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The Mansfield Public Library will host lectures on the social, political, and cultural reforms during Queen Victoria’s reign.

A vacant lot in Lawrence has been turned into a garden to allow residents to grow fresh food in the city.

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My instincts in recruiting my 19-year-old son as a travel partner turned out to be on target.

Organizers hope the Aug. 30 event will celebrate the perseverance of those in recovery, and provide hope to those seeking it.

MyBeverly will allow community members to alert city departments about non-emergency problems ranging from broken street lights to graffiti, potholes, and missed trash pickup.

In collaboration with Peabody Main Streets, the city is holding Pizza Fest 2018 on Railroad Avenue on Aug. 19 at 4 p.m. to benefit Northeast Arc’s Black Box Theater.

MassDevelopment issued a $3.45 million bond to support the purchase and renovation of what will become 27 single-occupancy units in Salem Point.

Demolition began Monday on the long-vacant Hendries Ice Cream plant at 131 Eliot St. to make way for a new mixed-use building with commercial space and 38 condominiums.

According to the lawsuit, one of the alleged bullies attacked the girl at Walpole High on June 1, leaving her with a concussion and ongoing symptoms that have left her “isolated, depressed, alone and afraid.”

Featuring 18 Braintree teens, the Post 86 baseball squad took a 13-1 postseason record to Shelby, N.C. on Thursday.

Four businesses in Stoughton will get full facelifts to their signage and facades, and 10 businesses will get sign-only projects.

The yearlong, $1.5 million project involved the removal of 4,676 cubic yards of underwater sedmient, restoring the depth of the harbor to a minimum of eight feet at low tide.

In partnership with Salem Sound Coastwatch, the city plans to construct three systems to capture and treat stormwater runoff at Winter Island Park.

First hired as a firefighter in 1980, newly appointed chief Larry Fisher worked his way up the ranks.

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The Children’s Museum in Easton is keeping it chilly with a “Frozen”-themed event for kids on Tuesday, Aug. 14.

A judge will administer the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to 35 people at The House of the Seven Gables in Salen on Aug. 15.

Using information stamped inside the uniform, and online archives, a war memorabilia enthusiast determined whom it belonged to and how to track down his family.

Malden will celebrate Italian heritage at a weekend festival starting Friday, Aug. 10.

Cohasset residents expressed concern about the demolition, but town officials say it will be replaced by a building that looks essentially the same.

Using a $15,000 state grant, officials last winter hired a consultant, Favermann Design, to help Reading create a “brand” for the town.

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Residents who receive the city’s regular trash and recycling service can also leave clothing or other household textiles at the curb on their regular pick-up days.

The Scituate Animal Shelter will employ formerly homeless dogs to greet diners as they arrive outside of some South Shore restaurants on Aug. 14.

The proposed rule change would allow leashed and licensed dogs on local beaches June 1 to September 15 from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.

“As a Medford native, the opportunity to return and serve this great city has been a dream fulfilled,” Superintendent Marice Edouard-Vincent said.

The grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is one of five — totaling nearly $1.4 million — awarded to Massachusetts communities in July.

Salem High School students can now earn high school and college credit at the same time with Salem State University.

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The 50th annual Scituate Heritage Days festival will underscore the waterfront town’s rich maritime history and Irish roots.

Chelsea Jewish Lifecare and Longmeadow-based JGS Lifecare recently announced their intention to affiliate.

The Stanton Foundation, through its grant program to help municipalities build dog parks, is paying 90 percent of the approximately $217,000 construction cost.

The non profit Volunteers of America Massachusetts converted the former city-owned McFadden Manor Nursing Home into the senior residence in a $30 million project completed in March.

The Global Premier Soccer Massachusetts Elite 16-and-Under boys team has captured a national championship.

Peabody’s Diego Alvarez-Segee of Bishop Fenwick High scored 13 goals in the the Bay State Games to help lead his Northeast lacrosse team to a bronze medal.

Many local girls with college soccer in their future play club ball in the spring and summer to elevate their games.

Forty restaurants, bakeries, and bars will offer tastings at the 24th FoodFest in Hingham July 31 to raise funds for the homeless.

The closure makes way for construction to start on a 15-story apartment building and a 712-space municipal parking garage and surrounding outdoor courtyard.

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High schoolers attending summer football camps hope to impress college coaches and learn more about the college game.

Phillips Academy Andover baseball coach Kevin Graber was named the American Baseball Coaches Association’s Northeast Coach of the Year.

Since its creation in 1979 in Abington, the Colonial Road Runners has grown to a 700-member-strong club.

Comings and goings of businesses and other organizations in the suburbs north of Boston.

Officials will hold a public information session on July 18, at 7 p.m., at Plymouth South Middle School

The School Committee will meet on Thursday, July 19 at 5 p.m. to publicly evaluate the superintendent’s performance.

With the award from the Cummings Foundation, the department will train and certify its officers in mental crisis interventions.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan is holding a forum about the trauma faced by children who have been separated from their families at the Southern border.

Renovations to Lincoln Park include a playground, skate park, basketball courts, rain gardens, and a fitness station.

An SUV is found in Buzzards Bay, a man flipping tables offers police a unique rationale, and other odd tales from local police blotters.