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Football fans, show your Patriot-ism The New England Patriots are dominating the NFL and favored to win Super Bowl XLV. How are you showing your Patriot-ism for the hometown team? We want your wacky fan photos from Gillette Stadium, pictures of drawings your kids have made, links to videos of you and your friends cheering -- anything that proves you're a diehard Pats fanatic. Read More Cut in Social Security tax leaves extra in paychecks Coming soon to your paychecks: a 2 percent raise, courtesy of the government. Read More UPDATE: Hanover man in custody after standoff in N.H. Police in New Hampshire say they have taken a Hanover man into custody after a standoff that lasted several hours. Read More Woman says iPhone alarm glitch got her fired The glitch that silenced the alarm clock function on a local woman's iPhone on New Year's Day is still ringing up controversy. Read More Senate president Murray names debt control, opiate 'crisis' as priorities Easily reelected to her second full term as Senate president, Sen. Therese Murray foreshadowed Wednesday a push to control state debt and to act on “the overdue need to restructure our state finance laws” in her first address to a newly constituted state Senate. Read More Quincy won't host Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast after running out of time, money Quincy will not host a Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast this year because organizers had difficulty raising money and ran out of time. The Quincy Human Rights Commission, which organizes the breakfast, made the decision at its meeting Tuesday. This year would have been the 15th annual breakfast, which typically drew 200 people from across the region. The event featured a keynote speech on the legacy of the slain civil rights leader and an awards ceremony honoring people who work with the poor and disadvantaged in Quincy. Read More New Balance faces lawsuit over ads for toning shoes The toning-shoe trend is beginning to cause headaches for the legal departments at two Boston-area shoe companies as they face lawsuits that claim the benefits touted for wearing these shoes are bogus. Read More JUST A MINUTE: Resolutions fall into one of two categories It’s the first day of the new year. How did 2011 come around so quickly? I’ve barely had time to finish my attempt at the world record for Christmas cookie consumption, and now it’s time to break out the celery sticks. Read More Top Classified: 320 Concord St Rockland MA US 02370 Read More |
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