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> Nearly 40 years after he strode into Naval Reserve boot camp as an unseasoned recruit, Stephen Castinetti recently closed the final chapter in a distinguished military career...

MOODY and#8212; Virginia M. "Gin" Cappello, 43, of Moody, formerly of Somerville, Mass., died suddenly Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008.

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A design public hearing will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m., by MassHighway to discuss a proposed bridge replacement on Waltham Street, Route 27, over the Assabet...

Detectives Daniel McNeil, Thomas Glynn and Mark Clavette were investigating a spat of recent breaking-and-entering and car thefts when they received a call for a breaking and...

ART Lawrence: The Essex Art Center is seeking artists for its 15th Annual Juried Show, which will take place Oct. 24 through Dec. 5. The show will be juried by Miriam Stewart,...

Bentley College juniors Luis Cotto of Waltham, who rushed for 843 yards last fall, and Tyler McNamara of Medway, who set school and conference records with 14 field goals in 18...

Two community groups will be undertaking a new health project through a $10,000 grant from the Massachusetts Partnership for Healthy Communities. The Everett Community Health...

A new library in Belmont and an expansion of the one in Woburn are one step closer to reality after the state Board of Library Commissioners approved more than $94 million in...

> Though small in size, Kali Ray TriYoga Center members say the Spring Street center has had an enormous effect on their lives.

Mayor David Cohen erased some longstanding uncertainty about Newton North High School with the signing of a $195 million price cap last week.

Off the charts, off the map > Even a slice of zucchini makes you want more . . . zucchini. You are perhaps vegan? Order two of these and sneer at the carnivores of the world....

Vicky Steinberg, Chair of the Mass. NOW PAC, says: “We are proud to stand with Carl, as he has stood with us for the past four years."

“Boston” magazine named Somerville businesses among the 335 winners in its annual “Best of Boston” issue.

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As some may be aware, Mike , Lynne and I cohost a weekly Massachusetts internet radio show aka podcast focusing on the same sort of things we all blog about. This summer, we...

The elected official in Middlesex County accused of stealing has been suspended without pay. Prosecutors say Register of Probate John Buonomo was caught stealing thousands of...

The Middlesex County register of probate has been suspended without pay by the state’s highest court as he faces criminal charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars...

> This spring, the fourth grade managed to convince two towns and the entire city of Boston to “Change the Margins” to save paper.

> In 1930, Pluto was discovered and first named as a planet. Joseph Stalin was collectivizing Russian farms, President Herbert Hoover was trying to prevent an impending...