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$1M Lottery Winner: Central Mass Woman Plans Massive Vacation With Winnings $1M Lottery Winner: Central Mass Woman Plans Massive Vacation With Winnings
$1M Lottery Winner: Central Mass Woman Plans Massive Vacation With Winnings A Worcester County woman said he already has big plans for his $1 million lottery win she picked recently.  Sarah Megarry, of Dudley, won the seven-figure sum playing the “Gold Mine 50X” $5 scratch-off game.  She elected to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  Related: 2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Boston; 2 $100K Tickets Sold At Same Chelsea Store Megarry and her husband plan to spend the money on life, family, and vacation.  She bought the ticket at Riverside Mart at 54 Canal St. in Millbury. The store will get a…

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by Josh Lanier
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2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Mass; 2 $100K Tickets Sold At Same Chelsea Store 2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Mass; 2 $100K Tickets Sold At Same Chelsea Store
2 $1M Lottery Tickets Sold In Mass; 2 $100K Tickets Sold At Same Chelsea Store Two $1 million lottery tickets were sold across Massachusetts on Friday, March 22, along with three $100,000 tickets — two of which were bought at the same store.  The $1 million tickets were purchased in Dorchester at Nouria Energy #1177 at 719 Gallivan Boulevard in Dorchester and a Stop & Shop in Dartmouth.  The Dorchester player bought a $10 "50X Cashword" scratch-off ticket. The second $1 million winner came on a $10 "100X Cash" scratch-off game. The Massachusetts State Lottery has not released the winners' names. The stores will receive a $10,000 bonus for the sales…

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$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Mass; Mega Millions Drawing Reaches Second-Highest Jackpot $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Mass; Mega Millions Drawing Reaches Second-Highest Jackpot
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Mass; Mega Millions Drawing Reaches Second-Highest Jackpot It was a very lucky day for one Bay Stater when they pulled a $1 million lottery ticket on Thursday, March 21.  They won the massive sum playing the "777" $10 scratch-off game. They bought the ticket at Vista Donuts, Lottery, & Tobacco at 1096 Washington St.  The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for the sale.  The lottery has not released the winner's name yet.  They weren't the only lucky players as 462 people won $600 or more playing the lottery on Thursday.  It's expected to be a busy weekend for the lottery as more than $1.7 billion is at stake in …

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by Josh Lanier
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NY Attorney General Begins Process To Seize Trump’s Estate, Golf Course: Report NY Attorney General Begins Process To Seize Trump’s Estate, Golf Course: Report
NY Attorney General Begins Process To Seize Trump’s Estate, Golf Course: Report New York Attorney General Letitia James has taken the first step toward seizing former President Donald Trump’s golf course and private estate, CNN reports. Lawyers from James’ office registered New York’s $454 million civil judgment against Trump In Westchester County Court on Wednesday, March 6, the outlet reports. A Manhattan judge ordered Trump to pay the massive penalty after he, his adult sons, and the Trump Organization were found liable for using “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation” to inflate his net worth to get better loan terms. The reported move by the AG’s office wo…

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$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Mass $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Mass
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Mass It was a lucky day for one person in Millbury this week after they struck gold at a Worcester County convenience store.  The winner played the $5 "Gold Mine 50X" scratch-off card and won the top prize of $1 million.  They bought the ticket at Riverside Mart at 54 Canal St. in Millbury. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for the sale.  The lottery has not released the winner's name yet.  They were one of 506 people who won $600 or more in the Massachusetts State Lottery on Tuesday, March 19. Click here to see a complete list of winning tickets and where they were purcha…

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by Josh Lanier
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$1M Lottery Winner: Stop For Bottle Of Water Helps Mass Man Land Lottery Jackpot $1M Lottery Winner: Stop For Bottle Of Water Helps Mass Man Land Lottery Jackpot
$1M Lottery Winner: Stop For Bottle Of Water Helps Mass Man Land Lottery Jackpot A Massachusetts man is a lot richer after he decided to stop to buy a bottle of water recently and snagged a scratch-off ticket along with it. The ticket was worth $1 million.  Kyle Laffin, of Hanover, won the seven-figure jackpot playing the $20 “$10,000,000 Premier Cash” scratch-off game.  He chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  Laffin said he plans to use the money to pay off his student loans.  He bought the ticket at Hingham Gulf at 19 Whiting St. in Hingham. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for th…

