Former Melrosian to Run Samaritans' 5K

One of the teams participating in the race is “Team Jonathan D’Ampolo." Their team captain, Maria D’Ampolo, is participating for the second year in memory of her cousin, Jonathan, who died in 2009. Growing up Jonathan and Maria lived in Melrose.

A former Melrose resident is expected to participate in Samaritans' 14th annual Run For Someone Else’s Life 5K Run/Walk and Family Fun Festival on Saturday, Sept. 29 along the Charles River, according to a press statement. One of the teams participating in the race is “Team Jonathan D’Ampolo," according to the statement. Their team captain, Maria D’Ampolo, is participating for the second year in memory of her cousin, Jonathan, who died in 2009, notes the statement. Growing up Jonathan and Maria lived in Melrose, read the statement. "After I lost Jonathan, I didn’t know how to deal with it. A friend reached out to me and encouraged me to go to a meeting supported by Samaritans called Safe Place in Medford," Maria D'Ampolo said in the …

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