Plus, local kids help rescue an injured swan and a state tax amnesty program kicks off.
The report offers a first ever look at total health care expenditures in the Bay State.
Unpaid penalties will be waived on overdue Massachusetts taxes that are paid by Oct. 31 by 300,000 qualifying taxpayers.
Plus, two plead guilty in 2010 shooting and man charged with sex trafficking of teen.
This weekly column focuses on news about animals in Massachusetts. Have a tip? Email charlene.arsenault@patch.com.
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.
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.
Plus, "Good Will Hunting" showing benefits suicide prevention and doctors recommend schools delay start to later in the morning.
This weekly column focuses on issues and concerns surrounding animals in Massachusetts.
There have been 4 days above 90 degrees during the summer of 2014, far fewer than 2013 and the least since 1997.
Plus, dog owners warned after canine parvovirus outbreak and hero rescues toddlers who fell in reservoir.
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.
The deadline to take part is Sept. 19.
Plus, Wellesley puts into place a boil water notice and Brookline Police commended for defusing a potentially "deadly" traffic stop.
Frank Tarr was charged on two counts of burglary and two counts of larceny.
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.
Plus, the man who started the Ice Bucket Challenge gets doused at Fenway and two men were were charged with selling counterfeit items.
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.
Lawn watering is allowed only during certain hours and days of the week.
Plus, a repeat drunk driver is arrested after stealing and crashing a car and a drug raid leads to three arrests.
The sessions will be open to athletes from surrounding towns.
Plus, a man was charged in a Craigslist child sex sting and heavy rain is expected Tuesday night and Wednesday.
The area should see 1-2 inches of rainfall from an “unusually strong weather system for August,” according to the National Weather Service.
Plus, an Avon man is still missing after an alleged kidnapping and a North Shore community is mourning the house of a young girl.
This weekly column features news about Massachusetts animals.
Plus, Taylor Swift makes a surprise visit with a Children's Hospital patient and migrant children are not coming to Mass. after all.
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Plus, a woodchuck was rescued from a compromising position and a highway memorial was stolen.
Plus, a Burlington man was convicted of aggravated rape of a child and a Newton man was charged with leaving a dog in a hot car.
Also, migrant children aren't coming to Massachusetts after all and a video shows a shark attacking a robot.
Plus, an offshore hurricane could cause riptides this week, Katy Perry visits Salem and Market Basket employees rally.