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(UPDATE) Woman Critical After Lightning Strike In Boston; Lost Dog Returned To Her Family (UPDATE) Woman Critical After Lightning Strike In Boston; Lost Dog Returned To Her Family
(Update) Woman Critical After Lightning Strike In Boston; Lost Dog Returned To Her Family Update: Massachusetts State Police said they had found the woman's dog and returned it to her grateful family. The woman remains in critical condition after she was struck by lightning on Saturday in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.  Original: A 31-year-old Boston woman was in critical condition Saturday night, Sept. 9, after she was struck by lightning while walking her dog in the Dorchester neighborhood, authorities said. Her dog, terrified by the strike, ran away, and police are asking the public to help find it.  The woman, who was not identified, was walking at Sav…

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by Josh Lanier
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24-Year-Old Shot At Residence In Region 24-Year-Old Shot At Residence In Region
24-Year-Old Shot At Residence In Region A shooting suspect is at large in Western Massachusetts after a 24-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound in an area residence, police said. In Berkshire County, first responders were dispatched to Congress Street in Pittsfield at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, where there was a report of a shooting in the area. According to Pittsfield Police Lt. Michael Maddalena, upon arrival, officers found the shooting victim, and treated him at the scene before the Pittsfield Fire Department and County Ambulance arrived to transport him to Boston Medical Center with life-threatening…

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by Zak Failla
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UMass System Gets $50M Gift, Largest In School History UMass System Gets $50M Gift, Largest In School History
UMass System Gets $50M Gift, Largest In School History The University of Massachusetts received a windfall from a pair of alumni that represents the largest cash gift in the school’s history. UMass announced that Robert J. and Donna Manning have provided a $50 million gift that is “aimed at increasing access and opportunity across the five-campus university system.” Moving forward, the first $15 million will be used to endow the UMass Boston nursing program, which will be renamed as the Robert and Donna Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences in honor of the pair. Donna Manning had a 35-year career as an oncology nurse at Boston Medical…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case
CT Nursing Home Takes In Prolific Child Molester, Suspect In Missing Andy Puglisi Case A convicted child rapist and molester who is a suspect in the disappearance of Andy Puglisi has been moved to a long-term care facility in Connecticut. Wayne Chapman, 73, who has been in prison since the 1980s, was recently moved from Boston Medical Center to the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Medford before winding up at 60 West Secure Care Options in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, according to Boston 25 News. Chapman is a registered sex offender. In 1976, Chapman admitted to molesting as many as 100 boys and has at least one rape conviction as well. He is also a suspect in the disappearan…

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by Kristin Palpini