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Man Pulled From Central Mass Swamp After Getting Stuck For More Than Hour Man Pulled From Central Mass Swamp After Getting Stuck For More Than Hour
Man Pulled From Central Mass Swamp After Getting Stuck For More Than Hour Police and firefighters in Worcester County saved a man after he fell into a swamp and was stuck for more than an hour, authorities said.  First responders began receiving 911 calls just after 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 28, from people who said they could hear a man screaming for help on Pitcherville Road in Hubbardston.  They found the man stuck in chest-deep murky water in a swamp about 30 yards from the road, Hubbardston firefighters said. Crews pulled the exhausted man from the bog and took him to an area hospital for treatment. He was suffering from minor injuries and heat exhaus…

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by Josh Lanier
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Hot Stuff: Here's When You'll Really Feel The Heat This Weekend Hot Stuff: Here's When You'll Really Feel The Heat This Weekend
Hot Stuff: Here's When You'll Really Feel The Heat This Weekend Get set for a prolonged period of heat and humidity as temperatures will soar into the upper 90s with heat indices hitting 100 degrees or more over the weekend. Saturday, July 18 will feature above-normal temps with lots of sunshine and highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s across eastern New York, Connecticut and western New England.  Heat indices Saturday are forecast to be mostly in the lower 90s, but could reach 95 in a few spots, the National Weather Service said. The heat and humidity will be on the increase for the second half of the weekend. Heat indices will climb to the …

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by Joe Lombardi