The weekly roundup from State House News Service.
Ice skating lessons for preschool age children 2 1/2-5 years. Children learn in a safe and fun environment through game play.
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.
There are plenty of employment opportunities in the area.
Plus, a repeat drunk driver is arrested after stealing and crashing a car and a drug raid leads to three arrests.
The new bill is part of the goal to create safer communities throughout the state.
Spokesperson says this will be the last request for them to return to work; customer group issues letter to current CEOs.
Plus, a man was charged in a Craigslist child sex sting and heavy rain is expected Tuesday night and Wednesday.
The price for regular, self-serve unleaded gasoline dropped by 6 cents per gallon this week.
The checkpoints will be "operated during varied hours."
North Shore Music Theatre hosts celebration of artists gone too soon.
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.
Back-to-school shopping has already started for supplies such as pencils and scissors.
One home in Chilmark also has a lotus garden.
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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Here’s the latest list from Mass Most Wanted.
Say goodbye to the Patch app and hello to the new, mobile-friendly Patch.com.
Plus, a woodchuck was rescued from a compromising position and a highway memorial was stolen.
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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.
West Medford has a new restaurant.
Also, migrant children aren't coming to Massachusetts after all and a video shows a shark attacking a robot.
State Police will enforce law that prohibits licenses plates from being covered or obscured.
Federal officials told Gov. Patrick this week they won't move forward with the previously-proposed program.
The one-woman musical celebrating the late theatre legend will be presented at Stoneham Theatre from Aug. 21-24.
Plus, an offshore hurricane could cause riptides this week, Katy Perry visits Salem and Market Basket employees rally.
Nijiya has announced its opening date.
New Jersey topped WalletHub’s "Best and Worst School Systems" list.
The newest location of the grocery store and dining location will open this October, and the company is hiring about 400 part-time workers.
Sponsored by Sen. Jason Lewis, the bill aims to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds in storm drains and catch basins.
This weekly column focuses on animal issues in Massachusetts.