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'It takes a special person to do this’: Funeral home celebrates 145 years of serving Westborough

01/02/2026
Buy Now WESTBOROUGH - For 100 years, a funeral home on West Main Street in Westborough has become a place generations of families turned to in their most difficult moments. But behind its doors, the funeral home itself has also...
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Cremation or casket? Here's the most eco-friendly burial option.

12/31/2025
Science Cremation or casket? Here’s the most eco-friendly burial option. wdc tv news staff 2 hours ago 7 7 minutes read X Tumblr Reddit VKontakte Odnoklassniki Pocket Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every...
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After tragedies, Nebraskan begins selling 'grief cards'; Nebraskan started selling 'grief cards' after a string of crushing tragedies

12/30/2025
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When a Parent Dies: Supporting the Grief of Adolescents

12/29/2025
A father is one of God's first gifts to our hearts, and his love stays with us always. ~ Holly Gerth A reader writes: I lost my dad 6 months ago. He had a tumor in his pancreas that was...
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Meet the Bloomfield Leaders; Dan Bitecola

12/24/2025
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Eco-friendly funerals: Water-focused cremation offers a middle ground

12/24/2025
When it comes to choosing a funeral option, many factors need to be considered, like process, price and location. So when customers started asking Jonathan Duponte, a funeral home owner in Milton, about environmentally friendly options, he began digging for...
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Funeral home brings hope and healing through memorial ornaments

12/24/2025
Funeral home brings hope and healing through memorial ornaments For the third year in a row, the Clark-Kirkland-Barr Funeral Home opened its doors Dec. 10 for its annual ornament decorating event, led by funeral director Joyce Barr. Barr said the...
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Two Iowa Guardsmen Killed in Syria Returning Home Christmas Eve

12/24/2025
1040 WHO is Des Moines' go-to station for news, traffic, and severe weather updates. Your mornings kick off with The WHO Morning Show featuring Jeff Angelo at 4:59 a.m., delivering everything you need to start the day. At 9 a.m.,...
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Death anniversary: What to expect and how to cope, according to psychologists and grief therapists

12/23/2025
Milestones - each "angelversary" following a loved one's death - can be more emotionally charged than you may expect. It’s an unfortunate near-inevitability that we will all experience the death anniversary (sometimes phrased an “angelversary” or a “deathiversary”) of a...
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Holiday: Grief is a natural response to a loss of anything that is valued

12/23/2025
By Vivianne A. Griffiths , MSN, APRN, CCLC So, here we are at the holidays. For many it will be a busy time with fun gatherings, special preparations and of course, shopping and money angst. But not for you. Maybe...
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