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News Nearby: Your Guide to New Year's Champagne

Also in news from Melrose neighbors: State Police captain arraigned on OUI and failure to stop charges; Medford EMTs commended for saving man's life; Activists seek to 'Occupy Malden.'

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WAKEFIELD—Looking for real champagne - or a cheaper substitute - for your New Years Eve celebrations this weekend? Look no further, as Cyndi Green, owner of Greenwood Wine and Spirits, takes us through the various types of sparkling wines - and of course, champagnes - that you can buy to ring in the new year.

LYNN—A suspended Stoneham State Police captain was arraigned in Lynn District Court Wednesday morning on charges of operating under the influence of liquor and failing to stop for a police officer.

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Judge Albert Conlon released Thomas McCarthy, 47, on personal recognizance and McCarthy will reappear in the Lynn court for a pre-trial hearing on Jan. 19, 2012.

MEDFORD—When John MacCorkle starting having trouble breathing after an electrical fire at his Forest Street home, he thought it was from smoke inhalation. But the paramedics treating him knew better.

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It took some persuading, but Erik Laighton and Michael Naughton convinced MacCorkle, 54, that he was having serious heart problems and needed to be taken to a hospital. He was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital by ambulance, where he went into cardiac arrest. A blood clot was found that, if not treated, could have been fatal, MacCorkle said.

"It was a good thing they convinced me to go (to the hospital)," MacCorkle said Thursday. "Because I wasn't going on my own."

MALDEN—A group of activists one member described as a “a determined group of 99%'ers” will be bringing the international “Occupy Wall Street” movement home to Malden next month.

A Facebook group for “Occupy Malden, MA” had just under 75 “likes” Wednesday afternoon, with members discussing a time and place to hold their first “general assembly,” the consensus-based legislative body popularized by the movement's first encampment in Manhattan's Zucotti Park.


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