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Hanover, MA

$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…
Devastating East Coast Storm Leaves 5 Dead, Including Massachusetts Man, 2 Missing Devastating East Coast Storm Leaves 5 Dead, Including Massachusetts Man, 2 Missing
Devastating East Coast Storm Leaves 5 Dead, Including Massachusetts Man, 2 Missing Five people were killed and two others went missing during the powerful storm with torrential rain and damaging winds pummeled the Northeast. In upstate New York, 76-year-old MaryAnn Hyland died when her Chevrolet SUV became submerged in floodwaters in the village of Catskill in Greene County late Monday morning, Dec. 18, according to this Daily Voice report. Hyland was a resident of the hamlet of Leeds in Greene County. In Hanover, Massachusetts, about 25 miles south of Boston, 89-year-old Robert Horky was killed after a tree fell on a small travel trailer he was in at around 9:45 a.m…
L.L. Bean Adding More Massachusetts Stores; Will One Open Near You? L.L. Bean Adding More Massachusetts Stores; Will One Open Near You?
L.L. Bean Adding More Massachusetts Stores; Will One Open Near You? Outdoor clothing and equipment retailer L.L. Bean announced that it plans to expand its offerings in Massachusetts with two new stores.  The company said in a recent news alert it would open stores at Hanover Crossing in Hanover on Sept. 8 and in Peabody's Northshore Mall on Oct. 6.   “As a 110-year-old company, we have taken great care in ensuring we deliver exemplary customer service to everyone who visits an L.L.Bean store, shops with us online, orders through our famed catalog, or via any other touchpoint," said Greg Elder, L.L.Bean chief retail officer in a news release.…
Muscle Car Muscles Its Way Through Mass Home Overnight Muscle Car Muscles Its Way Through Mass Home Overnight
Muscle Car Muscles Its Way Through Mass Home Overnight The driver of a Chevrolet Camaro that crashed into a home in Plymouth County was sent to the hospital after they drove the car through a home overnight.  The crash happened around 3 a.m. in Hanover in the 400 block of Circuit Street. The driver was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.  Photos of the crash show the Camaro far into the home's front area with a chandelier on its roof.  Shortly after 3AM, Hanover Fire was called to the scene of a vehicle into a house on the 400 block of Circuit St. The... Posted by Hanover MA Fire Department on …
Popular Newton Brewery Pours Last Pint Months After Opening Popular Newton Brewery Pours Last Pint Months After Opening
Popular Newton Brewery Pours Last Pint Months After Opening A popular spot for beer, trivia, and quality time with neighbors moved locations in early 2023, and only a few months later announced that it had closed for good.  Burke's Alewerks, owned by Brian Burke and originally located in Hanover, moved its operations to West Newbury in January 2023, and announced its closure on Monday, May 8, according to a post on the brewery's Facebook page.  "It is with regret and sadness that I announce the end of Burke’s Alewerks," the post reads. "We poured our last pint this past week." Well, all my licenses came through at the last minute yesterday, so…
Sleeping Resident Escapes Multi-Alarm Fire At Hanover Home: Fire Officials Sleeping Resident Escapes Multi-Alarm Fire At Hanover Home: Fire Officials
Sleeping Resident Escapes Multi-Alarm Fire At Hanover Home: Fire Officials A sleeping resident was able to successfully escape a multi-alarm fire that decimated a renovated home on the South Shore this week, according to fire officials. Hanover Fire responded to a report of a fire at 479 Whiting Street around 1:53 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11, the department said on Facebook. Upon arrival, crews found a large workshop attached to a barn-style structure, which had been converted to a residence, fully engulfed in flames.  On April 11, 2023 at approximately 1:53am, a 911 call from a passerby reported a structure fire in the area of Whiting... Posted by Hanover MA F…
Hingham Schools Bus Driver Charged With Drunk Driving With Busload Of Students: Police Hingham Schools Bus Driver Charged With Drunk Driving With Busload Of Students: Police
Hingham Schools Bus Driver Charged With Drunk Driving With Busload Of Students: Police Authorities arrested a Hingham Public Schools bus driver and charged her with drunk driving with a busload of students after one of the passengers called the police for help on Thursday, Nov. 17, officials said.  Bethann Sweeney, 53, of Hanover, faces charges of operating under the influence, child endangerment while operating under the influence, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, reckless endangerment of a child, and having an open container of alcohol while driving, Massachusetts State Police said.  A passenger on a Plymouth North High School bus called troopers just befor…
Oh Deer! Hanover Firefighters Free Large Buck Caught In Lacrosse Net Oh Deer! Hanover Firefighters Free Large Buck Caught In Lacrosse Net
Oh Deer! Hanover Firefighters Free Large Buck Caught In Lacrosse Net Bambi's dad will live another day after crews in Hanover recently helped free a deer from tough entanglement.  Hanover firefighters were called to a home about a large buck whose antlers were caught in a lacrosse net, the department said on Facebook on Friday, Sept. 9.  Hanover Firefighters were recently called to a residence for an animal rescue. A large buck got caught up in a lacrosse... Posted by Hanover MA Fire Department on Friday, September 9, 2022 Firefighters were able to successfully remove the netting and free the buck, who walked away onlu slightly scathed with a few bumps…
Massachusetts Teen Organizes Mini Golf Fundraiser To Help Brother With Diabetes Massachusetts Teen Organizes Mini Golf Fundraiser To Help Brother With Diabetes
Massachusetts Teen Organizes Mini Golf Fundraiser To Help Brother With Diabetes A teenager from southern Massachusetts is doing everything in her power to find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes, and she's doing it one putt at a time.  Thirteen-year-old Emma Wood has wanted to help her 10-year-old brother Nathan ever since he was diagnosed with Type 1 at the age of three.  At just six years old, Emma came up with the idea for a mini-golf event to help raise money for a cure. Now that idea is being brought to life with the first ever "Mini Golf 4 A Cure" fundraiser.  "The goal is to get likeminded families with kids that are affected by Type 1," to att…