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Braintree native Chris Duffy was recognized at Braintree Town Hall on Thursday, Dec. 5 for donating tissue after he died of a brain aneurysm in 2000. His portrait will be in the Rose Bowl parade in California on New Year’s Day.

The town council, which now meets on one side of the Horace T. Cahill Auditorium, established a special committee Tuesday to look for a new site for the council chambers.

About 70 community leaders – including the city’s congressman, other elected officials, businesspeople, and directors of social service organizations and educational institutions – volunteer to ring the bell for the Salvation Army in Quincy Center.

News on Jameis Winston, North Korea and the new Mustang.

A Facebook page of a person claiming to be a Massachusetts soldier who was killed in Afghanistan has been taken down after dozens of complaints were lodged.

The National Weather Service office in Taunton has issued a fog advisory for eastern Massachusetts through 1 a.m. Friday.

News of the fire spread quickly through the town. Many Abington residents, businesses and organizations stepped up to help the family less than 24 hours after the fire.

Arguing the threat of lawsuits stands between counter workers and the proverbial tip jar, Dunkin' Donuts is pushing for a change to state law to let more of its employees share in the generosity of customers. The ubiquitous, fast-service coffee, doughnut and bagel shop is at the forefront of a lobbying effort that may have legs, as Senate President Therese Murray has said the issue will be taken up in January. The potential for costly litigation has led to a disappearance of the tip jars from some Dunkin' Donuts counters, and supporters of the change said more clarity would likely lead to their return.

For the second year in a row, the baby Jesus figure has been taken from a manger display near City Hall. This time thieves took the Mary figure too