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Morning Jolt: FDA wants acetaminophen limits

The Food and Drug Administration is asking doctors to no longer prescribe medications that contain more than 325 mg of acetaminophen, saying that amount could damage your liver. Acetaminophen has been known to cause liver damage at high amounts, and the FDA is taking steps to limit the amount patients can take. Over-the-counter drugs will be addressed at a later time, the FDA said. 

 

 

10 great ways to beat the winter blahs

Tired of snow, followed by rain, followed by cold? We’ve come up with some terrific ways to get you out of the house and having fun.

 

Get your children interested in staying fit

Now that the holidays are  over and new resolutions have  been made, it’s time to think  about how to get in shape. Just  as important as getting yourself  in shape is making sure your  kids are on the right path physically.

 

Plymouth Rock is vandalized

Vandals have struck Plymouth Rock. Sometime before 8 a.m. Tuesday, someone jumped into the enclosure around the waterfront landmark and spray painted “LIES” on the rock where “1620” is carved.

 

Part of Quincy temple fills with water after pipe cracks

A portion of the Quincy Masonic Temple looks more like an abandoned swimming pool than a historic landmark.

 

Pot seized South Shore Plaza; two arrested

Braintree police say they seized more than a pound of pot after detectives noticed a drug deal outside the South Shore Plaza.

 

Community Preservation Act celebrated at ceremony

When the Community Preservation Act passed more than a decade ago, it had the potential to sit “gathering dust on a shelf” if local communities did not adopt the law, according to Stuart Saginor, executive director of the Community Preservation Coalition.

 

Water main break on Hobart Street in Quincy

Police have shut down a section of Hobart Street in Quincy following a water main break Tuesday night.

 

Seen on Scene: Lisa Marie Presley concert in Natick

Check out who was at the Lisa Marie Presley concert Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at The Verve Crowne Plaza in Natick.

 

Baby Rock Dove update

Today I have an update on a baby Rock Dove that we have been raising at NEWC.

 

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