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The lighthouse in front of Carl Hosea’s home has been a something of a beacon for people driving on Quincy Shore Drive for 15 years. “A lot of people use this lighthouse for directions: ‘Go down until you see the lighthouse’ or ‘Take the next right after the lighthouse,' ” Hosea said. He recently replaced the original lighthouse, which he built in his basement 15 years ago, with a newer version he crafted in his garage.

A multimillion-dollar reinvestment will transform Independence Mall in Kingston to The Kingston Collection, a redesigned shopping and entertainment center, according to owner The Pyramid Companies of Syracuse, N.Y.

For years, some student-athletes at North Quincy High School have been playing their home games at Veterans Stadium in Wollaston, but considering that they needed to drive 2 miles, often through traffic, it hardly felt like home to the Red Raiders. If Mayor Thomas Koch gets his way, North Quincy’s athletes will have a new home turf come the spring of 2015.

In 1972, when the optical industry was thriving in the United States, two Polish immigrants decided to pursue their entrepreneurial spirit and open Randolph Engineering.

While Massachusetts leads the nation in solar power and energy efficiency, the state ranks much lower in wind power, according to a report released Wednesday.

News on gay marriage, U.S. Rep. Trey Radel and the Rev. Billy Graham.

Danny Keefe, the official water coach for the Bridgewater Badgers Div. 5 Peewees, cuts quite a figure on the sidelines with his suit and fedora, like a miniature Tom Landry. And he’s forged an unbreakable bond with the boys on the team.

A Boston-bound jet made an emergency landing at Orlando International Airport on Wednesday afternoon after the evacuation slide opened during the flight.

White supremacist Joseph Paul Franklin was executed this morning after several delays. Franklin was on death row in Missouri since 1977 after killing 22 people in an attempt to start a race war. His death this morning was scheduled for shortly after midnight but didn't happen until 6:07 a.m. CST because of last-minute court appeals. In the end, he was denied his requests and died without giving a final statement.  

Quincy Fire crews extinguished a one-alarm fire late Tuesday night that started on the exterior side of a two-story house, authorities said.Nobody was injured in the blaze that broke out at the home on Hillside Drive around 12:33 a.m., Deputy Fire Chief Gary Smith said.