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50 ways to spend a snow day  Another day, another storm. It seems every week we're whacked with another foot of snow on top of the several feet we already have. All this awful weather got you down? Here are 50 fun ways to spend a snow day.  Read More Fontbonne Academy defeats Hingham High in girls hockey Read More State: Quincy worker violated conduct rules for swearing at coworkers The state Civil Service Commission has upheld the suspension of a Quincy public works employee after she made a series of politically-charged, profanity-laced statements to coworkers three days after the most recent mayoral election Read More TODAY'S FORECAST: 6-14 inches of snow and sleet on the way A winter storm warning in effect until 1 a.m. Thursday. Heavy, sleet and freezing rain are expected, with 4 to 8 inches of snow today and 2 to 6 inches of snow and sleet late tonight and Wednesday. Snow and ice accumulation will make for dangerous travel and will cause power failures, street flooding and roof collapses. The weight of the snow and ice may cause additional structural damage for some businesses and homes. Some local schools are closed and others are sending students home early. Open this story for the seven-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Read More A GOOD AGE: Where have you gone, Mrs. Robinson?  A scolding from a Quincy reader named Martha Robinson 25 years ago continues to influence a reporter’s behavior. Attempts to track down this Mrs. Robinson leads to another reader with the same name and her own story to tell. Read More Blue Hills boys basketball defeats South Shore Votech HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Blue Hills benched four of its five starters early in the first quarter but still managed to beat South Shore Votech, 72-56, on the road Monday. Read More Abington votes to take in out-of-town students  Abington High School is opening its doors in the fall to five nonresident freshmen students under a new school choice program voted by the School Committee last week. The committee voted unanimously in favor of the limited school choice program in which the state will pay the district $5,000 in tuition for each freshman student enrolled. Do you think it's a good idea for Abington High School to accept out-of-town students? 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: Braintree MA United States 02184  849,900, Single Family, 4 Beds, 2 Baths, BRAINTREE A rare opportunity to own in LIBERTY FARMS! 4 Bdrm, 2 bath, large master with HUGE master closet, granite counters in kitchen and baths, master... Read More |  Special Sections
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