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Boy keeping snowballs in the freezer for July

Cooper and his grandmother are thinking ahead — way ahead — and preparing for a special snowball fight in July.

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Massachusetts boy keeping snowballs in the freezer for July

HI, LENA. HI. YOU GUYS. YES. BEFORE THE FLAKES EVEN STARTED FLYING, A YOUNG VIEWER IN LEOMINSTER HAD ONE VERY IMPORTANT MISSION. THIS VIDEO COMING TO US FROM ASHLEY ROBBINS, WHO SAYS, COOPER HERE IS A HUGE NEWSCENTER 5 FAN AND HE ACTUALLY LOVES TO ASSIGN FAMILY MEMBERS TO BROADCAST DIFFERENT SCENARIOS LIKE CONSTRUCTION, SPORTS, AND EVEN WEATHER. AT SUMMERTIME, WE’LL CALL NEWSCENTER 5 AND AND WE’LL SHOW HIM THE SNOWBALLS, NOT WILL MELT. AND WE CAN DO STUFF WITH THEM. SO TODAY IN PREP FOR THE STORM, COOPER AND HIS GRAMMY HAVE BEEN COLLECTING SNOWBALLS. THEY ARE GOING TO STORE THEM IN THE FREEZER IN THE HOPES THEY CAN HAVE A SNOWBALL FIGHT IN JULY. THEY WANT TO CALL NEWSCENTER 5 TO C

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Massachusetts boy keeping snowballs in the freezer for July

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Updated: 3:24 PM CST Feb 23, 2026

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Cooper and his grandmother are thinking ahead — way ahead — and preparing for a special snowball fight in July.The 4-year-old from Leominster, Massachusetts, has been playing NewsCenter 5 — which is our Boston sister station, WCVB — with his grandmother since he was 2, assigning family members to broadcast various scenarios, from construction to sports.Inspired by the nor’easter, they have been stockpiling snowballs and storing them in the freezer.They plan to have a snowball fight in July and call WCVB to cover it.

Cooper and his grandmother are thinking ahead — way ahead — and preparing for a special snowball fight in July.

The 4-year-old from Leominster, Massachusetts, has been playing NewsCenter 5 — which is our Boston sister station, WCVB — with his grandmother since he was 2, assigning family members to broadcast various scenarios, from construction to sports.

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Inspired by the nor’easter, they have been stockpiling snowballs and storing them in the freezer.

They plan to have a snowball fight in July and call WCVB to cover it.

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