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$25M Lottery Payday: Boston Woman Claims Her 2nd Lottery Jackpot $25M Lottery Payday: Boston Woman Claims Her 2nd Lottery Jackpot
$25M Lottery Payday: Boston Woman Claims Her 2nd Lottery Jackpot A Boston woman who had previously won $1 million in the Massachusetts Lottery in 2006 claimed a $25 million grand prize this week.  Desiree Fortini-Craft, of Hyde Park, was the eight-figure payday playing the “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” $50 scratch-off game.  Fortini-Craft opted to take the lump sum payment of $16,250,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  Fortini-Craft said she wants to use the money to enjoy life. She plans to spend Christmas in Aruba with her fiance, Jason Perkins, and looks to pay off her three daughters' student loans, buy a new car, a…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Support Grows For Firefighter Who Rescued Neighbor's Baby As His Boston Home Burned Support Grows For Firefighter Who Rescued Neighbor's Baby As His Boston Home Burned
Support Grows For Firefighter Who Rescued Neighbor's Baby As His Boston Home Burned The headline was memorable: Off-duty firefighter catches baby thrown from a second-story window as a Hyde Park home burned on Sunday, July 17.  But the untold story was that off-duty firefighter lived in the same building with his wife and infant son. They lost everything as the fire crept from the rear of the multi-family home and through their downstairs duplex.  Firefighter Danny Loring was "just doing what firefighters do," says a GoFundMe set up to help him and his wife Rachel replace what they lost in the blaze. Now the fundraiser's founder, Jamie Hayhurst, hopes the community will h…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
GoFundMe Created For Boston Family Saved By Off-Duty Firefighter GoFundMe Created For Boston Family Saved By Off-Duty Firefighter
GoFundMe Created For Boston Family Saved By Off-Duty Firefighter A family in Hyde Park could have lost their lives in house fire on Sunday, July 17, if it weren't for an off-duty firefighter who lived nearby to rescue them. Now they're asking the public to help them rebuild all they lost.  The blaze broke out at 22 Norton Street just after 7 a.m. and quickly spread throughout the house. It was all so sudden that Luzmar Centeno had no choice but to drop her 1-year-old daughter from a second-story window into the arms of an off-duty fireman below.  Centeno, her daughter Sophia, son Fernanda, and husband Tito Esteban escaped the conflagration with minor in…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Boston Combats Hate With Love At Vandalized LGBTQ Non-Profit's Housing Project Boston Combats Hate With Love At Vandalized LGBTQ Non-Profit's Housing Project
Boston Combats Hate With Love At Vandalized LGBTQ Non-Profit's Housing Project The Boston community showed up to spread messages of love after a local LGBTQ non-profit was vandalized with hateful and threatening messages about their upcoming housing project.  LGBTQ Senior House Inc is a non-profit organization that provides affordable housing to low-income LGBTQ seniors, according to the organization's website.  Senior House had recently broke ground on their latest development, called the Pryde, which will convert the former Rogers School in Hyde Park into 74 housing units.  However, the organization found "virtually every sign" advertising the Pryde was vandalized…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Double Arrest Made In Recent Boston Homicide Double Arrest Made In Recent Boston Homicide
Double Arrest Made In Recent Boston Homicide Two men have been arrested in connection with a recent homicide in Hyde Park, authorities said.  Pierre Valbrun, age 20, of Roxbury, and Jonathan Thebaud, age 32, of Brockton were wanted in connection with the shooting death of Trevor Sands on October 10, 2021, Boston Police said.  Officers responded to a report of a person shot in the area of 22 Ayles Road in Hyde Park, where they found Sands suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.  The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police (617) 343-4470. …

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by David Cifarelli
News
MA Man Sentenced For Accessing Child Porn While On Supervised Release MA Man Sentenced For Accessing Child Porn While On Supervised Release
MA Man Sentenced For Accessing Child Porn While On Supervised Release A former Hyde Park man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for accessing child pornography while on supervised release for a similar offense, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports.  David Ladeau, age 66, was convicted for possessing child pornography in Massachusetts in 2010 and convicted a second time in  the office reports in Tennessee in 2015, the office reports. Authorities later discovered pornographic images of minors on Ladeau's court-monitored computer while he was on supervised release for both convictions.  A subsequent investigation revealed Lade…

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by David Cifarelli