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CBS News
7 days ago
- Sport
- CBS News
Player charged with assault after brawl at Massachusetts baseball game
Two people are facing charges after a brawl broke out at an American Legion baseball game in Milford, Massachusetts Monday night. Milford police say the chaos broke out when trash talking escalated to punches being thrown during the 4th inning playoff game between Milford Post 59 and East Springfield at Fino Field. The melee was caught on camera and Milford coach Steve Divitto ran to diffuse the fight, asking for police to be called. "First and foremost, it was everyone's safety," said Divitto. "I feel horrible for my kids because I think the narrative that may have been out there or maybe it's not, was that they were involved and they were not involved at all, so that's important to know." Police say 19-year-old East Springfield player Eliezer Rosario Lebron, and a 17-year-old boy from Milford are facing assault and battery charges. "There was just a lot of commotion, and they ran behind the dugout I recall, and I just saw some really strong punches," said Tony Chinappi who was at the game Monday night. Police arrived to break up the brawl and the rest of the game was suspended. "Baseball has always had a great reputation in Milford, and I don't think in my lifetime I've ever seen anything like that at a sporting event never mind a baseball game," said fan Lou Colabello used to play for Milford. The game picked up where it left off Wednesday night with fewer players on Springfield's side and this time with extra police presence in and outside the field. "We want everyone to be safe," said Milford Police Chief Robbie Tusino. "What happened the other night not only is it unacceptable it's dangerous. And when you get a closed in environment like a game where people are in proximity it doesn't take much for someone to get seriously hurt." Since Milford lost the game, they avoided a back-to-back game right after, but fans were more disappointed about how Monday's game ended. "The whole country is enraged about a lot of things, and I think we need to cool it basically and have reasoning take over," said Chinappi. Police say anyone who was involved in this brawl has been banned from coming back to this game and any others in the future.
Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
VIDEO: Milford Post 59 baseball team leaves field, coach says 'call the police right now'
After a fight halted an American Legion playoff baseball game between Milford Post 59 and East Springfield, Milford manager says 'call the police right now.'
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Massive brawl breaks out during Legion Baseball playoff game in Mass. town
An American Legion Baseball playoff game between two Massachusetts teams was halted on Monday night after a massive brawl broke out. A fight amongst fans attending Milford Post 59 vs. East Springfield in Milford erupted in the stands and spilled onto Fino Field. Both sides were tied in the fourth inning when My Milford TV's broadcast of the game showed East Springfield players throwing punches during a scuffle along the third-base side of the field. The Milford Daily News reported that the teams were ordered to leave the field and remain in their respective dugouts until police arrived. In an update on Tuesday morning, police told Boston 25 News that officers arrived at the field shortly before 9:10 p.m. and that no arrests were made in connection with the fight. The game was ultimately suspended. Officials are discussing whether to resume play at a different field or the same field without fans. Post 59 went 20-0 in regular season play and was hosting a playoff 'pod' that will determine which team will advance to the state tournament, according to the Daily News. American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by 13-to-19-year-olds in all 50 states and features junior and senior levels. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Yahoo
Judge clears Concordia man in American Legion fight
CLOUD COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — A judge has dismissed all charges against Nathan Robinson, the man once accused of stabbing four people outside the American Legion in Concordia in early 2024. Robinson had faced four counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated battery stemming from the Feb. 3 incident. Prosecutors said he stabbed multiple people after a fight spilled outside the Legion building. But new court documents reveal that a Cloud County judge has granted Robinson immunity under Kansas' self-defense law. Second suspect pleads guilty in 2023 Wichita homicide The ruling followed a May hearing where Robinson's attorney argued he acted in self-defense after being surrounded and attacked by a group of men. According to the court, video evidence contradicted key witness testimony from the prosecution and supported Robinson's claim that he was ambushed outside the Legion after a previous altercation inside. Twelfth Judicial District Judge Kim W. Cudney found that prosecutors did not present enough evidence to show Robinson's use of force was unjustified. The court granted him self-defense immunity, and all charges were dismissed. For more Kansas news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news by downloading our mobile app and signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track 3 Weather app by clicking here. To watch our shows live on our website, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
08-07-2025
- Health
- CBC
What you need to know about legionnaires' disease
