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Western Mass Man Killed In Workplace Accident In Greenfield Western Mass Man Killed In Workplace Accident In Greenfield
Western Mass Man Killed In Workplace Accident In Greenfield A workplace accident in Western Massachusetts has likely claimed the life of a 66-year-old Westfield man, authorities say.  The Northwestern District Attorney's Office said at 5 p.m. that crews had recovered the body after hours of work at the Cleveland Street worksite in Greenfield. The man, whose name has not been released, reportedly fell into a silo used by a Chicopee-based concrete company to mix dry ingredients for cement. Co-workers noticed his absence after he climbed to the top of a tower after he failed to respond to radio calls. Emergency crews from Greenfield Police a…

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Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today' Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today'
Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today' President of Bar Stool sports and resident "one-bite" pizza reviewer Dave Portnoy nearly went the way of the Titanic after he said his boat was swept out to sea off the coast of Nantucket.  Portnoy, never one to miss out on a good fish story, regaled his fans in a video on X about how the Coast Guard had to rescue him after he untethered his boat before checking to see if it had any power first.  It didn't, which meant he had "no radio, no anchor, no nothing," he said. “Next thing you know, Captain Dave is lost at sea.” Portnoy said heavy winds pushed his yacht toward other boats…

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by Josh Lanier