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Braintree girls top Newton North in overtime  Braintree overcame a game-tying Newton North shot at the regulation buzzer to win in overtime, 63-59. The Wamps got 26 points from senior Amanda McKenney, and 11 points and 13 rebounds from sophomore Taylor Russell.  Read More Pets visit Santa at the mall  Dozens of pets turned up with their masters on Tuesday night for the last chance to have their photos taken with Santa at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree. Read More Holidays bring spike in home burglaries  Police in several South Shore communities are seeing a rash of home break-ins in the weeks leading up to Christmas. While police say the economy may be a contributing factor, they put most of the blame on drug addiction. The wave has hit Weymouth particularly hard. Fuller said police have received reports of 243 break-ins at homes and businesses this year compared with 186 last year. And the number has been increasing in the last few weeks, including five home burglaries Monday alone. Read More Health-care provider in North Quincy proposes $8M expansion project South Cove Community Health Center, the largest Greater Boston health center targeting Asian-Americans, is planning an $8 million expansion of its offices in North Quincy. The proposal calls for a three-story, 20,000-square-foot building behind the center’s current location at 435 Hancock St. Read More Fraud scheme leads to prison sentence for former Weymouth woman A former Weymouth woman was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 51 months of imprisonment for her role in a bizarre fraud scheme in which she and her husband are believed to have deliberately eaten glass in order to get insurance payments. Read More Quincy High girls basketball coach reaches milestone in win  HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Kiley McDonald (14 points, 12 rebounds) helped lead the Quincy High girls basketball team to a 60-36 win over Hanover on Tuesday night, giving Presidents coach Jeff Bretsch his 100th career varsity win at the school. Read More Why are there so many house break-ins recently?  With the coming Christmas and New Year's holidays, South Shore police have noticed a dramatic uptick in the number of home burglaries in recent weeks. Even with this increase, break-ins are up overall for 2010, with police saying factors could be the economy or, more likely, drug abuse. What do you think is most to blame for a recent uptick in burglaries? Take our poll. Post a comment or e-mail us at editpage@ledger.com or letters@enterprisenews.com. Call 781-340-3157 and leave a short message that we might post as an audio letter. Read More Top Classified: 320 Concord St Rockland MA US 02370  $499,900, Single Family, 3 Beds, 2.1 Baths, Features Single Family Type: Detached Bedroom 2: First Floor Bedroom 3: First Floor Dining Room: First Floor Familly Room: Second Floor Kitchen... Read More | Special Sections
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