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Hanson, Massachusetts resident John Murphy has been arrested after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to dogfighting.

An elderly Bourne man and former longtime firefighter will spend four years under house arrest, after pleading guilty to setting a three-alarm fire in Hanson that left two firefighters injured.

Melissa Clark has truly embraced what it means to be The Grinch around the holiday season, with an endearing twist on an otherwise grumpy grouch.

Hanson's police chief is asking the public for help identifying a suspicious man who allegedly approached children over the weekend and offered them toys.

Earlier this month three Whitman boys spotted a man floating face-down in Hobart Pond, and their quick thinking saved the man's life. Now the boys are being recognized for their life-saving actions. The boys -- Eugene Hamilton, 13, Conal Morris, 12 and Neil French, 14 -- were honored Tuesday at the police station in a ceremony featuring Whitman Police Chief Timothy Hanlon, Fire Chief Timothy Grenn

The May 4 fire took the life of a 58-year-old woman and killed a family dog.

Bendrix Bailey said those who are vulnerable should be protected, and that 'we need to let other people get back to work.'

The family was on vacation in Florida when their minivan was hit by a pickup truck.