‘Abortion-palooza’ at DNC could force pro-life Dems to turn on their party: ‘Harmful to women’
Democrats are throwing an “abortion-palooza” in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.
“They’re degrading human life and women for that matter. It’s just absolutely disgusting. This continued celebration of abortion,” Democrats For Life of America executive director Kristen Day told Fox News Digital.
Day is appalled that Planned Parenthood is offering free abortions inside a “mobile health clinic” parked in Chicago during the convention. Pro-abortion activists also marched through the streets of Chicago ahead of the convention.
“I think this convention is going to be abortion-palooza. In response to them providing abortions, we would provide actual support to women in need. So, we started a diaper drive,” Day said.
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“Planned parenthood, this is what they do. They do abortions. They, they do not support pregnant women,” she continued. “And this just continues to prove the fact that that is their main focus… all they care about is abortion.”
Day believes the “overall problem” with the Democratic Party is the constant “celebration of abortion,” which used to be something progressives wanted to be safe, legal and rare.
“The fixation on it from the extremists, it’s harmful to women,” she said.
“In states with the largest abortion numbers, they don’t even report the numbers. They don’t report the side effects. They don’t report the negative effects. And, the states that do, we’ve seen in some states women have nine or more abortions. How is that good for women’s health? It’s not at all,” Day continued. “So, I think the celebration of having the free abortions here is just, a real travesty for Americans.”
Day predicted that the DNC would come and go without any talk of “respecting life,” which she said further motivates Democrats For Life of America.
“We’re showing what it means to respect human life and to get pregnant women the resources they need, get new mothers the resources they need. And that’s what the Democrats should be focused on. That’s consistent with Democratic values. Providing abortions and killing babies is not consistent with helping the most vulnerable in our society,” Day said.
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Democrats have made abortion a central theme in their campaigns across the country this election year, including warning that a Republican control of Congress, in tandem with another four years in the White House for former President Trump, would mean a nationwide ban.
Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade and Vice President Kamala Harris stepping in to replace President Biden, the Democratic Party has doubled down on rhetoric surrounding a “woman’s right to choose.”
Day said that former Presidents Clinton and Obama largely went by the “safe, legal and rare” mantra but “with Kamala Harris, it’s abortion first” when it comes to the polarizing issue.
“I just I have no faith that she will do anything to reverse this trend. I just don’t see where we go as pro-life Democrats in this party when they when they don’t want us,” Day said.
She said her group is in Chicago to directly engage with Democratic leaders.
“We want to talk to the delegates and ask them, ‘Do you think that this party is big enough for pro-life Democrats? Do you think that we should be included?’ So, I’m really interested to, you know, to have these conversations and figure out the future for pro-life Democrats and where we stand,” Day said.
Day said she would like to ask Vice President Harris and other top Democrats if they have ever spoken with a woman who regrets an abortion, someone who needed help from a pregnancy center in order to carry their baby to term or even a rape victim who chose to keep the baby. She believes the “celebration of abortion does more harm to these women” who have already made very difficult decisions.
If Day gets a chance to speak with DNC chair Jaime Harrison, it’ll be a first.
“We have met with every single party chair since I started this job. That’s the first thing we do when a new party chair is elected, we go and bring elected pro-life Democrats into the DNC and explain why the party needs to be the big tent party and why it’s important to include pro-life voices,” she said.
“Jaime Harrison refused to meet with us,” Day added. “He refused to meet with elected Democrats to talk about the issue and to get a better sense of where we stand.”
A DNC spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Harrison.
Day, who has been a Democrat since she worked on Michael Dukakis’ campaign in 1988, said her group would “have to discuss” leaving the Democratic Party after the onslaught of abortion glorification that is rampant at the DNC. She also feels “real hostility” from Democrats because of her pro-life views.
“I think that’s a decision that, you know, we’re going to have to really think long and hard on,” she said. “The Republican Party is now the big tent party… and the Democratic Party is becoming so much more narrow. If I leave, it wouldn’t be because I wanted to, it’s because they don’t want me.”
