The Newburyport Fire Department is grieving the loss of one of its longtime veteran firefighters. Brett Burkinshaw, who served with the department for approximately 18 years, died on July 1 after a 19-month battle with brain cancer, fire officials announced Friday. He was 47. “We, as a department, are devastated by this news and the loss of a longtime veteran… Massachusetts Nov 28, 2019
Quinn Waters, the 3-year-old Massachusetts boy whose brain cancer diagnosis left him in isolation at his Weymouth home for months, will soon be headed to Disney World thanks to Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The family posted a video on Facebook Tuesday night showing Waters, otherwise known as “The Mighty Quinn,” and his sister Maggie reacting to the news.
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Local News Briefs: National Road Yard Sale coming in June
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National Road Yard Sale upcoming
ZANESVILLE - The 18th annual National Road Yard Sale Festival will be June 2 to 6 with yard sales along U.S. 40, including in the local area.
For information, call Donna Tauber at 765-987-7565 or Kim Couch at 765-969-7593. There will be a variety of community sales, events and more. Sales run dawn to dusk.
ZSC board meeting, scholarships accepted
ZANESVILLE - The Zane State College Board of Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. May 24 via Zoom.
Scholarships applications deadlines for the fall semester have also been extended to June 1. Academic scholarships are for high school seniors with ACT score of 21 or higher and a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Foundation scholarships are for students of all ages with a grade point average of 2.75 or higher. The Ben Welker Sportsmanship and Community Service Scholarship is up to $14,000 to local high schools graduates who demonst