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South Shore Plaza’s pet photos with Santa will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, and 8 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15 and 22. For more information, visit  Facebook.com/SouthShorePlaza.

Trolleys, subways and 15 key bus routes will begin running until 3 a.m. during the weekends under an MBTA pilot program set to begin next spring, according to a transportation official.

The owner of an average single-family home in Quincy will pay an extra $107 in property taxes next year, roughly the same increase as this year.

Whitman is now one of several area police departments, including Brockton, Stoughton, Taunton, Norton, Wareham, Milton and Braintree, using the “MyPD” application. With a swipe and tap, app users can submit crime tips, access a list of department phone numbers, learn more about sex offenders and wanted persons in their area, and read the latest tweets from their police department.

A Hanson man is being held without bail after a woman told police that he cut her with a steak knife and threatened her with a battle ax while asking her if she wanted to die.

The property tax bill for an average single-family home will go up about $122 this year compared with last year based on a new tax rate approved by the town council Monday night.

Seven years ago, I interviewed Armand Bolduc of Quincy, who was 92, as part of a look at longevity and why some people make it to age100. Bolduc joins that club this Saturday, Dec. 7. I asked him how life is going and why he hit the century mark when others don’t.

Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday said it would be a “mistake” to block automatic gas tax increases and criticized opponents of the law for accepting money from the gas tax.

Student photographers at North Quincy High School will sell their best work to benefit a good cause.

Investigators used a GPS tracking device and FBI surveillance plane to help gather evidence against a Dedham man they believe is responsible for a string of robberies at Dunkin Donuts stores across eastern Massachusetts, court documents show.