Massachusetts
Where brush fires are burning in Massachusetts
BOSTON – Dry conditions have persisted and with no rain in the immediate forecast, several Massachusetts communities are dealing with significant brush fires.
According to the Department of Fire Services, as of Saturday night there have been 106 brush and wildland fires reported over the last week. In total, the fires have burned around 600 acres.
Five new fires have been reported since Friday, officials said.
Massachusetts brush fires
Here is where fires are currently burning in Massachusetts, as of Saturday night:
- Cain Hill (Salem/Lynn) – 140 acres, 50% contained
- Middleton Pond (Middleton) – 188 acres, 70% contained
- Pappas (Canton) – 32 acres, 90% contained
- Wolcott Hill/Blue Hills Reservation (Milton) – 4 acres, 70% contained
- Curry 24 (Devens) – 100 acres, 99% contained
- Maple Meadow (Wilmington) – 10 acres, 70% contained
- Mt. Laurel (Holden) – 6 acres, 95% contained
- Traders Way (Salem) – 15 acres, 50% contained
- Old Forest Rd (North Andover) – 5 acres, 30% contained
- Bradway (Monson) – 44 acres, 90% contained
- Castle Rock (Saugus) – 22 acres, 80% contained
- Pond South (Middleton) – 4 acres, 60% contained
- Fitzgerald (Northampton) – 54 acres, 30% contained
- Moose Meadow (Montgomery) – 60 acres, 60% contained
- Howe (Spencer) – 9.5 acres, 30% contained
How to prevent brush fires
As fires continue to burn, the Department of Fire Services is asking people to take precautions. Here are their tips for preventing fires:
- Do not burn leaves. (Open burning is prohibited through January)
- Refrain from outdoor cooking and heating.
- Use caution with lawnmowers, leaf blowers and other power equipment as engines can get hot enough to ignite dry leaves.
- Dump ashes from fireplaces and wood stoves in a metal can, douse them with water, and cover them with a tight-fitting lid.
- Extinguish smoking materials in an ashtray with water or sand.
A soldier from Massachusetts has died while on active duty.
According to State Representative Steve Xiarhos, on Sunday, the United States flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag were lowered to half-staff in honor of Robert Russell Arnold, a dedicated soldier of the United States Army.
Staff Sergeant Arnold died suddenly on February 1st.
An obituary noted that he was a proud Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corp. for 5 years, before joining the U.S. Army.
Robert spoke German, Russian, French, and Latin, which he learned attending Boston Latin School, Class of 2016.
His parents will hold a Celebration of Life once Arnold’s body returns from Alaska.
Massachusetts
Snow returning to parts of Massachusetts Wednesday. Maps show what to expect in Boston area.
If you thought winter was over in Massachusetts, the weather forecast for the Boston area this week is a reminder that the snow is still very much here.
We are currently tracking several chances for snow and a wintry mix over the next seven days as a very active and stormy pattern is emerging.
Three chances for snow in Massachusetts
There will be three chances for wintry precipitation in the next five days, each of which will have a higher potential impact then the last.
On Tuesday, there will be a very minor event with some scattered snow flurries and showers passing through in the morning. We do not believe this will have much, if any, impact on the Tuesday morning commute. Some widely scattered coatings are possible.
The stakes are raised a bit more for an event Wednesday so, the WBZ-TV Weather team has issued a NEXT Weather Alert for Wednesday midday through Wednesday night.
Wednesday snow forecast
This is not a typical storm by any means. It will be more of a “strip” or “channel” of rain and snow that will extent hundreds of miles outward form the parent low pressure system in the upper Midwest. The trick to correctly forecasting this event will be to nail the location of the 100 mile wide strip of precipitation.
The precipitation will arrive in the late morning or midday on Wednesday with the northern half being snow and the southern half rain.
Currently, the odds favor areas north of the Massachusetts Turnpike for accumulating snow with mainly rain or a rain/snow mix south of the Pike.
The entire event lasts for about 12 hours, tapering off by midnight.
Who gets the most snow Wednesday?
Chances for plowable snow are highest along and north of the Mass Pike.
Again, there will be a strip of snow between 50-to-100 miles wide (north to south) where most of the accumulation occurs.
Friday snow highest potential
Friday brings yet another storm threat, this one with the highest potential of the week.
While it is a bit too early for specifics, this one could be more of a “natural” New England coastal storm with impacts potentially including:
- Widespread, plowable snow
- Strong winds
- Coastal concerns
We will have more on this in the next few days.
Also, some weather forecasting models are bringing yet another storm into our area Sunday and Monday. If all of these were to occur, this would be our busiest stretch of the entire winter.
The WBZ Weather Team will keep you updated every step of the way on WBZ-TV, CBS News Boston and WBZ.com
SHAFTSBURY, Vt. (WRGB — A North Adams, Mass. man faces multiple charges, accused of stealing a credit card from a vehicle in Shaftsbury and using it for unauthorized purchases.
On October 14, 2025, at approximately 1:30 am, Vermont State Police was notified of a car break-in on Sycamore Lane in the Town of Shaftsbury. It was later discovered that multiple motor vehicles had been broken into, with a credit card belonging to Gail Hostetter, 40, being stolen directly from her motor vehicle.
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It was reported that purchases were made using Hostetter’s credit card that were not authorized. Over months of thorough investigation with the review of video surveillance, eye-witness testimony, and digital forensics, it was discovered that Elijah Foucher, 22, was linked to using the credit card for several high value purchases.
MORE: Waterford man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from Saratoga County
On February 15, 2026, Foucher was brought into the Bennington Police Department for an interview, during which he was issued a citation to appear in the Vermont Superior Court – Bennington Criminal Division on April 13th, to answer charges including Grand Larceny, Identity Theft, Illegal Possession of a Credit Card, and False Pretenses.
Foucher was then processed at the Bennington Police Department and was released shortly thereafter.
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