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Newly Minted Multi-Millionaire: Central Mass. Woman Lands Massive Payday Newly Minted Multi-Millionaire: Central Mass. Woman Lands Massive Payday
Newly Minted Multi-Millionaire: Central Mass. Woman Lands Massive Payday A Worcester woman said she has big plans for her and her family after winning a $4 million jackpot in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Laura Capalbo won the massive payout playing the $10 scratch-off game “100X Cash." Related: Mass. Chef Lands $10 Million Payday She chose to take the lump sum payment of $2.6 million (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  She said she wants to use the money to travel and help her family.  She bought the ticket at Family Farms at 98 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury. The store will receive a $40,000 bonus for the sale. 

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by Josh Lanier
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Douglas Hawley Died 2 Weeks Ago In Berkshire County; His Friends Want To Keep His Spirit Alive Douglas Hawley Died 2 Weeks Ago In Berkshire County; His Friends Want To Keep His Spirit Alive
Douglas Hawley Died 2 Weeks Ago In Berkshire County; His Friends Want To Keep His Spirit Alive If there is a silver lining that could have come on Tuesday morning, July 30, in Berkshire County, it is that Douglas Hawley never heard the train that him. The 40-year-old father of a teenage son and young daughter and an adult stepson had always struggled with his hearing, and a witness who saw the train strike said he never looked up before the crash. "It was a pretty awful day," Douglas' older brother Daniel said in an interview with Daily Voice. "It's one of the worst days of my life." Related: Police ID Man Hit By Train; Second Fatal North Adams Train Strike Douglas Hawley was killed…

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$1M Jackpot: Mass Woman Will Help Her Family With Powerball Payday $1M Jackpot: Mass Woman Will Help Her Family With Powerball Payday
$1M Jackpot: Mass Woman Will Help Her Family With Powerball Payday A Fall River woman snagged a $1 million prize in the Powerball drawing from earlier this week, and she was one number away from winning $39 million.  Ida Reis bought a Quic Pic ticket that correctly guessed the first five numbers of the Wednesday night, July 10, drawing. Those were: 7, 11, 12, 27, 46, and 26.  Reis claimed her $1 million (before taxes) prize on Friday.  Related: Billerica Man Wins $1 Million From $10 Scratch-Off Ticket She wants to use that money to help her family. Reis bought the ticket at Amaral’s Central Market at 872 Globe St. in Fall River. The …

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by Josh Lanier
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Support Pours In For Family Of Central Mass Man Killed In Needham Wreck Support Pours In For Family Of Central Mass Man Killed In Needham Wreck
Support Pours In For Family Of Central Mass Man Killed In Needham Wreck Nearly 150 people have donated to help the family of a Worcester County man who was killed in an early morning crash earlier this week, leaving behind a wife and three young children.  Dylan Chaves, 31, of Fiskdale, was killed just after 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, when he lost control of his pick-up truck and turned into on-coming traffic on I-95 South in Needham, State Police said. The vehicle went perpendicular on the wet roadway, and he was T-boned by a driver from Nashua, New Hampshire.  The other driver was taken to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening …

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by Josh Lanier