Wake Up Q

Photo: WQNY QCountry 103.7

Good Stuff – Brocktober!

There’s a 7-year-old kid near Portland, Maine named Brock Chadwick who was diagnosed with brain cancer back in February.  He has a type called glioblastoma, and the prognosis isn’t good.

So to cheer him up, his great-aunt recently got on Facebook, and asked people to send him cards for Halloween.

She came up with the name “Brocktoberfest.”  And it’s gotten WAY bigger than his family expected.

Hundreds of people from all over the world have been sending cards, candy, books, and other gifts.

He’s been getting about 100 packages in the mail every DAY.  And his mom says he’s smiling a lot more because of it.

His family posted a video of some of the cards he’s already gotten, and it’s making the rounds on Facebook.  (If you want to send him something, you can address it to:  Brock Chadwick, 11 McKenny Dr., Biddeford, ME 04005.)

Headlines

2 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local, Regional

Third man charged with Thomas Rath murder found guilty

Updated

OWEGO, NY (607NewsNow) – The third person charged with murder in the killing of Ithaca man Thomas Rath is guilty.…

7 hours ago in Sports

Kevin Durant says he wants to play for US men’s basketball team at 2028 Olympics in LA

"I didn't want to just take my name out of consideration just because of the simple fact that I'm older and I did it before"

7 hours ago in Sports

UFL restricts punting beyond 50-yard line and makes 60-plus field goals worth 4 points

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The UFL won’t allow punts after a team crosses the 50-yard line until late in each…

9 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao agree to a rematch in September at The Sphere in Las Vegas

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to a rematch of their landmark 2015 bout. Their second fight will be held Sept. 19 in Las Vegas, the boxing icons announced Monday.

9 hours ago in National

Waymo’s robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.

9 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local

Wegmans truck collides with disabled car in Caroline

State Police say a Ford F-150 rear-ended a Honda Civic around 8:30 p.m. Monday on Slaterville Rd.