Massachusetts
‘Everyone needs to laugh’: Comedy show to benefit Harmony House of Western Massachusetts
Comedian Jess Miller, founder of FunnyRaising Comedy Shows, says that her brand of entertainment is meeting a vital need in the community.
“It’s just what we need right now,” she said. “The world (is messed up) and everyone needs to laugh.”
The public gets another crack at some laugh therapy on Friday, Nov. 10, when FunnyRaising puts on a comedy show to benefit Harmony House of Western Massachusetts.
“I know the people who work there and I love them and they’re fantastic,” Miller said. “What they do is really cool. If I were to imagine myself alone at the end of life to have an option to have someone to take care of me and help me through it, that is pretty impactful. My whole purpose in doing this is helping out a cool organization raise cash and build some awareness around what they do.”
The hilarity begins at 8 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, 244 Fuller Road, Chicopee.
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The show will feature comedians Paris Nichols, Krystal Dyer, and Angel Rentas.
“Paris does impressions,” Miller said. “Krystal covers topic such as dating, marriage and relationships – and Angel likes to talk about himself.”
This will be the first comedy fundraiser for Harmony House whose mission is to be a home and provide shelter and compassionate care for terminally ill individuals.
“Karen Ware, a dedicated member of our board of directors, attended a comedy show and was impressed by Jess Miller’s vibrant personality and unwavering commitment to giving back to the community,” Jennifer Alves Faustino, another Harmony House board member, said. “Struck by Jess’s ability to entertain and inspire positive change, Karen knew that a collaboration between Harmony House FunnyRaising Comedy Shows was in order.”
Tickets for the show are $25 and Harmony House will be raffling off a number of prizes and will also hold a 50/50 raffle.
“Ticket sales are going great,” Alves Faustino said. “The funds raised from our events are crucial for our operations. We rely solely on private donations and grants, as we do not receive any federal funding. These funds are essential for the day-to-day functioning of our home.”
Raffle prizes will include a lottery “picture” (instead of Lottery Tree) with $500 worth of lottery tickets. There also will be a Christmas basket, a fall basket, and a taco basket, to name a few.
There will be a cash bar and the event is BYOS – Bring Your Own Snacks.
As for what else guests can expect, Miller said it’s pretty simple.
“They should expect to laugh a lot, that’s the point of a comedy show. My job as a comedian is to make light of things and make people laugh.”
Massachusetts
Person sledding injured in collision with tree in Sherborn
One person was injured while sledding with their family in Sherborn, Massachusetts, on Sunday.
Sherborn Fire and Rescue says they were called to Pine Hill off of Pine Hill Lane for a technical rescue after an adult struck a tree while sledding.
Firefighters were able to rig a hoist system to safely lower the patient down the hill to the field where their UTV was waiting to take them to an ambulance.
The injured person was transported to a local hospital for treatment. There was no immediate update on the extent of their injuries.
Further details were not provided.
Massachusetts
New Hampshire man plays Mass. lottery, wins $25,000 a year for life prize
A New Hampshire man who played the lottery in Massachusetts won $25,000 a year for life.
Joseph DeFeudis, of Pelham, N.H. won $25,000 a year for life during a “Lucky for Life” drawing held on Nov. 16, 2024. The first five numbers on DeFeudis’ ticket matched the drawn numbers.
He bought his winning ticket Ted’s Stateline Mobil at 551 Broadway in Methuen.
DeFeudis claimed his prize on Jan. 2, and chose the cash option to receive a one-time payment of $390,000 before taxes.
The New Hampshire man told the Massachusetts State Lottery officials he plans on retiring with his prize.
Massachusetts
How much snow fell in Massachusetts? Here are the totals for January 11
BOSTON – Parts of Massachusetts saw a coating of snow on Saturday that was above the expected flurries in some areas. Several cities reported well over an inch of snow.
Here are the latest snow totals from the National Weather Service, Rob Macedo, the SKYWARN Coordinator for the National Weather Service in Taunton, and WBZ-TV Weather Watchers.
Fitchburg 4.0
Methuen 3.5
Andover 3.5
Sterling 3.5
Topsfield 3.5
Gardner 3.5
Saugus 3.3
Swampscott 3.2
Grafton 3.1
Haverhill 3.0
Groton 3.0
Wakefield 3.0
Peabody 3.0
Westboro 2.6
Gloucester 2.5
Cambridge 2.4
Billerica 2.4
Worcester 2.1
Shrewsbury 2.0
Milford 2.0
Brockton 1.8
Walpole 1.3
Needham 1.3
North Attleboro .05
How much snow did Boston and Worcester get?
The storm brought in an additional 1.8 inches of snow at Boston’s Logan Airport, bringing the season total to 7.5 inches. That’s still only half of the average snowfall for the season, which begins July 1.
Before today, we only had trace amounts of snow reported at Logan. Saturday’s snow accounts for everything measurable so far in January for Boston.
Worcester added 2.1 inches of snow on Saturday. This brings the season total to 12.4 inches.
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