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The threat of rising flood levels is slowly changing the face of many Massachusetts communities.

Massachusetts coastal and riverside property owners are facing a double threat from rising sea levels.

Quincy police have a man in custody they say robbed the Citizens Bank inside Stop and Shop at 65 Newport Ave. in Quincy on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2013.

“Zip lines are dangerous – period,” said Robert Monaghan, whose company insures half of all commercial zip lines in the country. “You can operate them with a fair degree of safety if they are professionally installed,” he said.

Christo's owners Gigi Johnson and Maria Samson speak fondly – and at times between quiet sobs and tears – about how Christo’s forever changed them and the city of Brockton.

We have a very fascinating new patient at NEWC, the first of its species to be admitted to our hospital.

Abington firefighters respond to serious accident that sends pedestrian to Boston hospital by helicopter

No injuries after car is hit by MBTA commuter train in Avon.

Five people were left homeless and three people, one an infant, were taken to the hospital this morning after a fire broke out about 4:30 a.m. in their home on West Squantum Street.

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Despite the brutal winds, subzero temperatures and rapid snowfall, most South Shore residents took the week’s two-day snowstorm in stride. Even as high tides flooded seaside homes and closed coastal roads midday Friday, many people were out watching crashing waves, cheerfully shoveling out driveways and checking in with neighbors.