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Braintree squeezes win out of Weymouth

When Braintree, the 13th-ranked baseball team, allowed Weymouth to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth, the Wamps didn't give in.
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Obituary: Pauline Golder

GOLDER, Pauline (Widell) Of Braintree and Delray Beach, FL ...
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Two Powerball tickets worth $1m sold in Mass. as jackpot climbs to $550m

Two people who bought lottery tickets in Massachusetts are millionaires, but who they are is still a mystery ...
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Carpenter carries Austin Prep to Catholic Central crown

Sophomore 'Bobo' Carpenter scored his fourth goal of the game with a minute left in overtime as the Austin Prep boys' lacrosse team clinched the Catholic Central League title Wednesday night with a 7-6 win over host Archbishop Williams in Braintree.
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Snapshot: Majority rules

Percentage of females, 2010 By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe | May 16, 2013 Click here to see a larger, interactive version of this chart ...
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Obituary: Veronica M. Baggett

Baggett, Veronica M. (Worcester), RNOf Braintree, 88 years of age, entered Life Eternal at the Royal Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Braintree on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 after a long illness ...
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Braintree swears in new fire chief

Lt. James O'Brien and Mayor Joseph Sullivan walk up the center isle prior to a ceremony to swear O'Brien in as the new fire chief ...
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New fashion blogger selected for Braintree's South Shore Plaza

The South Shore Plaza has selected a stylist for the summer, a new position they hope is an asset to the community while promoting brands and stores throughout the mall ...
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Dorchester men arrested on drug charges in Braintree

Two men from Dorchester were arrested on Tuesday after allegedly selling heroin and cocaine to an undercover police officer ...
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Fore River Railroad bridge set for an upgrade

A state grant will help the renovation of the 100-year-old bridge, which carries trains that transport items out of the Fore River Shipyard.
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Braintree anticipating modest increase in state funding for coming budget

Braintree is expecting modest increases in funding from a preliminary state budget recently approved by the House of Representatives, a local lawmaker says ...
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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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Dreamtown Finder: Massachusetts town search calculator

A tool to help you find the ideal Massachusetts communities for your needs ...
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