UPDATED: People Stuck in Bucket Truck on Grant Street

The individuals have been lowered to the ground.

UPDATE 6:12 P.M. The two individuals have been tentatively identified as Matt West and Luke Fisher. According to West, technical problems with the lift began around 12:30 p.m. and the pair were stuck in the bucket for an extended period of time. UPDATE 5:25 P.M. The individuals have been lowered to the ground. We have been told they were workers with Sprint doing maintenance on a cell phone attachment to the water tower near Varney Park. ORIGINAL STORY: We're getting emergency scanner reports of individuals stuck inside a bucket truck on Grant Street near Washington Street in North Chelmsford. The scanner reports indicate the two individuals are stuck 100 feet in the air. We are heading to the scene and will provide pictures if possible.

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Jim Stratton

8:16 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013

Hm, maybe we need a larger fire station, big enough to hold a 100' ladder. I'm surprised that no one in town is talking about that. :-)   more ›

Police Log

Tools Reported Stolen From Garage

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IMAGE GALLERY: Mock Car Crash at Chelmsford High School

The annual event on Friday showed Chelmsford High juniors and seniors the dangers of drunk driving.

Chelmsford High seniors and juniors crowded outside the school to witness the annual Mock Car Crash, a pre-prom event organized to communicate the dangers of drinking and driving. “We put this event together to make an impact on each and every one of you…today’s event is one of the most powerful that you will witness in your lifetime,” Chelmsford High principal Anne O’Bryant told the crowd, who congregated at the Performing Arts Center prior to the crash. Students James Driscoll, Kevin Hazel, Meaghan Tuttle, and Joe Gennarro portrayed accident victims based on themselves in a scenario where Driscoll rammed into Hazel’s car passing through a red light while drunk. Chelmsford Police and Fire Department personnel, along with paramedics, …

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