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DA: Coach Withdrew Team Cash at Strip Club

Coach James Atkins is pictured at left in a photo taken last summer. Photo courtesy MedfordFootball.net.
Story Updated 3:46PM, Thursday, October 23, 2008
- Allison Goldsberry
Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley accused former Chelsea and Medford football coach James Atkins of using Chelsea booster football funds for personal use, including at a Revere strip club.
Assistant District Attorney […]

Cheerleader’s Mom Files Wrongful Death Suit

Medford cheerleader Ashley Burns. Photo courtesy Ashleyburns.memory-of.com.
East Elite Cheer Gym, Others Named in Lawsuit
- Allison Goldsberry
Ruth Burns has filed a wrongful death lawsuit three years after her daughter, 14-year-old Medford cheerleader Ashley Burns, tragically and unexpectedly died while practicing routines with her teammates.
Burns is suing the East Elite Cheer Gym in Tewksbury, where the […]

Medford Woman Dies During C-Section Birth

Vasques (left) with friends Kerry Belskis and Jeanne Boyden in a recent photo. Courtesy Kerry Belskis.
Beth Israel Deaconness Hospital Said Death Very Sad, Rare
- Allison Goldsberry
Medford mother-to-be Karen Oliver Vasques died tragically and unexpectedly during a caesarean section birth performed at Beth Israel Medical Center last Friday.
Hospital officials say Vasques’ baby daughter, Elise, suffered complications during […]