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Drivers constantly speed through crosswalks all over the city. The New Bedford City Council hopes to curb this speeding and keep senior citizens safe while crossing city streets.

A Massachusetts man charged with impersonating a police officer for driving a Maserati that resembled a police cruiser is off the hook. The Patriot Ledger reports that a clerk magistrate in Quincy District Court on Thursday dismissed the charge, saying 23-year-old Zhang Zhijun, of Braintree, hadn't taken any actions such as pulling over other drivers or pretending to be an officer...

A community organization will be in court on Monday, seeking an injunction to recind the labor agreement that covers hiring at the Maritime Commerce Terminal Project in the South End. Speaking on WBSM's Mid-Day Magazine, John "Buddy" Andrade of Old Bedford Village Development Corp...

A 16 year old Acushnet boy has been reported missing, and may be with a 17 year old Quincy girl, headed for New Hampshire.  Acushnet Police say Tyrell Harrison was reported missing on Thursday.

The man charged with torturing and beating a dog in Quincy could face deportation to his native Poland. The Boston Herald reports U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a detainer on 32-year-old Radoslaw Czerkawski. A spokesman for ICE said in a statement that Czerkawski will be turned over to federal officials for removal proceedings after the criminal case against him is wrapped up in M

Earlier on Monday a fire broke out at the historic Masonic Temple in Quincy, MA. Rigth now Crews are battling large flames to try and contain the blaze.

New leads have developed in the case of "Puppy Doe," the pitbull found starved and tortured in Quincy.

A Quincy store owner has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in jail after pleading guilty to a welfare fraud scheme in which he exchanged food stamps for cash.

Police in Braintree and Quincy are on the lookout for thieves who have been prying iron grates out of streets and leaving storm drains open to unsuspecting bicyclists and pedestrians.

Norfolk DA Michael Morrissey says the Massachusetts State Trooper who fatally shot  41-year-old  Wilfredo Justiniano of New Bedford last June was justified in firing his weapon.