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Plus, what to do if you see a dog in a hot car and a former local official was charged with heroin possession.
Plus, the new Assembly Square MBTA station has an opening date and police seize 1,500 grams of heroin.
MassDOT suggests use of Boston transportation app and live traffic cameras for a safe Labor Day weekend.
Town offices, schools and banks will be closed for the holiday.
Plus, Framingham man arrested for "upskirting" and Zagat says Cambridge burger is best in the area.
Massachusetts citizens may be excluded from federal facilities while the state navigates the new "REAL ID" law.
Registration is coming up for the Girl Scouts.
Plus, "Good Will Hunting" showing benefits suicide prevention and doctors recommend schools delay start to later in the morning.
Now you can go to the library longer on Saturdays.
Plus, dog owners warned after canine parvovirus outbreak and hero rescues toddlers who fell in reservoir.
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Plus, a Louisiana man was arraigned in connection with a hit and run and a Newton man won an Emmy for a Jimi Hendrix film.
Snowfall will be below average, however.
Plus, Wellesley puts into place a boil water notice and Brookline Police commended for defusing a potentially "deadly" traffic stop.
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Plus, a new bill looks to protect victims of domestic violence and their pets and a local chief addresses the "militarization" of police.
Plus, "Ted 2" filming on North Shore this week and alleged peeping Tom arrested.
Plus, an Allston man was charged in a fatal car crash and Dine Out Boston is here.
Restaurant specials are on the menu for Beantown from Aug. 17-22 and Aug. 24-29.
Plus, a group sues Boston to stop installing sidewalk ramps and a new local bylaw restricts sex offenders.
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Plus, the man who started the Ice Bucket Challenge gets doused at Fenway and two men were were charged with selling counterfeit items.
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Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles website has maintenance scheduled for Sunday.
Plus, police are looking for a man who was peeking through an apartment window and a Wilmington man was killed in a motorcycle crash.
Residents used social media platforms to submit creative safety slogan ideas.
Plus, a repeat drunk driver is arrested after stealing and crashing a car and a drug raid leads to three arrests.
Plus, a man was charged in a Craigslist child sex sting and heavy rain is expected Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Williams, who died this week, received an Oscar for his work in the Boston-based film "Good Will Hunting."
The area should see 1-2 inches of rainfall from an “unusually strong weather system for August,” according to the National Weather Service.
The price for regular, self-serve unleaded gasoline dropped by 6 cents per gallon this week.
Plus, an Avon man is still missing after an alleged kidnapping and a North Shore community is mourning the house of a young girl.
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The Perseids, which produce fast and bright meteors that frequently leave trains, peak Aug. 11-13.
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