Day feels “the Republicans are really opening the door for pro-life Democrats to move over,” which could drastically impact elections.
“So, I think the Democratic Party has to wake up,” she said. “The abortion issue is so important to them, it seems like they don’t care. Abortion is more important than winning.”
The Democrats For Life of America diaper drive has raised thousands of dollars for Chicago families.
“We’re talking to the local pregnancy centers in the in Chicago and seeing what they need so we can fulfill all their requests,” Day said.
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Anti-Israel agitators crash Colbert’s interview with Nancy Pelosi on live TV
Anti-Israel agitators interrupted late night host Stephen Colbert’s interview with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday as she was discussing President Biden, Vice President Harris and the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
As Pelosi was answering a question about her involvement in Biden dropping out of the race, shouting could be heard coming from the audience. Colbert immediately addressed the demonstrators and said, “For the people who can’t tell, there’s a protest going on in the audience.”
“We’re actually at a commercial break, and the – the subject is on Israel and Palestine and if you have a seat, we have to go to the commercial break,” Colbert said. “When we come back, I’ll ask the next question I had on that subject, if you’ll listen.”
Anti-Israel protesters have been demonstrating outside the DNC all week, as Chicago prepared with heavy police presence and with a fence around the event center.
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“Let’s talk about another aspect of power: The U.S. using its power overseas,” Colbert asked Pelosi after the commercial break. He continued, “As I said earlier, there is a political protester here. There is a political convention in town, you are a politician and protests are natural. People are protesting, even within the Democratic Party, there is dissension over what is the proper use of American power, especially our protected power overseas, both firm and soft power. If the goal is the peaceful and prosperous future for both Israelis and Palestinians, what role does the United States play?”
Pelosi focused her response on Biden and his foreign policy experience before adding, “we have had a commitment to Israel. It’s been in our security interest to do so. Israel was attacked by a terrorist organization. We want the hostages freed. But we don’t want children killed in Gaza. And so we have to come up with a solution.”
The former House Speaker said that Israel had agreed to a ceasefire and hoped Hamas would as well and said, “it takes me to the point of saying to you, war has no role in a civilized society.”
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The demonstrators interrupted again and shouted Pelosi’s words back at her. Colbert addressed the protesters and asked Pelosi, “As you can see from the continuing protest out here, that answer is unsatisfying to some people. Would you like to respond to what they’re saying?”
Pelosi argued that there needed to be a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and the protesters got louder.
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“Please don’t interrupt my guest,” Colbert said. “Madame Speaker, we’re a live show, and we have to go at this point. Please come again and we can continue the conversation.”
Colbert, who hosted a fundraiser for Biden when he was the nominee and is a rabid supporter of Democrats, is hosting his show from Chicago for the DNC rather than New York this week.
At least 2 bodies recovered from sunken luxury yacht as grim coincidence emerges
A co-defendant of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch was killed in England after being struck by a car just days before Lynch and five others went missing when a luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Italy on Monday, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
Divers brought two bodies in bags ashore from the yacht Wednesday, and two other bodies were found in the wreckage, The Associated Press reports, citing an Italian official. It was unclear whose bodies were found.
Stephen Chamberlain, 52, was a former Autonomy Corp. executive who was acquitted alongside Lynch in June of charges in a multibillion-dollar fraud case related to Hewlett Packard’s $11 billion takeover of Lynch’s company.
Chamberlain “was fatally struck by a car on Saturday while out running” in Cambridgeshire, his lawyer Gary Lincenberg said in a statement.
“He was a courageous man with unparalleled integrity. We deeply miss him,” Lincenberg said. “Steve fought successfully to clear his good name at trial earlier this year, and his good name now lives on through his wonderful family.”
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Chamberlain, formerly a vice president of finance at the company, was accused of artificially inflating Autonomy’s revenues and making false and misleading statements to auditors, analysts and regulators.
