2 seriously hurt in school bus crash
BERKLEY (AP) – Authorities say a school bus carrying adults and children went off the road and crashed into the woods in Massachusetts, sending several people to the hospital with injuries. Massachusetts State Police say two adults suffered serious injuries in Saturday night’s crash in Berkley. Police say the 23 other passengers were taken to the hospital for minor injuries or for precautionary reasons.
Police say the driver of another car involved in the crash was arrested for drunken driving. Police identified her as 27-year-old Christy Gilpatrick of Warren, Rhode Island. It wasn’t immediately clear whether she has an attorney. Police say it’s not yet clear whether the driver’s impairment caused the crash.
Police say the children and their parents were returning to Tiverton, Rhode Island after visiting La Salette Shrine in Attleboro.
Surgeon General in opioid talk
BOSTON (AP) – The U.S. Surgeon General will speak at a national summit in Boston focused on police efforts to address the opioid epidemic. Dr. Jerome Adams is among the featured speakers at the Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative’s second annual National Law Enforcement Summit.
The two-day gathering starts Thursday at Harvard Medical School.
PAARI was founded in 2015 to help support the police department in Gloucester, Massachusetts as it launched a new opioid treatment effort.
The organization now also supports similar police efforts nationwide.
The organization says roughly 400 law enforcement leaders from 28 states and Canada will attend the summit. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, state Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders and an official from U.S.
Customs and Border Protection are also expected to speak.
Child killed by loader on Cape
HARWICH (AP) – Authorities say a 7-yearold boy was struck and killed by a skid-steer loader on Cape Cod.
The Harwich Fire Department says the child was hit by the machine and critically injured Saturday afternoon. The child was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The child has not been identified.
State Police say “evidence suggests the death was a tragic accident.” No other details were immediately released.
Statehouse tree to honor military
BOSTON (AP) – Gold Star families will be the guests of honor at the Statehouse Christmas tree lighting. Massachusetts families who have lost loved ones in military service are scheduled to join Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, the state’s first lady Lauren Baker and other officials for the ceremony in Memorial Hall on Tuesday.
Dedicating the Statehouse tree to Gold Star families has become an annual tradition on Beacon Hill.
The event is hosted by Military Friends Foundation, a nonprofit that formed after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
