Dad Delivers His Baby During Blizzard

Dad Delivers His Baby During Blizzard

The speed of labor took two parents in Salem, New Hampshire by surprise, leading the father to deliver the baby even before emergency medical technicians could get to the house.

Chris Alexander and his wife Lisana were getting ready to go to the hospital Tuesday after a neighbor cleared their driveway with a snowblower, but when the contractions got closer together, Chris called 911, according to The Union Leader.

Overdose Deaths Up 200 Percent in Attleboro
Around New England

Overdose Deaths Up 200 Percent in Attleboro

John Cronin

Thirty-nine people died of drug overdoses — most from opioids — in Attleboro, Massachusetts in 2017, which is a 200 percent increase from 2016, according to Attleboro police.

About 72 percent of the victims were men and almost all were white, while the largest group were between the ages of 25 and 34, according to The Sun Chronicle, of Attleboro.

Read More