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Patrol Officers Union NEPBA Local 191
Police & Fire
Police Flash Blues For Child Patients; Pediatric Cancer Awareness
Children patients at the UMass Memorial Medical Center were treated to a lights display by about a dozen local police departments last week. More than 30 police cruisers lit up the area across the street for the hospital’s Bright Lights event on Sept. 30. The event was meant to raise the profile of Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month in September and show support for the children. Children were given special flashlights to signal back at the police officers outside. UMass Memorial Medical Center staff said the police departments’ display “brightened the spirits” of the patients. The follo…