Why Were There 200 Police Cars on Route 495?

Emergency responders from around New England are headed to Virginia to give one boy his wish.

Travelers this morning may have noticed a long stream of police cars traveling through town on Route 495 south around 7. Have no worries, that wasn't for a speed trap or any other sort of crime activity. That was a trip to visit Nathan Norman. Norman is 6-year-old from Rustburg, VA, who has brain cancer. "I remember the doctor saying that there was an abnormality," Dawn Norman told New Milford New Jersey Patch . "The doctor kept telling me over and over that there was an abnormality and then it hit me. He was telling me that my son had cancer." After a surgery, which removed about half of the tumor, more has grown in around his spine in an inoperable location. Like most little boys, Nathan loves to watch cops, firemen and EMT's speed to …

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So What Was That 'Convoy' That Went Trucking Through Town?

People have been curious about a convoy of trucks and cruisers that barreled through the center on Monday. Here's what it was.

A number of readers have messaged and Tweeted us, asking, "NorthboroPatch what was that giant convoy through downtown all about just now? 30+ cruisers blocking traffic, tractor trailers, etc." Checking with Northborough police, the department said perhaps the traffic was related to an incident involving a woman who accidentally drove on to the railroad tracks. Nope. It was more than that, insisted readers. There were little yellow escort cars, state police blocking traffic, and a "line of cruisers." The escort, according to Massachusetts State Police, went through Northborough on Monday, Dec. 10, for NSTAR. The drive originated from Westborough, and NSTAR was transporting an overweight and overheight transformer to Littleton. The route, …

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