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Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch is set to roll out a series of upgrades to the North Quincy High School building and campus. He will host a public meeting at Wednesday night to discuss several projects for the school.

On the eve of the 50th anniversary, historian Christopher Daley will give a presentation at the Thomas Crane Public Library at 7 p.m.Thursday on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.

Manet Community Health Center has hired Gail Covelluzzi, a certified piblic accountant, as its chief financial officer. Also joining Manet are Lisa Levine as senior director for strategic services, Linda Carberry as practice manager and Ayotomide Oyelakin as performance improvement director.

President Barack Obama has registered his lowest ratings ever, 42 percent. The ratings reflect anger over the rollout of HealthCare.gov and other health care issues, pollsters say. The Washington Post/ABC News poll also found that 55 percent of people disapprove of Obama's performance. 

Brockton team’s debts wiped out and improvements made to stadium

Educators across the region said they will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by teaching students about the late president, discussing the day he was killed, and also talking with students about how his death changed the nation.

A woman was killed after being struck by a pickup truck outside a Wrentham motel and dragged three miles up Route 1 to Foxboro.

On the Civil War battlefield where President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that symbolized his presidency and the sacrifices made by Union and Confederate forces, historians and everyday Americans are gathering Tuesday to mark the 150th anniversary of speech.

On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, I am grateful to have the voices and perspectives of older people on what that day was like and what it meant.
 

Vinny deMacedo is an eight-term state legislator and one of only 30 Republicans in the 160-member House. He is also a businessman who can be seen pumping gas or behind the counter at the Plymouth gas station he owns. His background, his family and his beliefs have made him a respected House member known for his ability to work across the aisles, colleagues say.