Tuesday 7/28/09 08:30 EMS call, Turnpike Road 14:30 EMS call, Chestnut Hill Road (more) 17:24 Lock-out, Boston Road 19:58 Carbon monoxide detector activation (no carbon monoxide), Brookside Road Wednesday 7/29/09 06:41 EMS call, Atwood Street 07:08 EMS call, Richards Road 14:58 EMS call, Turnpike Road 19:39 EMS call, Winchester Street 21:22 Vehicle accident, Main Street Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Police & Fire
Taking a look at crime in Southborough
Last week I asked you how many arrests you thought the Southborough Police Department made in 2008. The answer? 107. The majority of folks who voted in the poll — thirty-five percent — got that one right (see how others voted here). Perhaps that’s because you’re good guessers, or maybe it’s because the information was published Read the full article → from Taking a look at crime in Southborough
Man injured at Chestnut Hill still in hospital, OSHA may investigate
The 76-year-old man struck by a tractor at Chestnut Hill Farm earlier this week is still in the hospital and was listed in serious condition, reports Wicked Local Southborough. The article also says the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is determining whether to investigate the accident, but police are not expected to file Read the full article → from Man injured at Chestnut Hill still in hospital, OSHA may investigate
What the fire department has been up to
Tuesday 7/21/09 10:22 EMS call, Mass Pike West 11:45 EMS call, Winchester Street 15:08 EMS call, Clifford Street 21:07 Arcing/shorted electrical equipment, Latisquama Road 21:17 Building fire, Village Path Wednesday 7/22/09 04:06 EMS call, Cordaville Road 05:32 Fuel burner/boiler fire (confined), Atwood Street 10:41 Unintentional smoke detector activation (no fire), Boston Road 12:17 Hazardous material Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Man injured in Chestnut Hill Farm accident expected to be okay
A 76-year-old grandfather and his 23-year-old grandson, both from Framingham, were injured when they were struck by a tractor at Chestnut Hill Farm on Tuesday afternoon. The grandfather was taken by ambulance to UMass Memorial with what at first appeared to be life-threatening injuries. But Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. said last night the man Read the full article → from Man injured in Chestnut Hill Farm accident expected to be okay
Breaking news: Serious farm accident at Chestnut Hill
According to Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. two men were injured, one seriously, when they were struck by a tractor in the hay field off Chestnut Hill Road this afternoon. I heard an unconfirmed report that a Life Flight helicopter was summoned. More information as it becomes available. Update 5:49 pm: The Metrowest Daily News Read the full article → from Breaking news: Serious farm accident at Chestnut Hill
In the media: Natick man dies from motorcycle accident injuries
The Metrowest Daily News reports that a Natick man who crashed is motorcycle into the back of an SUV earlier this month on Route 9 near White’s Corner has died from his injuries. Read the full article → from In the media: Natick man dies from motorcycle accident injuries
Vandals hit Wildwood and Southwood Drive homes
In the Wildwood and Southwood Drive neighborhood (map) just about every house has a lamppost gracing its front yard. But today many of those lampposts are lying on the ground. Linda over at Southborough News reports that vandals this weekend knocked over mailboxes and lightposts at more than a dozen homes in the neighborhood. If Read the full article → from Vandals hit Wildwood and Southwood Drive homes
What the Fire Department has been up to
Tuesday 7/14/09 10:49 Good intent call, Turnpike Road 12:07 EMS call, Admiral Lane 14:26 Unintentional transmission of alarm, Harvest Lane Wednesday 7/15/09 01:53 Service call, Marlboro Road 08:46 EMS call, North Street Thursday 7/16/09 05:26 EMS call, Southville Road 11:50 EMS call, Wildwood 14:17 Unintentional transmission of alarm, Sears Road 17:00 EMS call, Latisquama Road Read the full article → from What the Fire Department has been up to
Salad days at the Fire Station
The Southborough Fire Department is into local produce. And I mean really local. Each year firefighters plant a vegetable garden outside the fire station. This year the garden features cucumbers, several different kinds of peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, pumpkins, and more. The vegetables are used to make communal meals during each shift. Captain Joe Hubley said Read the full article → from Salad days at the Fire Station
In the media: Southborough’s old fire engine is still hot stuff
A new ladder truck to replace the one decommissioned in 2007 is estimated to cost around $1M. Compare that to what the town paid for its very first piece of firefighting equipment in 1896 — a whopping $150. That first handtub engine known as the Falcon is still in town, now maintained by the F.D. Newton Read the full article → from In the media: Southborough’s old fire engine is still hot stuff
What the fire department has been up to
Last week’s weather kept the Southborough Fire Department hopping, with 36 calls on Tuesday and some weather-related ones on Wednesday and Thursday to boot. The logs show the north side of town was hit particularly hard by the storm last Tuesday, with water problems reported on Sears Road, Parkerville Road, and Red Gate Lane among Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
What the fire department has been up to
This fire log doesn’t include all the calls from Tuesday’s storm. You can see those here. Tuesday 6/30/09 13:28 EMS call, Southville Road 14:38 Gas leak, Southville Road Wednesday 7/1/09 07:14 EMS call, Richards Road 09:33 Unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire, Turnpike Road 11:16 Unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire, Flagg Road Thursday 7/2/09 Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to
Lightning strikes police station, officer injured
It comes as no surprise that yesterday was a busy day for emergency responders (looks like today might be too), but police and fire crews responded to one call yesterday that was a little too close to home. At around 2:15 pm, lightning struck the police station. An officer who was in the garage at Read the full article → from Lightning strikes police station, officer injured