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We work to make money, then spend a large part of our paychecks to fill our gas tanks to get there.

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional schools dismissed their students early today because of the stifling heat while other area schools took precautions to try to keep students comfortable.

Dee Hoty, Brent Barrett, Nancy Anderson and Jeff McCarthy are among the Broadway veterans who will be part of the summer season at Massachusetts' Cape Playhouse.

Theatre and dance listings cover from June 5 through June 19 Limited engagement Menopause the Musical, Wed.-Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat.

Thorndike Development, developers of 1021 Kingston's Place , announced today that they have teamed with South Shore Savings Bank of Weymouth, Massachusetts to obtain $2.5 million in entitlement financing.

" If the value of my house goes down and services are being cut because of this, is it fair to say that in Norton and Mansfield they are looking for a windfall of services this year? Anyone else wonder why we ...

A boy was pulled to safety after taking a tumble into a swampy ditch on the banks of a reservoir. via Cw56.com

It's possible to write too much? Oh yeah, and it's possible to practice the violin too much. via Poetry Hut Blog

“Now we have to get our hands around the costs of direct care and ancillary costs.”

As the election season takes shape, a power plant proposed for South Walpole is already figuring into the campaign. via Boston.com

Two women were attacked by a vicious pit bull on Wednesday, and a neighbor is being credited with saving them from more serious harm. via Cw56.com

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation warned communities not to issue permits for burning, with a rash of brush fires sweeping through New England. via Boston.com

A 32-year-old man has pleaded no contest to second-degree murder for a fatal stabbing in Pawtucket. via WWLP

BROWN, Patricia A., 57, Charlestown; guilty of shoplifting April 4 in Chatham, $200 fine, $50 fee. via Cape Cod Times

“Le Petit Lieutenant"; Wednesday, "Monsieur Ibrahim Et Les Fleurs Du Coran"; April 7, "Bamako"; April 9, "De Battre Mon Coeur S'est Arrete.”

CONCERTS Norton: Krisanthi Pappas, a pianist and cabaret-style vocalist, performs Monday, 3 p.m., at the EPOCH Senior Healthcare of Norton, 184 Mansfield Ave. via Boston.com

DUBLIN, Ireland & LONDON-- --Smurfit Kappa Group plc --Pioneer Investments announced today that it has posted an update on developments in the closed-end fund market, including information relating to the ... via Business Wire

“You as a motorist will have to move over if there's room to do so”

S tate troopers who stop lawbreakers and help broken-down motorists are being run down at an alarming rate by drunk, drowsy and negligent drivers, prompting one lawmaker to push for a tough law to protect the ... via Boston Herald

“That was one of the hallmarks of Rockwell's work”

After Life magazine published an advertisement featuring Norman Rockwell's 1947 painting "The Lineman," it received thousands of reprint requests from the public and from telephone company employees. via Berkshire Eagle

“They fought and died that we might retain our liberty.”

Three hundred people, including scores of city leaders, military veterans, dignitaries and heads of major local companies, attended the 1948 dedication in Greendale of an eagle sculpture commissioned from an ... via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

“It's probably one of the worst areas.”

Mansfield Highway Department employee David Wellman pounds asphalt into a pothole on Chauncy Street Thursday. via Sun Chronicle