In Other News

Ben Franklin Stuffies Available at Franklin Police Station

Ben Franklin stuffies are now available to take home with you, just stop by the station with $20 and tell them you’d like to adopt. [Not to be confused with the stuffies sold in Rhode Island seafood restaurants!]

Medway Summer Hours

Starting on July, Medway Town Hall  will open its doors at 8:00 AM each day. On Fridays, offices will close at 12:00 PM.

One Legal Issue: Funding Lawyers for Illegal Aliens

A local activist shared that the Massachusetts Budget Conference Committee on Beacon Hill is currently deliberating a proposal in the final Mass. state budget to add $5 million to hire lawyers to defend illegal migrants who have come to Massachusetts.

Another Legal Issue: Funding Public Defenders or Letting Defendants go Free

According to a just-published MassLive article, the result of the weeks-old work stoppage by many public defenders in Massachusetts, means "floodgates
are going to open ... potentially dangerous criminals are going to
get released, and that’s a huge concern for the public." 

Thursday Road Death in Wrentham

One person was killed Thursday afternoon in a single-car crash in Wrentham, Massachusetts. The crash happened on Franklin Street (Route 140) near Eagle Brook Boulevard, according to WCVB, which said that Wrentham police had confirmed  that the person in the car was killed and the Sun Chronicle later reported the individual to be an elderly woman who was partially ejected from the vehicle.

Massive Fire in Norfolk Tuesday

A three-alarm fire was reported at 3 Main St. in Norfolk at 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24. The fire remains under investigation. (Photo Courtesy Norfolk Police Department). Two firefighters were transported to the hospital with heat-related issues. No other injuries were reported.