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A full house of veterans from Duxbury attended the town's first annual Veteran's Day appreciation breakfast at the Senior Center on Tuesday, Nov. 12. All branches of the military were represented at the breakfast, including veterans from the Worl War II era and the Iraq/Afghanistan wars.

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The families of people killed by South Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger and his gang finally got the chance Wednesday to tell Bulger how his long reign of terror damaged their lives, calling him a “terrorist,” a “punk” and even “Satan.”

Like every other teacher at Pierce Middle School in Milton, math teacher James Moonan led his students into the gymnasium Wednesday knowing nothing about why they had been assembled. But the reason soon became clear. An official from the Milken Family Foundation had flown in because someone in the school had been identified as one of the nation’s top educators and would be receiving $25,000 with no strings attached.

The Irish Immigrant Experience Mass. Memories Road Show takes place Saturday at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton. All Massachusetts residents who are Irish immigrants or whose ancestors came from Ireland are welcome to come tell their stories and bring family photos and other mementos related to the Irish immigration.

Quincy is encouraging motorists who use Adams Street near the Milton line to seek an alternative route Fridaym when workers will start the final portion of the Adams Street reconstruction project.

Pembroke selectmen will return to the bargaining table with the clerical union after voters at special town meeting rejected a contract agreement in hopes of reducing the growing burden of health care costs.

A Quincy lawyer was arraigned on drug charges Wednesday after taking drugs to a person at Chelsea District Court, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

To the delight of many drivers, gas prices on the South Shore have fallen for 10 straight weeks and now average $3.32 per gallon for regular, according to The Ledger’s weekly gas survey.