09 Jan, 2025

Family believes Worcester teen died from ‘complications’ after participating in viral ‘One Chip Challenge’

Food News The cause of 14-year-old Harris Wolobah’s death has not yet been confirmed, but he reportedly ate the spicy Paqui Chips’ product at school before going home sick the day he died. The family of 14-year-old Worcester student Harris Wolobah believes he died from the viral “One Chip Challenge.” GoFundMe The family of a […]

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A blaze displaced a N.H. family just before a little girl’s birthday. So the fire dept. hosted her party.

Local News After a devastating house fire, firefighters in Laconia rescued 9-year-old Ava Johnson’s birthday cake and offered the family a place to celebrate. Firefighters in Laconia, New Hampshire rescued a little girl’s birthday party after a devastating fire tore through her family’s home early Wednesday morning.  New Hampshire has the second best small lake […]

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Friends and family mourn 26-year-old Mass. man who collapsed during Santa Rosa Marathon

Local News Sam Norton took up running in honor of his father, who died from substance use disorder, and raised thousands for addiction recovery. Loved ones of Massachusetts-born Sam Norton are mourning his unexpected death after he collapsed earlier this week during the Santa Rosa Marathon. The news has prompted an outpouring of fond memories […]

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Local obituary: Aubrianna Serra, 10, ‘gave her life to protect her family’

Local Obituaries Aubrianna Lynn Serra died on Aug. 17, 2023. Aubrianna Serra. – via Legacy.com Aubrianna Lynn Serra, 10, gave her life to protect her family. She died at Boston Children’s Hospital on August 17, 2023, due to complications from a gunshot wound. She was born in Springfield on April 7, 2013, to Christopher Serra […]

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37-year-old who drowned saving wife’s children remembered by family

Local News Vincent Parr of Lawrence drowned in New Hampshire on Sunday trying to rescue his wife’s adult children. Vincent Parr of Lawrence died on Sunday afternoon while attempting to recuse his wife’s adult children, Parr’s mother said. Contributed Photo A 37-year-old man who drowned saving two of his wife’s adult children from the current […]

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Mass. father drowns attempting to rescue family from New Hampshire river

Local News Vincent Parr of Lawrence drowned at Swift River in Albany, New Hampshire. The Swift River off the Kancamagus Highway in Albany, N.H. Jim Cole, AP A 37-year-old man drowned trying to save his family from the current of a New Hampshire river, according to New Hampshire State Police.  Vincent Parr of Lawrence was […]

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GoFundMe launched for family of Mass. mother who drowned saving son

Local News “Throughout her life, Melissa’s greatest fulfillment was her role as a mother, a facet that defined her above all else.” 44-year-old Melissa Bagley drowned while trying to save her son after he feel into the water at Franconia Falls. Bagley Family Fund in Memory of Melissa Bagley GoFundMe page A GoFundMe has been […]

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Revolution coach Brad Knighton, family announce The Olivia Knighton Foundation to honor late daughter

New England Revolution The Knightons announced the launch of the foundation on their daughter’s 12th birthday and nearly four months after she passed away in a tragic boating accident. The Knighton family will honor their late daughter Olivia (right) with the establishment of a new foundation. After an unimaginable tragedy, former Revolution goalkeeper Brad Knighton […]

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