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While the cause of the Jan. 21 fire at the Rolling Green apartments that killed Jake "James" Hoffman is still under investigation, the state Medical Examiner's office has confirmed that the cause of death was smoke inhalation.

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The following information is from the Stoughton Police logs . Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is from the Office of Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey: The Stoughton man who shot thorough a bedroom window and killed 21-year-old Stephen Erving in his bed has been found guilty of murder, according to Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey.

TOWN MEETING, SESSION 5: On a night where it was thundering and lightning outside, Town Meeting weathered the storm by plodding through a dozen or so articles on Monday, June 17, including approving repair work for two elementary schools, the issuing of quarterly tax bills, the purchase of a vacant building on Lambert Ave. near the Senior ... (more)

The following represents Attleboro Police arrests between June 7 and June 9 June 7 *1:30 p.m. Agustin Ramos , 30, was arrested at Pleasant St. for suspicion of distribution of a Class B Substance.

HOFFMAN FUNDRAISER A HUGE SUCCESS: The community once again came out in full force to honor Stoughton High 2009 graduate Jake Hoffman, a Stoughton resident who perished in a fire January 21, 2013 while in his senior year at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Each week, we'll feature a different outstanding criminal case from around the region.

A Stoughton man was arrested Saturday for allegedly trying to break into his neighbor's home on Phillips Ave. Stoughton Police received a call at 11:15 a.m. on June 15 reporting a house break-in on Phillips Ave. An occupant in the home was sleeping and woke up to allegedly find neighbor Nicholas Anderson, 25, of Phillips Ave. in Stoughton, in the ... (more)

A high-speed car chase in Stoughton this past weekend resulted in a drug bust and the arrests of a Norwood man and a Stoughton woman, according to a post on the Stoughton Police Department's Facebook page.

The Stoughton Farmers Market is back this Saturday, June 15, bringing fresh produce, baked goods, crafts and entertainment to downtown Stoughton.

Dozens of Massachusetts cities and towns are sharing a $1.3 million grant meant to fight drug abuse and overdoses, state health officials announced Friday.

After a particularly tough year for the West Nile virus in 2012, Massachusetts health officials are bracing for what could be another busy summer for the mosquito-borne illness.

The Stoughton Fire Department extinguished a fire in the attic of a single story home on Ash St. in Stoughton Wednesday night, SFD Lt.

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After three sessions and a two-week hiatus, Stoughton's 2013 Town Meeting is set to resume Wednesday evening, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. So far, Town Meeting has passed the FY14 budget and a handful of enterprise accounts and revolving funds.

CIVIL WAR COMING TO STOUGHTON ! Following the success of last year's Civil War event in Stoughton , which was part of the 2012 Stoughton Reads Together program, the Town of Stoughton will hold its Second Civil War Remembrance & Parade this Saturday, June 15. It will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at various downtown locations, including the ... (more)

A high-speed car chase in Stoughton this past weekend resulted in a drug bust and the arrests of a Norwood man and a Stoughton woman, according to a post on the Stoughton Police Department's Facebook page.

Stoughton, Mass.-based Mats Inc. recently announced two new hires, expanding its national sales team.

The following is from the Stoughton Public Schools: As has been tradition for many years now, Stoughton High School students took part in prestigious national language exams in Spanish, Latin, and French earning high marks in all three languages.