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$25M Lottery Win: Largest Scratch-Off Ticket In Mass History Claimed $25M Lottery Win: Largest Scratch-Off Ticket In Mass History Claimed
$25M Lottery Win: Largest Scratch-Off Ticket In Mass History Claimed The winner of the largest scratch-off prize in Massachusetts history has claimed their prize, though they're not willing to go public about their windfall.  Simmons & Schiavo Lottery Trust 2023-28 of Woburn claimed the $25 million grand prize on behalf of the ticket holder in the “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” instant game, the state lottery announced Tuesday, Aug. 15.  The winner decided to take the lump-sum payment of $16,250,000 before taxes.  The ticket was sold at Speedway, 709 McGrath Highway in Somerville. The store also gets a payday for their role in th…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Lightheaded Waltham Gas Station Worker Reveals Dangerous Leak, Hazmat Team Responds Lightheaded Waltham Gas Station Worker Reveals Dangerous Leak, Hazmat Team Responds
Lightheaded Waltham Gas Station Worker Reveals Dangerous Leak, Hazmat Team Responds A gas station employee was restocking shelves when he began to feel lightheaded, due to a then-unknown problem that created an oxygen-deficient atmosphere inside the gas station, officials say. A male employee began work at 6 a.m., restocking shelves in the cooler at the Speedway at 66 Prospect Street in Waltham when he began to feel lightheaded and called 911, according to the Waltham Fire Department.  Firefighters arrived at the scene around 7 a.m., at which point the gas station's atmosphere had become oxygen deficient. A tier-one hazmat response was declared, sending the stat…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Business
South Shore Chef Spending $1 Million Mass Lottery Prize On Kids' Education South Shore Chef Spending $1 Million Mass Lottery Prize On Kids' Education
South Shore Chef Spending $1 Million Mass Lottery Prize On Kids' Education A chef from the South Shore stopped for gas and walked away with enough money to put both his kids through school, lottery officials said. Alejandro Melendez Delgado, of Marshfield, won a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “100X The Money” instant ticket game, lottery officials said on Wednesday, Jan. 4. The winning ticket was sold at the Speedway at 2139 Ocean Street in MarshfieldGoogle Maps Street View The chef bought his ticket after stopping for gas at the Speedway, located at 2139 Ocean Street, in Marshfield. Delgado claimed his prize with a one-time payment of $…

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by David Cifarelli