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Marshfield students, teachers do basketball battle  Read More VIDEO: Norfolk DA Morrissey warns of widespread opiate abuse
In a 30-minute segment that began airing on local cable access channels throughout the county Monday, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey says opiate abuse is present in nearly every community and leads to addiction, crime and overdoses. Read More Quincy Center bill about to get first State House hearing  A bill central to the planned redevelopment of Quincy Center will have its first hearing next week at the State House. The hearing, before the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday. Read More TODAY'S WEATHER: Cold, with clouds moving in Open this story for the seven-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Read More Authorities: Sex assaults on 8-year-old girl started in January  The sexual assaults on an 8-year-old girl in a Brockton classroom began in January and occurred four times, authorities said Thursday, adding that no other victims have come forward and there is no indication any other individuals were involved in the abuse. Read More Mark Recchi, Zdeno Chara team up to help Bruins pound Canadiens, 7-0  Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, a marked man in Montreal since throwing a check that left Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty injured, had 3 points in the rematch. Teammate Mark Recchi’s controversial comments during a radio interview took some of the focus off Chara. 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 Fighting back against opiate abuse  Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey has joined local officials who say use of heroin, oxycodone and other opiates is one of the leading problems facing the region. ir communities. The opening salvo in that campaign was a 30-minute video that began airing on local cable access channels throughout Norfolk County on Monday. Morrissey, along with mayors and police officials say opiate abuse is present in nearly every community and leads to addiction, crime and overdoses. Do you think their efforts to curb the rising tide of drug addiction on the South Shore will be effective? 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 |  Special Sections
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