Towns, regulators brace for medical marijuana
BOSTON — Massachusetts voters may have enthusiastically approved the legalization of medical marijuana, but that hasn’t stopped communities around the... Read more.
2012 in Review: The year had a ‘Super’ ending in sports
Catarina Rocha captured first in the New England Foot Locker Cross Country championships, and placed second nationally.... Read more.
Redskins win NFC East, Broncos get top seed in AFC
RG3 heads up an impressive list of first-year stars in this year’s NFL playoffs. (Photo / Associated Press)... Read more.
Lawmakers OK repair or removal of old seawalls, dams
BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers have given final approval to a bill designed to make it easier for cities and towns to repair or remove crumbling dams and seawalls.... Read more.
Cape Cod bear among odd New England news
BOSTON — It was a year when a bear vacationed on Cape Cod, a third-grader dodged jury duty, and police briefly pursued a monster in Boston. Weird news grabbed... Read more.
Roundup: Peabody hockey team fades in final period
The Peabody boys hockey team felt pretty good about itself after two periods. The Tanners were up by a goal heading into the final period. Then, the roof fell in.... Read more.
US may skirt fiscal cliff but faces higher taxes
WASHINGTON — A last-ditch tax deal in the Senate might let the U.S. economy escape the worst of the so-called fiscal cliff and avoid going back into recession.... Read more.
Reid among seven NFL coaches sacked in firing frenzy
Quite a day for NFL sacks. Seven coaches and five general managers were fired Monday in a flurry of pink slips that were delivered the day after the regular-season... Read more.
Once shaky Pats defense turns stingy for playoffs
Patriots safety Steve Gregory runs back an interception during Sunday’s win over Miami. (Photo / Associated Press)... Read more.
Trio indicted in 2007 fatal hit & run
SALEM — A Grand Jury has indicted two Winchester men and a Revere woman with conspiracy and misleading investigators in connection with the January 2007 hit-and-run... Read more.