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Sweet century: Phyllis McIntire-Higgins celebrates 100th birthday
Phyllis McIntire-Higgins celebrates her 100th birthday with family and friends at the Belknap County Nursing Home on Friday afternoon. Born in 1924, Higgins has four children, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. When her mother died at 93, Higgins was determined to make it to 93. Once she was 93, she was determined to make it to 95, and then 100. Now, she is pursuing 105. Her daughter Karon Thibault organized a card shower for her, inviting the community to send their wishes for her birthday. Thibault spoke to her mother's life. "I'm very proud of her. My mother has lived, as far as I'm concerned, an amazing life," she said. "There's not much that she hasn't done. She never held back."
Dartmouth Sends A Pair To Team USA U-21 Selection Camp
By: Dan Richeal COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—USA Field Hockey announced the athletes selected to attend the U-21 Junior Women's National Team Selection Camp on earlier this week. Current Dartmouth standout Olivia Galiotos and former Big Green member Lila Browne '24 were selected to attend the camp. Galiotos enters her junior season with the Big Green in 2024, through her first two seasons in Hanover, she has played and started in 32 games. She notched her first career goal and assist against Stonehill on Sept. 3, 2023 in the Big Green's 2023 season opener. She has earned All-Ivy Honorable Mentions in both...
Family IDs man pronounced dead after being pulled from lake as former Hudson fire chief
STOW, MASS. (WHDH) - The heartbroken wife of a man who has been pronounced dead after being pulled from a lake in Stow on Saturday morning has identified him as a former fire chief in Hudson. Frederick Dusseault, 70, fell into the water around 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning and was...
State of Massachusetts is closing prison due to “facility’s age, maintenance needs, and required renovations”, third to close in recent years
The state is closing another prison, this time in Bridgewater. The Department of Correction announced Thursday “plans to conclude housing operations at the Old Colony Correctional Center minimum-security men’s facility,” saying the facility would need $2.6 million in capital investments to continue on. There are 70 people...
Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section arrests level 3 offender wanted for questioning
The Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section Metro Team has arrested 53-year-old Edmund LaChance for failing to register with the Sex Offender Registry Board. According to the Massachusetts State Police, LaChance was separately wanted for questioning in a disturbing incident on Tuesday evening when a suspicious man driving in...
Massachusetts man wins $1 million scratch ticket prize, and it couldn’t have happened at a better time
A big lottery scratch ticket win happened just in time for a Massachusetts man. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Michael Pereira of Salem is the winner of a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $10 “$4,000,000 Mayhem” instant ticket game. He opted to receive...
Mass. State Police trooper arrested after domestic incident
A Massachusetts State Police trooper was arrested last week in Fitchburg and has been placed on restricted duty, according to court records and the State Police. Trooper Dylan Knox, 31, of Fitchburg, faces charges connected to a domestic incident on Aug. 15, records in Fitchburg District Court show. He was...
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