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Thursday, December 13, 2012

New Jersey Sandy Victims Send Thanks to Medfield

Hurricane Sandy victims send their thanks for the tractor trailer full of donations collected by a local family and the town of Medfield.

Last month, Medfield residents filled a 26-foot tractor-trailer full of donations for victims of Hurricane Sandy. This month, the thank you notes are pouring in, say mother-daughter organizers Monica Reid and Kim Joline.  "Words cannot express our most sincere gratitude and appreciation to you, your family, and your community for all that you did to help our community during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy," said one letter from Big Brother Big Sisters of Ocean City. "Our families are beginning to rebuild their lives one day at a time because of caring people, people like yourselves; and the town of Medfield, MA."  Reid also received a phone call from Sue Sedivic, CEO of Big Brother Big Sister. "She called my mom after the truck arrived …

Thursday, November 29, 2012

State Troopers Recognized for Helping in NY, NJ After Hurricane Sandy

"There's nothing that I can compare to what I saw down there," said one of the 25 troopers that helped out after Sandy devastated nearby states.

Before Hurricane Sandy's full scope of devastation in New York and New Jersey was even known, 25 men and women from the Massachusetts State Police were on their way to assist those who had been displaced from their homes. "When I reached out to ask if the state police would be willing to field a group of 25 people, I already knew the answer," Undersecretary for Homeland Security and Director of MEMA, Kurt Schwartz, said in a press conference in Framingham on Monday. "The answer was a resounding 'yes.'" One of the troopers was Brian Dunn, who works out of the South Boston barracks. "There's nothing that I can compare to what I saw down there," said the 28-year veteran of the force. "We were there when they came home for the first time. For …

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