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'We're A Family': Central Mass Town Rallies Around Teen Seriously Injured In Accident
Vickie St. Francis says one of the worst moments of her life has shown her why she is so happy to live in Auburn. Earlier this month, St. Francis' 13-year-old son Cameron was seriously injured while playing with friends at the Pappas Recreational Complex. Since then, she says she's had endless support from the community and even some strangers who want to help. "I can't speak more highly of this community (Auburn)," she said in a phone interview on Monday, April 24. "... The amount of calls of people offering help or kindness has really shown me we're a family." A GoFundMe for …
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Young Daughter Of Patriots Reporter Need Helps Undergoing Cancer Treatments
Doug Kyed spends his days speaking with some of the toughest men in the country as a reporter for AtoZ Sports covering the Patriots. But no 250-pound linebacker has anything on his 2-year-old daughter Hallie. Doctors recently diagnosed the toddler with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, an aggressive type of cancer that attacks bone marrow, according to Kyed's social media and a GoFundMe campaign. Yet, despite the aggressive treatment for such cancer, Hallie hasn't lost her smile, her love of princesses and her big sister Olivia, or her laugh, her dad recently posted on Instagram. …
Neighbors
Community Rallies To Help People Who Lost Cars In Springfield Fire
Springfield firefighters were able to beat back a brush fire on Wednesday, April 12, before anyone was hurt, but two cars weren't so lucky. Now, the community is rallying to help raise money to replace those destroyed rides. The fire started around 250 Albany St. near Gasoline Alley. Fire crews were able to douse the blaze, but photos from the aftermath show how hot the flames got. Only the metal was left on one of the vehicles. SFD responded to 250-270 Albany St. Brush fire that extended to vehicles 2 vehicles where damaged there are no reported injuries scene is clear. Posted by Dr…
Obituaries
Fundraiser For Family Of Central Mass Cop Who Died Off Duty Nears Its Goal
Friends of Worcester police Sgt. Derrick Leto created a fundraiser to help support his wife and two children to help them after his unexpected death last week. The GoFundMe called "Help Support Derrick Leto's Family" has raised nearly $7,000 in less than two days, more than half of its goal of $10,000. There is also a memorial fund for the family of the 18-year veteran and former US Marine at the Worcester Police Department Federal Credit Union. Checks can be made to the Worcester Police Officials IBPO Local 504 c/o Sgt. Derrick Leto, according to fundraiser organizers. L…
Lifestyle
Taunton Mom Who Carried 1-in-10 Million Quadruplets Loses 6-Month Old Baby
Support soared when a Taunton woman got the news that was expecting a 1-in-10 million quadruplet pregnancy. Donations are streaming in once again after one of her "unexpected miracles" died due to health complications. Ashley Ness and her boyfriend were "thrilled and overwhelmed" when they got the news that they were expecting two sets of identical twins at the same time, an extremely rare version of quadruplets, as reported by Daily Voice. One of the four babies, Chesley, struggled with health issues since the babies' birth in July 2022 and died at six months old in February, according to…
Police & Fire
(
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) 'They Will Be Missed': Police ID Two 23-Year-Olds Killed In Central Mass Crash
Police in Worcester County identified two 23-year-olds as the victims killed in a head-on collision over the weekend, officials said. Jasmine Colon, of Winchendon, and Nikolas Guzman, of Gardner, died in a two-car collision in Gardner just before 6 a.m. on Green Street in Gardner, authorities said. Investigators believe Colon was driving, and Guzman was her passenger. Gardner firefighters had to cut them from the vehicle, and both were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Paramedics rushed the driver of the other vehicle to a hospital in Worcester with serious injuries. Autho…
Obituaries
Support Floods In For Family Of 'Selfless' Mom, 'Playful' 3-Year-Old Son Slain In Connecticut
Community support is flooding in for the grieving family of a 33-year-old Massachusetts mom and her 3-year-old son slain in Connecticut earlier this week. Worcester residents Lury M. Pizarro, age 33, and her son Emanual Pizarro were found killed in Windham County on Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the small town of Brooklyn, with a man whose identity has not yet been released. Police were trying to reach his next of kin on Thursday, Feb. 16, which delayed the public release of his name, authorities said. Related: IDs Released For 2 Of 3 Found Dead In Windham County Home Le…
Lifestyle
These Massachusetts Fundraisers Support Victims Of Deadly Earthquake In Turkey
The extent of the devastation of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that shook parts of Turkey and Syria is still being uncovered, sparking donations and support from Boston-area organizations. The quake occurred on Monday, Feb. 7, killing almost 8,000 people, as of AP News's current death tolls. The natural disaster only adds to current dangers in Syria, which is suffering from a decade-long civil war and refugee crisis. Drone footage shows the sheer scale of destruction in Turkey’s Hatay province, a day after a huge earthquake hit the country and neighboring Syria, killing more than 5,00…
Police & Fire
Support Pours In For Family Of 4-Month-Old Killed In Southwick Crash
The GoFundMe to benefit the family of a 4-month-old girl who died when a tree fell on the car she was riding in on Friday, Feb. 3, has surpassed its goal in just a few days, authorities said. On Tuesday, Feb. 7 the campaign had raised more than $26,000 and counting. Alana Rae Bourbeau died after noon on Friday when high winds pushed over a tree in Hampden County along Route 57 (Feeding Hills Road) in Southwick and onto the car Bourbeau was riding in, Massachusetts State Police said. Her 23-year-old aunt, from Litchfield County, Jannel Towle, of Winsted, was…
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16-Year-Old Massachusetts Hockey Player Killed In Weekend Rollover Crash
A 16-year-old hockey player from Southern Massachusetts tragically lost his life in a weekend car crash. Dylan Quinn, of Rehoboth, was killed in the crash that happened on Myrick Street in Berkley around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, according to officials. Berkley Fire and Rescue responded to the single-vehicle crash to find the car had flipped onto its roof in them middle of the street, Chief Scott Fournier reports. The DRS Hockey family is shocked and saddened by the loss of a friend and teammate to many of our boys, Dylan Quinn. We... Posted by DRS Hockey on Monday, January 16,…
Obituaries
Bicyclist In Holyoke Hit-And-Run Dies At 22: Family
The 22-year-old Lawrence man who was injured in a hit and run in Holyoke earlier this month has died, his family announced on a fundraiser. Jorge Meeswee Calderon was hit near the intersection of Cabot and Canal streets just before 8 p.m. on Jan. 5, Holyoke police said. The driver of the vehicle sped away before officers arrived. Paramedics rushed Calderon to an area hospital, but after days of work, doctors were not able to save him, his family said on a GoFundMe. Calderon was a North Andover High School graduate who was an up-and-coming barber at Style and Gra…
Neighbors
Massachusetts TikToker Raises Funds For Homeless Man Who Lost Family To Cancer
Devin Murray has racked up millions of views by exposing homelessness in and around the Boston area through his TikTok videos. While Murray's videos often highlight one specific person and their struggle, there was one man's tale that inclined Murray to start a fundraiser to help him survive the winter. The man, known as Joe from Lawrence, lost his entire family to cancer and even held his wife in his arms as the disease took her life, Murray highlighted in one video. Joe eventually contracted the detrimental disease himself but was able to overcome it. However, these hurdles landed Joe…
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