Off Duty Easton Firefighter Helps Put Out Norton Fire

No one injured in kitchen fire.

At approximately 1:30 p.m., Norton Fire Department received a report of a kitchen fire at 111 Lincoln St. in Norton. The family living at the home were vacationing in New Hampshire when the fire started. Two cats were in the house at the time but were not harmed. Two firefighters were brought to the hospital by Captain William David Myles for heat exhaustion and an ankle injury.  The initially call came in as a burglar alarm, but when the neighbor checked on the home she noticed smoke. "I saw smoke billowing out of the front door and I just advised dispatch to send the fire department, who were already on route anyway," said initial responder patrolman Christopher McCarthy of Norton Police Department. "So it worked out." Off duty Easton …

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Easton Fire Department Extinguishes Three Mulch Fires Thursday

Three mulch fires were extinguished Thursday afternoon in Easton

The Easton Fire Department responded to a mulch fire on Washington Street at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Thursday and quickly extinguished the fire. A short time later, at approximately 2 p.m., the same engine was called out to extinguish a fire at 690 Washington Street, in which mulch near a fence had caught fire. After extinguishing, crews noticed another small fire in the mulch across the street at 703 Washington Street and quickly extinguished the third fire.   Bay Road Accident Breaks Verizon Pole Wednesday The Easton Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident on Bay Road Wednesday evening at approximately 7 p.m. While no injuries were reported, firefighters reported a broken pole and notified Verizon.   Fallen Tree Branch …

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Fatal Easton Crash Kills Norton Man

Eric Gryzboski, of Norton died after a Foundry Street accident Tuesday night.

A Foundry Street accident resulted in the death of a Norton man Tuesday night, according to Easton Police. Easton Police Chief Allen Krajcik said in a statement that Eric Gryzboski, 36, of 9 Eisenhower Drive, Norton, went off the road while heading westbound at approximately 10:45 p.m. and crashed his 2002 GMC pickup truck into a large tree near the Norton town line. He was extricated from the vehicle by the Easton Fire Department and transported to Caritas Good Samaritan Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, Krajcik said. Massachusetts State Police were the first to arrive on the scene, and subsequently requested backup from Easton EMT's. "The crash is being investigated by Easton Officer Patrick Taylor and the State Police …

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Microwave Fire Sends Easton Resident to Hospital

Easton, Norton and Mansfield Fire Departments responded to Foundry Street Wednesday

A microwave fire hit a Foundry Street home Wednesday afternoon, resulting in a trip to the hospital for an Easton resident and an estimated $20,000 worth of damage. Charles Salamone, of 785 Foundry Street, told Fire Chief Kevin Partridge that he melted butter in the microwave prior to the fire occurring. After he had taken the butter out of the microwave, he heard a pop and then noticed smoke and fire in the microwave. He attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher, Partridge said in a statement. Salamone lives in an in law apartment. The fire set off smoke detectors, which awoke his daughter in-law, Victoria Salamone, in the other section of the house. She called 911. A Norton engine, Easton engine and Mansfield ladder truck…

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Roll Over Accident Sends 69 Year Old Female to Hospital Via Medflight

An accident on Eastman Street sent Easton Fire, PD and area fire departments responded.

A 69-year-old female was transported to Boston Medical Center via Medflight Friday afternoon after he vehicle rolled over several times into a stone wall. Easton Fire Chief Kevin Partridge said in a statement that Easton Police and Fire, along with the Mansfield Fire Department responded to the accident at 11 Eastman Street at approximately 1 p.m. "Upon arrival of PD and Fire units found a vehicle on its side that had rolled several times with a single occupant was in the vehicle," Partridge said. The driver, whose name was not immediately released, was trapped, and Easton and Mansfield fire crews removed her by removing the windshield of the car. She was complaining of abdominal pain and was rushed to the Medflight Helicopter, which …

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Easton Fire Department Assists in Norton Fire That Displaces Couple

No injuries reported.

