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Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a law overhauling state oversight of compounding pharmacies in Massachusetts. The measure had been in the works for nearly two years since a nationwide meningitis outbreak linked to the now-closed New England Compounding Center in Framingham. A t...

Staples will close 225 stores by the end of next year and the office-supply retailer is initiating to save about $500 million annually by 2015.

Officials say three cows were killed and several others were injured when the roof of their barn at a Framingham farm collapsed apparently under the weight of snow.       Firefighters responded to Eastleigh Farm at about 8 a.m. Wednesday...

The House has approved legislation aimed at improving the safety of drugs made by compounding pharmacies, which mix customized medicines.       The measure is a response to a meningitis outbreak last year that killed 64 people and sickened hundreds more...

Police say four New York City residents have been arrested for allegedly using fake $100 bills to make minor purchases at Massachusetts stores so they could get real currency as change.

A man in Framingham is being charged in the death of his dog after he sent the dog flying into a wall.