Chamberlain’s family released a statement through Cambridgeshire Police, saying he “was a much-loved husband, father, son, brother and friend.”
“He was an amazing individual whose only goal in life was to help others in any way possible,” the statement said.
Police said the driver, a 49-year-old woman, remained at the scene in the village of Stretham, England, and was assisting with the investigation.
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The strange coincidence of Chamberlain’s death occurred just days before Lynch and five others, including Christopher Morvillo, one of Lynch’s lawyers who defended him in the fraud case, and Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer, who testified in Lynch’s defense, went missing when the Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily early Monday.
The other three people still missing are believed to be Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah, Bloomer’s wife Neda, and Morvillo’s wife Judy.
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Ten crew members and 12 passengers, including British, American and Canadian nationals were onboard when the vessel capsized. One man’s body was recovered, identified as onboard chef Recaldo Thomas, an Antiguan citizen. Fifteen people were rescued, including a 1-year-old girl, authorities said.
More than 800,000 jobs vanish after labor report gets dramatic correction
U.S. job growth during much of the past year was significantly weaker than previously reported, according to new data published Wednesday.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised down its total tally of jobs created in March by 818,000 as part of its preliminary annual benchmark review of payroll data.
It marks the largest downward revision since 2009, and suggests the labor market began losing steam earlier than initially thought.
“The labor market appears weaker than originally reported,” said Jeffrey Roach, chief economist at LPL Financial. “A deteriorating labor market will allow the Fed to highlight both sides of the dual mandate and investors should expect the Fed to prepare markets for a cut at the September meeting.”
The revised data is mostly derived from state unemployment tax records that employers are required to file. The figure may be updated when the government releases the final figure in February 2025.
Biden DOE official calls for ‘queering nuclear weapons’ as part of radical DEI agenda
FIRST ON FOX – A recent hire at the nuclear security wing of the Department of Energy has previously called for disarmament policies – which reduce or eliminate nuclear weapons – arguing that advancing “queer theory” was essential to that agenda as well as important to America’s national security.
The Biden-Harris administration announced Sneha Nair had been appointed as special assistant at the National Nuclear Security Administration in February 2024. Nair believes in eradicating purported “White supremacy” in the nuclear field as well as “queering nuclear weapons” as part of a diversity, equity and inclusion push she believes is essential for deterring threats to nuclear energy facilities in the U.S.
“Finally, queer theory informs the struggle for nuclear justice and disarmament,” she wrote last year. “Queer theory helps to shift the perception of nuclear weapons as instruments for security by telling the hidden stories of displacement, illness, and trauma caused by their production and testing.”
Nair argues that DEI, more broadly, “is essential for creating effective nuclear policy.”
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Before she joined the administration, she worked for the Stimson Institute, which has received hundreds of thousands from Soros’ Open Society Foundations and millions from “The Embassy of the State of Qatar” over the years, Fox News Digital’s review of their funding sources revealed.
Stimson and the Department of Energy were contacted for comment for this story but did not respond.
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Nair believes that without a DEI agenda, the workforce of a nuclear security facility is at risk for becoming “insider threats,” Nair said in an article from April 2023.
“By understanding DEI as a set of values critical to security, and therefore as an element of an effective nuclear security culture, stakeholders can explore how DEI can contribute to stronger security at nuclear facilities,” she said.
“Collectively, these principles (of DEI) can work to mitigate counterproductive work behavior and prevent disgruntled employees from becoming insider threats,” she claimed.
Nair explicitly says that bolstering DEI is a national security matter. “DEI principles and advancement must be considered crucial assets for strengthening nuclear security implementation,” Nair added.
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Nair’s DEI agenda envisions expanding America’s deep secrets to people with foreign connections, claiming those individuals were discouraged from applying as an issue of race bias.
She said, “U.S. government reports show that qualified applicants with foreign ties have been discouraged from applying to sensitive national security positions and faced barriers to obtaining a security clearance. This is in part due to preconceived confirmation biases held by investigators about certain racial or ethnic groups.”
