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MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors say the Florida deputy who failed to confront a gunman during last year's Parkland massacre has been arrested on 11 charges.

BOSTON —Supporters of a comprehensive sex education bill say momentum is building behind their years-long push, with a majority of state lawmakers lined up behind the legislation.

Walk for Habitat for HumanityWESTFORD —The middle school-aged Westford Girls for a Better Tomorrow will host a walk-a-thon Saturday to support Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell.

CHELMSFORD — A group of abutters upset about the density of a proposed development the Planning Board green-lit with a special permit in April have taken up an appeal in Land Court.

BILLERICA —The memorial plaques honoring six Billerica Memorial High School students who died may not return to the high school campus by the time the new school is built.

DRACUT — Annual Town Meeting on Monday approved funding for two high-profile projects.
The body voted 184-179 to approve Article 21 for the appropriation of $661,000 from the Community Preservation Fund to rehabilitate the former Dracut

BILLERICA —After hearing two violent "bangs" outside her home on Nashua Road on Saturday afternoon, Theresa Skinner looked out her front door at an empty spot in the driveway where her car had been parked.

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