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'The Grief Is Indescribable': Family Of Slain Central Mass 14-Year-Old Asks For Help 'The Grief Is Indescribable': Family Of Slain Central Mass 14-Year-Old Asks For Help
'The Grief Is Indescribable': Family Of Slain Central Mass 14-Year-Old Asks For Help The family of a 14-year-old boy who was shot and killed late last week is asking for help to pay for his funeral.  Sterling Baptiste Jr. was shot and killed on Friday, April 26, in the Belmont neighborhood of Worcester. Police were called around 4:15 p.m. and found the boy bleeding from a gunshot wound inside an apartment. Despite their attempts to save his life, paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.  A 16-year-old was arrested in connection with the shooting the following day. Their name has not been released nor have police speculated on what led to the killing. Worcester…

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by Josh Lanier
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'A Rose In A World Of Thorns': Loved Ones Remember Mass Stabbing Victim As Kind, Funny, Caring 'A Rose In A World Of Thorns': Loved Ones Remember Mass Stabbing Victim As Kind, Funny, Caring
Eileen Monaghan Remembered As Kind, Accomplished Eileen Monaghan was a woman who loved deeply, her family and friends in Western Massachusetts said.  Unfortunately, it was someone she cared for who is accused of killing the mother of two.  The 48-year-old from Chicopee was found stabbed to death on Sunday, April 14, around 1:30 a.m. in a home on South Water Street in Holyoke after police were called for suspicious activity, officials said.  Police charged her Chicopee firefighter boyfriend Jason Chapdelaine with her murder.  Original Report: Sheriff's Assistant ID'd As Victim Of Domestic Violence Killing …

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by Josh Lanier
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'His Kindness Was A Beacon': Support Swells For Late Mass Father, Fiancé 'His Kindness Was A Beacon': Support Swells For Late Mass Father, Fiancé
'His Kindness Was A Beacon': Support Swells For Late Mass Father, Fiancé After a Massachusetts brother, fiancé, and father unexpectedly died, the community is helping support the family he left behind while remembering his lasting legacy. William Harris (known to many as “Bill” or “Billy”), a lifelong Norfolk County resident, died on Saturday, April 6. Bill, who was born in Norwood and lived with his family in Stoughton at the time of his death, had recently come back from a weekend vacation with his fiancée and the pair’s three children when he came down with the flu. The flu quickly turned into pneumonia, which led to a blood clot that required Harris to b…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Nor'easter: Wife Of Yankees Exec ID'd As Woman Killed In Northern Westchester By Fallen Tree Nor'easter: Wife Of Yankees Exec ID'd As Woman Killed In Northern Westchester By Fallen Tree
Nor'easter: Wife Of Yankees Exec ID'd As Woman Killed In Northern Westchester By Fallen Tree A woman who was killed after a tree fell on her car as a Nor'easter swept through the region has been identified as a 50-year-old mother and wife of a New York Yankees executive. New, updated report - Yankees To Dedicate Season To Woman Killed In Armonk The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 in Northern Westchester County. The 2021 Toyota had been northbound on Route 128 between School Street and Leisure Farm Drive, according to the Town of North Castle Police. The woman has been ID'd as Catherine Tusiani, a resident of Armonk and the wife of Michael Tusiani, …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fundraiser For Mom, Daughter, 11, Gunned Down In Central Mass Surpasses $50K Fundraiser For Mom, Daughter, 11, Gunned Down In Central Mass Surpasses $50K
Fundraiser For Mom, Daughter, 11, Gunned Down In Central Mass Surpasses $50K More than 650 people have donated to a fundraiser that will go to the family of a mom and 11-year-old daughter who were gunned down in their car last week in Worcester.  Chasity Nuñez and her daughter Zella were shot and killed inside their car in the area of Lisbon Street at Englewood Avenue around 3 p.m. on March 5. Two men have since been arrested in the slayings.  The GoFundMe hopes to raise $100,000, some of which will cover the burial costs for Chasity Nuñez and 11-year-old Zella Nuñez. The remaining money will go to the care of Chasity's 2-year-old daughter Isla and he…

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by Josh Lanier
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(UPDATE) Haverhill Slayings Ruled Murder-Suicide; Family, Friends Remember Woman Killed (UPDATE) Haverhill Slayings Ruled Murder-Suicide; Family, Friends Remember Woman Killed
(Update) Haverhill Slayings Ruled Murder-Suicide; Family, Friends Remember Woman Killed Update: Essex County officials determined that Austin Amaral killed Loren Marino and then himself. Click here for more information.  Original Report: Haverhill authorities said the bodies found in a home over the weekend were the result of a murder-suicide.  Loren Marino, 24, of Haverhill, and Austin Amaral, 24, of North Providence, Rhode Island, were found at a home at 195 Broadway on Sunday, March 3, when police were called to perform a welfare check, the Essex County District Attorney said.  Both had been shot. It's unclear who fired the weapon. The two were da…