“Considerable progress has been made in advancing DEI in the nuclear field, but the largest obstacle remains in ensuring that nuclear security practitioners understand how DEI can serve as a tool to strengthen nuclear security,” she said in the article. “Greater focus on the intersections between nuclear security and DEI is essential.”
Regarding race bias, Nair believes that White staff at nuclear facilities don’t have the ability to properly evaluate threats from people of the same racial group, notably radical White supremacists.
“Diversifying the perspectives included in nuclear security decision-making can expand the definition of who or what constitutes a ‘threat’ for nuclear security,” she said. “The notion of ‘threat’ and ‘security’ are defined by the dominant culture, which inherently sidelines how marginalized groups … perceive ‘threats.'”
Dominant culture is an academic concept about power which refers to how the U.S. has traditionally been shaped by White people.
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“An example of this is the threat posed by some White supremacist groups to nuclear facilities may go undetected if a White-majority workforce does not perceive these ideological leanings as indicators of a relevant nuclear security threat,” she claimed.
“[I]ntegrating DEI into nuclear security culture can help reimagine how each state’s nuclear security regime understands ‘threat’ to ensure a comprehensive assessment of the security risks facing a facility,” she concluded.
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“Equity and inclusion… is essential for creating effective nuclear policy,” an article titled “Queering Nuclear Weapons” authored by Nair on “disarmament” from June 2023 said.
She then discussed how a radical academic concept, called critical queer theory, is crucial to addressing national security threats.
“Queer theory: changing the narrative…. Queer theory is a field of study, closely related to feminist theory, that examines sex- and gender-based norms. It shines a light on the harm done by nuclear weapons through uranium mining, nuclear tests, and the tax money spent on nuclear weapons… “
“The queer lens prioritizes the rights and well-being of people over the abstract idea of national security, and it challenges the mainstream understanding of nuclear weapons—questioning whether they truly deter nuclear war, stabilize geopolitics, and reduce the likelihood of conventional war. Queer theory asks: Who created these ideas? How are they being upheld? Whose interests do they serve? And whose experiences are being excluded?”
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She said, “Queer theory also identifies how the nuclear weapons discourse is gendered: Nuclear deterrence is associated with ‘rationality’ and ‘security,’ while disarmament and justice for nuclear weapon victims are coded as ‘emotion’ and a lack of understanding of the ‘real’ mechanics of security.”
Nair also said that nuclear policy through the lens of queer theory is about rejecting “the tenet that nuclear deterrence creates security and disarmament creates vulnerability.”
How the ‘scandalous’ world of a group of Mormon mom influencers imploded
The Mormon women behind the #MomTok phenomenon turned the social media world upside down when a scandal revealed that the content creators were also a group of swingers.
Taylor Frankie Paul sent shock waves through the TikTok world in 2022 when she announced her divorce from now ex-husband Tate Paul and shared more of their “soft swinging” lifestyle, which included some of the friends featured in her videos.
A new Hulu series, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” follows the aftermath of the sex scandal that rocked TikTok and turned a few dancing influencers into moms with major incomes.
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“I want people to have a better understanding of who I am,” Taylor told People magazine. “I wanted to be vulnerable and show people that when you hit rock bottom, there is hope.”
Taylor and her ex had agreed to a lifestyle that included having multiple partners, although Taylor and her ex decided as a couple that they “wouldn’t go all the way.” When the scandal broke, she admitted that she “did step out of the agreement” and cheated on her ex with Dakota Mortensen, who she now calls her boyfriend and recently had a child with.
While Taylor’s world changed almost overnight, so were the lives of multiple women included in her videos and on their own platforms.
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“The scandalous world of a group of Mormon mom influencers implodes when they get caught in the midst of a swinging sex scandal that makes international headlines,” the show’s description said. “Now, their sisterhood is shook to its core. Faith, friendship and reputations are all on the line. Will #MomTok be able to survive and continue to give the rulebook a run for its money, or will this group fall from grace?”
