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10-Year-Old Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Norfolk County ID'd As Rising 5th Grader 10-Year-Old Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Norfolk County ID'd As Rising 5th Grader
10-Year-Old Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Norfolk County ID'd As Rising 5th Grader School officials identified the 10-year-old boy who was killed over the weekend following an alleged stolen vehicle crash that sent six others to the hospital and left the child's father clinging to life.  Jaylen Bush-Victorian, a rising fifth-grader at Downey School in Brockton, died Saturday, Aug. 24, at a stop light on Route 1 near the intersection of Route 495 when a Jeep crashed into the car he was in with his family. Two adults and three children were in the Nissan Altima with Jaylen.  Original Report: Intoxicated Driver Sends 6 To Hospital In Plainville Cra…

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
'Funniest Person In World': 70-Year-Old Man Dies Near Wellesley College 'Funniest Person In World': 70-Year-Old Man Dies Near Wellesley College
Silas Logan, 70, Dies Near Wellesley College A 70-year-old died while walking near Wellesley College on Wednesday morning, Dec. 27. Silas Logan was found unresponsive by officers who arrived at a slightly wooded area on Central Street near Weston Road shortly after 9 a.m., the Essex District Attorney’s Office told MassLive. A person who reported the incident was performing CPR when officers responded to the scene and took over lifesaving measures, Wellesley police said. The Wellesley fire department and paramedics continued medical care, but Logan died on the scene, authorities said. Wellesley police, state police, and Wellesley Co…

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by Khier Casino
News
Hero For The Holidays: Saugus Student Awarded For Saving Woman's Life Hero For The Holidays: Saugus Student Awarded For Saving Woman's Life
Hero For The Holidays: Saugus Student Awarded For Saving Woman's Life A Northeast Regional Vocational High student just wanted something to eat when he walked into a Saugus Wendy's, but he left a hero. He recently got the citation to prove it.  Sebastian Cadavid, who's in the Northeast's Dental Assisting Program, went to the restaurant with friends after the Agganis All-Star football game in Lynn on June 29. While waiting on their food, Cadavid heard someone scream out for help as a woman was unconscious on the bathroom floor, the school said.  While others gawked about what to do, Cadavid, who'd recently been CPR certified as part of his …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Child Found Unresponsive In Water At Beach In Western Mass, Police Say Child Found Unresponsive In Water At Beach In Western Mass, Police Say
Child Found Unresponsive In Water At Beach In Western Mass, Police Say An 8-year-old girl found unresponsive at a Massachusetts beach was saved by CPR performed by bystanders. The incident took place in Berkshire County in Pittsfield around 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 24. Police, firefighters, and EMS responded to the Burbank Park public beach area at Onota Lake for an unresponsive child found in the water, said Lt. John Soules, of the Pittsfield Police Department.  Citizens on scene began administering CPR and responding emergency workers took over rescue measures upon their arrival, Soules said. The child was transported to Berkshire Medical…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
WATCH: Central Massachusetts Police Officer Saves Choking Infant's Life WATCH: Central Massachusetts Police Officer Saves Choking Infant's Life
Watch: Central Massachusetts Police Officer Saves Choking Infant's Life The parents of a choking two-month-old didn't know that when they rushed the baby inside the Framingham Police Department earlier this week that they had found the perfect person to save their child's life.  Officer Ryan Porter was in the lobby when baby Ravi's parents burst through the front doors of the police department just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, the police department said. Ravi was choking, and a rescue couldn't have come a moment later.  As Porter took the baby from its frantic mother, Ravi stopped breathing. The officer, who teaches CPR at the department, delivered a f…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Boy Airlifted After Being Pulled From Pool In Greater Boston Area 12-Year-Old Boy Airlifted After Being Pulled From Pool In Greater Boston Area
12-Year-Old Boy Airlifted After Being Pulled From Pool In Greater Boston Area A 12-year-old boy was flown to a hospital in Boston after he was pulled from the bottom of a pool, authorities said. In Essex County, Groveland Police and Fire crews in Newburyport responded to a report of a medical incident at a pool at a private recreational camp on Bare Hill Road just before 11 a.m. on Friday, June 10.  Upon arrival, responders found the boy was conscious and breathing after he was administered CPR, both departments said in a statement.  The boy was originally taken to Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill but was subsequently transported by medical helicopte…

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by David Cifarelli