Cancer Crusaders to Host Annual Cabin Fever Dance Fundraiser

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BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Cancer Crusaders will host their annual Cabin Fever Dance on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, from 7 to 11 PM at the Elks Lodge, 125 Washington Avenue.

The event serves as the organization’s largest fundraiser, with all proceeds benefiting the Patient Resource Fund at the Cancer Center in Bennington.

Admission is $15, payable at the door or in advance at the Elks Lodge daily from 12–8 PM (back patio entrance). DJ John Wooddell will provide music, and attendees can enjoy a cash bar, light snacks, raffles, prizes, and contests.

Those interested in donating a basket or gift card for the raffle can contact Kitty Lewis at 802-733-5816.

If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Parole Granted to Pittsfield Man Sentenced for Killing Toddler Son

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city man serving a life sentence for killing his 2-year-old son 43 years ago has been granted parole. 
 
According to the Boston Globe, the Parole Board on Monday voted to release Richard N. Mayes Jr., 78, to a halfway house.
 
Mayes was charged with beating his son to death in 1983 when he wouldn't eat. The child, Lawrence Richon, had received blows to his head, body, arms and legs. Mayes also told police he'd hit his son four times with a plastic baseball bat. 
 
According to media reports at the time, Mayes tried to resuscitate Lawrence when he later collapsed and cried to police that he did it when arrested. 
 
The boy was taken by life flight to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he died from blood clots in his head. 
 
Mayes was found guilty of second-degree murder by a Superior Court jury and sentenced to life in state prison.
 
According to the Globe, Mayes had been denied parole five times previously but told the board he had been sober for three decades and had not had a disciplinary report in a dozen years. 
 
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