Massachusetts
Here's why flags are flying half-staff starting Dec. 15 in Massachusetts
Gov. Maura Healey ordered flags in Massachusetts to continue flying at half-staff on Friday in honor of a 24-year-old Air Force member who died on a training mission off the coast of Japan last month.
Jacob “Jake” Galliher was killed Nov. 19 along with six of the seven other airmen aboard the lost CV-22, whose bodies have been recovered as of Dec. 14. The eighth airman is still missing and is presumed dead, the Air Force said.
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All flags, including the United States flag, will be lowered from Dec. 15 until sunset on the day of interment on Wednesday, Dec. 20.
Flags were already at half-staff since Dec. 7 in honor of Waltham Police Officer Paul Tracey, who was killed when a car collided into a work site in Waltham that he and National Grid employee Roderick Jackson were working at on Dec. 6.
Galliher was a 2017 graduate of Taconic High School in Pittsfield and “a deeply beloved member of this community,” the city said in its repatriation announcement. Galliher, his wife, Ivy Groshong-Galliher, and their 2-year-old and 2-month-old sons, had lived on a military base in Japan before his death.
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Galliher’s body will arrive at Westover Air Reserve Base at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, the press relations office at Westover said.
Members of the public looking to pay their respects are invited to line the streets along the route in the afternoon in Lee and Pittsfield. Arrival times are subject to change and updates will be shared on the City Hall — City of Pittsfield Facebook page.
- Read more: How to watch Waltham Police Officer Paul Tracey’s funeral online
Members of the public can pick up flags at the following locations in Pittsfield:
- City Hall at 70 Allen St.
- Department of Veteran’s Services at the Senior Center, at 330 North St.
- Pittsfield Fire Department Headquarters at 74 Columbus Ave.
- Colonial Theatre at 111 South St.
The motorcade will travel from the airport down the Massachusetts Turnpike and end at Dery Funeral Home on Bradford Street in Pittsfield.
The family will have private time at the funeral home, the city said, adding that the route was requested by Galliher’s family. Only those invited and authorized personnel are allowed to drive in the procession, the city of Pittsfield advised.
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.
Massachusetts
Walmart rolls back DEI initiatives, Massachusetts AG Campbell urges retailer to reconsider
Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell is pushing back against Walmart’s plans to do away with its DEI practices, urging the world’s largest retailer to maintain the strategies which she says “benefit both companies and consumers.”
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