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Three people were hospitalized following a head-on crash in Easton on Wednesday evening. (Shutterstock)
EASTON, MA The Easton Fire Department responded to a head-on crash near Hilliard s Chocolates Wednesday evening, said Fire Chief Kevin Partridge in a news release.
The incident took place at approximately 5:16 p.m. at the intersection of Washington St. and Main St. and involved a pickup truck driven by a man, 57, and a RAV4 occupied by a man, 51, and woman, 32.
Due to vehicle damage, the passengers in the RAV4 had to be removed from the vehicle using a hydraulic extrication tool, said the news release. All three people were transported to local hospitals with injuries that did not seem life-threatening.
FOXBORO â Emergency 911 calls to the Norton and Easton police and fire departments are now being handled by dispatchers at the new Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Emergency Communications Center.
Norton police and fire departments joined the regional dispatch center last week and Easton Police Chief Gary Sullivan and Fire Chief Kevin Partridge announced the transfer of their departments Tuesday.
Norton police and fire officials emphasized that residents should call 911 for all emergency calls.
Business calls for matters such as fire inspections or firearms licenses are still being handled through the townâs business line.
The new regional dispatch center in the F. Gilbert Hills State Forest, which also includes the Mansfield and Foxboro police and fire departments, opened four weeks ago.
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Easton s emergency dispatch services moved to the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Emergency Communications Center on Tuesday. (Shutterstock)
EASTON, MA Easton Police and Fire Departments announced on Tuesday that the town s 911 dispatch services will now be provided by the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Emergency Communications Center (SEMRECC).
SEMRECC, located in a Cold War-era building at 100 High Rock Road in Foxboro, will handle all emergency calls and texts from Foxborough, Mansfield, Easton, and Norton, using enhanced technology that has the ability to pinpoint a caller s exact location, said a press release from Easton Fire Department. Our transition from an in-house dispatch service to a regional center is a move that should ultimately shorten the Easton Police and Fire Departments emergency response time, said Easton Police Chief Gary Sullivan in a statement. With the center s up-to-date communication capabilities and technology, our quality of wor