Boston Globe - Fri Jul 03

Traffic fatalities by county in Massachusetts in 2008. By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff The number of traffic deaths in Massachusetts dropped 16 percent, from 434 in 2007 to 363 in 2008, following a national trend, federal highway safety officials said this week.

Telegram & Gazette - Fri Jul 03

A man who was stranded in a pickup truck under the bridge at Southgate Street in Worcester is rescued by a cement truck.

Telegram & Gazette - Thu Jul 02

An Upton man was injured by a lightning strike this morning during a thunderstorm that dumped heavy rainfall across the county, flooding streets and basements, and prompting the town of Sterling to consider declaring a state of emergency.