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Those planning to use a designate driver this holiday season will not only have peace of mind while out on the road, but a chance to win a ride in a limousine as well.

Nursing students at Curry College in Milton are taking a course on older adults in a “living laboratory.” The students, ages 20 and 21, spend one day a month at the Simon Fireman Community in Randolph with active elders in their 80s, 90s and over age 100. No room here for myths and stereotypes of aging,

More than 100 shooting stars an hour will streak across the sky in the Northeast during the Geminid meteor shower on Saturday, About 70 of the brighter meteorites should be visible each hour, weather permitting.

With his remaining time at city hall now numbered in days not months, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino on Tuesday morning reflected on his time in office, while outlining challenges ahead for the city he has led for two decades.

During a Twitter Town Hall on Monday, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, answered constituents’ questions on national issues, his voting record and more.

Looking for the perfect gift for that creative, adventurous person on your holiday shopping list? How about a 3.75-acre private island in Briggs Harbor off Minot Beach?

With cold, stormy weather settling in on the South Shore, some Web-savvy kids have hit upon a new wintertime prank: Digging up year-old school snow closing announcements and posting them on social media networks as if they were new.

The construction companies that worked on the first phase of the $1.6 billion Quincy Center redevelopment project said the developers owed them nearly $1.9 million in unpaid bills, as of Oct. 23.

The two men accused of robbing a pedestrian on a Wollaston sidewalk are due back in court next month.