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Fallen Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard posthumously given medal of honor during Massachusetts Firefighter of the Year awards Updated Mar 08, 2021; Facebook Share The face also represents the ultimate sacrifice firefighters make to keep others safe. Fallen Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard was posthumously given the medal of honor during Massachusetts Firefighter of the Year awards Monday. The awards, usually done in a live ceremony, were virtual for the 31st annual event. “To his family and members of the Worcester Fire Department, all we can say is you’ve suffered a loss that no one can u...

WORCESTER — Momoh Kamara, the West Boylston man accused of setting the 2018 fire in which Worcester firefighter Christopher Roy died, was denied an attempt Thursday to probe a contention that heat damage to a jacket seized from his home occurred at a laundromat.  Kamara is charged with second-degree murder, arson and armed burglary. After a hearing in which he heard from the laundromat owners, Worcester Superior Court Judge James Gavin Reardon Jr. determined there was no basis to order the business to turn over records.  Kamara’s lawyer, Blake J. Rubin, told Reardon Thursday his clien...

Judge upholds evidence in Kamara case after error; defendant charged in fire that killed Worcester firefighter A brief pretrial proceeding took place in Worcester Superior Court Monday morning. Kamara’s lawyer, Blake J. Rubin, had asked last month that a judge throw out evidence obtained in a search of Kamara’s West Boylston home following an error in a legal finding.  In an initial ruling upholding the search, Judge Daniel M. Wrenn had errantly considered a fact that was not contained in the search warrant affidavit at issue in the motion.  In a follow-up ruling Dec. 22, Wrenn ruled th...

WORCESTER - The lawyer for a West Boylston man who allegedly set fire to an apartment building in which Firefighter Christopher Roy died two years ago appeared in Superior Court Wednesday to discuss unfinished business as the case continues toward trial. Momoh Kamara is accused of starting the fire on Dec. 9, 2018, at 5-7 Lowell St. in which 36-year-old Roy perished. Kamara, who allegedly started the fire to avenge grievances he had with former roommates in the three-decker, has been charged with murder. On Wednesday during a zoom meeting, defense lawyer Blake Rubin and prosecutors agreed to ...

Kim Ring Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER — When firefighter Christopher Roy's family was consulted about the memorial that was being built outside the Webster Square Fire Station, they thought it was perfect — but they wanted to add just one thing. "They had asked us if we wanted to do anything to (the memorial)," Roy's mother, Michele Roy, said. "And I immediately said, 'Yes, I'd like the word "perseverance." ' Because that's what Chris' life was, he persevered." Wednesday night, with a few frosty snowflakes falling, firefighters held a brief memorial, replaying the original dispatch to the...