Massachusetts
Massachusetts introduces SafetyWorks to enhance workplace safety
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Healey and Driscoll Administration has launched the SafetyWorks Initiative to enhance workplace safety across 160 organizations in Massachusetts.
The initiative includes $800,000 in grants aimed at training workers within these organizations, which collectively employ nearly 14,000 individuals.
Employers can apply for up to $25,000 in training grants through MassDOT.gov. The SafetyWorks Initiative is designed to improve safety standards and practices in workplaces throughout Massachusetts. By providing substantial grants, the administration aims to equip workers with the necessary skills and knowledge to maintain safer work environments.
Employers can apply for the SafetyWorks grants here.
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Inside the Massachusetts courtroom where former students face a teacher charged with rape
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The women said they were frightened, but they didn’t show it Wednesday in a Massachusetts courtroom as they watched the teacher who allegedly preyed on them when they were students at the posh Miss Hall’s School plead not guilty to rape.
Massachusetts
Heavy police presence due to ‘ongoing incident’ in Tewksbury
There is a heavy police presence in a section of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon due to what authorities are describing only as an “ongoing incident.”
“There is currently a heavy police presence on Salem Road due to an ongoing incident,” Tewksbury police said in a social media post just before 1 p.m. “Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes if possible. Please allow emergency personnel the space they need to respond safely and efficiently”
No further details were released. Police said they will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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Wrong-way crash closes I-495 southbound in Chelmsford, 1 seriously injured – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
CHELMSFORD, MASS. (WHDH) – A wrong-way driver crashed into another vehicle on I-495 in Chelmsford Tuesday night, shutting down the soundbound lanes in that area, according to Massachusetts State Police and The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
State police said Troopers from the Concord Barracks responded to a two-car crash on I-495 at the Hunt Road overpass shortly before 10 p.m. They said preliminary information indicates the crash happened as a result of a wrong-way driver striking a vehicle traveling in the correct direction.
Chelmsford Fire and EMS responded to the scene, and the driver was taken to the hospital by MedFlight. State police said they suffered life-threatening injuries.
MassDOT said the highway southbound is currently closed at exit 88 due to the crash, and is expected to remain closed for several hours.
Drivers are asked to seek alternate routes at this time.
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