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Authorities say Michael Escolas stole an SUV parked at a Kenny Chesney concert before crashing while operating under the influence, leaving a child dead.

Michael Escolas will face a judge Monday after allegedly stealing a vehicle from a parking lot at Gillette Stadium during the Kenney Chesney concert Saturday and causing a crash in Plainville, Mass., that killed a 10-year-old boy. 

A man accused of stealing an SUV from a Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium and causing a crash that killed a 10-year-old boy over the weekend in Plainville, Massachusetts, appeared in court Monday. The incident occurred Saturday at the intersection of Route 1 and Interstate 495, according to Massachusetts State Police, who said 42-year-old Michael Escolas of Oxford was…

A community in Massachusetts that’s at a “critical risk level” for EEE is considering taking drastic action. Officials in Oxford are looking at joining neighboring communities in implementing a controversial solution.

As more mosquitoes test positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, one Massachusetts community is considering taking drastic action to keep residents safe. Officials in Oxford have a controversial solution that limits risk but could ruin a lot of plans. Four towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — are at critical risk for the mosquito-borne illness after a man in his 80s contracted...

Oxford, Mass., is now facing a significant decision: whether to cancel evening activities due to the spreading threat of EEE. The virus is affecting Oxford and other Massachusetts communities.

After Massachusetts’ first human case of Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, in four years, some towns are considering taking action to keep people safe. Four towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — are at critical risk for the mosquito-borne illness after a man in his 80s contracted it in Worcester County, the Department of Public Health said last week….

Four Massachusetts communities are at critical risk for EEE, a rare but exceptionally dangerous mosquito-borne illness.

It’s going to take a long time for Oxford to recover from the devastation from flooding. And just getting around town right now is not easy with numerous detours. Driving into Oxford a day after torrential rain fell, you can still pass through standing water on roads and see the effects of raging currents. “A stunning amount of damage....

Two women are dead after what town officials call “historic, unprecedented flooding” in Oxford on Sunday. State police have identified the women as 65-year-old Ethelyn Joiner and 71-year-old Audrey Rostkowski, both of Oxford. Oxford Fire Chief Scott Pelletier said firefighters responded to get one of the women out of a vehicle when the car shifted in the flooding and she…

Residents in Oxford, Massachusetts, are reminded to be bear aware after an animal was spotted foraging for trash and bird feeders this week. Police said the black bear was spotted roaming around the Prospect Street area and warned neighbors to keep a close eye on pets and young children. Black bears are not usually aggressive toward humans but can be…

Police in Needham, Massachusetts, are looking for a missing woman. The Needham Police Department said Tuesday it was searching for 62-year-old Linda Croteau in an effort to check her well-being. Croteau was last seen at her former home in Needham on April 29, police said. She was last heard from Friday, May 4. Her cellphone was last pinged at 8:18…

A criminal charge against a convicted sex offender connected to a foster “house of horrors” in Oxford, Massachusetts, has been dropped. Ray Blouin was facing a charge of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. The alleged victim said when he was a young boy Blouin would put his hands in the boy’s underwear and fondle him. Multiple…

A charge of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 was dropped against Ray Blouin.

A Worcester man is dead after a single-car crash in Oxford, Massachusetts, on Friday night. Massachusetts State Police say they responded to a crash on Route 395 southboun­­d, near exit 4, at around 10 p.m. Authorities say a 1998 Jeep Wrangler had left the roadway, struck a tree and caught fire. Thirty-one-year-old Shawn Marengo was pronounced dead at the scene,…

WARNING: This story contains information that is graphic in nature and could be disturbing to some. A heartbroken mother says the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families killed her adult daughter. Cheryl Gaulin blames the DCF for the death of her daughter, Kristine, last year, as well as and the state-licensed foster home she was in as a child. “They…

Cheryl Gaulin says the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families and a former foster family is responsible for the death of her daughter, who grew up in foster care.

Former foster children say Massachusetts ignored warning signs and reports of horrific abuse for years.

Four people abused as children at the hands of foster parents in a Massachusetts-licensed foster home decades ago are set to receive $7 million in a settlement with the Department of Children and Families and social workers, their lawyer announced Friday.