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Passenger Crash Lands Plane On Martha's Vineyard After Pilot Suffers Medical Emergency Passenger Crash Lands Plane On Martha's Vineyard After Pilot Suffers Medical Emergency
Passenger Crash Lands Plane On Martha's Vineyard After Pilot Suffers Medical Emergency A female passenger took the controls of a small plane that departed from New York and crash-landed on Martha's Vineyard Island after the pilot suffered a medical emergency, according to Massachusetts State Police. The incident happened at around 3:15 p.m. Saturday, July 15 in a grassy area near a runway at Martha’s Vineyard Airport. The aircraft, a 2006 Piper Meridian, departed from Westchester County Airport in White Plains earlier in the afternoon. The pilot and passenger are Connecticut residents. A preliminary investigation indicates that the woman took the controls after the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Retired Worcester Asst. Principal, Harvard Grad Dies After Suffering Emergency On Vacation Retired Worcester Asst. Principal, Harvard Grad Dies After Suffering Emergency On Vacation
Retired Worcester Asst. Principal, Harvard Grad Dies After Suffering Emergency On Vacation A 74-year-old former Worcester Public Schools teacher and administrator died last week after suffering a medical emergency while on vacation in Mexico, a fundraiser said.  John McFadden, of Paxton, died Friday, March 3, after being airlifted from Cancun to UMass Medical Center in Worcester, his family wrote in a GoFundMe. They wrote McFadden suffered a stroke and took a hard fall, causing a traumatic brain injury. He underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.  They wrote he died surrounded by his family after returning to the United States.  The …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Charged After 37-Year-Old Woman From Region Found Dead In Apartment Man Charged After 37-Year-Old Woman From Region Found Dead In Apartment
Man Charged After 37-Year-Old Woman From Region Found Dead In Apartment A Connecticut man has been arrested after a woman was found dead in his apartment and police found a large cache of drugs. New Haven County resident David Edward Vasquez, age 35, of Milford, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 11. According to Milford Police, officers and the Milford Fire Department responded to a medical emergency at 5 Schooner Lane, on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Once inside the apartment, officers found a 37-year-old woman from Farmington, dead inside, police said. After a lengthy investigation, Vasquez was arrested and charged with cruelty to persons. Apartment 3L, David E…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Massachusetts Man, 57, Dies While Hiking White Mountains In New Hampshire Massachusetts Man, 57, Dies While Hiking White Mountains In New Hampshire
Massachusetts Man, 57, Dies While Hiking White Mountains In New Hampshire A 57-year-old Massachusetts man died while hiking in the White Mountains in New Hampshire, authorities said. Officers learned about a hiker suffering from a medical emergency on the Cedar Brook Trail in Lincoln around 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, NH Fish and Game said on Facebook.  Rescue crews responded to the trail off the Kancamagus Highway where the hiker was declared dead.  He was airlifted out of the area and his body was transferred to the Medical Examiner's office, officers said.  The hiker's identity has yet to be released. No other information was initially re…

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by David Cifarelli
Business
Medway PE Teacher, Coach Needs Help Rebounding From Medical Emergency Medway PE Teacher, Coach Needs Help Rebounding From Medical Emergency
Medway PE Teacher, Coach Needs Help Rebounding From Medical Emergency One day Dave Murphy was doing what he loves most: teaching students about physical education at Medway High School and coaching basketball.  The next, he was admitted to Tufts Medical Center in Boston for a "major medical emergency," a GoFundMe organized on his behalf reads. Now the community is trying to get Murphy out of the hospital and back on the court.  "Dave is a beloved PE teacher at Medway High School, and his wife, Beth, is a cherished PE teacher at the Thoreau School in Concord," the campaign reads. "Their two daughters graduated from CCHS and the entire family has…

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by David Cifarelli
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Limo Driver Dies Days After Medical Event On I-91, Police Say Limo Driver Dies Days After Medical Event On I-91, Police Say
Limo Driver Dies Days After Medical Event On I-91, Police Say Connecticut State Police announced that a limousine driver who was hospitalized after suffering a medical event on I-91 has died. The man who experienced the medical incident in Hartford County on Friday, Feb. 4, has died, according to an update from Connecticut State Police on Monday, Feb. 7. State Police received a report from one of the limousine's passengers that the driver was unconscious at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, State Police previously reported. The vehicle had been transporting a flight crew to Bradley International Airport on I-91 northbound and was near Exit 34 in the to…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Firefighter Dies After Collapsing At Scene Of Litchfield County Blaze Firefighter Dies After Collapsing At Scene Of Litchfield County Blaze
Firefighter Dies After Collapsing At Scene Of Litchfield County Blaze A 26-year-old Connecticut firefighter who suffered a medical emergency while fighting a fire has died. Colin McFadden suffered a medical emergency while battling a three-alarm fire in Litchfield County, in the Town of New Hartford, around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10 said, Jon Barbagallo, public information officer for Norfolk said. He died on Thursday, Aug. 12, the Burlington Fire Department said. "Today we mourn the passing of Burlington Firefighter and Bristol resident Colin McFadden," the department said late Thursday afternoon in a statement. "Our condolences go out to our ne…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Western Mass Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Western Mass
Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Western Mass A driver was pronounced dead in Western Massachusetts overnight after crashing into a tree, police announced. Officers from the Springfield Police Department were called to the 1000 block of Boston Road shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, May 24, when a single-car crash was reported, a spokesman said. The driver was still moving forward when he struck a tree and came to a rest. Following the crash, he was treated at the scene for his injuries and transported to Baystate Medical Center for evaluation, where he was pronounced dead. Police said that the preliminary investigation determined t…

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by Zak Failla