Another Norton couple has been displaced due to a fire that broke out in a Crane Street garage Tuesday night. No one was injured. Attleboro, Mansfield and Easton Fire Departments responded to the call. Taunton and Rehoboth Fire Departments covered the Norton station. At about 8:15 p.m., Lou Tenore let his dogs outside. When he went back inside, he thought he smelled his wife baking. When she said she was not, he shrugged it off thinking he may have a cold. Around 9 p.m. they heard a loud bang, thinking it may have been their cat knocking something over. Tenore checked it out and saw smoke in the corner of his garage. He told his wife to get the fire extinguisher and call 911. While she was doing that, Lou backed their two cars out of the …

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The Sounds Of Easton

Crickets, Bullfrogs, Metal Tipped Cleats, Air Horns, and More

  A light-hearted moment. Back on a summer evening in 2001, I was at a fundraiser for State Sen. Stephen Lynch (D-Boston) that my brother and his wife were hosting outdoors on the patio behind their home on Partridge Way down in North Easton Village.  It was an event to raise money for Lynch’s campaign in a special election for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.  (It has to be noted that the seat for which Sen. Lynch was running had been held for close to 30 years by Joe Moakley, a saint of a man, who had served with extraordinary passion and hard work for the people of Massachusetts, and our nation. Rep. Moakley passed away on May 28, 2001 from a blood disease; he was 74 years old.) Now, for sure, this section of town where my …

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Easton Fire Department Responds to Bay Road Fire

A kitchen fire caused first floor damage to a Bay Road home in Easton, but there were no injuries.

A kitchen fire at a two-story home on Bay Road in Easton Saturday afternoon caused damage, but no injuries, Easton Fire Captain Tony Gomes said. The fire was contained to the first floor kitchen at the 159 Bay Road home. Crews responded at 12:27 p.m. Gomes said a fire in a wood stove caught some combustibles adjacent to it and spread. The damage was confined to the first floor, and mostly the kitchen. There was smoke and water damage. No injuries were reported, Gomes said. Easton Engines 2,4 and 5, and Easton Ladder 1 responded to the scene. Easton Fire also received assistance from three surrounding communities: a Sharon engine responded to the scene and a Stoughton ladder and West Bridgewater engine covered Easton’s Station 1 during the …

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Team Effort Helps Pull Easton Resident From Burning Car

Nathan Everett, Kenneth Bowman, and Michael McGowan all assisted in pulling Brian Endland from a burning vehicle Wednesday night. Edland remained in critical condition 24 hours later.

  Summer Street resident Ken Bowman was expecting a quiet Wednesday evening. The retired Hanson firefighter and military veteran was planning on waking up at 3 a.m. to bring his granddaughter to the airport where she would compete at Disney World for the Hanson Youth Cheerleading squad. At about 10:30, as he was settling down to sleep downstairs with his newly trained puppy, Bowman heard a loud noise and saw a flash come from outside. "I thought it was thunder and lightning," he said. "I looked out the window and didn’t see anything, and I was about to sit back down and go back to sleep." What Bowman had heard was Center Street resident Brian Endland's 2007 Audi crash into a telephone pole on the front lawn. Edlund was seriously injured …

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Police Report Breaking and Entering on Center Street

A residential break-in last week highlights today's police and fire log.

  An alleged breaking and entering incident on Center Street is under investigation after a resident called Easton Police at approximately 12:30 p.m. Monday. The caller told police that their house may have been broken into and the back door was open. The caller was not sure if the intruder was still inside. Police responded while the resident waited outside and, upon arrival, confirmed a past breaking and entering. A construction worker across the street confirmed with police that a white jeep with a white male party on a cell phone was at the house earlier that day. Breaking and Entering Reported at Five Corners Petroleum Early Tuesday morning, an employee of Five Corners Petroleum reported a breaking and entering at the building …

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