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Officer quits after child porn charge

A veteran Adams police officer accused of viewing child pornography on a computer in the evidence room at the police station has resigned.

Diane Patrick backs Capuano for Senate

Massachusetts first lady Diane Patrick has decided to endorse Rep. Michael Capuano in the Senate special election.

Reality show winner seeks bail in case

The winner of the CBS reality TV show "Big Brother 9" accused of trying to sell a powerful prescription painkiller is again asking to be released on bail until

instability doomed MA fishing boat

The Coast Guard says a New Bedford fishing boat became rapidly unstable as a full fishing net was lowered on deck, causing it to sink and kill its captain a

Mass. man on trial in father's slaying

Prosecutors say a Boston man beat his 70-year-old father to death, then used a power saw to cut his body to pieces before scattering the remains.

MA families adopt 244 foster children

Dozens of Massachusetts families have opened their homes to more than 240 children as the state marks the seventh annual National Adoption Day.

2 more die after contracting swine flu

State health officials say a young child from Middlesex County and an adult from Suffolk County have died of complications from swine flu.

Girl injured by cop settles for $100K

A judge has approved a $100,000 settlement from the city of Attleboro to a teenage girl who claims her wrist was broken during a scuffle with a police officer.

MA senator in court on car crash charge

A Massachusetts lawmaker charged with leaving the scene of a car crash that left one person slightly injured says he plans to focus on personal issues in his

Boston Symphony unveils 2010 plans

Winter hasn't even arrived but the Boston Symphony Orchestra is already planning for summer.



 

Mass. teen cited in hit-and-run

Lowell police have cited a 17-year-old girl with fleeing the scene of an accident that left a 12-year-old boy seriously injured when he was struck by a car.
 

Harvard looks to reduce professor ranks

The dean of Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences said he will reduce the number of professors to help balance a $110 million deficit.
 

Town opposes medical waste facility

Shrewsbury residents are mobilizing against a proposal to build a 21,000-square-foot medical waste disposal facility near a residential neighborhood in town.

Church sues for fire detection system

A Springfield church has filed suit against the city over a fire detection system installed in the church's cultural center that violates city laws.

Liquor tax question could make ballot

It costs Bay State drinkers 6.25-percent more to buy booze now than it did back in July. While the Bay State desperately needs new revenue to close the budget

Challenge adds 16K to Mass population

A recent challenge by four Massachusetts cities has successfully pushed the state's 2008 U.S. Census population estimates to more than 6.5 million residents.

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