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The heartwarming scene at the Enchanted Village on Sunday was fit for a holiday movie: children singing holiday songs and squealing when it began to snow, grandparents lighting up from the iconic Christmas display, and families posing for photos following a trip on the Polar Express. It wasn’t happening on a Hollywood set; it was happening in the Jordan’s Furniture warehouse in Avon.

Weekly auto rail, with tips on winterizing your car, a look at Motor Trend’s Car of the Year and more.

Ron Howard’s fabulous Formula One film “Rush” isn’t the only new car story out there. Here are three more — two movies and a book — that you may not have heard of.

Q:  Greg, what a great article in our paper’s Car Collector Corner. I was stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., from 1962 to 1964, and the nearby town of Fayetteville, N.C., used to have an outlaw drag strip where on several occasions “Dyno Don” Nicholson showed up to thrill the crowds.

The heartwarming scene at the Enchanted Village on Sunday was fit for a holiday movie: children singing holiday songs and squealing when it began to snow, grandparents lighting up from the iconic Christmas display, and families posing for photos following a trip on the Polar Express. It wasn’t happening on a Hollywood set; it was happening in the Jordan’s Furniture warehouse in Avon.

It wasn’t so long ago that GM had Pontiac and Oldsmobile as well as Buick. Now with the other two gone, Buick can attract customers of the other brands. As I sat through the introduction of the 2014 Buicks I knew this wasn’t the old Buick company, nor were the vehicles or the Buick representatives. Both the Buick Regal and Lacrosse have under gone major changes and all for the better.

Ruth O’Connell of Hull “adopted” a faded 1928 Paragon Carousel horse, which has been restored and named “Beloved Jack” in honor of the late President John F. Kennedy, who became a father figure to her after her own father died when she was 5.
 

Anthony Sammarco's new book about local history

The impact of the famous Howard Johnson franchise is an inspiring look into local history. Noted historian Anthony M. Sammarco will share an illustrated lecture and autograph his new book, The History of Howard Johnson's: How A Soda Fountain Became a Roadside Icon on Monday, November 25, 2013, at 7:00 PM at the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton. Find out more about the local ties of the famous franchise magnate....

Howard Johnson had ties to Milton, MA

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An elderly man was displaced from his Fayette Street home Sunday morning when a fire started in the basement and traveled up to the first floor, causing about $50,000 in damage.