Red Cross Warns of Blood Shortage as Donations Hit Four-Year Low

Massachusetts blood donations have sunk to their lowest summer level in four years, and the American Red Cross says supply is no longer keeping pace with hospital demand — a shortfall officials are calling urgent as the weekend begins.

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"MA Blood Donors Urgently Needed As Red Cross Declares National Crisis," per Attleboro Patch. The outlet reports that summer blood donations have fallen to a four-year low even as hospitals' need for blood has not slowed, prompting the Red Cross to call for donors statewide, including in the Attleboro area (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/attleboro/s/kkvsc/ma-blood-donors-urgently-needed-as-red-cross-declares-national-crisis).

"Beulah Lopes Obituary (2026) - Attleboro, MA - Sun Chronicle - Legacy," according to a Legacy.com listing tied to The Sun Chronicle. The notice says Lopes, a longtime Attleboro resident, died July 28 at age 94, with a memorial service scheduled for Aug. 4 (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thesunchronicle/name/beulah-lopes-obituary?id=62088663).

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