Sudden thunderstorms "came out of nowhere," downed massive trees in Ayer
Severe thunderstorms tore through northern Massachusetts early Friday morning and left a trail of scattered damage.
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Severe thunderstorms tore through northern Massachusetts early Friday morning and left a trail of scattered damage.
UMass Memorial will build an emergency department in the wake of Nashoba Valley Medical Center's closure.
UMass Memorial Health Care will build a new emergency department to replace the closed Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
First responders in Northern Worcester County say they're on the verge of collapse after the closure of the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, Massachusetts.
Fire chiefs in Northern Worcester County are asking for the state to help with funding emergency calls.
A freight train derailed in Ayer Thursday morning, leaving traffic delays on the roads and on the tracks.
Rep. Lori Trahan said she's determined to keep two Steward Health Care-owned hospitals from closing as she called for more regulation.
Dozens of nurses and staff walked out of Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer on Saturday morning for the last time after Steward Health Care could not find a buyer for the hospital.
Bankrupt Steward Health Care said it did not find qualified bidders for the two facilities, forcing the hospital closures.
Health care workers and staff from Nashoba Valley Medical Center attended a meeting Thursday where they called on Massachusetts to do something to keep the hospital from closing.
Lawmakers and nurses in Ayer rallied to voice their opposition to Steward Health Care's decision to close Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Steward Health Care is closing two of its hospitals in Massachusetts.
When police arrived at the Ayer home, they found some animals dead and others living in filth without food.
Steward Health Care is looking to sell four of its hospitals immediately, according to Rep. Stephen Lynch, as lawsuits reveal the healthcare company is millions of dollars in debt and patients are seeing surgeries canceled.
A swimmer pulled from the water at Sandy Pond Beach in Ayer Saturday afternoon has died.
