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Daughter Seeks Carolers For Dying Mom's Wish: Patch PM
Also: DeVito, Schwarzenegger to film in MA | Senate Prez on the mend | Marathon dog fighting cancer | Fundraiser for homicide victim | More
MASSACHUSETTS — It's Wednesday, Dec. 15. Here's what you should know this afternoon:
- Despite not participating in a Monday meeting with Gov. Charlie Baker and House Speaker Ronald Mariano this week, Senate President Karen Spilka's office said Tuesday that she is "feeling much better."
- Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger are coming to Massachusetts to film the sequel to their 1988 hit "Twins."
- A Worcester woman is asking for local singers to visit her mother on Wednesday evening to sing Christmas carols.
Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today.
Today's Top Story
If you can carry a tune, you might be able to make a Christmas miracle come true. A Worcester woman is asking for local singers to visit her mother on Wednesday evening to sing Christmas carols.
Echo Louissaint's mother recently moved to Worcester from Maine to undergo hospice care, and her family fears she may not make it to see another Dec. 25.
"Professionals. Amateurs. Music groups. Neighbors. Families. Choirs. Bands. Who cares. I need people to come by and sing outside my mom's window so she knows she is loved and feels the Joy of Christmas and the Lord," Louissaint said in a Facebook post.
Wednesday's Other Top Stories
More school threats: In Burlington, police are investigating after someone posted a threat against Burlington High School to an anonymous Instagram account. And in Wrentham, police are investigating a Snapchat post that said the King Philip Middle School will be shot up on Friday.
Twins to Triplets: In a few weeks, some of us might be able to catch Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger as they film their next movie in Boston. This time, Tracy Morgan will be joining the original cast members as production begins around Boston in early January. Starting January 7, productionlist.com says "Triplets," will begin filming and production around the Boston area.
Senate President on the mend: Despite not participating in a Monday meeting with Gov. Charlie Baker and House Speaker Ronald Mariano this week, Senate President Karen Spilka's office said Tuesday that she is "feeling much better" after her recent illness which disrupted her schedule in the waning days of formal sessions last month.
Beloved Boston Marathon dog has terminal cancer: Spencer, the beloved 12-year-old golden retriever that appears at the Boston Marathon each year, has been diagnosed with terminal spleen cancer, a post on the dog's Facebook page announced. After having a roughly softball-sized tumor surgically removed last week, Spencer's owners said Tuesday morning that the tumor was not benign, and that the golden retriever has a rare, terminal spleen cancer.
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By The Numbers
$22,925: The amount raised, as of Wednesday morning, in a fundraiser for the family of Michael Norton, 26, of Saugus, who died in an apparent homicide Saturday night. His first cousin, Erica Ramos, is raising money to cover the cost of his funeral and related expenses, with all donations going directly to his family.
