Stoughton News Archives

At Christmas, six months after his 2007 graduation from Stoughton High School, Sam Angert told his parents he was enlisting in the Army.

As the recession hit last fall, food pantry organizers braced themselves for a surge in clients.

Police Lt. Michael Blount has agreed to settle a "in principle" a lawsuit he brought against the town and two former police chiefs, Town Manager Mark Stankiewicz said Monday.

Several weeks ago, FBI agents showed up at a Portuguese social club on Washington Street, startling members as they pulled two flat-screen televisions from the wall, checked the serial numbers on the back, and then carted them away.

Recently released 2009 MCAS scores reaffirm findings that West Elementary School results from spring 2008 were out of whack with typical student MCAS performance at that school.

At least two Stoughton residents were in U.S. First Circuit Court on Tuesday, one who produced a summons to appear before a federal grand jury at 9 a.m. The resident, who asked to remain anonymous, showed the summons to an Enterprise reporter, saying it related to a federal investigation into one or more Stoughton police officers.

Every parent's worst nightmare became reality for Kathi Meyer last October. Next week, the Norfolk resident will share her tragic story at Stoughton High School.

A bill that would require Massachusetts drivers, age 75 or older, to pass cognitive and physical exams every time they renew their licenses won the backing of a key legislative committee Tuesday.

" "Machine Gun" Mike Oliver won a hard-fought decision to capture the vacant New England and Eastern Boxing Association junior featherweight titles tonight on the "A Night To Remember" pro boxing cared, presented by Jimmy Burchfield's Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc., at historic Plymouth Memorial Hall.

A veteran police detective has abruptly retired after 30 years with the department.

Fire engines spotted around town, used by firefighters for errands, are raising eyebrows with residents and town officials.

There was a rough start to the holiday weekend rush on the roads after an accident on Rt.

Stall practice forces plane down on I-495 MANSFIELD - A small plane with engine trouble made an emergency landing on Interstate 495 late Tuesday morning, causing a traffic jam but no injuries.