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North Adams Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre updates on the fire with Mayor Thomas Bernard, right, and Southwick Fire Chief Russ Anderson. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dozens of firefighters labored through the day to bring a raging fire at a local scrap yard under control.    Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre said the blaze has largely been contained but that crews will be working through the night to dig out the fires burning in the 100-foot long pile of automotive debris. He was hopeful it would be out by morning.   "There's a small area of fire still burning, we're still working to pull it apart. The ...

  Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre said the owners of the 65-year-old scrap yard may be held liable even though the fire has been ruled an "industrial accident."   "We are working with the DEP, the health inspector and myself as well as the owners of Apkin, we will be having multiple meetings with them to discuss how we can prevent this from happening in the future," Lefebvre said. "They can be held liable. ...    "Obviously, there's a lot of departments that were taken out of service to come down here and we have a lot of equipment. So far, minimal equipment lost but there will be �...

The 12-year-old was autistic, and although he was nonverbal, he was highly functional. A body found in the Little Calumet River in Hammond, Indiana, has been identified at Kyrin Carter.  According to ABC 7 Chicago, the 12-year-old disappeared on May 15 from a Best Western hotel. He was from Kansas City, Missouri, but was in town to visit family. They add he was autistic, and although he was nonverbal, he was highly functional. Eric Smith, a volunteer kayaker, was one of the many who set out to find Carter. “I looked at it because if it was my daughter I would want somebody out there givin...

The city of Boston has retreated from its near-decade-long legal defense of a police promotional exam that was twice found to have discriminated against Black sergeants who wanted to become lieutenants, according to a Thursday court filing.

The Canton Fire Department grew by 10 new firefighter/paramedics Monday morning. The city looks to hire even more.