Stoughton News

A former Stoughton police detective was charged today with making false statements to FBI agents during an ongoing corruption investigation.

Rabbi Shira Joseph and Cantor Steven Weiss are leading Congregation Sha'aray Shalom, located in Hingham, in the celebration of its 50th anniversary.

Driving is nothing new to Silen, who at 82 years old helms his Toyota Highlander with finesse.

Two men were shot in Stoughton while trying to sell pit bull puppies out of their home on Wednesday, police said.

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It's been more than a year since Rosemary Amadeo's silky Yorkshire terrier, Susieq, was stolen from her home.

Police cited 32 motorists and arrested one person for drug possession as part of ongoing efforts to enforce crosswalk safety.

Eagle Scout candidate Daniel Noyes plans to refurbish at least 40 of the 115 memorial squares in town as part of his Eagle Scout project.

Janet Torren of Rochester with Shai, who was given away by the Stoughton animal control officer.

Karen Powers, owner of home-based Tails-In-Motion, received a business certificate from the town clerk's office on Feb.

Despite pooch-sitting centers popping up in Hub neighborhoods and throughout the Bay State, the businesses are "basically unregulated," said Brian Adams, spokesman for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Police say they have a report of a scam which tries to bilk people looking for a job out of $2,500. Officer Stewart Mellyn said a man brought a check into the station Thursday to see if it was real, along with copies of an e-mail correspondence.

Animal Control Officer Kristin Bousquet apologized for not being "100 percent truthful" about a silky Yorkshire terrier that she gave away to a friend of a police officer in September just three days after she found it.

DATELINE: PLYMOUTH COUNTY AND AVON; EASTON AND STOUGHTON, MAa Old Colony Elder Services of Brockton, one of 27 private, non-profit Aging Services Access Points in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts explained that the waiting list was imposed on September 8th and forty one days later, more than 1,000 people are waiting.

Haitian singer/songwriter Emeline Michel hits the stage at MCLA 's Church Street Center Wednesday, October 28, at 7:30 p.m. MCLA student Beverly M. Teixeira '13 will open the show.

The heavy flames were knocked down quickly, but firefighters on scene called for help to chase the stubborn blaze through the walls and ceilings of the building and into the structure next door, fire officials said.

A 39-year-old Stoughton man is being held without bail for the attempted murder of a woman during a domestic argument Wednesday morning.

Janet Torren with her dog Shai, a 4-year-old Silky Yorkshire terrier, at her Rochester home on Monday.

Selectmen appointed three residents to complete a five-member police chief search committee.

A stripper was found murdered in Everett early Friday morning. 26-year-old Sheila Santos was found behind her apartment building on Main Street around 4:30 a.m. Investigators won't say yet how she died, but they have ruled it a homicide.