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Quincy students given a lesson on dangers of steroids  Thursday night’s assembly on the dangers of steroid use, mandatory for Quincy High School athletes and part of “Drug Awareness Week” in the schools, held students’ attention as the presenters explored an often overlooked drug problem. Between 4 and 5 percent of 3,000 public high school students surveyed in the state have admitted to using steroids in the past four biannual risk assessments conducted by the state education department.  Read More Stoughton beats Oliver Ames in OT Read More Snake on a train in Braintree? A woman reported that she lost her pet snake Penelope on an MBTA Red Line train bound for Braintree Thursday afternoon. Despite two searches of the six cars of the train, no reptiles were found. Read More Ex-governor Paul Cellucci: I have Lou Gehrig's disease  Paul Cellucci, the former Massachusetts governor and U.S. ambassador to Canada, announced Thursday he has a relatively slowly progressing case of Lou Gehrig’s disease. Read More UPDATE: Hanover man in N.H. hospital after robbery, cabin incident  Police say a Hanover man is in intensive care at a New Hampshire hospital after he robbed a Hanson gas-station attendant at gunpoint, then overdosed on prescription medication while hiding out in a New Hampshire cabin. Read More Are Martin Luther King Day events an important tradition?  After holding one for 14 years, Quincy will not host a Martin Luther King Day breakfast this year after organizers had difficulty raising money and ran out of time to organize one. This year would have been the 15th annual breakfast, which typically drew 200 people from across the region. Do you think annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day events are an important tradition? 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: Norwell MA United States 02061  $684,900, Single Family, 4 Beds, 2.1 Baths, NORWELL Sunday 1-3. 1098 Main Street. New Construction nearing completion. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 car garage, family room w/ gas fireplace. Prof lan... Read More |  Special Sections
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