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More than 175 guests from Walpole and surrounding towns attended the annual Fall Supper on Oct.

An animal welfare official in a Massachusetts town wants to know who apparently abandoned two goats in a local industrial park.

School officials are planning to battle underage drinking here by not only allowing the use of Breathalyzers at dances and extracurricular events, but by deploying them in school buildings during the regular school day, if there is a suspicion of alcohol use.

A&E 's "Intervention" specialist Jeff Van Vonderen says he doesn't like to go all Sopranos when he confronts addicts in need of rehab - but ultimately the goal is to make them an offer they can't refuse! "The stereotype is the 'Sopranos' intervention where everybody gets together with the addict and kicks the crap out of him," he said.

Gov. Deval Patrick has announced 12 Massachusetts counties that suffered agricultural production losses due to this summer's abnormally cool and rainy weather have been declared federal disaster areas.

They are stealth candidates - politicking without actually asking for a vote, jockeying for an opening that doesn't exist, looking for an edge in case it does.

Marlboro Indoor sports facility to stage open house MARLBORO - Fore Kicks will have an open house to celebrate the opening of its newest indoor and outdoor sports complex from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.

In anticipation of the 2009 Massachusetts Poetry Festival , where does poetry come from these days? And where is it going? Click to listen to Chris's conversation with Jill McDonough.

Two Massachusetts men accused of killing a drug dealer over a debt, then dismembering and cooking the man's body, are scheduled to be arraigned in Superior Court.

Chris Boardman Story Created: Sep 15, 2009 at 12:11 PM EDT Story Updated: Sep 15, 2009 at 12:12 PM EDT September 11, 2009 - On September 15, 2009 National Grid will take to the skies to conduct patrols of its key overhead power lines throughout southern Massachusetts.

Ronald E. Gale sped his pickup truck past a warning and a stop sign, smashed into a car, and then pinned Weymouth police Officer Michael Davey against a utility truck, pressing on the gas pedal for at least 30 seconds as his tires smoked and melted from the friction with the road, prosecutors said yesterday.

Former New England Mafia captain Vincent "Vinny'' Ferrara said he didn't commit a crime when he borrowed money from a longtime friend who was under investigation for illegal gambling.

Share + Sep 3, 2009 5:56 pm US/Eastern NORFOLK, Mass. An elderly man has been indicted on a charge of negligent motor vehicle homicide in the death of a Weymouth police officer who was working a traffic detail.

A 52-year-old Quincy man has been ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to killing a city woman he knew.

Child advocates are preparing to open a new home where children can go for help after they are sexually assaulted or physically abused.

A Weymouth police officer working a traffic detail has died after being struck by a pickup truck.

A Weymouth police officer working a traffic detail has died after being struck by a pickup truck.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Bobby Brown after he failed to appear in a Massachusetts court on a contempt complaint.

Robert Kosilek following his arraignment in 1990, R: Kosilek, now known as Michelle, is seen in 1993.

The driver in a July 4 crash that killed three people in Walpole may soon face a grand jury.