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Quincy College and the Thomas Crane Public Library are hosting a special author event tonight, Wednesday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Library (40 Washington Street, Quincy). Come here Elizabeth Greenspan talk about her research into the controversal rebuilding of the World Trade Center site in Manhattan.

Come to the library (40 Washington Street, Quincy) on Wednesday, December 18 at 7:00 p.m. to hear a message of hope from world-traveling local hero, Roberta Gately. Quincy resident Roberta Gately has served as a nurse and humanitarian aid worker in third-world countries, including Darfur, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. She is the author numerous professional and journalistic articles on the subject of refugees and has also written two fictional books based upon her experiences.

About 175 people gathered for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela at the Horace Mann Auditorium at Bridgewater State University, Tuesday. Mandela died last Thursday at the age of 95.

It doesn’t take a seasoned fisherman to see the beauty in a 25-foot-tall tree-shaped tower made of more than 400 lobster traps and decorated with colorful buoys and hundreds of white lights. Thanks to an effort led by Cohasset resident John Covell, a lobster-trap Christmas tree is on display at the Atlantica Restaurant on Cohasset Harbor.

Democrat Katherine Clark triumphantly told supporters "We did it!" Tuesday night after winning the race to succeed former U.S. Rep. Ed Markey.

G-Force Shipping of Norwell and the Quincy Credit Union will be able to train employees and add positions thanks to state workforce training grants.

With voter turnout falling short of 10 percent in the race for the Fifth Congressional District seat, Democrat Katherine Clark won big in Waltham, receiving about 58 percent of the vote, and will represent the city as its new U.S. representative.

Braintree Town Council President Charles Kokoros says he won’t let a recent spat between the council and Town Clerk Joseph Powers keep him from working with the clerk.

Katherine Clark will take a seat in Congress after winning the race for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 5th District.

Democratic Katherine Clark has defeated three opponents to win a special election to fill a vacant Massachusetts congressional seat.