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A policy change that went into effect yesterday will allow members of Congress to use holiday greetings in official mail to constituents. The policy banning the use of “merry Christmas,” “happy Hanukkah” and the like was in force because communications are supposed to be “business only.” The change will allow Congress members to include their holiday greeting of choice now as well.

The Nathan Hale Foundation provided 100 food baskets to veterans and their families for Thanksgiving.

Getting a picture taken with Santa is a cherished holiday rite of passage, one which Vicki Bartkiewicz believes every child should be able to enjoy.

Federal prosecutors have agreed to dismiss charges against two Plymouth men who initiated and recorded a telephone call between two NFL general managers this year and then sold the recording to a website.

Most of us don’t start thinking about Christmas trees until we’ve gotten through Thanksgiving. But for Dan Costanzo, there’s no start or finish to the Christmas tree season. The second-generation owner of the Christmas Tree Farm in Pembroke, Costanzo tends the farm year-round, and he sells trees from the first weekend after Thanksgiving until he’s sold out.

A legal dispute between the city and a private school for girls over the handling of a trust fund started by former President John Adams is now being reviewed by the state’s highest court.

Networks of volunteers and local donors has kept Interfaith Social Services going since the agency was organized in 1947

The population of Massachusetts is expected to grow 4.4 percent between 2010 and 2030, but the southeastern corner of the state will increase by 0.3 percent in the same period, according to projections in a study released Wednesday.

The state income tax is about to decrease from 5.25 percent to 5.2 percent. Because economic triggers have been tripped, “we’ll be reduced to 5.2 percent as of Jan. 1,” state Administration and Finance Secretary Glen Shor said Wednesday.

Jazz vocalist Peter Smith and his band will perform a free family concert on Saturday, December 7 from 2-3 pm. at the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton.  Read more about selections from the Great American Songbook and holiday tunes by the The Peter Smith Trio, featuring Yas Ishibashi on keyboards and Ralph Pepe on acoustic bass. Bring the family for holiday fun!