Boy, 12, Injured 'Train Surfing' on MBTA Red Line, Patch Reports
A 12-year-old was injured after climbing onto a moving MBTA Red Line train, Melrose Patch reported Thursday. The item, distributed via Patch's daily Melrose newsletter, said the train originated at JFK/UMass Station and did not specify whether the child was a Melrose resident, the exten…
MELROSE — A 12-year-old was injured after climbing onto a moving MBTA Red Line train, Melrose Patch reported Thursday, in the outlet's most notable local dispatch over the past day. Separately, Boston Globe obituary listings confirmed the death of longtime Melrose resident Jeffrey Canada, with visitation set for later this week.
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"12-Year-Old Injured 'Train Surfing' On MBTA Train": A 12-year-old climbed onto and rode the exterior of a moving MBTA Red Line train from JFK/UMass Station and was injured, Melrose Patch reports, without detailing the child's hometown or injury severity. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/melrose/s/km9qj/12-year-old-injured-train-surfing-on-mbta-train)
"JEFFREY CANADA Obituary (1951 - 2026) - Melrose, MA - Boston Globe - Legacy": Longtime Melrose resident Jeffrey Canada has died, according to Boston Globe obituary listings published via Legacy.com, with visitation scheduled for Friday, Aug. 14, at 4 p.m. (read it at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=jeffrey-p-canada&pid=212035551&fhid=15216)
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.
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