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Wednesday Jul 23 | Boston Globe

Dispatcher, injured in horseplay, denied pension

The state appeals court has denied an accidental disability retirement to a Brockton police dispatcher who injured her right wrist and elbow because of the horseplay of a fellow employee.

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Related Topix: Brockton Metro, Pension, Personal Finance

Sun Jul 20, 2008

WBZ TV

Police: Hit-And-Run Driver Was Texting

A driver charged with a deadly hit-and-run in Easton over the weekend was allegedly text-messaging at the time of the crash.

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Related Topix: Stoughton, MA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Boston.com

Brockton Post Office named for Marciano

Bush signs bill honoring boxing 'Blockbuster' An enthusiastic crowd gathered at the James Edgar Playground to welcome Rocky Marciano and his wife, Barbara, after he defeated Joe Louis in 1951.

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

Boston Globe

Brockton to get post office named after 'the real Rocky'

Brockton's postal facility will be named the Rocky Marciano Post Office Building after the rugged 1950s heavyweight champ, who is still fondly remembered in the city decades after his career ended.

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

Iobserve

Diocese settles with insurance carriers, offers arbitration process

The Diocese of Springfield announced at a July 2 press conference that it will receive a settlement of up to $8,497,000 from five insurance carriers for coverage of clergy sexual abuse claims.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Watertown, MA, Brockton Metro

Mon Jul 14, 2008

TheBostonChannel

Man Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

A man walking in North Easton early Saturday morning was struck and killed by a vehicle that fled the scene, police said.

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Related Topix: North Easton, MA

Sun Jul 13, 2008

WBZ TV

Vietnam Vet Killed In Early Morning Hit-And-Run

Easton police are searching for a driver who hit and killed a 58-year-old Vietnam vet Saturday morning.

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Related Topix: Easton, MA

Boston Herald

Brockton dad killed in hit-run

But he never made it home. Shortly before 5 a.m., the 58-year-old Brockton father of two was walking south in the breakdown lane of Route 138 North by Meredith Street in Easton when he was hit by an SUV that ...

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Related Topix: Easton, MA, University of Nebraska System, Medical Center (University of Nebraska System), Boston, MA

Sat Jul 12, 2008

BPDNews.com

Update to Quadruple Shooting

The Boston Police Department is pleased to announce the apprehension of Caiheem C. Kindell, 18, of Brockton .

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Hyde-Park, MA, West-Roxbury, MA

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Sentinel & Enterprise

Leominster names new principal for early childhood development

A former behavioral specialist from the Millbury Public School system has been tabbed to replace Helen Deranian as the early childhood development principal, Leominster School Superintendent Nadine Binkley said ...

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Related Topix: Fitchburg Metro, Leominster, MA

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Boston.com

Ruling revives case against GOP candidate

The three-year-old federal money-laundering case against prominent Brockton Republican Lawrence P. Novak took an unusual twist last week, with a ruling by former US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor. ...

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Related Topix: US Supreme Court, US News, Drugs

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Iobserve

Diocese of Springfield to offer voluntary arbitration procedure

As a result of the resolution of its lawsuit with insurance carriers, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield will be offering an independent, voluntary arbitration procedure to any sexual abuse claimant who ...

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Brockton Metro

Fri Jul 04, 2008

WBZ-AM Allston

Three people injured in highway shooting

Norfolk County officials are investigating a bizarre shooting on Route 24 in Randolph.

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Related Topix: Norfolk County, MA, Randolph, MA

The Boston Globe

Brockton man dies in Revere car crash

A car crashed into a store early yesterday morning, killing a 20-year-old man. "There's a curve in the road just prior to that," said Captain Michael Murphy of the Revere Police Department.

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Related Topix: Brockton Metro, Revere, MA

Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Boston Globe

Brockton mayors' overrides face uphill climb

Even if the Brockton City Council agrees to put Mayor James Harrington's proposed tax overrides on the November ballot - and that's no sure thing - voters are unlikely to pass them, say some council members.

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Boston Globe

Two arrested in Wellesley prostitution bust

Two Brockton residents face a raft of prostitution charges after state and federal agents swooped down on an alleged brothel in the tony suburb of Wellesley.

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Related Topix: Wellesley, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Newton, MA

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Boston Herald

Brockton gun victims include 7-year-old boy

A 7-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet, a 65-year-old man was hit in the hand and a 20-year-old man was shot in the face when gunfire erupted in Brockton Saturday night.

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Cape Cod Times

Convicted murderer Toolan seeks retrial

Thomas Toolan III was convicted of first-degree murder one year ago and sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

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Related Topix: Brockton Metro, Nantucket, MA

TheBostonChannel

Child Wounded In Shooting

A 7-year-old child was shot Saturday night, Brockton police said. The shooting took place near Riverview and Concord streets about 9 p.m. Police said one other person was shot, though a witness told NewsCenter ...

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

Boston Globe

Brockton shooting leaves 3 injured, residents stunned

Bullets crisscrossed a neighborhood that residents said they believed was safe Saturday night, injuring three people, including a 7-year-old boy, police and residents said.

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