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Doctors, 'Ketamine Queen' Linked To Death Of 'Friends' Star, Mass. Native Matthew Perry Doctors, 'Ketamine Queen' Linked To Death Of 'Friends' Star, Mass. Native Matthew Perry
Doctors, 'Ketamine Queen' Linked To Death Of 'Friends' Star, Mass. Native Matthew Perry Police have arrested multiple people in connection with the death of former Hollywood superstar Matthew Perry, including two doctors, authorities said.  The "Friends" star was found face down in a pool at his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28, 2023. The medical examiner blamed his death on the acute effects of ketamine, an anesthetic with psychedelic properties.  Related: Hollywood Mourns Death Of Matthew Perry On Thursday, Aug. 15, investigators announced they had connected five people to Perry's death, the US Attorney for the Central District of California.  Those include his a…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Movie Starring Amy Adams, Jenny Slate, Rainn Wilson Filming At South Shore Restaurant Movie Starring Amy Adams, Jenny Slate, Rainn Wilson Filming At South Shore Restaurant
Movie Starring Amy Adams, Jenny Slate, Rainn Wilson Filming At South Shore Restaurant Academy Award-nominated actress Amy Adams was spotted in the South Shore filming her latest movie "At The Sea," reports said.  The actress was filming scenes at the Marshfield restaurant The Jetty on Friday, July 12.  The film also stars Milton native Jenny Slate ("Obvious Child"), Rainn Wilson (Dwight Shrute from "The Office"), and Dan Levy (star and showrunner of "Schitt's Creek"), along with a number of other notable actors.  The IMDB plot summary reads: The film follows the life of Laura after a long rehabilitation, as she returns to her family at their beach holiday ho…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Massachusetts Nurse Needs Helping Hand As She Recovers From Summer Stroke Massachusetts Nurse Needs Helping Hand As She Recovers From Summer Stroke
Massachusetts Nurse Needs Helping Hand As She Recovers From Summer Stroke A 58-year-old woman who has spent most of her life helping others heal needs people to return the favor as she recovers from a stroke from earlier this year, according to her family. Doreen Barker suffered a "massive, right-sided stroke" that landed her in critical care at Mass General Hospital in July, her family wrote on a GoFundMe page. Barker, who worked as a registered nurse for over a decade, is now going through rehab while under her family's care. "Doreen has a long road ahead of her," the page reads. "She has limited speech and paralysis in her right arm and leg and cannot wal…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Unattended Bag With Opiate Overdose Kits Found At CT Pond Unattended Bag With Opiate Overdose Kits Found At CT Pond
Unattended Bag With Opiate Overdose Kits Found At CT Pond A police agency in Northern Connecticut is taking steps to help area residents battle addiction after founding opiate “overdose kits” near an area pond. Officers from the Enfield Police Department in Hartford County on patrol around the Freshwater Pond on Thursday, July 22 found an unattended bag laying on the ground containing multiple kits that are used to safely aid addicts. Police said that the kit is utilized by those suffering from opiate addiction to administer drugs as safe as possible, and contains numerous syringes. “Although the intent of this kit is for safe practices, we are s…

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by Zak Failla