Rockland News

A Hingham dog sentenced to death can instead be moved to a shelter in New York state, after Hingham officials agreed to a compromise that would save the dog's life.

Rockland voters have overwhelmingly approved a hike in property taxes to help fund construction of a new middle and high school.

Despite the sputtering economy, seven area communities this fall are plunging ahead with campaigns to raise property taxes for multimillion-dollar school construction projects.

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ROCKLAND, Mass., Nov. 11, 2009 a ' Prior Scientific Inc. has introduced a focus only control system for modern microscopes.

An $86 million proposal to construct a middle school and renovate Rockland's aging high school won unanimous support at Tuesday's Special Town Meeting.

Though someone is diagnosed with diabetes every 20 seconds, many Americans lack basic knowledge about the potentially life-threatening disease, according to a new survey from the American Diabetes Association.

Republican incumbent Mayor Patricia Murphy finds the allure of her elected job often is not the public appearances.

Town officials in Tyngsboro are standing behind newly hired Chief Assessor Joseph Gibbons, despite his involvement in two controversial incidents and the seizure of his work computer by Rockland officials that preceded his resignation there in August.

USA may have to pay for diagnostic chest exams so smokers can get early warning they have developed lung cancer, possibly opening a new front in tobacco liability lawsuits.

Foul weather neither diminished turnout nor created foul moods at New Milford's mayoral debate Thursday night.

"Ein Prosit, ein Prosit der Gemuetlichkeit,'' shouted Justin Crawford, who, after the toast, took a big swig of beer from his German-style stein.

New Milford Mayor Patricia Murphy said she will not take a 1.8 percent pay raise if she is re-elected in November, even though the raise was approved for the position by the Town Council.

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Plymouth Town Meeting representatives next month will consider one of the most restrictive sex offender residency bylaws ever proposed in the state.

On September 23, 2009 the Rehoboth Police, assisted by Rockland Police and Weymouth Police apprehended two additional suspects from the armed home invasion which occurred on Friday September 18, 2009 in the Town of Rehoboth.

NBC 10 has learned that two more arrests have been made in connection with a Rehoboth home invasion that led to a police standoff in Pawtucket.

Many schools in and around the Brockton area are going "green" to save green - and the planet, according to Wicked Local Brockton .

Local patients, nurses and town leaders are wondering about the impact of an affiliation between New Milford and Danbury hospitals.

WEST NYACK - With heads bowed in silent prayer, people from across Rockland tonight honored those who perished on Sept.