🌱 What investigators are saying about the fatal West Boylston ambulance crash
West Boylston, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning West Boylston! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What investigators are saying about the fatal West Boylston ambulance crash
- How a patient’s hijacked ambulance ended up crashing in West Boylston
- Why a Worcester housing project traces back to West Boylston’s Mercy Centre
Also on today's calendar: Fall Open House and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: There was a pink man who lived in a one story pink house. Everything he had was pink. What color were the stairs? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
- Thursday: A thick cloud cover, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Patient who stole ambulance in Worcester and crashed it in West Boylston has died - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com) — Emergency crews from West Boylston, Worcester, and State Police responded Sunday night after a patient allegedly took an empty ambulance and crashed it on Century Drive in West Boylston, later dying at the hospital. Investigators have not released the person’s identity, and the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office says the circumstances of the crash remain under active investigation. 
• Patient Steals Ambulance + Trick-Or-Treat Laxative Scare + Santa Soon To Arrive At Malls: MA Weekend (patch.com) — West Boylston readers should know police say a patient being transported in a Coastal ambulance hijacked the vehicle in Worcester and later crashed it in town Sunday night, requiring Priority 1 treatment. The statewide roundup also covers a Halloween laxative scare in Millis, a serious kidnapping and drug case in Tewksbury, and early Santa photo plans at regional malls.
• Building Worcester: 220 downtown homes unveiled, 323 more apartments proposed (theworcesterguardian.org) — Worcester’s downtown is adding hundreds of new apartments and condos, but one project has a direct West Boylston connection: Catholic Charities moved its Mercy Centre and headquarters to West Boylston in 2025, leaving its former Worcester site slated for 40 apartments. The story also tracks large proposed complexes near Indian Lake, Coes Pond, and Lincoln Plaza that could affect regional housing and commuting patterns.
📸 Around West Boylston
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★ Featured events ★
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Fall Open House →
Bancroft School, 110 Shore Dr, Worcester
10:00 am
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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ABC Adventures
Beaman Memorial Public Library, 8 Newton Street, West Boylston
10:15 am -
Thanksgiving Centerpiece
Beaman Memorial Public Library, 8 Newton Street, West Boylston
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The Library Writers
Beaman Memorial Public Library, 8 Newton Street, West
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West Boylston Historical Society - Meet Mucquishium Manitoo
Stiles Meeting Room Beaman Memorial Public Library, 8 Newton Stre, West Boylston
6:30 pm -
Drop-In Mother Goose Story Time Session 1 →
Beaman Memorial Public Library, 8 Newton Street, West Boylston
10:30 am -
Drop-In Mother Goose Story Time Session 2 →
Beaman Memorial Public Library, 8 Newton Street, West Boylston
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Lunch Bunch →
Beaman Memorial Public Library, 8 Newton Street, West Boylston
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Dungeons & Dragons II For Teens
Beaman Memorial Public Library, 8 Newton Street, West Boylston
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Cookbook Club: The Magnolia Table Volume 2
Beaman Memorial Public Library, 8 Newton Stre, West Boylston
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Mocktails for Mental Health →
West Boylston Senior Center, 120 Prescott St, West Boylston
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This Place, Our Time →
Salem Covenant Church, 215 Mountain St E, Worcester
4:00 pm
Wednesday November 4
Thursday November 5
Tuesday November 10
Saturday November 21
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🗞 Nearby News
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- State Sen. John Cronin faces unenrolled challenger Ming Zhang (lowellsun.com)
Shrewsbury
- Who is the Daily News Football Player of the Week for Week 8? (metrowestdailynews.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "There was a pink man who lived in a one story pink house. Everything he had was pink. What color were the stairs?" — There were no stairs. (Thank you Ro B. for sending it in!)
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