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Michael J. Fox’s Daughter Named After Massachusetts Town
Actor Michael J. Fox rose to superstardom within the Eighties portraying Alex P. Keaton, the conservative highschool heartthrob, on NBC’s Household Ties sitcom.
Fox’s profession took off shortly, exploding on the large display with mega hits similar to Again to the Future, Teen Wolf, and Doc Hollywood.
He returned to tv in 1996, starring in ABC’s Spin Metropolis, which lasted six years.
Fox retired after solely 4 seasons with Spin Metropolis after asserting he had Parkinson’s illness.
Michael Andrew Fox was born in 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In 1988, Fox married Household Ties co-star Tracy Pollan in Arlington, Vermont. They’ve 4 kids.
Michael and Tracy’s son Sam was born in 1989, twin daughters Aquinnah and Schuyler in 1995, and daughter Esme Annabelle in 2001.
If the title Aquinnah sounds acquainted to you, it is as a result of there’s a city of the identical title on Martha’s Winery just some miles south of the overall SouthCoast space.
In accordance with the web site Nancy’s Child Names, “Aquinnah was named for the city of Aquinnah (a.okay.a. Homosexual Head) on Martha’s Winery. Tracy’s household has a summer season dwelling in Aquinnah and, in line with one in every of Tracy’s Instagram posts, Aquinnah was the place all of it started for the couple.”
The positioning says, “Not surprisingly, the title Aquinnah appeared within the U.S. child title information for the very first time in 1995, the yr the twins have been born.” 5 infants named Aquinnah have been included within the information for that yr.
The Aquinnah folks performed a big function within the historical past of Southeastern Massachusetts and proceed to at present.
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Changes Coming to Mega Millions in 2025
Mega Millions lottery tickets will more than double in 2025, but the Massachusetts Lottery says you’ll have a better chance of winning.
The Lottery says, “Mega Millions, the multi-state lottery game that has produced a record six jackpot wins exceeding $1 billion, is getting ready for a ‘mega’ overhaul with plans to be bigger and better than ever when the new and improved game launches in April of 2025.”
The Massachusetts Lottery promises “improved odds to win the jackpot, bigger jackpots more frequently, larger starting jackpots, faster-growing jackpots, a built-in multiplier on every play, automatically improving every non-jackpot win by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or 10X – up to $10 million for matching the five white balls, and no breakeven prizes, meaning when a player wins they’ll always win more than the cost of the ticket.”
Five jackpot prizes have been paid out in Massachusetts since the Mega Millions game began in 2022.
Forty-five states and two U.S. territories participate in the Mega Millions game.
The Associated Press quotes Christian Teja, the Massachusetts Lottery Director of Communications, as saying that “They’re constantly looking at ways to enhance the games, maybe make them a little bit different than Powerball.”
“You have probably heard about jackpot fatigue, it used to be $100 million and everybody was playing. Then it became $300 million,” Teja said. “Then it was $500 million. Now, it’s really approaching a billion dollars before you see the sales kick up.”
It currently costs $2 to play Mega Millions but the ticket price will increase to $5 in April 2025. Perhaps the lure of bigger prizes and better chances to win will overshadow the higher ticket cost.
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Ocean State Job Lot taking over 3rd former Christmas Tree Shops store in Massachusetts
NORTH ATTLEBORO – Ocean State Job Lot announced this week it is taking over a third former Christmas Tree Shops location in Massachusetts and sixth overall in New England.
Ocean State Job Lot opening in North Attleboro
The Rhode Island-based discount retail chain will open its 53rd Massachusetts store in North Attleboro after buying the Cumberland Crossing shopping center. The store is scheduled to open sometime in the second quarter of 2025. Other shops at the plaza include a trampoline park, Guitar Center, Planet Fitness and David’s Bridal.
Ocean State Job Lots says its growth strategy includes a “repurposing of former retail sites.” Old Christmas Tree Shops stores in Avon and Pembroke, as well as locations in Augusta, Maine; St. Albans, Vermont and Warwick, Rhode Island have also turned into Ocean State Job Lots.
What’s happening to old Christmas Tree Shop stores?
The last Christmas Tree Shops stores closed more than a year ago, after the New England retailer declared bankruptcy and went out of business.
The once-popular chain known for its “Don’t you just love a bargain?” jingle began on Cape Cod 50 years ago. Not long before closures began, ownership decided to rebrand as “CTS” because some confused shoppers outside of New England thought the stores only sold Christmas trees.
A former Christmas Tree Shops location in Dartmouth has been turned into a “Spirit Christmas” store for the holidays. Other Christmas Tree Shops have become furniture stores, supermarkets and potential real estate development opportunities.
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