Easton News

ANN REALTIME UPDATE 08.12.08 2330 EDT: Authorities have released the identities of the three people lost in the Tuesday morning downing of an Angel Flight plane in Easton, MA.

Jessica Fargen, Laurel J. Sweet and Marie Szaniszlo have reported in the BostonHerald.com that Angel Flight New England crashed into the parking lot of an Easton, Massachusetts, strip mall, killing all three ...

A small plane crashed Tuesday in a parking lot in Easton, Massachusetts, killing all three people aboard.

Three people are dead after a small plane carrying a patient to Boston for medical treatment crashed in a grocery store parking lot in eastern Massachusetts.

Police say John McCarthy, 58, was walking along the side of the road when he was hit by a car and killed.

But he never made it home. Shortly before 5 a.m., the 58-year-old Brockton father of two was walking south in the breakdown lane of Route 138 North by Meredith Street in Easton when he was hit by an SUV that ...

New Hampshire authorities who set out to rescue one injured hiker ended up helping three others along the way.

Easton police are searching for a driver who ran over a 58-year-old man Saturday morning, killing him, and then drove off.

The third playground honoring the memory of Torie Snelgrove is slated to be built in Easton next month. via Boston.com

“The message that is going out to the criminal community is, 'If you are arrested with an illegal firearm, your freedom is done'.”

Dane Barros looks down at the floor as he listens to a prosecutor call him a "danger to the community." Barros, barely 21, is not a violent criminal, and in almost any other district, he could be freed on bail ... via MassLive.com

Spring Fling: Earth Day Celebration: April 19, 2008 The Wild Place at the Children's Museum in Easton re-opens today. via Associated Content

The Car Care Council has released an updated Car Care Guide with new sections on fuel economy and environmental awareness. via Cape Cod Times

“Our back is up against the wall.”

Evans Haile is looking for 400 people. Of the thousands who come through the Cape Playhouse every summer, artistic director Haile needs 400 with $1,000 each to help out the theater. via Cape Cod Times

Women's health is on the agenda at a symposium to be presented by UMass Memorial Medical Center and the YWCA of Central Massachusetts. via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Program to feature a diverse repertoire of selections demonstrating the group's versatility The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Tobias S. Monte, will present a free ... via University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Police have arrested three teens on charges they broke into a safe and stole more than $5,000 from the Ragged Mountain Ski Resort in Danbury. via Boston Herald

Josephine Lister Taylor Inducted 2002 Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field Josephine Taylor was born in Minnesota. via Fred's Head Companion

Part of a year-long series on representation and citizenship among the Portuguese in America The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announces a colloquium entitled "Representation and Citizenship: ... via University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

“Most bats raise one pup per year. It will take decades for bat populations to rebound after a large die-off.”

Biologists have confirmed that a fungal infection killing bats in Vermont and New York State has spread to Western Massachusetts. via IBerkshires

The French bistro, Bleu, at Mashpee Commons, will host a wine tasting and appetizer sampling, along with an auction, from 6 to 8 p.m. April 10 to benefit the Children's Study Home of Cape Cod. via Cape Cod Times