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Feathered fugitive is taken into custody

A lost hen is reunited with her owner, a man dressed like Santa Claus is charged with drunk driving, and other odd tales from local police blotters.

Feathered fugitive is taken into custody

A lost hen is reunited with her owner, a man dressed like Santa Claus is charged with drunk driving, and other odd tales from local police blotters.

Crime lab cases, auditions, and music mashup

Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab forensic scientist Paul Zambella will host “Crime Lab Case Files” on Feb. 1 at the Boxford Town Library.

A year preserved in pictures, but where’s the rest of the story?

Yes, these are good pictures — but this doesn’t seem like everything that happened to us this year.

LOWELL
Grant boosts job training and GED program for struggling youths
A Lowell-based organization will be able to continue and expand its work helping troubled young people continue their education and prepare for jobs, as a result of new federal funding.

LOCAL FARE
Spice Box in Lexington hits all the right notes
In some respects, the menu features a what’s what of better-known Indian cuisine. Yet not every dish is quite so familiar — and there’s pizza.

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What’s happening west of Boston

Joseph Flack Weiler’s photo essay, “Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience,” is on exhibit now through March 30 at the Walden Pond Visitor Center in Concord.

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What’s happening south of Boston

Finalists on “America’s Got Talent,” Sons of Serendip will perform a benefit concert for the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra.

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What’s happening north of Boston

Grammy Award winner Patti Austin is donating her time for a fund-raising concert on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 p.m., at the Cabot in Beverly.

Tracing Salem’s history through its immigrants

For half a century, French Canadian immigrants lived and worked in the Point. A professor aims to tell their story and link it to immigration today.

THE ARGUMENT

Should Massachusetts ban billboards advertising marijuana products?

Read two views and vote in our online poll.

Getting personal, former Waltham track star Ivy Watts talks mental health

In the past two years on stage, the former Division 2 All-American has spoken to 10,000-plus athletes, coaches, and administrators on personal well being.

HINGHAM

Volunteers sought to pack meals for needy on Jan. 20

The Hingham Hull Religious Leaders Association plans to pack 50,000 meals for local food pantries and homeless shelters on Jan. 20, the national Martin Luther King Day of Service.

At the Rashi School, King’s message resonates

The Rashi School, a K-8 Reform Jewish school in Dedham, has long looked to social justice as a guiding principle.