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UXBRIDGE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — After struggling to prove the date of her birth, a Uxbridge woman is finally getting her chance to travel to the Land of Maple thanks to the Medway police.
When Christine LaChance tried to get a passport to travel to Canada, her application was denied. She was born at home in 1969 with the help of Medway police and didn't receive a birth certificate until she was 16. The birth certificate says delayed return of birth since she didn't get it until 1986, so the passport agency wanted more supporting documents before they would issue a visa. It was a feat harder than expected.
"Everything is destroyed and gone, and I tried the medical records, nothing," LaChance explained.
Since she couldn't find any medical records of her birth, she contacted Medway Police in hopes that they would have proof of her delivery. Luckily, they did.
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Chief Bill Kingsbury said Massachusetts state law requires them to keep police logs forever, and the documentation was sufficient for the passport agency.
"I called the passport agency in Boston, and they said that we will be returning your documents to you, and your passport is in the mail," LaChance said.
Kingsbury said it felt good to help.
"We like to help people. That's probably one of the reasons we're here," he said.
LaChance and her husband leave for Niagara Falls next week.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Suzanne Sausville (@WBZSausville) reports.