned Bay State Correctional Center Wednesday afternoon, Norfolk Select Board Chairman Jim Lehan told NBC10 Boston. The facility will house up to 140 families,…

  • Massachusetts June 27, 2024 12:14 am

    Families arrive at emergency shelter at decommissioned prison

    The first 20-25 families arrived at a former Norfolk prison, where a new emergency shelter has opened.

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    Massachusetts May 13, 2024 3:30 pm

    Former prison in Norfolk to serve as new emergency shelter site

    A new emergency shelter is opening in Norfolk, Massachusetts, to house migrant families as the Bay State continues to deal with a strained and over-capacity shelter system, town officials said Monday. The Healey administration informed town leaders Friday of the plan, according to the town. The shelter will be located at the decommissioned Bay State Correctional Center. “This decision was…

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    Norfolk July 10, 2023 3:17 pm

    Taunton woman killed in Norfolk crash

    A 54-year-old woman was killed in a crash in Norfolk, Massachusetts, Friday morning, according to Norfolk police. Police said they responded to the single-car crash around 10:30 a.m. When they arrived they found a sedan crashed into a tree near the intersection of Needham and Main streets. The driver, who was from Taunton, was rushed to the hospital where she…

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