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Former State Representative and Dartmouth Select Board member John George will be in Federal Court in Boston Wednesday afternoon for sentencing. The 68 year old George was found guilty in April of embezzling federal funds from Union Street  Bus Company, a firm that he owned, and using that money to benefit his personal farm in Dartmouth...

An unusual number of state judges retired from the bench this year, a development likely tied to a recent salary increase for the jurists. The Boston Globe reports that 32 judges announced their retirements in 2014, including 17 who had not yet reached the mandatory retirement age of 70...