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Camp 11, a kid rock music group, will give a free concert on Sunday at Houghs Neck Congregational Church in Quincy.

Limited food budget and even less time to cook it? Chefs David Todisco, Paul Wahlberg, Joel Hathaway and Barbara Isola were given five basic ingredients from the Quincy Community Action Programs' food pantry and 45 minutes to turn them into a delicious meal. The results were astonishing.

A Quincy lawmaker is asking the city of Boston to temporarily close the Long Island Bridge after an engineer raised concerns about the bridge’s long-term safety if repairs aren’t made.

Quincy’s city council voted unanimously Tuesday to ban the use, possession or sale of synthetic marijuana, joining a growing number of towns enacting such laws. The drugs, most commonly known as “fake weed,” “K2” or “Spice,” are often passed off as incense or potpourri and are sold in small pouches at convenience stores and gas stations.

If projections of sea-level rise become reality, and high tides a century from now resemble what today are major floods, the Aquarium station on the MBTA’s Blue Line would likely be under water, Boston Harbor Association Executive Director Julie Wormser says.

Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey wants servers in bars and restaurants to serve as the front line of defense against drunken driving.

Members of a newly formed committee are trying to determine why airplane noise seems to be making a comeback in Hull

Nova Scotia's annual gift to Boston of a Christmas tree is on its way, scheduled to arrive Friday. Check out our map of where it came from, then follow its travels via Twitter and Facebook.

News on statins, President Bill Clinton and the health care law, and the new tallest U.S. building.

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. His talk is set for Monday, November 25, 2013, at 7:00 PM at the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton. Enjoy an inspiring look into local history. The event, sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Library, is free and open to the public and appropriate for all ages.  The book is full of surprising local ties.