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Woman Killed In Fiery Western Mass. Crash ID'd Woman Killed In Fiery Western Mass. Crash ID'd
Woman Killed In Fiery Western Mass. Crash ID'd A 47-year-old woman has been identified as the victim who died single-vehicle crash in Berkshire County after her car burst into flames, authorities said.  Susanna Thomas, of Pittsfield, was found trapped in a firey wreck just after 1 p.m. in the area of 782 and 785 Partridge Road in Lanesborough, the Berkshire County District Attorney said.  Firefighters battled back the flames to reach Thomas inside the Nissan Rogue, but unfortunately, she was pronounced dead at the scene. A neighbor told police she heard a car speeding down the road before hearing a loud crash and a boom.…

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by Josh Lanier
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Massachusetts' Littlest Garbage Man Makes His Rounds Thanks To Make-A-Wish Massachusetts' Littlest Garbage Man Makes His Rounds Thanks To Make-A-Wish
Massachusetts' Littlest Garbage Man Makes His Rounds Thanks To Make-a-wish For four-year-old Alan, there was always something special about the garbage trucks that came through his Ashland neighborhood each week. He fell in love with the big green machines and wanted to be like the men and women who drove them.  He even dressed up as a garbage man for Halloween one year.  So, it was a no-brainer when Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island offered him the chance to make a wish that he would don the high-vis vest and hard hat and climb aboard a WM truck to put in a hard day's work. They even gave him a time card to punch in and out.   …

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by Josh Lanier