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Easton man, 34, faces stage 4 colon cancer as community rallies
At 34, John Veale is dealing with a diagnosis most people his age probably aren't expecting to hear: stage 4 colon cancer. The Easton resident's experience is part of a much bigger conversation about why colorectal cancer is increasingly affecting younger adults . And this weekend, his community is doing something about it. On Sunday, Nov. 15, more then 70 people are expected to gather at Oaks Ames Memorial Hall in Easton for a fundraiser benefiting the Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Organized by Alex Racicot of Mind Your Pilates , the event will bring together local businesses for a morning of sculpt classes, shopping and other activities , with proceeds from class tickets supporting cancer research on Veale's behalf. It's not the first fundraising effort connected to Veale. A previous event in Boston raised $120,000 for the center, according to Racicot. John's experience with colon cancer Veale was 33 when a colonoscopy in June 2025 revealed a tumor. He had been experiencing rectal bleeding for months but dismissed it as hemorrhoids. Further testing showed the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes, liver and lungs. "Receiving the news knocked just about everything out of me," Veale
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Stonehill College honors 9/11 victim with field rededication
Stonehill College rededicated Timothy J. Coughlin ’80 Memorial Field at W.B. Mason Stadium on Oct. 31 before its football team faced Mercyhurst University. The ceremony honored Coughlin’s legacy as a Stonehill football student-athlete and alumnus, according to a community announcement. Coughlin died at age 42 in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Family, friends, classmates, former teammates and other members of the campus community gathered for the rededication and reflected on Coughlin’s determination, integrity and heart, according to the announcement. The ceremony also recalled his call to always “Play Hard.” 3 other Stonehill community members also honored The observance, marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, also honored three other members of the Stonehill community who died that day: James E. Hayden ’76, Timothy E. Reilly ’82 and Rev. Francis E. Grogan, C.S.C. This story was produced with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct . This article originally appeared on The Enterprise: Stonehill College honors 9/11 victim with field rededication
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Stonehill's Metro Conference Move Has Siena's Advisor Asking: ‘Is This a Net Plus?'
Ncaaf on gradient background - Created by the Sports On Tap desk | Source : Sports On Tap (team logos property of their respective owners) The Metro Conference is officially blowing up its roster, hitting a record 14 schools with the addition of Stonehill College, effective July 1, 2027. This move, announced Friday, marks another […]
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Medway Select Board to Discuss Future of Flock Cameras
MEDWAY – The future of Medway’s Flock Safety license plate reader cameras will be discussed at Monday’s Select Board meeting following a Town Meeting vote to eliminate the technology. Town Meeting overwhelmingly approved a citizen-backed proposal to ban the cameras, although it remains unclear when the existing...