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Director James Gunn wants to surprise you with 'Super,' his twisted take on a superhero  Tell James Gunn that his movie “Super” isn’t what you expected and he’ll flash you an ear-to-ear smile that could melt glaciers. Part comedy, part drama and overflowing with tongue-in-cheek violence, "Super" is the story of hard-luck short-order cook Frank D’Arbo (Rainn Wilson), whose wife (Liv Tyler), a recovering addict, has relapsed and run away with a charming drug dealer (Kevin Bacon). Frank has a spiritual awakening and decides to become a vigilante superhero to save her.  Read More Weeklong search for missing Abington man ends in tragedy  Police divers have found the body of an Abington man missing since last week. A member of the Quincy police dive team found Stephen Hender, 60, near the footbridge crossing Island Grove Pond around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Divers had been searching the pond since Wednesday morning. Read More TODAY'S WEATHER: Heavy rain moving in late Open this story for an extended forecast for southeastern Massachusetts from the National Weather Service. Read More Quincy residents looking for judge's ruling on who controls Faxon Field  Twenty-four Quincy residents, including three members of the school committee, are seeking a judge’s ruling on whether the school committee or the mayor controls Faxon Field. Read More Quincy Center developer hires retail broker The developer behind a $1.3 billion Quincy Center overhaul has announced a deal with the company that will help it find retailers to occupy new buildings downtown. Street-Works LLC has hired CBRE-Grossman Retail Advisors as its retail broker. Read More Sports writing course scores with Hull students  The six-week course at Jacobs Elementary School was led by technology teacher Kerrie Ryan, and students in grades 3, 4 and 5 learned the basics of blogging and sports reporting. Read More NOTHING BUT NET: Catching up with local athletes Links to news about local athletes, updated frequently. Subscribe to this page in an RSS feed. Read More What to do about local aid?  State lawmakers are starting to prepare local officials for the possibility that this year’s local aid cut could be larger than the estimated 7 percent they have been told to expect. Some local officials have said the governor’s proposal would have been painful but manageable. Legislators are now saying, hoever, that Gov. Deval Patrick’s numbers were overly optimistic. Should the Legislature do everything it can to maintain local aid funding at the current year’s levels by reducing other discretionary state spending? Take our poll. Call 781-340-3157 and leave a short message that we might post as an audio letter. Post a comment or click Ledger or click Enterprise to e-mail us. Call 781-340-3157 and leave a short message that we might post as an audio letter. Read More Top Classified: Norwell MA United States 02061  1,549,000, single_family, 0 Beds, 0 Baths, NORWELL ~ TARA DRIVE ALMOST 3 ACRES! Sun 1-3pm Gallagher-built home designer kitchen w/pantry and see through gas fplc., 2 1st flr. Study's, Octag... Read More | Special Sections
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