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“If you’re old enough to vote and serve in the military, you’re now old enough to be a Bristol County corrections officer. The new age requirement for corrections officer cadets at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office is 18, Sheriff Paul Heroux announced on Thursday. The previous age requirement was 19.

Two men were arrested in connection with a merchandise return scheme in Raynham Monday, according to authorities.

Maria Capriola Returns to Mansfield as Chief of Shared Services and Administration. Maria Capriola, University of Connecticut alumnus and former Mansfield assistant town manager, will be taking a newly created role as Mansfield chief of shared services and administration. Capriola will provide oversight to multiple Mansfield departments including finance, human...

In Providence, Mayor Brett Smiley is bringing back the PVDFest this year. The free outdoor gathering started in 2015 and ran through 2020 before the pandemic put it on hold. In restarted last year. “PVDFest is the moment where we as a community celebrate all the creativity, uniqueness, and diversity...

LINCOLN – After four decades of serving Lincoln, Police Chief Brian Sullivan is retiring. “It was a very bittersweet and difficult decision,” said Sullivan, “I’ve loved coming to work every single day.”

“On March 22, 2023 at about 10:10 p.m., Wrentham Police & Fire responded to Wampum Corner Wines & Liquors after a pickup truck traveling south on Rt. 1A, lost control and struck the building. The pickup shattered the window, causing significant damage outside and inside the building. The operator and...

It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic sparked a wave of uncertainty across myriad industries, and no other market has quite felt its impact like that of real estate. The pandemic became a driving force behind the continued real estate boom, with high demand for vacation homes and a...

Two people riding a dirt bike died in a crash Wednesday night in Cranston. The accident occurred in the Edgewood section of the city, at the intersection of Broad Street and Wheeler Avenue, and involved an SUV. According to police, the dirt bike was not registered. Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins...

– News about Quincy Massachusetts from Quincy Quarry News with commentary added. Quincy Quarry’s Citizen Police Radio Scanner Monitor, heard that there was yet another motor vehicle strike of a pedestrian yesterday afternoon and thus the second pedestrian whacking this week. While particulars on this breaking badly bad news...

Not sure where to grab a bite to eat? With lots of options around the Taunton area, it can be difficult to choose. If you’re having a hard time, we’re here to help you narrow it down. We've compiled a list of meal deals, special events, and mouth-watering...

BOSTON – A Bristol County man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute cocaine in Massachusetts and Maine as part of a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 40-year-old Christopher Riley of Easton pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine before U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, who scheduled sentencing for June 13, 2023.

Peter Williams-Ramirez vs. Brittania Racine Williams-Ramirez. The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for Irretrievable Breakdown. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would...

BRAINTREE − A celebration of Greek Independence Day is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at town hall, 1 John F. Kennedy Memorial Drive. The celebration will start in front of the building with flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremonies. It will then move inside town hall, where Greek dancing will be featured. Greek Independence Day marks the start of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, when Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire. The war ended in 1829, when Greece gained independence in the Treaty of Erirne. Mayor Charles Kokoros is of Greek heritage. His father is from a village in Sparta. This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Braintree to celebrate Greek Independence Day

QUINCY, Mass. — Firefighters rescued several pets from a house fire in Quincy, Massachusetts, late Wednesday night. The fire started at 11 p.m. at a home on Eustis Street. As crews battled the flames, firefighters rescued the animals from the blaze. Video from the scene showed them carrying a cat out of the home.

So first things first. Kudos to Wellesley and The Cottage for calling it like it is. It’s the Easter Bunny. The Weston “spring bunny” is the little dude that raced across Merriam Street last evening, executed a perfect 180 right in front of our car by jumping straight up in the air, twisting upside down and all around in mid-flight, and racing back to live another day eating nascent tulip bulbs.

MANSFIELD, Mass. — Numerous Massachusetts communities are spending millions of dollars on building systems capable of filtering so-called "forever chemicals" out of drinking water and more cities or towns may need to develop their own plans if the EPA implements even tighter limits. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are also...

Tavern in the Square has plans in the work to open five new locations across Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

A Rhode Island woman has been arrested on multiple drug charges after a highway crash this week. According to Rhode Island State Police, on Tuesday, just after 2:15 a.m., Troopers arrested 37-year-old Amanda Allen of Barrington, Rhode Island for Manufacture/Deliver/Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance Schedule I-V (Methamphetamine), Possession of a Controlled Substance Schedule I to V (Methamphetamine), Possession of a Controlled Substance Schedule I to V (Fentanyl), Driving under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and/or Drugs BAC Unknown, and Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test.

Jurassic World Tour Roars Into Providence for First Leg of New England Tour – South Providence Kids Spend Some TIme With the Cast. The Jurassic World Live Tour cast stopped by the Boys & Girls Club of Providence Southside. Club yesterday to promote a seven performance engagement this Weekend...

Woonsocket is putting profit over public health. It’s time for the state and Federal government to get involved. For the second time in 12 months, the sewage treatment plant in Woonsocket has failed. That means sewage sludge is pouring into the Blackstone river, just above the Cumberland Hill dam, and downstream to Cumberland, Lincoln, Pawtucket, Central Falls, and out to Narragansett Bay.