'Brady Bunch' actor in Brockton; Randolph man dies in crash: 5 top stories last week

BROCKTON − When Tim King started his shift at the Cod on Tuesday, he had no idea he'd be teaching the guy who played Peter Brady on "The Brady Bunch" how to pull a pie out of the oven. The actor, Christopher Knight, was in Brockton Tuesday, visiting both the Cape Cod Cafe and the Italian Kitchen.

Hundreds of people attended the Bridgewater Little League opening day ceremonies at Legion Field. The ceremony began with a parade that started at the Williams Intermediate School.

Oliver Ames High School students performed community service on the 10th annual Day of KindNess, held in memory of Devin Ness. Ness was an Oliver Ames High School senior and captain of the wrestling team when he died suddenly from an aneurysm in 2013.

Bridgewater-Raynham head coach Mike Carrozza celebrated with players after he won his 400th career game versus Brockton on Wednesday

In case you missed it, here are five stories of the top stories from the past week throughout the Brockton area.

Peter from 'The Brady Bunch' visits Brockton's Cape Cod Cafe. Here's why and what he said.

When Tim King started his shift at the Cod on Tuesday, he had no idea he'd be teaching the guy who played Peter Brady on "The Brady Bunch" how to pull a pie out of the oven. "I taught a Brady how to cook a pizza," King said later as he shared a table with the actor, producer and entrepreneur Christopher Knight. Knight stopped by both Cape Cod Cafe and the Italian Kitchen Tuesday. He's is in the area to host a fundraiser for Journey Forward, a Canton-based charity that works with people who've suffered spinal cord injuries.

Peter from 'The Brady Bunch' in Brockton Peter from 'The Brady Bunch' visits Brockton's Cape Cod Cafe. Here's why and what he said.

Photos of 'Peter Brady' in Brockton: Christopher Knight, The Brady Bunch's Peter Brady, visits Brockton restaurants

Sisters separated at birth reunite, go on 'The Price is Right'

BROCKTON — Two sisters, separated at birth. Both with a dream to one day go on "The Price is Right." Kim and Jane were born to the same parents, Barbara and Herb, in the mid-1960s in Massachusetts, and were given up for adoption shortly following their births. The two had no idea the other person existed until the late 1990s. For the longest time, biological sisters Jane and Kim had both dreamt of being on 'The Price is Right.'

Sisters go on 'The Price is Right': Sisters separated at birth reunite, go on 'The Price is Right'

West Bridgewater man controls remarkable prosthetic hand with his thoughts

When he awoke from a coma at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Shaun Melendy, of West Bridgewater, said a doctor was standing at the end of his cot with his parents and his sister. A few days before, he had lost his hand when a teenager’s car collided with his motorcycle. The doctor told Melendy, 43, that he would be a good candidate for an experimental amputation surgery only performed five times before. The AMI procedure, it's called, would implant sensors that eventually allow him to control a robotic hand as if it were his own.

Man controls prosthetic hand with mind: West Bridgewater man controls remarkable prosthetic hand with his thoughts

Brockton's That's So Cool Shave Ice trailer bringing exotic shaved ice to you

While on vacation in the lush mystical island of Hawaii, a local couple found a treat that sent their taste buds into a frenzy. They knew they had to bring it back to Brockton as a business. “There is nothing that can compare Hawaiian shaved ice, not ice cream, not a snow cone, absolutely nothing,” said Margarida Burrell, 33, co-owner of That’s So Cool Shave Ice. The shaved ice business, which Margarida co-owns with her husband Brockton police officer Alexander Burrell, 33, launched in March.

That's So Cool Shave Ice: Brockton's That's So Cool Shave Ice trailer bringing exotic shaved ice to you

Photos of That's So Cool Shave Ice: That's So Cool Shave Ice opens in Brockton

Randolph man dies in crash on I-495; two Brockton men hurt

A Randolph man was killed and two Brockton men were injured in a fiery crash on Interstate 495 in Norton. State Police said Jeffrey Tagger, 52, of Randolph, was killed in a two-car collision shortly after 2:30 a.m. Saturday on I-495 north near the exit for Route 123, WCVB reported.

Randolph man dies in crash: Randolph man dies in crash on I-495; two Brockton men hurt

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