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About a dozen people responsible for opening and closing th

About a dozen people responsible for opening and closing the South Expressway’s 6-mile-long high-occupancy lane using a pair of outdated machines that have long outlived their expected life. Thousands of commuters use the lane to zip between Braintree and Dorchester every weekday and many thousands more could find themselves stuck in gridlock if something were to go wrong.

The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said the deaths Tuesday of two duck hunters, one of them a Marshfield man, were most likely “a tragic accidental drowning.”

News on “Obamacare,” a plane crash survivor and a cute pygmy hippo.

Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray and Massachusetts Teacher Association Vice President Tim Sullivan visited the Learning Safari Preschool and Daycare Center in Plymouth on Friday to talk about the importance of early childhood education.

According to a report from the Center for Responsive Politics, 268 of the 534 members of Congress are millionaires. This is the first time the number has been more than 50 percent, the nonprofit group said. 

High school sophomores were laughing and joking as they entered the auditorium and took their seats. The laughter subsided quickly when they were told to raise their hands if they’ve ever been bullied. Three-fourths of the students raised their hands. Paul Steven Stone, an advertising executive, was at Randolph High School on Thursday for four assemblies to unveil his new anti-bullying program, “Orange Shield.”

Police have cited a Halifax man for failing to have a kennel license after a New Year’s Day fire at his home that killed at least seven dogs, police say.

Police have cited a Halifax man for failing to have a kennel license after a New Year’s Day fire at his home that killed at least seven dogs, police say.

For families, it was the place to buy a pizza in Quincy. For politicians, it was the place to grab a beer and talk shop. For city natives looking to reunite with old friends, it was the place to gather on the night before Thanksgiving.