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"American Hustle" and "Gravity" took in the biggest number of Academy Awards nominations, each garnering 10. Check out the full list of nominees here.

A regional planning agency has suggested adding 23 miles of bike lanes in Quincy, a city that before last year had no bike lanes whatsoever.

Stephen Furbush grilled up a meal of ribs and chicken Saturday night, watched the Patriots game with his young children and a few friends, and went to bed. He never woke up. The heart attack that took the life of the 39-year-old father came exactly two months and a day after his wife, Kristen, who had been battling an aggressive brain tumor, died at their Canton home. Their children – Kayley, 6, and Patrick, 3 – were suddenly parentless.

Norwell had only three full-time firefighters when Chief Andy Reardon joined the department in 1976. The rest of the force was an on-call group of residents who dropped what they were doing to fight fires whenever the alarm sounded.

The region could struggle to attract  enough  young workers to spur  the economy if policies that discourage multi-family housing persist, a report released Thursday concludes.

A Plymouth County grand jury handed up the indictment Tuesday against Paul J. Kodzis, 26, of 54 Primrose Lane, who is charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, home invasion with a firearm, improper storage of a large-capacity firearm and witness intimidation.

The Metropolitan Beaches Commission will unveil its recommendations for the 14 state-owned beaches, including Wollaston in Quincy and Nantasket in Hull, at a public meeting  Saturday, Feb. 1, at the UMass-Boston Campus Center.

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Jan. 27: 42: The Jackie Robinson Story

            Dreaming of baseball season?  Be inspired by history. Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford star in “the movie, “42: The Jackie Robinson Story” that will run on Monday, January 27 downstairs at the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue beginning at 6:30 p.m. The free event, sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Library, is open to the public.  Find out more about the movie...

Following his conviction on two assault and battery charges, Rep. Carlos Henriquez of Dorchester was immediately sentenced by Cambridge District Court Judge Michele Hogan to 2 1/2 years in jail, with six months to be served.