Rail Fail, Deadly Crash, Mask Mandates Fall: Patch Top Stories

Framingham MA

18 February, 2022

8:05 AM

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FRAMINGHAM, MA — From a fatal head-on crash to some wild weather happenings, here are the top stories on Patch for the week ending Feb. 18. Wayland Company Fined In Boston Deaths Faces New $624K Penalty The U.S. Department of Labor already fined the Wayland company $1.2 million last year after two men died in a trench in Boston. 2 Killed In Head-On Crash Along Route 49 In East Brookfield The two victims from Worcester County died at the scene, and a third man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Worcester Breaks Temperature Record On Warm February Day: NWS Worcester was the only big city in southern New England to break a temperature record on Thursday. High School Mourns Classmate Killed In Crash Owen Bingham, 18, of Dover, was killed in an early-morning crash Saturday on Walpole Street near the intersection of Powder House Road. End Of Framingham Mask Mandate Likely Imminent The Framingham Board of Health will meet soon in a special session, a signal the recent mask order may be ending. Police ID 2 Worcester County Men Killed In Head-On Crash The collision happened Monday afternoon along Route 49 in East Brookfield. Worcester Repeals Mask Mandate, Again After a bureaucratic snafu last week, the Worcester Board of Health has voted to repeal the mandate starting Thursday. 2 Broken Rails Delayed Framingham-Worcester MBTA Trains Recent warm-to-freezing temperatures may have caused the two separate breaks, according to Keolis. State Police ID Officer Hit By Driver In Fitchburg A Worcester County police task force went to a Mechanic Street home to serve a warrant on Wednesday when a fleeing driver hit the officer. See How Much Snow Fell During MA Super Bowl Winter Storm Snow totals reached as high as 9 inches in some parts of the region, according to the National Weather Service.