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Funeral Held Thursday for Fallen Uxbridge Officer Stephen LaPorta

Massachusetts State Police are still investigating the Jan. 7 crash with no charges filed.

Overview

  • Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Parish in Franklin, with cameras not permitted inside the church.
  • Hundreds of officers and first responders gathered at the church Wednesday for a public wake.
  • Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Uxbridge, which is open to the public.
  • Uxbridge town offices and public schools are closed Thursday, and flags are being flown at half-staff.
  • LaPorta, 43, was struck by a tractor-trailer on icy Route 146 while helping a driver and leaves a wife and a 13-year-old son.