“I love the Mormon church, but there are a lot of rules that we have to follow,” Mikayla Matthews said during a confessional interview. “We were raised to be these housewives for the men, serving their every desire.”
“Have kids by the time you’re 21, or in my case, at 16.”
“I love the Mormon church, but there are a lot of rules that we have to follow.”
“Well, I’m like, f— this,” Taylor said before a video montage played clips from her TikTok days. “I created MomTok. It’s a group of Mormon moms making TikToks. It started with Whitney, Mayci, Mikayla and I.”
“We’re breaking a norm,” Whitney said. “We’re trying to change a stigma of gender roles in the Mormon culture.”
“That’s what scares me,” one husband said in the trailer. “In the church, we have rules for a reason.”
In another excerpt, Taylor explained, “Mayci, I need you to twerk your a– off,” before jumping into another dance routine. “My goal was really just to be able to provide for my family,” one mom said.
The women “blew up” overnight and went from a few million followers to nine million in no time, simply from their group dance routines and relatable comic sketches.
“Then it just turned into this whole group is swinging with each other,” Mikayla said.
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“No one is innocent. Everyone has hooked up with, like, everyone,” Taylor said in a TikTok clip shared in the trailer.
It was like swapping in front of each other standing next to each other,” one mom explained to the group.
“Now there’s a fight for MomTok,” another mom explained in a confessional before cutting away to one husband letting out a stressful exhale. “The drama’s now with the husbands.”
Jennifer Affleck explained to her husband, Zac, that “the group is important to me” during a tense conversation. Zac, whose famous cousins include Ben and Casey Affleck, responded that “being divorced and taking care of two kids would be kind of tough, so you make the decision.”
Jennifer told People magazine, “It feels like we got 10 years of marriage counseling in this one season of filming.”
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Worlds start to collide offline as friendships are torn apart behind the scenes.
“Online it looks like we’re all the bestest of friends, but we’re not,” Whitney said.
At one point, the subject of alcohol is brought to the table – something Mormons abstain from as part of their religion. Drama reached a tipping point when body camera footage showed the night Taylor was arrested in February 2023 on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence charges.
She was charged with aggravated assault (third-degree felony), two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child (third-degree felony), child abuse (class A misdemeanor), and criminal mischief (class B misdemeanor).
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In August, Taylor pleaded guilty to aggravated assault (a third-degree felony), and the other charges were dismissed.
Eerie new footage sheds light on would-be Trump assassin’s whereabouts before shooting
Chilling new video has been released showing Thomas Matthew Crooks casually walking through a crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly two hours before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump and attendees at a campaign rally.
The short clip, released by the clothing company Iron Clad USA, shows Crooks at 4:26 p.m. dressed in shorts and a “Demolitia” T-shirt walking past a line of vendors selling Trump merchandise ahead of the July 13 rally.
He was wearing the same T-shirt when he opened fire on Trump and is not carrying anything in the eerie video.
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“Terrifying moment… looking back on my videos from the PA Butler Trump rally on 7/13/24,” the company’s owner wrote on the TikTok version of the video. “We were there just trying to sell our patriotic hats from my small business.”
Crooks later climbed onto the roof of the nearby AGR building and fired eight shots, with one bullet grazing Trump’s right ear. One attendee, Corey Comperatore, was fatally struck, while two others were also hit and suffered serious injuries.
“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of and reviewing a variety of footage from July 13 as part of our mission assurance review,” the Secret Service said in a statement in response to news of the new footage being released.
“The U.S. Secret Service is committed to examining the processes, procedures, and factors that led to this operational failure, so that we can ensure it never happens again.”
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A preliminary report released by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., last week found that all eight shell casings were recovered and are in proper possession of the FBI. Higgins said that Crooks’ position on the roof of the AGR building provided him with excellent concealment from the northern counter-sniper team due to the foliage and branches of two trees.
One shot was fired by a Butler SWAT operator from the ground, about 100 yards away from the AGR building. The shot hit Crooks’ rifle stock and fragged his face and shoulder area from the stock breaking up, Higgins said.
