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Services Set For Sylvia Levine, Longtime Springfield Teacher
Sylvia Levine, formerly of Springfield and Longmeadow, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 24, in Las Vegas. She was 93 years old.
Sylvia was born to Samuel Levine and Dinah Lifschitz on November 6, 1930, in Harlem, New York, and was their treasured only child. Yiddish was her first language, and she learned English as she transitioned into Kindergarten.
On August 2, 1953, Sylvia married her husband, Theodore “Ted” Levine. Sylvia frequently said that on their first date, they laughed and laughed. That’s how she knew he was the one. The name she often used was Sylvia Levine Levi…
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Mass Man Killed By Falling Tree While Camping With Fiancée In Vermont ID'd
A 33-year-old Hampden County man on a camping trip in Vermont was killed on Friday, Sept. 8, when a tree fell on him during a storm, authorities said.
Joshua Przybycien, of Palmer, was camping with his fiancée, Kathryn Workman, in Somerset, Vermont, when high winds and heavy rains toppled the tree around 1 a.m., Vermont State Police said. No one else was injured.
Related: Community Rallies Around Palmer Man Killed By Falling Tree
Adam Przybycien posted on Facebook that Joshua was "kind and loved by all."
Long Live Joshua Przybycien. I Love you man it still don’t feel real and it …
Dead Body Found Inside Burning Belchertown Home
Fire crews in Hampshire County found a dead body inside a Belchertown home after they raced to put out the fire consuming a house at 42 Daniel Square, authorities said.
Belchertown crews called for mutual aid, and nearby firehouses in Amherst, Bondsville, Granby, Ludlow, Palmer, Pelham, Three Rivers, and Westover provided mutual assistance to fight the flames.
Once the flames were out and investigators could begin their inquiries, authorities found the body of an adult male inside the home. Police did not identify the man or say if he lived there.
They also did…
GoFundMe Created For Holyoke Father of 2 Who Died From Brain Aneurysm On Christmas Eve
Jeff Dulude had a quick errand he needed to run on Christmas Eve before he could settle in with his partner, Kat, and two young children —Evan, 7, and Ella, 3 — for the holiday they'd planned together, friends said.
Jeff told Kat he wasn't feeling well, but he needed to finish this last thing. He collapsed before he could leave. Moments later, he was unconscious in the back of an ambulance racing to Baystate Medical Center, where doctors said he'd suffered a brain aneurysm, friends said. They did what they could, but the damage was extensive and irreparable.
Jeff Dulu…
Ex-US Marine From NY Killed In Ukraine After Joining Fight Against Russia
A Hudson Valley man has been killed fighting alongside Ukraine this week, according to CNN.
Willy Joseph Cancel, age 22, formerly of Orange County, was killed while working with a private military contracting company when he was killed on Monday, April 25, CNN reported.
Cancel, a former US Marine, and a corrections officer in Tennessee, signed up to work for the company shortly after the war broke out a the end of February, his mother, Rebecca Cabrera confirmed to CNN.
"He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for, and he wanted to be a part of it to …
Longtime New England Resident Peter Buck, Subway Co-Founder, Dies
Fairfield County's Peter Buck, who became a billionaire after making a small investment in the sandwich shop that later became Subway, has died.
Buck, a longtime Danbury resident, died Thursday, Nov. 18, at Danbury Hospital, the company announced. A cause of death was not released. He was 90 years old.
In a statement by Subway CEO John Chidse, he praised Buck for his hands-on leadership style.
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of one of Subway’s founders, Dr. Peter Buck," Chidse said. "He was a shining example of a dedicated, hands-on leader, and an integral member of the S…
Services Planned For Worcester Officer Who Drowned Attempting To Save Teen Who Also Died
A Massachusetts police officer who drowned attempting to save a 14-year-old boy who also died will be laid to rest this week.
Worcester Police Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia, age 38, will be laid to rest Thursday, June 10, at St. John’s Cemetery in Worcester, following a Mass at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Church, located at 44 Temple St., said the Worcester Police Department.
The wake will be at the church on Wednesday, June 9 from 4s to 8 p.m.
Familia died on Friday, June 4, after responding with four other officers to a report of a possible drowning in a pond at Green Hill Park, said t…
Co-Owner Of Pepe's Pizza, Ranked No. 1 In America, Dies
A co-owner of Frank Pepe's, ranked No. 1 on Daily Meal's list of the 101 best pizzerias in America each of the last three years, has died.
Gary Bimonte died on Wednesday, April 7.
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, which has 12 locations in the Northeast (in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island), announced his death on the Facebook page of its flagship New Haven location and said the New Haven location would be closed Thursday, April 8.
Neither the circumstances surrounding his death nor his age have been immediately released.
On its website, the company posted a stat…
CT Native Who Died In Labor Survived By Baby, 'Soulmate' Husband
What should have been the happiest day for the a Jersey City family welcoming their baby girl turned out to be the most tragic.
Melinda Segunda Pritchett, 37 -- originally of New London, CT -- went in for a routine induction on Friday, Sept. 4, but required an emergency C-section due to a fetal heart rate complication, a GoFundMe page says.
Just after her baby girl was born, Melinda went into cardiac arrest. And, after hours of trying to save her, the new mom passed away.
Surviving her is her daughter, Adelina Joy Maribel, and her husband -- whom friends describe as her soulmate -- Jo…
