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New Vineyard man charged in theft case

NEW VINEYARD — A local man is accused of continuing to use another’s debit card to the tune of $1,192, after the person let him use it once to buy medication, Franklin County Sheriff Lt. Niles Yeaton said Friday. Steven H. Look, 33, was arrested on a charge of felony theft Wednesday by Cpl. Ken […]

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New Vineyard couple loses home to fire for second time.

NEW VINEYARD —  Roger and Doreen Merrill, who lost everything when their home burned down last week, are still stunned but thankful for many things. “My family got out,” Roger said. “That’s all that really matters.” Doreen said she woke to the sound of the smoke alarms “screaming,” some time after falling asleep Monday, Feb. […]

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Mass. driver sentenced in fatal crash involving wood beams

FARMINGTON — A Massachusetts businessman was ordered Friday to serve 90 days of a two-year sentence for leaving the scene of a deadly accident in New Vineyard last year. Franklin County Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy also sentenced Domingos Medeiros, 50, of Assonet, to serve two years probation, do 200 hours of community service and […]

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Justice upholds jury’s guilty verdict in N. Vineyard crash

FARMINGTON — Justice Michaela Murphy on Friday upheld a guilty verdict in the case of a Lincoln man who allowed another driver to operate his car while intoxicated. Sentencing for Ryan Hurd, 23, was set for 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, in Franklin County Superior Court. He faces up to five years in prison and […]