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'Sounding Alarm For Help': CT Fire Department Raising Funds For Member's Premature Baby 'Sounding Alarm For Help': CT Fire Department Raising Funds For Member's Premature Baby
'Sounding Alarm For Help': CT Fire Department Raising Funds For Member's Premature Baby A fire department in Connecticut is asking the community it serves for help in raising funds for a longtime member whose child was born premature and is now recovering from surgery.  The Seymour Fire Department in New Haven County will be holding a boot drive on Saturday, Dec. 30 between 8 a.m. and noon to help raise money for the family of Mike Russell, a 16-year-member whose second child Mikey Russell was born three months premature with a tumor on his heart, the department announced.  According to the department, Russell and his wife, Jessica, had been expecting their seco…

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by Ben Crnic
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New England Man Wins $1M On Scratch-Off Ticket Included By Friend In Get-Well Card New England Man Wins $1M On Scratch-Off Ticket Included By Friend In Get-Well Card
New England Man Wins $1M On Scratch-Off Ticket Included By Friend In Get-Well Card A man from the region has claimed a $1,000,000 lottery prize after receiving the ticket in a get-well card from a friend. Alexander McLeish, of Attleboro, Massachusetts, claimed his winning prize in the lottery's “$5,000,000 100X Cashword” instant ticket game on Friday, Nov. 26, according to Massachusetts State Lottery. He chose to receive his prize as a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes. McLeish had open heart surgery earlier in November, and his friend gave him the card with three instant tickets, including the winning ticket, Massachusetts Lottery said.  The lottery r…

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by Nicole Valinote