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Navy Petty Officer Jason Main established Friends Never Forget, a nonprofit that raises money to send children of military personnel who died while on active duty to summer camp.
A local couple's hopes of building a house on a sprawling beachfront parcel on Plum Island have been shelved, perhaps permanently, after a neighbor objected to their plans.
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Paintings and sculptures by Em Marquis Brown are being exhibited for the final time at the Stetson Art Gallery at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead.
With a state deadline looming, the Woburn City Council is weighing a request by Mayor Scott D. Galvin to authorize $6 million in borrowing for a residential water meter project.
For duty and country
Gavriel, 29, gave up a promising career on Wall Street to join the Marines after being deeply affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the ensuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
For duty and country
Schiavoni’s toddler daughter had successful surgery to repair a hole in her heart. But her father did not live to see her grow up.
For duty and country
O’Neill, 19, was one of the first, and youngest, Massachusetts soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
A once-dilapidated Lowell house has been rehabilitated and put on the market through the city’s use of a state tool that allows abandoned properties to be placed into receivership.
Lauren Ramirez capped a 16-game winning streak in a 13-strike performance against Georgetown High to close out a 19-1 regular season for Dracut.
South Shore Quests publishes an annual booklet of clues that is available at various nature centers and libraries for $5.
The Archdiocese of Boston is proposing to group its 288 parishes into 127 collaboratives that would share priests and other staff.
It’s been 5 weeks since a 2-year-old vanished on a Rockport beach, apparently swept away with the tide. Grief, anger, and a thread of hope have defined her family’s life since.
A North Dighton woman’s generosity helps not just Children’s Hospital in Boston, but teaches a life lesson, too, writes Beverly Beckham.
With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend, road-trip season is officially underway. So let’s examine some laws you need to be mindful of.
