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Chelmsford Teenager, Athlete Dies After 'Hard-Fought' Battle With Rare Cancer Chelmsford Teenager, Athlete Dies After 'Hard-Fought' Battle With Rare Cancer
Chelmsford Teenager, Athlete Dies After 'Hard-Fought' Battle With Rare Cancer A former high school football player died after his life took a "serious and heartbreaking turn" when he was a junior in high school.  Nikolas Sperounis, of Chelmsford, was an active high schooler, competing on both Chelmsford High School's varsity wrestling and football teams before he was diagnosed with cancer in the fall of 2021. Less than two years later, Sperounis died from his disease, according to social media posts made by school organizations.  "Nik was one of the toughest, most positive, and athletic kids I have ever coached," reads a post on the Chelmsford High Wre…
'Swatting' Hoax Threats Send Multiple Massachusetts School Into Lockdowns 'Swatting' Hoax Threats Send Multiple Massachusetts School Into Lockdowns
'Swatting' Hoax Threats Send Multiple Massachusetts School Into Lockdowns Multiple Massachusetts schools have been forced into lockdowns because of fake gun and bomb threats, otherwise known as "swatting" incidents, over the past four days.  "Swatting" is defined as "the action or practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address," according to Oxford Language.  These incidents have seen an uptick across the Commonwealth in the wake of the deadly shooting at the Michigan State University on Monday, Feb. 13 in which three students perished. T…