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'Selfless, Loving Heart': Family Creates Memorial Fund For Central Mass Boy Who Died Suddenly 'Selfless, Loving Heart': Family Creates Memorial Fund For Central Mass Boy Who Died Suddenly
'Selfless, Loving Heart': Family Creates Memorial Fund For Central Mass Boy Who Died Suddenly The family of a Worcester County 5-year-old boy is refusing to let his dream die with him.  Anthony Joseph Putnam, of North Grafton, died unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 12. His family did not disclose the cause of death.  They were focused on the life he wanted to live — his dreams and big ideas for his future. They've created a GoFundMe to start a memorial fund in his honor that they hope will help see those ideas through.  It is our dream to turn our tragedy into a means to give life to Anthony’s memory and his selfless and loving heart. We would love to create/develop somet…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Who Died At Gillette Stadium Had Medical Issue, No Traumatic Injury: DA Man Who Died At Gillette Stadium Had Medical Issue, No Traumatic Injury: DA
Man Who Died At Gillette Stadium Had Medical Issue, No Traumatic Injury: DA An initial autopsy found that Dale Mooney, the man who died after a fight in the stands of a New England Patriots game at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 17, suffered from an undisclosed medical issue and was not severely injured from the brawl, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday, Sept. 20.  The Office of Chief Medical Examiner will perform further testing to determine the cause and manner of Mooney's death, authorities said.  Mooney, 53, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, was a 30-year season ticket holder for the New England Patriots and was sitting with his wife in…

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by Josh Lanier
Neighbors
Western Mass Community Plants New Life For 'Cherished' Gardener, Cancer Victim Western Mass Community Plants New Life For 'Cherished' Gardener, Cancer Victim
Western Mass Community Plants New Life For 'Cherished' Gardener, Cancer Victim A community in Western Massachusetts is looking to plant a new life for a "cherished" gardener who tragically lost hers earlier this month.  Jori Ross died after battling Multiple Myeloma cancer for more than two years on Thursday, May 25, according to her obituary. She was 69 years old.  Despite this crippling disease, Jori took full advantage of her life and "never stopped moving forward in her craft."   "She was hopelessly addicted to human connection, something that was shown through her numerous groups," her obituary reads. "Jori’s connections were never static or passively lived. Sh…

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by David Cifarelli