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Tobacco buying age now set at 21

Following a Board of Health vote on Monday, Dover has become the fourth town in the state to raise the age to buy cigarettes to 21, based on a two-man lobbying effort to keep tobacco products away from children.
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Obituary: Joan Budyk Costley

COSTLEY, Joan Budyk Died Feb. 27th, 2013, in Cambridge, Ma ...
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Mass. state trooper convicted of extortion

A Massachusetts state trooper was convicted in federal court Friday of extortion for threatening a gambler who owed their fellow bookie more than ,000 in debts.
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Man freed because of Annie Dookhan case charged in Brockton murder

BROCKTON -- A man charged with committing a murder here Tuesday afternoon would have been behind bars, but he was free because his drug dealing conviction had been tossed out after it was discovered that disgraced state chemist Annie Dookhan handled the evidence and testified at his trial, officials said today ...
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Federal jury convicts Trooper John M. Analetto on one count of extortion, but deadlocks on another charge despite videotape evidence

A federal judge today declared a mistrial in the case of Massachusetts State Police Trooper John M ...
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Federal jury ponders fate of John M. Analetto, trooper accused of extortion

A federal jury in Boston today began deliberating in the case of John M ...
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Nearly 500 attend 'Open Arts Day' in Watertown, show support for local police

Nearly 500 people attended "Open Arts Day," a free open house at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown earlier this month, showing a strong display of community following the events of the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent manhunt occurring locally, according to organization officials ...
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Belmont planners want definitive resolution with Cushing Village developers

Belmont Planning Board officials are hoping to tie up a year and a half's worth of disagreement between town residents and developers who hope to build a luxury mixed-use development in Cushing Square ...
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Belmont School Committee vote Tuesday blocks new town library plans

Belmont School Committee members effectively put the brakes on the newest plan to build a new town library as they voted unanimously - with one abstention - Tuesday night not to transfer high school land, which currently hosts playing fields, to the library to construct the new state-of-the-art building there.
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MBTA finds owner of cash left behind on the 73 bus

The MBTA said Tuesday afternoon that Transit Police have identified the owner of ,100 in cash that was left behind on the Route 73 bus traveling from Cambridge to Belmont Monday.
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Joey's Park 'Then and Now' event to focus on Belmont's generations

Organizers who are pushing for the fundraising and re-building of Joey's Park in Belmont will host a "then-and-now" themed celebration at the park on Saturday, May 18, also known locally as Belmont Town Day ...
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Local mothers invited to "Mom's Nite Out" event at Arsenal Mall in Watertown

Locals who want to celebrate Mother's Day next week are invited to the Arsenal Mall in Watertown's national "Mom's Nite Out" event on Thursday, which features an evening of free pampering, food, and giveaways, according to organizers ...
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Weekend service suspension of Fitchburg line postponed to begin on June 1, not May 4

The weekend service suspension of the Fitchburg commuter rail line scheduled for May 4 has been postponed to begin on Saturday June 1, according to the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company.
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Winslow Homer's house opens for public tours beginning May 25

For the first time in 160 years a Belmont site associated with iconic American artist Winslow Homer will open its doors for regular public tours, according to a press release ...
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Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

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