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Eight Boating Safety Tips to Ensure Smooth Sailing

Spending the day on a boat can be one of the highlights of summer. But it's important to take proper precautions to avoid injury out on the water.

Eight Boating Safety Tips to Ensure Smooth Sailing

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Jack Doherty's Story: A Life Reclaimed

Jack Doherty should not be here. After suffering a massive heart attack while playing hockey last fall, the 45-year father of five was dead. His heart...

Jack Doherty's Story: A Life Reclaimed

Valerie Bourret's Story

What started as slight abdominal pain following an afternoon of shopping and picking up take-out dinner erupted into a full-blown emergency that left Valerie Bourret of Hingham deeply worried she would not survive.

Valerie Bourret's Story