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Massachusetts Named Best State To Live In (But Not The Cheapest), Study Says Massachusetts Named Best State To Live In (But Not The Cheapest), Study Says
Massachusetts Named Best State To Live In (But Not The Cheapest), Study Says Massachusetts residents can sit comfy knowing that their state was ranked the best place to live by a new report.  A new study by WalletHub studied 51 factors that impact livability and compared the results for all 50 states and found that the Bay State won out over all others.  Massachusetts led the pack with a score of 61.67, narrowly beating out the second-place state, New Jersey, which scored 61.48. New Hampshire followed closely behind in third place, scoring 59.32 points. At the opposite end of the spectrum were Louisiana, Alaska, and New Mexico, which ranked 48, 49, and 50, respect…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Obituaries
Retired Norwood Firefighter Dies After Long Battle With Heart, Lung Complications Retired Norwood Firefighter Dies After Long Battle With Heart, Lung Complications
Retired Norwood Firefighter Dies After Long Battle With Heart, Lung Complications The family of a retired Norwood firefighter is asking the community for help as they try to honor the first responder who died from health complications this week.  James "Jimmy" Joseph Flaherty, lovingly known "Big Jim," died after a long battle with heart and lung related illnesses on Monday, May 22, according to a GoFundMe campaign. He was 74. Flaherty was a member of the Boston Sparks Association and the Brockton Fire Museum in addition to his time with the Norwood Fire Department, according to his obituary. Flaherty's death has left a hole in his family's life, including that of his d…

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by David Cifarelli
Lifestyle
This County Was Named The Second-Healthiest In Massachusetts This County Was Named The Second-Healthiest In Massachusetts
This County Was Named The Second-Healthiest In Massachusetts The state of Massachusetts beat the national average for many indicators of heath in a new study by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, but Middlesex is one of the counties that stood out even more.  Middlesex scored second-highest in Massachusetts on the eight composite categories measured for a healthy population, according to data released on Wednesday, March 29 by the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Nantucket scored the number one position on the list, getting high marks in th…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Coffee Linked To Lower Risk Of Dying, New Study Says Coffee Linked To Lower Risk Of Dying, New Study Says
Coffee Linked To Lower Risk Of Dying, New Study Says Need some coffee before you're ready to get going each morning? Well, a new study says that cup of Joe may have some even bigger benefits. In fact, it may be linked to a lower risk of dying, according to a study that just published in The Annals of Internal Medicine. The study found that those who drank between 1.5 to 3.5 cups of coffee per day, with or without sugar, were up to 30 percent less likely to die during the study period than those who didn’t drink coffee.  The study examined information from more than 170,000 people between the ages of 37 and 73 from a medical database in…

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by Joe Lombardi