The Joshua Garage, which Joshua Conant's family started in January, collected donations at the bowling alley to raise money that will go to help fund free CPR classes with the YMCA and help needy children celebrate their birthdays.
Although they told loved ones they weren't being kept abreast of the state's investigation into the 26-year-old's Nov. 4 death outside the Roche, officials swiftly agreed they should add defibrillators to PHPD's vehicle fleet. Once councilman called it a no-brainer.
The Military Street Music Cafe "was our last bar downtown that created significant problems where you could rely on Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night, being there for a brawl," said Assistant Police Chief Brian Kerrigan.