NEADS in the News
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Fox61: Spring Update with Mystic
Fox61’s Keith McGilvery has been following Service Dog in Training Mystic since last year, and today he shared an update as part of the station’s Morning Bright Spot. There was…
Boston Herald: Anything is paw-sible
Boston Herald Staff: A pawsitively fun event all for a good cause returned on Sunday, as NEADS World Class Service Dogs hosted its Pulling 4 Paws Truck Pull to support its…
Spectrum News: NEADS welcomes back Pulling 4 Paws fundraiser
by Cam Jandrow: Instead of baseball, a unique fundraiser filled up Polar Park Sunday afternoon. Nonprofit NEADS World Class Service Dogs hosted a truck pull, “Pulling 4 Paws.” Teams of 15…
Worcester Pulse Magazine: NEADS
LuAnn Thibodeau: Perhaps you have heard of NEADS before, or have driven by their location in Princeton and seen the sign and wondered what NEADS is. Well, this will help…
Fox61: Checking in on NEADS service dog in training Mystic
with Keith McGilvery. NEADS Service Dog in Training Mystic, along with her Puppy Raiser and NEADS staff visited the Fox61 studio. The process of searching for a home and training…
Wicked Local: Travels with a service dog: Massachusetts residents share their stories, challenges
Margaret Smith: Whether going by train, plane or bus, Ellen Leigh of Arlington has covered many miles with Ricky, her affable black Labrador retriever, at her side. “I’ve had him for over…
Redemption Rock News: NEADS – the Local Nonprofit That Has A Nationwide Impact on Veterans
By Caitlin V. Reidy. Manager of Client Services, Katie Hanna, is interviewed for this Veterans Day article. Original article can be found here. [pdf-embedder url=”https://neads.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NEADS_RRN_RedemptionRock_November_2022_16pp-2.pdf”]
WCVB-TV Chronicle: World Class Service Dogs trained in Princeton, Mass
NEEDHAM, Mass. — Kitty Mahoney experienced sudden and permanent hearing loss in 1997 after a diagnosis of meningitis. At the time, she was raising three young children, and her career…
FOX61: The votes are in, here’s the name of FOX61’s NEADS service puppy
Keith McGilvery, Fox61: NEADS service puppy Mystic graduated from puppy preschool this week and she was dressed to impress with a little pink bow. FOX61 and parent company TEGNA will…
FOX61: Community gets involved in naming NEADS service dog in training
Keith McGilvery, Fox61: NEADS Service Dog in Training sponsored by Fox61 & the Tegna Foundation needs a name, and that’s where Fox61 viewers are coming in.