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Daily DigestYuck!
 There's a winter storm warning in effect until 7 a.m. on Thursday with 2 to 4 inches of snow expected. Be prepared for a messy morning commute as freezing rain and sleet move through the region. The morning commute will be slippery — drive careful!
Some New York schools, including Hoosick Falls Central School and St. Mary's Academy in Hoosick Falls have already canceled classes.
All North County schools are closed; Pittsfield, Lanesborough, Berkshire Hills, Southern Berkshire and Central Berkshire school districts are closed. |
Duff'em If You've Got'em
 North Adams Regional Hospital went smoke-free Monday — so did all its sister sites, from Sweet Brook to Northern Berkshire Family Practice to the Women's Exchange. No ashtrays, no smoking: No butts about it. |
Wanted: Eagle Eyes
MassWildlife's annual eagle count runs Dec. 31 to Jan. 14. Anyone sighting one of the regal birds in Massachusetts is asked to participate.
Send date, time, location and town of eagle sightings, number of birds, whether juvenile or adult and observer's contact information to Mass.wildlife@state.ma.us. |
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Local Man Scratches Up Million-Dollar WinBy Tammy Daniels - December 10, 2007
 | | Fred R. Read, left, Donna Grover and Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh. |
ADAMS - A lucky county man hit the big time Sunday morning on a $20 instant game ticket.
Fred R. Read, a retired Pittsfield resident, claimed his million-dollar win at Lottery headquarters in Braintree on Monday.
Big Y Supermarket store manager Steven Gigliotti said the ticket was a Billion Dollar Blockbuster.
The man, whom he knew only as "Fred," came back to the store to inform workers of the win and to buy flowers for his girlfriend, said Gigliotti.
"In a small town like this, news spreads quick, so people started coming in to buy tickets," he said. "Within three hours, we had another winner for $10,000."
The store will be credited with 1 percent of the million-dollar win, or $10,000.
The Massachusetts Lottery began selling the $20 tickets on Sept. 25, launching the nation's biggest scratch ticket game. Players will win more than $1 billion in prizes, including 10 instant winners of $10,000,000. Two of the top prizes have been claimed.
Read won the second prize of $1 million to be paid out in $50,000 increments over 20 years. Of the 130 expected million-dollar winners, more than 20 have claimed their prize. The chances of winning are 1 in a half-million; more than 6 million prizes ranging from $40 to the $10,000,000 will be awarded.
The game is expected to bring in more than $154 million in local aid for cities and towns.
Gigliotti said this was the biggest winning ticket sold at the store in his four years there.
This article was updated on Dec. 12, 2007.
Tammy Daniels can be reached at tdaniels@iberkshires.com or 413-663-3384, Ext. 29. |
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