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60-Year-Old ID'd As Man Killed In Burlington Fire Despite Responder's Heroic Actions 60-Year-Old ID'd As Man Killed In Burlington Fire Despite Responder's Heroic Actions
60-Year-Old ID'd As Man Killed In Burlington Fire Despite Responder's Heroic Actions A 60-year-old man who was pulled from a burning Massachusetts home over the weekend died of his injuries, authorities said. Paul Spencer, of Burlington, was found unconscious inside a burning home on Evelyn Street just after 4 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29, officials said. Authorities were alerted to the fire after a passerby called 911. Responders arrived to find intense flames shooting from the roof and heavy smoke spilling into the early morning air. A Burlington police officer braved those conditions to pull Spencer out, authorities said. However, despite the efforts of first responders and…

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
'Our Village Is Broken': MA Remembers Dad Killed In Snowmobile Crash 'Our Village Is Broken': MA Remembers Dad Killed In Snowmobile Crash
'Our Village Is Broken': MA Remembers Dad Killed In Snowmobile Crash A 37-year-old father of daughters is being remembered as a devoted, hard-working man who touched the lives of everyone he knew following his death earlier this week. Derek Graves, of Chesterfield, died in a snowmobile crash around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, according to the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. An avid snowmobiler, Graves, who also has ties to Northampton, crashed near Smith Road in Chesterfield. Emergency responders performed CPR at the scene, and paramedics rushed him to Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, where he later died, the DA's office said. Tributes have …

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by Josh Lanier
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Matt Gaudreau Was Expecting Baby With Wife, Madeline, Campaign Says Matt Gaudreau Was Expecting Baby With Wife, Madeline, Campaign Says
Matt Gaudreau Was Expecting Baby With Wife, Madeline, Campaign Says The Gaudreau family had much to look forward to. Katie Gaudreau was set to marry Devin Joyce on Friday, Aug. 30. Johnny Gaudreau and his wife, Meredith, were weeks away from celebrating their daughter's second birthday. Matt Gaudreau and his wife, Madeline, were expecting a baby, according to a GoFundMe page launched for Madeline's future. ALSO SEE: Pregnant Gaudreau Widow Has Special Message For Sister-In-Law But the Gaudreau family's happy future was ripped away from them on Thursday, Aug. 29, when brothers Matt and Johnny were struck and killed by a DUI driver …

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by Cecilia Levine