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Retailer’s mistake leads to man winning $25,000 a year for life

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:54 GMT

(CNN) — Michael Sopejstal, who lives in Illinois, said he takes a drive through Indiana over to Michigan every few weeks to eat at his favorite restaurant. He also makes sure to buy a Lucky for Life ticket for 10 or 20 draws, according to the Michigan Lottery.On September 17, the retailer at a GoLo gas station made a mistake, accidentally printing a ticket with 10 lines for a single draw, Sopejstal told the Lottery. Sopejstal told the retailer he still wanted it.“I checked my ticket one morning and saw that I had won $25,000 a year for life,” he told Lottery officials. “I immediately started thinking about all the things I could do with the money and whether I wanted to take the lump sum or annuity option. It was an amazing feeling!”The 60-year-old visited Lottery headquarters recently to claim his prize, according to the Lottery. He chose the one-time lump sum payment of $390,000, instead of $25,000 a year for 20 years or life, whichever is greater, the Lottery said.Sopej...

Woman hospitalized, 1 detained after shooting in North Miami Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:54 GMT

Investigators were combing for clues after a shooting in a North Miami Beach neighborhood sent a woman to the hospital and led police to take one person into custody.Cameras captured North Miami Beach Police officers with their guns drawn near Northeast 167th Street and 20th Avenue, Sunday afternoon.Investigators said a woman was shot Sunday morning, but is expected to survive.According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the injured victim was transported to an area hospital as a trauma alert.Police said her injury was not life-threatening, and she is listed in stable condition.Officials said a subject has been detained.In an X post, police said, “This was an isolated incident. There is no danger to the public or community.”

Family mourning Avon man after his body found in well

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:54 GMT

Family members of Keith McKechnie are mourning their loss after his body was found in a well in Avon on Saturday.McKechnie, 45, who lived on East High Street, had been missing since September. His brother said she had told investigators to check the well long ago.His brother, Aaron, said he immediately suspected his brother may be in the well but investigators didn’t search the area until this weekend.“I don’t know what took precedence over this,” he said. “I let them know that I believed he was still on the property and the one place to look for him … and they never did … I guess they just didn’t care.”In a statement, Norfolk District Attorney Morrisey said, “Our thoughts are very much with the McKechnie family tonight. This is a very sad result.”McKechnie’s body has been turned over to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Boston.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest...

Porzingis, Holiday both out with an injury for Celtics game against Hawks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:54 GMT

The Boston Celtics will be missing two starters Sunday night against the Atlanta Hawks as Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday are sidelined with injuries.Holiday is out for the second straight game with a sprained right ankle. Porzingis strained his left calf in a loss at Orlando on Friday afternoon, and is out, too.Coach Joe Mazzulla said Porzingis will be examined again “after a week or so.”Holiday warmed up about two hours before the scheduled tip-off but the club sent out a message that he was out on its official X site, formerly known as Twitter.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba

Green Line service disruptions set to begin Monday, run through early December

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:54 GMT

Multiple Green Line service disruptions are slated to begin Monday and run through early December as a result of ongoing work.Travel alternatives include a combination of free accessible shuttle buses, bus options, and fare-free Commuter Rail service between South Station, Back Bay, and Landsdowne.Riders should plan for extra travel time during these disruptions.Full ClosuresGreen Line Downtown: No trains between North Station and Kenmore, Nov. 27 – Dec. 5Orange Line service is a good alternative between North Station and Back Bay, but note that Haymarket will be closedShuttles are available between Copley and KenmoreThe Commuter Rail is free to ride between South Station, Back Bay, and LandsdowneAdditionally, no trains to Lechmere December 4 – 5Green Line B: No trains between Kenmore and Babcock Street, Nov. 27 – Dec. 5Shuttles are available between Copley and Babcock StreetThe 57 bus is free to ride between Kenmore and Packard’s CornerGreen Line E: No trains between Copley and Hea...

Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis to miss at least one week with calf injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:54 GMT

Kristaps Porzingis will miss at least one week after the big man suffered a left calf strain in Friday’s loss to the Magic, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said on Sunday.Porzingis left during the third quarter of Friday’s loss and did not return after he felt some tightness. He did not think the injury was serious, posting on Instagram on Saturday that he received good news after reportedly having an MRI. But the big man will miss several games before the Celtics re-evaluate him.“I think it’s just a matter of how he feels,” Mazzulla said. “How it kind of heals when people look at it again after a week or so.”Porzingis will likely miss at least three games – Sunday’s game against the Hawks, Tuesday’s matchup with the Bulls and Friday’s tilt with the 76ers – as he heals his injury. But it’s possible he doesn’t miss more than that thanks to a tweak in the schedule due to the In-Season Tournament. If the Celtics do not qualify for the quarterfinals of the tournament, their next game after F...

Body of Avon man missing for 2 months found in well

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:54 GMT

The body of an Avon man who was missing for more than two months was found dead in a well on the property of the home he lived in on Saturday, according to officials.Avon Police and Fire Departments said Keith McKechnie, 45, left his home on East High Street on Sept. 7 and had not been seen since. Authorities were informed that McKechnie was known to walk the neighborhood, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s office.Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey thanked the Avon and state police forces along with the local fire department and aid from other areas for their work in removing McKechnie’s body from the well and expressed his condolences to McKechnie’s family.“Our thoughts are very much with the McKechnie family tonight,” he said on Saturday evening. “This is a very sad result.”McKechnie’s family informed authorities that he had a “history of health challenges” and was potentially “resistant to being approached,” officials said.Morrissey’s office said McKechnie’s...

More overflow shelter sites coming ‘soon,’ Housing Secretary says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:54 GMT

The state will open more overflow space for those families excluded from Emergency Assistance shelter by overcrowding, according to the Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities.Ed Augustus, the former Worcester City Manager elevated to the new cabinet level position created by Gov. Maura Healey earlier this year, said that the at-capacity condition of the shelter system will require additional — temporary — overflow space while the state’s migrant crisis continues.“We know we need some overflow sites, the use of the state office buildings are really just a short term bridge until we can get some of these overflow sites online,” he said on WCVB. in an interview broadcast Sunday.For weeks now the state has been at or near the 7,500 family shelter capacity set by Gov. Maura Healey as of November 1, with more eligible families entering the system daily. Those families unable to secure shelter have been placed on a waiting list. Beginning last week, a limited number were ...

Why Conor McDermott started over Trent Brown in Patriots’ loss to Giants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:54 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Patriots left tackle Trent Brown was surprisingly active Sunday as he continues to deal with ankle and knee injuries, but he did not start the team’s loss to the Giants.Instead, Conor McDermott, who started the Patriots’ previous two games at left tackle and was signed to the 53-man roster off of the practice squad Saturday, started, and Brown rotated into the game.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Callahan: Under Bill Belichick’s watch, the Patriots have become the NFL’s worst team New England Patriots | Bill Belichick’s answers about Patriots’ QB situation only create more questions New England Patriots | Mac Jones benched for Bailey Zappe for fourth time in loss to Giants New England Patriots | Patriots rookie receiver Demario Douglas ruled out with head injury New England Patriots | Patriots starter suprisingly active in Week 12 matchu...

Callahan: Under Bill Belichick’s watch, the Patriots have become the NFL’s worst team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:54 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bill Belichick spent all week dodging questions about the identity of his starting quarterback because that was the only game he could win.Football?Forget it.After losing Sunday’s 10-7 stinker in New York, Belichick is now the face and architect of the NFL’s worst team. The Patriots are 2-9, a byproduct of four years of roster rot and mismanagement; a collection of ill-coached misfits, the best of whom have regressed under Belichick’s watch.How else do you explain the Patriots losing to the team with the NFL’s worst point differential? Or falling to the only franchise with a bottom-six offense, defense and special teams by DVOA? Or succumbing to an undrafted rookie quarterback who couldn’t win a starting job at Syracuse, lives at home and doesn’t fold his own laundry or cook his own meals?And yet that rookie quarterback, Tommy DeVito, was unquestionably the best passer on the field Sunday.Mac Jones couldn’t even make ...