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Mass Lottery Winner Dreamt Of Winning Jackpot, 6 Months Later She Did Mass Lottery Winner Dreamt Of Winning Jackpot, 6 Months Later She Did
Mass Lottery Winner Dreamt Of Winning Jackpot, 6 Months Later She Did Don't let anyone tell you your dreams can't come true. A Middlesex County woman is hundreds of thousands of dollars richer after she dreamt of winning the lottery and then did it. Patricia Harris, of Holliston, won $25,000 a year for life in the Massachusetts State Lottery's  "Lucky For Life" drawing.  She won the drawing in September 2023 but didn't claim her prize until Thursday, March 14. Perhaps it took some time for the dream to sink in.  Related: Worcester Man Wins $1M Jackpot Trying To Make Change For $20  Harris chose to take the lump sum payment of $390,000 (b…

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Body Pulled From Charles River ID'd As Mass Man Body Pulled From Charles River ID'd As Mass Man
Body Pulled From Charles River ID'd As Mass Man A man whose body was pulled from the Charles River has been identified as a Middlesex County resident. Massachusetts State Police patrols responded to the Boston side of the Charles River, a short distance east of the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge after a dog walker observed the body close to the river bank at approximately 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. The State Police Marine Unit moved the victim’s body onto the shoreline from the water. Boston EMS personnel determined he was dead. Detectives then went to the man’s apartment in Newton and spoke to people who knew him. On Wednesday morning,…

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25-Year-Old Massachusetts Woman ID'd As Victim In Apparent Double-Murder Suicide 25-Year-Old Massachusetts Woman ID'd As Victim In Apparent Double-Murder Suicide
25-Year-Old Massachusetts Woman ID'd As Victim In Apparent Double-Murder Suicide Two women killed by a boyfriend in an apparent double murder-suicide have been identified as a New York native and her college hockey teammate from New England. The incident occurred in Dade County in Miami, Florida, before 9 a.m. Saturday, March 16 at a Bird Road apartment building, the Miami-Dade Police said. According to Det. A. Colome of the Miami-Dade PD, Dutchess County native Sidney Capolino, age 23, of Pawling, and her roommate from Massachusetts, Meghan Moore, age 25, from Centerville on Cape Cod, were shot and killed by 40-year-old Luis Napoles, addre…

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NASA Rocket Launch May Be Visible Across Eastern Seaboard NASA Rocket Launch May Be Visible Across Eastern Seaboard
NASA Rocket Launch May Be Visible Across Eastern Seaboard A nearly 60-foot rocket scheduled to launch later this week in Virginia could be visible along the Eastern Seaboard. Rocket Lab's Electron, a 59-foot rocket weighing 28,000 pounds, is set to blast off from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 2:40 a.m. Thursday, March 21, with a four-hour launch window running through 6:30 a.m., NASA said. It's beginning to feel a lot like...launch week! We’re targeting no earlier than 2:40 a.m. EDT, March 21 to launch #NROL123 'Live and Let Fly' on Electron for the @NatReconOfc from @NASAWallops at @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spacep…

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Man Accused Of Vermont Shooting Found Hiding In Springfield Man Accused Of Vermont Shooting Found Hiding In Springfield
Man Accused Of Vermont Shooting Found Hiding In Springfield A 28-year-old wanted fugitive accused of a Vermont shooting was found Tuesday morning, March 19, in a Springfield home, authorities announced.  Walter Jones was arrested around 10:15 a.m. at a home in the 0-100 block on Longhill Street, Springfield police said. He was still wearing his court-ordered GPS monitoring device on his ankle.  Jones didn't show up to his last court date and was busted on a fugitive from justice warrant, police said.  He was ordered to wear the GPS device by a Springfield judge after an arrest on firearms charges in August 2022, authorities said.&nbs…

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Newly Minted Millionaire: $1M Lottery Central Mass Winner Didn't Plan To Buy Ticket Newly Minted Millionaire: $1M Lottery Central Mass Winner Didn't Plan To Buy Ticket
Newly Minted Millionaire: $1M Lottery Central Mass Winner Didn't Plan To Buy Ticket You can be lucky even if you never intended to put your chips in. One Worcester man won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery because he needed to change for $20.  Paul Verdini Jr. won the seven-figure prize on the luckiest of all days — Saint Patrick's Day, Sunday, March 17. He was looking to break a $20 when he bought a $5 "Money Money Money" scratch-off ticket.  The name of the game was no lie. Verdini won $1 million. However, he chose to take the lump sum option of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  He plans to buy a new car with the cash.  …

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