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Man suffers 'life-threatening electrical shock' while installing Christmas lights
A man in Massachusetts suffered a “life-threatening electrical shock” while installing Christmas lights on a large tree, police say.
The incident happened Wednesday morning in Wellesley as the victim – identified as a contractor hired by a homeowner – was hanging up the holiday lights using a pole, according to the town’s police department.
“It appears that the pole being used came into close proximity, or contact with, a primary electrical line on a utility pole,” the Wellesley Police Department said in a statement. “The victim appears to have then received a life-threatening electrical shock.”
“The 911 caller indicated that the male party was unconscious and appeared to be having a seizure and had stopped breathing,” police added.
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A man suffered a “life-threatening electrical shock” in Wellesley, Mass., on Wednesday morning while installing Christmas lights, the Wellesley Police Department says. (Wellesley Police Department)
Authorities say the 911 caller then started performing CPR on the individual until first responders arrived and “observed that the victim appeared to be in sudden cardiac arrest.”
“Wellesley first responders delivered multiple shocks from the AED in between providing CPR and breathing for the victim,” police said. “The last shock administered to the victim by the AED appeared to revive him as he regained a pulse.”
The victim was then taken to a local hospital.
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The victim in Wellesley “appeared to be in sudden cardiac arrest,” police say. (Wellesley Police Department)
“It was a power wash company, some young guys who were just trying to make some extra money for the holidays, hang up some Christmas lights around a pretty tall evergreen tree,” Wellesley Police Officer Michael Pino told WHDH. “Happened to be a little too close to the primary wire on the telephone pole, and that’s where we believe the electricity came down the metal pole.”
A review of the area by the Wellesley Municipal Light Plant determined that there was no danger to the public.
A review of the area determined that there was no danger to the public, the Wellesley Police Department said. (Wellesley Police Department)
“The Wellesley Police, Fire, and Wellesley Municipal Light Plant Department extend our thoughts and prayers to the victim and his family during this tragic incident,” police also said.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to earn nearly $260,000 a year, in line with the salary paid to his predecessor.
The figure is based on public payroll records showing that former Mayor Eric Adams earned $258,750 in total pay.
Mamdani previously earned about $142,000 as a state assemblyman, according to Ballotpedia, an increase of roughly 80%.
Mamdani’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on whether he plans to accept the full salary or donate a portion of it.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his inaugural address Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, outside City Hall. (Fox News/Pool)
New York City consistently ranks among the most expensive cities in the country, with housing costs far above the national average.
An annual salary of about $260,000 would place Mamdani among the city’s top earners, more than three times New York City’s median household income of roughly $80,000, according to the most recent Census Bureau data.
Mamdani posted on his Instagram account in December that he and his wife Rama would move from their home in Astoria, Queens, to Gracie Mansion, the official, rent-free residence of the mayor on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, in January.
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Gracie Mansion in New York, on Sept. 26, 2024. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)
“This decision came down to our family’s safety and the importance of dedicating all of my focus on enacting the affordability agenda New Yorkers voted for,” he wrote.
Mamdani was sworn in Jan. 1 as the 112th mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim to hold the office.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani reacts after speaking during his inauguration ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in New York. (Heather Khalifa/AP Photo)
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“City Hall will deliver an agenda of safety, affordability and abundance—where government looks and lives like the people it represents, never flinches in the fight against corporate greed, and refuses to cower before challenges that others have deemed too complicated,” Mamdani said in his inaugural address.
“In so doing, we will provide our own answer to that age-old question—who does New York belong to? Well, my friends, we can look to Madiba and the South African Freedom Charter: New York ‘belongs to all who live in it.’”
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A longtime staple near Pitt’s campus is closing its doors after more than four decades of business in Oakland.
Hemingway’s Cafe announced Thursday that it will be closing for good in May after more than 40 years along Forbes Avenue in the heart of Oakland.
“Since opening in 1983, Hemingway’s has been more than just a bar – it’s been a home, a meeting place, and an Oakland staple for generations of students, alumni, locals, and friends at the heart of the University of Pittsburgh,” the bar said.
The bar said while they are sad to be closing, they’re also grateful for the decades of memories, laughter, friendship, and traditions over the years.
“Thank you for making Hemingway’s what it has been for over four decades,” the bar said.
A final closing date for Hemingway’s hasn’t been announced.
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