Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Lone star ticks reach Concord with two alpha-gal cases
Lone star ticks capable of triggering incurable alpha-gal syndrome have reached Concord, where two cases are confirmed and Emerson Hospital tick-bite visits jumped 51% in the first half of 2026.
Public Safety
Concord finds uranium 20 times cleanup level at Superfund site
Routine soil sampling at Concord's 2229 Main Street Superfund site revealed uranium levels 20 times the cleanup threshold, prompting plans to temporarily close the Powder Mill Woods trail for excavation and tree removal.
Public Safety
Lone star ticks reach Concord with two alpha-gal cases
Lone star ticks capable of triggering incurable alpha-gal syndrome have reached Concord, where two cases are confirmed and Emerson Hospital tick-bite visits jumped 51% in the first half of 2026.
Public Safety
Concord finds uranium 20 times cleanup level at Superfund site
Routine soil sampling at Concord's 2229 Main Street Superfund site revealed uranium levels 20 times the cleanup threshold, prompting plans to temporarily close the Powder Mill Woods trail for excavation and tree removal.
Public Safety
Lone star ticks reach Concord with two alpha-gal cases
Lone star ticks capable of triggering incurable alpha-gal syndrome have reached Concord, where two cases are confirmed and Emerson Hospital tick-bite visits jumped 51% in the first half of 2026.
Public Safety
Concord finds uranium 20 times cleanup level at Superfund site
Routine soil sampling at Concord's 2229 Main Street Superfund site revealed uranium levels 20 times the cleanup threshold, prompting plans to temporarily close the Powder Mill Woods trail for excavation and tree removal.
Public Safety
Lexington woman pleads guilty in $11 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded 204 investors
Lexington resident Barbara A. Hirshfield, 83, pleaded guilty in federal court to five counts of wire fraud for running a Ponzi scheme through her West Springfield loan business that defrauded 204 investors of nearly $11 million; prosecutors will seek four years in prison at her January 2027 sentencing.
Public Safety
Road work resumes on Valley, Oxbow and Wheeler roads in Concord starting Tuesday
Concord's road reconstruction program resumes this week on Valley Road, Oxbow Road and Wheeler Road, with pavement milling starting Tuesday and driveway delays of up to 30 minutes possible during paving.
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