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QUADRUPLETS? Massachusetts Mom Gives 1-in-10 Million Birth To 2 Sets Of Identical Twins QUADRUPLETS? Massachusetts Mom Gives 1-in-10 Million Birth To 2 Sets Of Identical Twins
Quadruplets? Massachusetts Mom Gives 1-in-10 Million Birth To 2 Sets Of Identical Twins A Massachusetts woman recently gave birth to two sets of identical twins, a 1-in-10-million phenomenon.  Ashley Ness, age 35, of Taunton, is recovering after doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital delivered the four babies via C-section just before 4 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, she told PEOPLE.  While she wasn't due until October, doctors decided to move forward with the delivery 12 weeks early for Ness' and the babies' safety.  Dr. Ahmet Baschat, director of the Center for Fetal Therapy and professor at John Hopkins medical school, told PEOPLE he's been an OBGYN for …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Support Grows For Firefighter Who Rescued Neighbor's Baby As His Boston Home Burned Support Grows For Firefighter Who Rescued Neighbor's Baby As His Boston Home Burned
Support Grows For Firefighter Who Rescued Neighbor's Baby As His Boston Home Burned The headline was memorable: Off-duty firefighter catches baby thrown from a second-story window as a Hyde Park home burned on Sunday, July 17.  But the untold story was that off-duty firefighter lived in the same building with his wife and infant son. They lost everything as the fire crept from the rear of the multi-family home and through their downstairs duplex.  Firefighter Danny Loring was "just doing what firefighters do," says a GoFundMe set up to help him and his wife Rachel replace what they lost in the blaze. Now the fundraiser's founder, Jamie Hayhurst, hopes the community will h…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
GoFundMe Created For Hyde Park Family Saved By Off-Duty Boston Firefighter GoFundMe Created For Hyde Park Family Saved By Off-Duty Boston Firefighter
GoFundMe Created For Hyde Park Family Saved By Off-Duty Boston Firefighter A family in Hyde Park could have lost their lives in house fire on Sunday, July 17, if it weren't for an off-duty firefighter who lived nearby to rescue them. Now they're asking the public to help them rebuild all they lost.  The blaze broke out at 22 Norton Street just after 7 a.m. and quickly spread throughout the house. It was all so sudden that Luzmar Centeno had no choice but to drop her 1-year-old daughter from a second-story window into the arms of an off-duty fireman below.  Centeno, her daughter Sophia, son Fernanda, and husband Tito Esteban escaped the conflagration with minor in…

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
Man Who Drowned At Greater Boston Lake Was The 'Light Of Our Lives,' Family Say Man Who Drowned At Greater Boston Lake Was The 'Light Of Our Lives,' Family Say
Man Who Drowned At Greater Boston Lake Was The 'Light Of Our Lives,' Family Say A family from the North Shore is going through an unexpected tragedy after their patriarch suddenly lost his life on July 4th.  Erick "Alford" Garcia was celebrating the holiday on the water off Shannon Beach in Winchester when he fell off his boat sometime in the evening, according to a GoFundMe created in his honor.  Initial investigation revealed Garcia tried swimming back to shore but got tired and began to struggle in the water, Massachusetts State Police said.  Witnesses tried rescuing Garcia but were unable to find him. Garcia inevitably drowned and his…

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by David Cifarelli
Sports
Massachusetts' 'Guat Ninja' Brings Inspirational Story To American Ninja Warrior Massachusetts' 'Guat Ninja' Brings Inspirational Story To American Ninja Warrior
Massachusetts' 'Guat Ninja' Brings Inspirational Story To American Ninja Warrior One of the youngest participants on Season 14 of America Ninja Warrior is a Massachusetts resident, but he is using the competition to pay homage to his native Guatemala.  Jacob Arnstein wanted to compete on Ninja since he was about five years old and started training for the competition when he was nine. The now 15-year-old freshman at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton says there are two things that fuel his competitiveness. "I mostly do Ninja because it's really a great way to for me just to release energy," he said. "I also just really like the feeling of flying to the air,…

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by David Cifarelli
Business
CT Newlyweds With Baby On Way Battle Potentially Fatal Cancer Diagnosis CT Newlyweds With Baby On Way Battle Potentially Fatal Cancer Diagnosis
CT Newlyweds With Baby On Way Battle Potentially Fatal Cancer Diagnosis At the same time two Connecticut newlyweds are expecting one of the best moments in life, they are also preparing for one of the worst. A month ago, Hartford County resident Josh Chaffee, of Enfield, started a new job, closed on a house with his wife Michelle and was anticipating the birth of his son in July. Now, Josh is being referred to hospice services for a potentially fatal cancer diagnosis. “On May 22nd, after a beautiful day to shower baby Chaffee, while they both should have been unpacking so many perfect baby boy gifts, Michelle instead found herself at the ER with Josh,” the Go…

