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When Peter Coughlin was in his sophomore year at James Madison University in northern Virginia, he was besieged by a strange and unsettling illness. At random times throughout the night, Coughlin would wake up with hives, full body chills, and raging fevers. These episodes always ended up with him in the bathroom, throwing up until his stomach was empty.

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Rutland ma man relives backyard battle with ‘monster coyote

RUTLAND, Mass. – A Rutland man believes an “old technique” from his wrestling days in high school and a knife allowed him to turn the tables on a coyote in his backyard. It happened on Wednesday night around 8:30 p.m. on Glenwood Road. Brian Hutchins had just ventured out his back door to corral his chickens into their coop. This time, however, he had woken up from a nap and had to take care of his chickens in the dark. The...

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Horse, carriage tracks exposed in Massachusetts due to recent nor’easters

ORLEANS, Mass. — It looks like the late 1800s in a part of Massachusetts as a result of the string of nor’easters impacting the region. The Orleans Police Department said one of the most interesting things that came about from the past storms has been the exposure of horse and carriage tracks. Photos posted on Facebook show the etching of the tracks just south of the main beach area. “As near as we can tell, these are from the late 1800s...