Some of the dancers at Sandra's Dance at Studio 28, on Congress Street, will collect donations Sunday for the family who lost their Domenick Street home to a fire last month.
Dance students who attend Sandra's Dance at Studio 28 will collect cash donations at St. Mary of the Assumption Church Sunday for a Milford family whose home burned in February. The Ribeiro family lost the two-story house and all of their possessions in the fire, which was determined to be accidental by the state Fire Marshal's office. The family has four children, and one of their daughters, Jennifer, is a student at Sandra's Dance, on Congress Street. "She is loved by all of us at the dancing school and our hearts go out to this family in such a difficult time," said Sandra Fraga-Pavao, owner of Sandra's Dance, of Jennifer. On Sunday a table will be set up at St. Mary's from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., said Fraga-Pavao, who will staff the table…
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The Ribeiro family of Domenick Street said they will temporarily stay with relatives in Milford while they sort through the aftermath of a fire that destroyed their house.
The Ribeiro family of Milford, whose house was destroyed in an overnight blaze last weekend, is devastated by the loss, family members said Wednesday. The family includes four children, ages 8 to 16, and parents Daniel and Lucia Ribeiro. In a telephone interview, Lucia Ribeiro said they would stay with relatives for the time being. "I have nothing left," she said. "We have nothing. I have to start over again." The family was away from the house, on a skiing trip to Wachusett Mountain, when the fire was discovered early Saturday. They are in Florida this week, on a pre-arranged trip, but will return to Milford by Monday, Lucia Ribeiro said. The children will return to school, which reopens Monday following the February break. They are …
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Mary MacDonald
12:43 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
I just updated the story to reflect the conclusion of the fire investigation, that the fire was accidental in nature, but an exact cause could not be determined. It started in the area of the kitchen. more ›