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Management of a thrift store in a Boston neighborhood says a large hazmat response at one of its locations was the result of someone unknowingly donating an antique container for radioactive material.A representative of Fenway Health, which owns and operates Boomerangs thrift stores, and the manager of the store location said a donation was this made to the store this week that included a small lead container with a screw top. An employee of the Boomerangs store in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood eventually recognized the item as a "lead pig," which was used to transport radioactive materials and shield people from radiation.The discovery prompted Boston Emergency Medical Services personnel and hazmat teams to respond to the store.Investigators found the "lead pig" did at some point hold a type of radioactive material that is often found as a powdery substance. Inspectors determined the container had a very low level of Type A radiation, which should not be a concern for staff or patrons. A full inspection of the store was conducted and it was found to be safe. The "lead pig" was removed by the proper authorities for further investigation.As a precaution, three Boomerangs employees who directly handled the "lead pig" without gloves were transported to Boston Medical Center for an evaluation and further testing. All three employees were released from the hospital Thursday night and are doing fine, according to management.Dee Moore, the manager of the store, further reiterated in a Facebook post that everyone who was in the store Wednesday and Thursday should not be worried about radiation exposure."This was a first for many folks involved, and given the level of risk and unusual circumstances, the utmost precautions and care were taken to ensure that the item was removed safely and that there was no potential spread of the contamination," Moore wrote. "We're grateful to the teams of people who helped us!"Bob Johnson, the director of safety, security and facilities for Fenway Health, said in a statement that the Boston Police Department does not deem the donation of the "lead pig" as a criminal act. But until the police investigation is complete, Johnson said the company will remain on high alert for the store in Jamaica Plain to keep the store and employees safe."(Fenway Health) Safety and Security will conduct a full review of this situation and review the process of receiving donations," Johnson stated. "This appears to be someone with good intent to make a donation who didn't realize what this item may have been."The store was closed Friday due to the emotional impact on the shop's staff, but it reopened on Saturday.Boomerangs has other locations.

Management of a thrift store in a Boston neighborhood says a large hazmat response at one of its locations was the result of someone unknowingly donating an antique container for radioactive material.

A representative of Fenway Health, which owns and operates Boomerangs thrift stores, and the manager of the store location said a donation was this made to the store this week that included a small lead container with a screw top.

An employee of the Boomerangs store in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood eventually recognized the item as a "lead pig," which was used to transport radioactive materials and shield people from radiation.

The discovery prompted Boston Emergency Medical Services personnel and hazmat teams to respond to the store.

Investigators found the "lead pig" did at some point hold a type of radioactive material that is often found as a powdery substance. Inspectors determined the container had a very low level of Type A radiation, which should not be a concern for staff or patrons. A full inspection of the store was conducted and it was found to be safe. The "lead pig" was removed by the proper authorities for further investigation.

As a precaution, three Boomerangs employees who directly handled the "lead pig" without gloves were transported to Boston Medical Center for an evaluation and further testing. All three employees were released from the hospital Thursday night and are doing fine, according to management.

Dee Moore, the manager of the store, further reiterated in a Facebook post that everyone who was in the store Wednesday and Thursday should not be worried about radiation exposure.

"This was a first for many folks involved, and given the level of risk and unusual circumstances, the utmost precautions and care were taken to ensure that the item was removed safely and that there was no potential spread of the contamination," Moore wrote. "We're grateful to the teams of people who helped us!"

Bob Johnson, the director of safety, security and facilities for Fenway Health, said in a statement that the Boston Police Department does not deem the donation of the "lead pig" as a criminal act. But until the police investigation is complete, Johnson said the company will remain on high alert for the store in Jamaica Plain to keep the store and employees safe.

"(Fenway Health) Safety and Security will conduct a full review of this situation and review the process of receiving donations," Johnson stated. "This appears to be someone with good intent to make a donation who didn't realize what this item may have been."

The store was closed Friday due to the emotional impact on the shop's staff, but it reopened on Saturday.

Boomerangs has other locations.


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150-year-old marriage certificate found at thrift shop to be given to couple's great-granddaughter



While cleaning a picture frame, a hope chest thrift employee found a nearly 150 year old marriage license nailed inside the back. It was so old only the year city and couples first name's William and Katie are eligible and this couple was married in New Jersey and somehow the certificate found its way to a thrift store on old Ocean highway in Bolivia north Carolina a unique find. So W. W. A. Y. Aired a story on the discovery not long after while home in upstate new york William and Katie Duckworth's great granddaughter, Irene cornish decided to log into ancestry dot com on a whim I haven't been on ancestry in quite a few months but was actually went on to research a family member on the other side and I happened to notice I had these messages, messages from viewers who were able to track cornish down. The cornish doesn't know how this love story began. She knows her great grandmother. Catherine have moved to America toward the end of the irish potato famine. Her great grandfather, William Dolworth had his own ventriloquist e and fire eating acts. But some questions still remain. Now though we don't know exactly why that marriage certificate was hidden in the back of that frame. We do know that according to ancestry dot com William and Catherine had a child out of wedlock two years before their marriage certificate was filed and how the frame wound up in north Carolina, sadly the family homestead, the person that inherited that in the family at one point basically sold everything that was in it to a local thrift shop and ultimately lost their homes. Though the mystery isn't completely solved, cornish says she feels more connected than ever to family. She's only heard stories about when my mother passed away five years ago. I don't have any family immediate family in the area where I live, so I feel a little isolated at times and so it just felt comforting that most of these people are reaching out somehow. I am connected in Brunswick county Peyton Furtado, W W A. Y News.

150-year-old marriage certificate found at thrift shop to be given to couple's great-granddaughter


A woman in New York was tracked down after her great-grandparent's marriage certificate from 150 years ago was found at a North Carolina thrift store.The marriage certificate was found nailed in the back of an old picture frame, WWAY-TV reported."I haven't been on Ancestry in quite a few months," Irene Cornish told the TV station. "I actually went on to research a family member on the other side. And I happened to notice I had these messages."Those messages were people who had tracked down Cornish after seeing a story about the 150-year-old marriage license being found.Watch the video above to learn more about this story.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. —

A woman in New York was tracked down after her great-grandparent's marriage certificate from 150 years ago was found at a North Carolina thrift store.

The marriage certificate was found nailed in the back of an old picture frame, WWAY-TV reported.

"I haven't been on Ancestry in quite a few months," Irene Cornish told the TV station. "I actually went on to research a family member on the other side. And I happened to notice I had these messages."

Those messages were people who had tracked down Cornish after seeing a story about the 150-year-old marriage license being found.

Watch the video above to learn more about this story.


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