Social Sharing Legionnaires' disease is in the headlines this week after public health officials in southwestern Ontario declared an outbreak of the severe respiratory illness. What is legionnaires' disease? Legionnaires' disease is a respiratory infection caused by the Legionella bacteria. Early symptoms include fever, chills and a dry cough. It can lead to a serious chest infection or pneumonia, with symptoms that may include high fever. The symptoms usually develop days after being exposed to the bacteria — and can be fatal. The name of the disease comes from an outbreak of pneumonia that killed 29 people at an American Legion Convention in Philadelphia in 1976. How does it spread? Legionella bacteria live in various sources of water — both natural and man-made. People can get infected after inhaling water droplets contaminated with the bacteria. That might be through breathing in droplets, or mist released to the air from things like cooling towers, hot tubs or plumbing systems. Legionnaires' disease cannot be spread from one person to another, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said. Cooling towers, a component of industrial air-conditioning equipment, can be a good environment for the bacteria to grow, and these towers can release large quantities of water droplets into the air. Since a cooling tower emits evaporated air, it could create conditions for water droplets contaminated with bacteria to be sent into the air and spread by wind, control experts say. This is why they are often linked to outbreaks of legionnaires' disease, PHAC said. Outbreaks occur more frequently during periods of warm weather, researchers have found. Risk factors for developing legionnaires' disease include being older than 40 years of age, smoking, alcohol consumption, chronic lung disease, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, being immunocompromised and recent travel. Is it a severe disease? The infection can lead to pneumonia, with symptoms that may include high fever and chills. Sometimes there can be gastrointestinal symptoms. "By the time they come to the hospital, they're already very short of breath," said Dr. Zaki Ahmed, chief of staff at Toronto's Humber River Hospital and a critical care physician who has treated legionnaires' disease. "They're having some chest pains, they're having nausea, vomiting. They may or may not have confusion," he said. Because it's a rare disease, the mortality rates are difficult to estimate, Ahmed said. How is it treated? When patients come to the hospital with pneumonia, the antibiotics that doctors commonly prescribe typically kill Legionella, said Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases specialist based out of the University Health Network's Toronto General Hospital. But the antibiotics won't be enough in some severe cases, he said. "It's not just the infection, it's also the inflammatory response following the infection," Bogoch said. In the most severe cases, multiple parts of the lungs can be impacted by the disease, and some people with the infection will need to be treated in the intensive care unit, he said. What about prevention? Public Services and Procurement Canada notes that Legionella bacteria can proliferate in building water systems under certain conditions: Temperature ranges between 20 C and 50 C. Stagnant water. Sanitation in the system is lacking. Overall, the risk of getting legionnaires' disease is generally quite low, PHAC said. "In your home, you can reduce the risks through proper maintenance of all mist-producing devices, such as shower heads, hot tubs, whirlpool bathtubs and humidifiers," the federal health agency suggests. "Make sure you clean and disinfect these devices regularly according to manufacturer directions." But bigger buildings often use water as a cooling source, Humber River's Ahmed said. As they do, the cooling units aerosolize that water into the air, which we then inhale, he said. Why is it so widespread in London, Ont.? On Tuesday, health officials in London, Ont., said one person died and more than 40 people became ill in the city. The Middlesex-London Health Unit, which declared an outbreak of legionnaires' disease, said the bulk of cases were reported within the last week. Most of the people with the severe respiratory illness live or work on the southeast side of the city, officials said. WATCH | Pinpointing outbreak source in London, Ont.: London, Ont., health officials tracking down source of legionnaires' outbreak 3 hours ago Duration 2:51 Investigators are trying to pinpoint the source of the outbreak, but they need to analyze environmental samples of many types of cooling systems. "I know this is what most people are anxious to understand, is where it is coming from. So are we. Unfortunately, we don't yet have a location," said Dr. Joanne Kearon, associate medical officer of health at the Middlesex-London Health Unit. In 2024, the city also had an outbreak of legionnaires' disease that led to two deaths and 30 infections. Public health authorities weren't able to find the source of that outbreak, Kearon said. "The outbreak came to a natural end at the end of the summer, which is very often when cooling systems would be turned off. So it was something we were hypothesizing ... may return. And that's unfortunately what we have seen," she said. It's not known whether the same location is affected in the current outbreak, the health unit said. Public Health Ontario said Legionella bacteria are "ubiquitous" in the environment and most cases in the province are sporadic. Between 2018 and 2023, PHAC reported about 620 confirmed cases each year on average. What's happened in previous outbreaks in Canada? In 2012, an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Quebec City caused 14 deaths and made about 200 people sick. Health authorities confirmed that an air-conditioning unit at the top of an office building in Quebec City was the origin of the bacteria. The building was owned by the Centrale des syndicats du Québec. In response, the Quebec government introduced new regulations for the operation and maintenance of cooling towers, such as a registry and a certified control plan for each tower. In New Brunswick, public health officials also recommended a cooling tower registry and associated rules to stem outbreaks. A long-term care home in Toronto's east end was linked to 23 deaths in 2005. city officials said at the time.