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by Josh Lanier
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'This Is A Tragic Day': Pastor ID'd As Woman Killed In Newburyport Crash 'This Is A Tragic Day': Pastor ID'd As Woman Killed In Newburyport Crash
'This Is A Tragic Day': Pastor ID'd As Woman Killed In Newburyport Crash A pastor who was to deliver a prayer at the State of the City Address in Newburyport in Essex County, Massachusetts, on Wednesday night, Feb. 28, has been identified as the person killed in a truck versus pedestrian crash, the city announced.  Rev. Helen Murgida, age 81, a pastor at First Religious Society's Unitarian Universalist Church in Newburyport, was struck by a Ford F-150 just after 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Green and Pleasant streets on Wednesday.  Related: Woman Hit, Killed Outside Newburyport City Hall Paramedics rushed her to Anna Jaques Hospital, wher…

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by Josh Lanier
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Friends, Family Remember Connecticut Couple Killed In Hit-Run Crash Friends, Family Remember Connecticut Couple Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Friends, Family Remember Connecticut Couple Killed In Hit-Run Crash The man and woman from Connecticut killed in an alleged hit-and-run crash in Pennsylvania over the weekend have been identified as a husband and wife. Windham County residents Richard and Rebecca Whiddon, ages 37 and 33, both of the town of Brooklyn, were passengers in a Nissan that was struck in Bucks County near the corner of Veterans Highway and Ford Road in Bristol Township on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 24,  Both were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The driver and another passenger in the Nissan were also hurt.  Earlier report - Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Man, Woman Fro…

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by Mac Bullock
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Young New Canaan HS Grad Remembered As Talented Musician After Untimely Death Young New Canaan HS Grad Remembered As Talented Musician After Untimely Death
Young New Canaan HS Grad Remembered As Talented Musician After Untimely Death A freshman at a prestigious Massachusetts college who graduated from a Connecticut high school in 2023 is being remembered as a brilliant musician who always followed his curiosity into success.  The death of Fairfield County resident Toby Woods, a 2023 graduate of New Canaan High School who was a freshman at Williams College in the Berkshire County town of Williamstown, was announced by officials at both schools on Friday, Feb. 23.  Earlier Report - Young New Canaan HS Grad Dies: 'He Will Be Sorely Missed,' Superintendent Says In a letter to students, faculty, and staff, Wi…

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by Ben Crnic
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North Brookfield Mom Remembered As Caring, Outdoorsy Woman With Big Smile, Bigger Heart North Brookfield Mom Remembered As Caring, Outdoorsy Woman With Big Smile, Bigger Heart
North Brookfield Mom Remembered As Caring, Outdoorsy Woman With Big Smile, Bigger Heart A Worcester County woman is being remembered as a caring and compassionate mother with a deep love of the outdoors after she was killed in a snowmobile crash last week.  Shawnee Hollis, 39, of North Brookfield, died on Friday, Feb. 16, after the snowmobile she was on crashed into a tree in the town of Milan, New Hampshire. She was riding with three friends when she wrecked about 13 feet off Primary Trail 109.  Related: North Brookfield Woman ID'd As Victim In Fatal NH Snowmobile Crash She and her friends had rented the snowmobiles, and investigators cited inexperience as the le…

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by Josh Lanier
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Central Mass Woman ID'd As Victim In Fatal New Hampshire Snowmobile Crash Central Mass Woman ID'd As Victim In Fatal New Hampshire Snowmobile Crash
Central Mass Woman ID'd As Victim In Fatal New Hampshire Snowmobile Crash Police have identified a woman killed in a New Hampshire snowmobile crash as a 39-year-old North Brookfield resident.  Shawnee Hollis died after the snowmobile she was on crashed into a tree in the town of Milan, New Hampshire, at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, New Hampshire state officials said. She was riding with three friends when she crashed about 13 feet off Primary Trail 109.  Paramedics rushed her to a staging area for medical air rescue, but an emergency helicopter and a fixed-wing plane were unable to fly and could not assist in the emergency.  Hollis was taken to&n…

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by Josh Lanier
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30-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Springfield Shooting 30-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Springfield Shooting
30-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Springfield Shooting Authorities have identified the man who was shot and killed last week in Springfield.  Nicorie Adams, 30, of Springfield, was shot around 4:20 p.m. Thursday,  Jan. 31, on Braddock Street, the Hampden County District Attorney said.  Officers were called to a ShotSpotter alert on Rochelle Street when they received a second notification of a shooting on Braddock Street. They found evidence at both locations but no victims.  Moments later, Adams and an unnamed woman drove to Baystate Medical Center. Adams was seriously wounded from a gunshot, and the woman was suffering non…

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by Josh Lanier