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VIDEO: Despite a desperate rescue attempt, brother can't save sister from dying in Brockton fire  A cafeteria worker at Brockton High School, Darlene Blanchard, 39, was pronounced dead at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after firefighters pulled her unconscious from the bathroom in her second-floor apartment. A fire investigator said the lack of smoke detectors in the apartment might have contributed to her death.  Read More Brockton woman, 91, critical after car-train crash in Holbrook  Steve Francione heard the train’s warning bells from inside his Avon home shortly before noon Thursday – as he typically does before the commuter train zooms by the nearby trail crossing. The gates were down and the lights were flashing. But this time was different. “I heard a smash. I heard the train stopping,” said Francione, 47, who lives next to the train crossing on East High Street, on the Holbrook-Avon line. A commuter train heading north, toward Boston, collided with a car at a crossing. The driver of the car, 91-year-old Ann Kireilis of Brockton, was in critical condition Thursday evening in a Brockton hospital. Read More Dead seal found on district attorney's Quincy property  Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey found a dead harp seal this past Saturday morning on marshland behind his Squantum home. It was the same seal that drew picture-takers March 8 when it was spotted near the entrance to Marina Bay. Read More Fifth person arrested in Marshfield drug-dealing investigation Police have arrested a fifth person, Katherine Renner, 32, of Weymouth, following an investigation into drug dealing on the South Shore. Another man wanted in the case has not been found. Read More Boston University takes on No. 1 Kansas in NCAA  The No. 16 seed Terriers (21-13) believe in themselves and are ready for the challenge tonight in the Southwest Regional (6:50, TBS). Read More 2 Hingham skiers reach peak in state title meet Hingham residents Amelia Brown and Simon Merryweather, both 16, won state ski titles recently Read More Is it time to raise the minimum wage?  Business and labor groups are at odds over legislation that would gradually raise Massachusetts’ minimum wage to $10 an hour by mid-2013. Both sides are making the same arguments they always have: that a raise would will boost spending among entry-level workers, or that it would kill jobs by reducing hiring in an already struggling economy. Who is right? 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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