MBTA to Fire Drivers for Carrying Cell Phones After Newton Bus Crash
Drivers will be disciplined even if they aren't using cell phones or electronic devices.
View ArticleThe Best and Worst States for Teen Drivers
Which state is the deadliest and which the safest for teen drivers?
View ArticleSold! Local Home Sale Listings, June 17
Patch and Zillow team up to bring you local real estate news.
View ArticleAnother Baby Dies In Another Hot Car: How This Happens And How To Prevent It
Even a short time in a hot car can cause heat stroke.
View ArticleMA Patch Daily: Child Left in Hot Car, Student Makes Bomb Threat, Plane...
Plus, one local lacrosse team won its first-ever championship.
View ArticleTOP: Man Shoots Robber After 911 Call Goes to Voicemail; Best and Worst...
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View ArticleThomas The Tank Engine Gets a Home at Edaville
The hallmark New England attraction is permanently adding the classic children’s character to its theme park.
View ArticleWhooping Cough Epidemic — Who's to Blame?
The national debate over vaccinations has heated up as once-contained diseases like whooping cough and measles spread across the U.S.
View ArticleMinimum Wage Hike Approval Expected
A measure expected to pass Wednesday would increase the state’s minimum wage to $11.
View ArticleLatest Homes For Sale Nearby, June 18
Patch and Zillow team up to bring you local real estate news.
View ArticleHundreds Rally on Beacon Hill for Gun Rights
Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts says Speaker DeLeo’s gun control bill won’t prevent gun crimes.
View ArticleBionic Pancreas Could Help Diabetics
Device utilizes an iPhone to collect data and regulate insulin and glucagon.
View ArticleMA Patch Daily: A Robbery, a Bear and a Possible Man with a Gun Force Lock...
Plus, residents in one local town have started a petition asking officials to stop spraying weeds with Roundup.
View ArticleTOP: 8-Year-Old Dies In Fire Trying to Save Brother; Father and Son Land 884...
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View ArticleHouse Approves Minimum Wage Increase for Massachusetts
The bill would raise the minimum wage from $8 to $11 per hour by 2017.
View ArticleMassachusetts Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.6%
The unemployment rate has dropped 1.4% since May of last year.
View ArticlePoll: Do You Trust Dr. Oz?
TV Dr. Mehmet Oz faced a Senate hearing on bogus weight-loss supplements.
View ArticleRedskins Trademark Ruling Could Have Impact in Tewksbury, Throughout...
While the NFL team says the ruling will have no impact on its organization, some believe the ruling could reach as far as Massachusetts high school sports.
View ArticleSearch New Foreclosures Nearby, June 19
Patch and Zillow team up to bring you local real estate news.
View ArticleMonster Catch: Georgia Father, Son Haul in 884 Pound Fish
Father's Day weekend fishing trip to Canada was first time dad and son had ever fished together.
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