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Mass. Man Admits To Stealing Money Meant For Veteran Suicide Prevention: Feds Mass. Man Admits To Stealing Money Meant For Veteran Suicide Prevention: Feds
Mass. Man Admits To Stealing Money Meant For Veteran Suicide Prevention: Feds A Haverhill man pleaded guilty to siphoning nearly $50,000 from a nonprofit focusing on helping veterans considering suicide to use on OnlyFans models and a cruise, authorities announced.  David Duren, 48, admitted to wire fraud on Monday, July 1, the US Attorney for New Hampshire said. He faces up to 20 years in prison during his sentencing on Oct. 10.  Duren was a program manager at a healthcare provider in Nashua, New Hampshire, and oversaw a $750,000 program funded by a Staff Sergeant Fox Suicide Prevention Grant. The money was earmarked for treatments and services for ve…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
New England Nonprofit Changes Western Massachusetts Woman's Life With New Car New England Nonprofit Changes Western Massachusetts Woman's Life With New Car
New England Nonprofit Changes Western Massachusetts Woman's Life With New Car In a world where car prices have floated towards or reached record highs, one New England organization is doing their part to help low-income families get a ride.  Good News Garage, which launched in Burlington, VT in 1996, is one of the nation’s first car donation nonprofits providing affordable and reliable transportation options for people in need.  The organization has since expanded to New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts, and recently helped a Northampton woman find relief from her transportation struggles.  “I really appreciate the donation of your car," Eva Kiczko…

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by David Cifarelli
Neighbors
Boston Entrepreneur Launches 'Project F' To Offer Foster Kids Family Through Fitness Boston Entrepreneur Launches 'Project F' To Offer Foster Kids Family Through Fitness
Boston Entrepreneur Launches 'Project F' To Offer Foster Kids Family Through Fitness Jesse Setaro has built big, broad shoulders from his years as a personal trainer and gym owner, and now he wants to use them to lift up a forgotten group of children.  Setaro, who owns North End Fitness in Boston, grew up in the foster care system and wants to provide the next generation of foster children a place to build a community and find a passion. He calls it calls Project F.  "As a kid, I didn't have a sense of direction, and I didn't think anyone cared whether I made it in life or wound up in jail," he wrote in a GoFundMe campaign. "That changed when a great mentor came into my li…

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by Josh Lanier