Higgins believes this shot damaged the buffer tube on Crooks’ rifle, meaning that the rifle would not have fired after his eighth shot.
The report also states that the FBI released Crooks’ body for cremation just 10 days after he was killed. Higgins said he became aware of this after he tried to view the body.
An FBI spokesperson tells Fox News Digital that Crooks’ body was released to his family after coordination with the coroner’s office as well as state and local law enforcement partners “in keeping with normal procedures.”
Mother’s message to neighbor who tattle-tailed on her son’s ice cream stand
A boy from Norwood, Massachusetts, has gotten creative after town officials shut down his ice cream stand, citing a food code violation.
Danny Doherty, 12, and his mother, Nancy Doherty, began a small stand in their neighborhood with some profits going to a charity that hits close to home for them.
After only one week, they had to stop the sales of their homemade ice cream.
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“I think the most disappointing part of that was that someone, one of our neighbors, somebody driving by, decided to take time to complain about a kid’s stand,” Nancy Doherty told Fox News Digital.
“I was really not mad. I’d say more disappointed that [it] happened,” she added.
When her son became bored during summer vacation, Nancy Doherty gave him the idea to start an ice cream stand and donate half the proceeds to charity.
“I suggested to him, ‘Instead of a lemonade stand, if you really want to generate some interest, why don’t you make ice cream?'” the mom said, noting that her family makes their own ice cream at home.
“A good amount of people came down.”
Danny Doherty loved the idea and worked with his mom to come up with various flavors for his “Tree Street Treats” stand.
The two made vanilla and shaved chocolate, plus cannoli and a New England fluffernutter.
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Danny Doherty made his own business logo. He also created an Instagram account to advertise the sweets sale to family and friends.
“[My friends] thought it was fun. A good amount of people came down,” Danny Doherty told Fox News Digital.
Half of all proceeds were donated to the Boston Bears Club, a special education hockey team for kids.
“It’s my brother’s hockey team, it’s like a special hockey team … It’s where he goes and plays hockey,” Danny Doherty said.
His 15-year-old brother, Patrick, who is autistic with moderate support needs, has been on the Boston Bear Club hockey team for 10 years, joining when he was 5 years old, Nancy Doherty said.
John Quill started the team 25 years ago for his own son who is autistic.
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“Tree Street Treats” raised $124 in its first week, donating $62 to the Boston Bears Club.
‘Please desist in these activities’
It was a few days later when the Dohertys received an official letter from the Town of Norwood Board of Health.
“The Norwood Health Department has received a complaint that you are making and selling scooped ice cream and cookies at your residential property,” said the letter, which was shown to Fox News Digital.
“The Massachusetts Food Code (105CMR. 590) does not allow for the sale of ice cream made in the home. Please desist in these activities,” the letter added.
Nancy Doherty decided, instead of throwing away all the ice cream or trying to eat it all, that they would just give it away to friends and family while accepting donations to the Bears Club.
“We had so many people show up to support us, and we ran out of our ice cream in 10 minutes, but we raised about $1,000,” she said.
“I talked to the head coach, and I think they were up to $6,000 or something already. So that’s, you know, heartwarming… We took a disappointing and discouraging situation. We made a decision to do something positive with it — and look at all of the positivity that came out of it.”
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Quill confirmed that Danny Doherty’s ice cream stand has received more than 200 donations totaling $7,500.
“Three local ice cream shops have reached out to do fundraisers and it has raised awareness of our team,” Quill said. “I’ve had a number of parents reach out as they did not know that special hockey even existed.”
“We had so many people show up to support us.”
When asked if she fought back against the decision by the town’s board of health, Nancy Doherty said she didn’t have the bandwidth.
“I am a solo parent. My husband passed away, and I have a full-time job… I don’t have the energy or time to do that,” she said.
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Nancy Doherty said the Town of Norwood Board of Health has not reached out to her since sending the letter.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Town of Norwood Board of Health for comment.