Walgreens unveils #Drug take-back boxes to combat opioid abuse
Walgreens took a big step Wednesday in fighting opioid abuse in the state of Massachusetts. The company became the first to roll out drug take-back boxes in the state and across the country in effort...
View ArticleTwo-alarm fire damages two-#Family #Home; 3 firefighters injured
According to Fire Chief Robert Olsson, all three went to the hospital with what he described as relatively minor injuries. He said a firefighter from nearby Norwell suffered heat exhaustion. Another...
View ArticleRowdy Amish #Party raided by police; 73 arrested
Authorities in the heart of Ohio's Amish country say they arrested more than 70 people in a raid at a weekend party in a field that was expected to attract hundreds of Amish youth. More than 40...
View Article5 #Investigates: Driver in deadly ‘Sweet Tomatoes’ crash indicted for homicide
Miele grew up in Newton and her husband of 38 years said she was heading to her childhood church, Our Lady's in Newton, where she volunteered much of her time. On the night of the crash, she would have...
View ArticleTrump calls for military spending increase
Donald Trump on Wednesday called for eliminating the sequester on defense spending and increasing military spending to boost troop levels and the number of ships and aircraft. Trump said in a speech to...
View Article$7.9M Esplanade #Home to Nobel Prize winners on #Market
Step inside the Framingham house where the 70s never ended Bitter rivals Auburn and Leicester kick off the football season Thursday night but are putting their differences aside for an inaugural game...
View ArticleHillary Clinton finally holds a press conference
Hillary Clinton gave her first formal press conference in more than nine months on Thursday and, all things considered, it was a non-event. In recent weeks, the national media have been clamoring for...
View ArticleTown leaders decide blue ribbons must come down
Leaders in the small town of Royalston have ordered the removal of about 100 blue ribbons hung to honor police officers. The controversy over the ribbons is tearing at the fabric of the sleepy town of...
View ArticlePrimary day in Mass.: Interest limited to several local races
Polls have closed across Massachusetts on Primary Day but with no statewide races on the ballot voter interest was expected to be limited to a few hotly-contested local races. Polls were open until 8...
View Article5,300 Wells Fargo employees fired over 2 million phony accounts
Everyone hates paying bank fees. But imagine paying fees on a ghost account you didn't even sign up for. That's exactly what happened to Wells Fargo customers nationwide. On Thursday, federal...
View ArticleKerry announces US-Russia deal on Syrian ceasefire
The US and Russia announced a plan Friday to bring about a ceasefire in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry said. "Today we are announcing an arrangement that we think has the capability of sticking...
View ArticleMinnesota Dems try to kick Trump off ballot
Democratic officials in Minnesota are trying to oust Donald Trump from the state's ballot on a technicality. The state's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party filed a petition Thursday with the state's supreme...
View ArticleGrandmother arrested for OUI while driving grandson to #School
A grandmother was arrested Thursday afternoon for operating under the influence of liquor while driving her young grandson to school, police said. Vicki Vanderberg, 57, of 115 North Lincoln Street,...
View ArticleDances canceled at Walpole High #School due to intoxicated #Students
Walpole High School has canceled all in-house dances for the 2016-2017 school year. "I did it mainly because I was tired of students arriving to the dances intoxicated," said High School Principal...
View Article#Samsung #Galaxy Note7 owners urged to turn off phones after batteries #Spark...
The warning, issued in a news release today, came amid recent news that lithium-ion batteries in certain Note7 devices had resulted in fires. "When these batteries overheat and burst, the results can...
View ArticleBillboard magnate pours fortune into Trump effort
A billionaire backing Donald Trump is taking advertising into his own hands. Stephen Adams, a billboard magnate who made his fortune in a half-dozen different business ventures over the last five...
View ArticleParalympics day three: #Malaysians make history, US Army sergeant wins gold
The Paralympics are in full swing and day three brought 48 more gold medals, as well as plenty of history. Despite not a single Paralympic gold before today's competition, Malaysia won two in the space...
View ArticleWalpole HS vandalized after this year's #School dances canceled
Walpole police worked Saturday to find out who left graffiti on the high school overnight. Police said the vandalism is likely in response to a decision by the school's principal to cancel school...
View Article1 dead after boats collide at high rate of speed during race in Taunton
One person was killed and two others were seriously injured when three boats collided at a high rate of speed during a race in Taunton, officials say. Emergency official said one boat spun out while...
View Article#Teens fight off 8 intruders during Worcester #Home invasion
Two teenagers said they were able to fight off eight people who broke into their Worcester home Saturday. Police were called to a Clark Street home around 3 p.m. and spoke with a 16-year-old boy and...
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