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Town and law enforcement officials celebrated an early Christmas present Saturday morning as they officially opened the doors to the new Acushnet Police Station.

BILLERICA, Mass. (AP) _ A member of the Billerica select board is facing a misdemeanor charge of defacing public property for painting faded crosswalks in the town center. George Simolaris, a painter by trade, used green deck paint on several crosswalks in the town center last weekend saying it was a public safety issue and he was tired of waiting for the town to act...

Wareham voters re-elected a Selectman, filled two seats on the School Committee, and finalized the formation of the Sewer Commission in Tuesday's Annual Town Election.

Dartmouth Select Board member Michael Watson says he will not seek a third term on the Select Board. Watson made the announcement during Monday night's Select Board meeting. The two-term Select Board member says two major factors contributed to his decision...

Heroic efforts made by Freetown Police officers save a man's life. Sgt. Scott Rose and Patrolman Thomas Ashley were called to a South Main Street business location just before midnight Sunday, to a report of a 45-year-old suicidal male who was heavily intoxicated...

Starting this weekend, you may notice some changes inside of the Dartmouth Mall. Construction crews are set to begin work Friday night tearing down the water fountain in the center of the mall. The fountain will be replaced with a recharging station for customers...

A new ordinance in Coventry requires property owners to mow their lawns, or risk having the town put a lien on their house.

Quick, get the water hose! Blandford, MA, a town of 1200 in the western part of the state has no fire department as of Tuesday when the entire 10 member volunteer force resigned in an ongoing dispute between the fire chief and the select board.

While there have been incidents with sinkholes swallowing a car or even a house, the unfortunate town of Bayou Corne in Louisiana is vanishing.

The town of Brookline has voted to ban the use of Styrofoam food and drink containers at local restaurants.