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by David Cifarelli
Business
Massachusetts Firefighter 'Who Is Not Done With Life' Needs New Kidney Massachusetts Firefighter 'Who Is Not Done With Life' Needs New Kidney
Massachusetts Firefighter 'Who Is Not Done With Life' Needs New Kidney A Sherborn firefighter is in need of a new kidney so he can keep giving back to his community "in a life-affirming way."  Sam Gutwill was born with cystic fibrosis and has been in and out of the hospital for 12 years, according to a GoFundMe organized on his behalf.  He received a "life-changing" liver transplant in 2017 that allowed him to become an EMT and a firefighter, but while Sam was completing his training his kidneys failed.  This eventually resulted in Sam being hospitalized with Stage 5 Kidney failure last week, his aunt Laura Wise said on the GoFundMe  SHERBORN FIREFIGHTE…

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by David Cifarelli
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Millions Raised Nationally For Four Children Of Teacher Killed In Texas Whose Husband Then Died Millions Raised Nationally For Four Children Of Teacher Killed In Texas Whose Husband Then Died
Millions Raised Nationally For Four Children Of Teacher Killed In Texas Whose Husband Then Died A GoFundMe effort launched to support the family of a slain teacher killed while protecting her students during the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas has raised around $2 million as news spread that her grieving husband died of a heart attack just two days later. Irma Garcia, age 48, was killed on Tuesday, May 24, along with another teacher when an 18-year-old gunman walked into her classroom with an AK-15 assault rifle and began shooting students. In the end, 19 little children were dead, along with Garcia, another teacher and the gunman. Many others were wounded. "She loved her classroom k…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
More Than $100K Now Raised For Family Of Slain 17-Year-Old Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete More Than $100K Now Raised For Family Of Slain 17-Year-Old Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete
More Than $100K Now Raised For Family Of Slain 17-Year-Old Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete A fundraiser for the family of a 17-year-old Fairfield County student who was fatally stabbed over the weekend has received well over $100,000 in donations. James McGrath was killed during a fight in front of a home in Shelton at about 11:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, police reported. James, a Shelton resident, was a football and lacrosse player at Fairfield College Preparatory School. Three other teens were also injured in the incident, and a 16-year-old Milford resident was arrested and charged with murder and three counts of assault, authorities said.  A GoFundMe set up for th…

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by Nicole Valinote
Obituaries
Thousands Raised For Family Of Slain Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete With Still No Arrests Made Thousands Raised For Family Of Slain Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete With Still No Arrests Made
Thousands Raised For Family Of Slain Fairfield Prep Student-Athlete With Still No Arrests Made More than a thousand friends and strangers have donated some $80,000 to the family of a teen who was stabbed to death during an incident in front of a home in Fairfield County. James "Jimmy" McGrath, age 17, of Shelton, was killed around 11:50 p.m., in Shelton on Saturday, May 14 during a fight in front of the residence where three additional people were also stabbed, Shelton Police said. Earlier Story: 17-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed Played Football, Lacrosse For Fairfield Prep A junior at Fairfield Prep, where he was also a member of the football and lacrosse teams, word quickly spread …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Thousands Of Dollars Donated To Support Family Of Child Who Died In CT Tractor Accident Thousands Of Dollars Donated To Support Family Of Child Who Died In CT Tractor Accident
Thousands Of Dollars Donated To Support Family Of Child Who Died In CT Tractor Accident Members of the community have donated thousands of dollars to support the family of a 4-year-old girl who died in an accident involving a farm tractor in northern Connecticut over the weekend. Ellie Kuslis died in the incident on a Litchfield County field, located on Barnes Road in Watertown, on Saturday, April 23, the Watertown Police Department reported. Police said Ellie became trapped under a slice seeder that was attached to a farm tractor. Authorities said the tractor, which was being operated by Ellie's father, was stationary when the incident happened, but the seeder remained e…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
Emergency Landing Prompts Donald Trump To Ask For Donations To Get A New Plane Emergency Landing Prompts Donald Trump To Ask For Donations To Get A New Plane
Emergency Landing Prompts Donald Trump To Ask For Donations To Get A New Plane Former President Donald Trump is rallying his supporters for what he believes is another good cause: getting him a new private plane. On Saturday, March 5, Trump’s personal plane was forced to make an emergency landing in New Orleans a half-hour after taking off from Louisiana after speaking at a Republican National Party event. Earlier story - Trump Plane With Ex-President Aboard Forced To Make Emergency Landing, Report Says Trump was only in the air for minutes when one of the engines failed, forcing the emergency landing. He later got back to Florida at around 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 6 …

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by Zak Failla