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The Courtroom King Of Kindness: Watch Judge Frank Caprio’s Funniest, Most Heartwarming Moments The Courtroom King Of Kindness: Watch Judge Frank Caprio’s Funniest, Most Heartwarming Moments
The Courtroom King Of Kindness: Watch Judge Frank Caprio’s Funniest, Most Heartwarming Moments Judge Frank Caprio, the longtime Providence, RI, judge whose acts of compassion in the courtroom inspired millions around the world, died Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the age of 88 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his official Facebook page announced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Judge Frank Caprio (@therealfrankcaprio) “Beloved for his compassion, humility, and unwavering belief in the goodness of people, Judge Caprio touched the lives of millions through his work in the courtroom and beyond,” the statement reads. “His warmth,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mass Teen Killed In Crash After Leaving Prom: Community Mourns Bright Future Lost Mass Teen Killed In Crash After Leaving Prom: Community Mourns Bright Future Lost
Mass Teen Killed In Crash After Leaving Prom: Community Mourns Bright Future Lost An 18-year-old high school senior from Massachusetts who was killed in a single-vehicle crash after leaving her Falmouth High School prom is being remembered for her kindness, compassion, and the many friendships she left behind. Ava Lodico had just left the prom on Saturday, May 17, when she crashed her Range Rover near Acapesket Road and Casey’s Way in Falmouth. Police said the vehicle was engulfed in flames when they arrived at the scene. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and rushed her to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. She was the only person inside the v…

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by Josh Lanier
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Pope Francis' Cause Of Death Revealed By Vatican Pope Francis' Cause Of Death Revealed By Vatican
Pope Francis' Cause Of Death Revealed By Vatican New details from the Vatican shed light on what led to the death of Pope Francis, the trailblazing leader of the Catholic Church who served as a global voice for compassion, humility, and reform. Click here for a new, updated story: Details Of Pope Francis' Final Hours, Including Some Of His Last Words, Revealed By Vatican The official cause of death was a stroke that led to a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse, according to a medical report released by the Holy See Press Office on Monday evening, April 21.  The certification was issued by Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, Di…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Musician, Marine ID'd As Mass Man Killed In Car Fire; Remembered For Faith, Charity Musician, Marine ID'd As Mass Man Killed In Car Fire; Remembered For Faith, Charity
Musician, Marine ID'd As Mass Man Killed In Car Fire; Remembered For Faith, Charity Authorities have identified the Massachusetts man killed earlier this week as a 58-year-old musician and baseball player, but friends say he was much more than that. Misop Baynun died on Monday, March 31, when the car he was in caught fire following a crash on Union Street Hanson around 3 a.m., the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said. Friends say Baynun grew up in Quincy as Scott Miller before changing his name. Dan Bolton, who coached Baynun for the Cambridge Nine in Boston's Amateur Baseball League, said the red-haired guitarist “marched to the beat of his own drum.” It …

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by Josh Lanier
Neighbors
Siblings Reunite Sweet Pittsfield Pooch With Original Owner After 2 Years Siblings Reunite Sweet Pittsfield Pooch With Original Owner After 2 Years
Siblings Reunite Sweet Pittsfield Pooch With Original Owner After 2 Years Shannen Viveiros isn't the type of person to sit back and hope for the best. She's a woman of action — it runs in her family.  But her compassion isn't just for her friends and loved ones. The Westport woman will help strangers, even if that means spending nearly $2,000 of her own money and weeks of hassle to reunite a woman and her lost dog. It started in January when Viveiros happened across a Facebook post from Tammy Proctor — a woman from Pittsfield she'd never met.  Proctor had been part of a guardianship program with a New York dog breeder and was taking care of a puppy named Radar. …

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by Josh Lanier