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The SUV that Rick Green drove his newborn babies home in will now be packed with heroes, he said in Maine last week, handing over the car keys to a Maine organization that provides a free getaway vacation for wounded veterans and their families.

BOSTON —Citizens abuse the Open Meeting Law and public records requests in order to overwhelm and harass local officials, lawmakers said Monday.

'3rd Friday' dance in TewksburyTEWKSBURY —— Kick off summer with the SilverTones Big Swing Band on June 21.

Retired Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is lucky to be alive after getting shot through the torso, top Boston trauma surgeons said, adding they're cautiously optimistic he will make a full recovery barring any serious infections.

LOWELL —Styrofoam cups, bottles, lighters, traffic cones and 45 syringes: Volunteers pulled all of these items out of the Merrimack on Sunday during River Cleanup Day.

BOSTON —Doctors and state officials on Monday called for a focus on addressing the causes of gun violence as well as its aftereffects as they marked the opening of a new gun-violence prevention center at Massachusetts General Hospital.

A Westford man and co-founder and former CEO of a Boston-based mobile phone music streaming service was arrested in connection with a scheme to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars from his employer, authorities say.

AYER — Zoning regulations for marijuana establishments and future building developments on Park Street were set in stone on Monday night.

CHELMSFORD — Juliana Fontoura's obsession with Brazilian jiu jitsu began when she was 15.
Always a bit of a tomboy, she immediately became enamored of the sport when she learned about it through her brother.