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A huge fire tore through several buildings Monday in Natick, Massachusetts, leaving the livelihoods of small business owners in ashes. Thick plumes of smoke could be seen coming from an unforgiving 8-alarm fire Monday morning as the blaze sent three firefighters to a hospital and consumed several businesses. Nancy Kelley has been teaching kids how to dance at her Natick...

A New Hampshire man is facing charges after threatening to kill a selectman at a public meeting. The Litchfield Board of Selectmen reacted with surprise after Joe Cabral said he’d kill Selectman Brent Lemire.

A New Hampshire man is accused of threatening to kill a Litchfield selectman at a public meeting.

A 14-year-old Massachusetts boy who was mauled to death by dogs on Thursday night has been identified. Authorities said Ryan Hazel, of Rehoboth, was found dead at a property at 2477 Maple Swamp Rd. in Dighton by police responding to a 911 call for a pack of dogs attacking a human shortly before 8 p.m.

The Town Administrator in Hanson, Massachusetts, is accused of driving drunk and crashing his car last Wednesday.

The Town Administrator in Hanson, Massachusetts, is accused of driving drunk and crashing his car last Wednesday.

Federal and state investigators are now taking a closer look at double dipping allegations in the Town of Hingham, multiple sources tell the NBC10 Boston Investigators.

Federal and state investigators are now taking a closer look at double dipping allegations in the Town of Hingham, multiple sources tell the NBC10 Boston Investigators.

A 14-year-old Massachusetts boy who was mauled to death by dogs on Thursday night has been identified. Authorities said Ryan Hazel, of Rehoboth, was found dead at a property at 2477 Maple Swamp Rd. in Dighton by police responding to a 911 call for a pack of dogs attacking a human shortly before 8 p.m.

The Lynn City Council is reportedly facing a lawsuit from the town of Saugus for allowing a recreational marijuana shop on the town line. According to the Daily Item, court documents show the suit alleges that a small part of the building meant to house the shop, a third of the deck, most of the parking spaces and a dumpster...

A Massachusetts resort town that has been dry for 162 years now allows alcohol sales in stores. The Rockport Board of Selectmen this week voted unanimously to give the coastal community’s only grocery store a license for take-home alcohol sales. The Gloucester Times reports Whistlestop Market owner Jay Smith says it’ll take a few weeks before the store can stock...

Rats have overrun a neighborhood in Shirley, Massachusetts, prompting one family to leave until the matter is resolved.

Since Saturday, people have been stopping by Walker’s Point to drop off items at a memorial for President George H.W. Bush. On Tuesday, it was time for town officials in Kennebunkport to do the same. Selectmen have hung a large wreath across the street on Ocean Avenue. A white ribbon contains a distinguished flying cross medal, the same award President...

Officials in Yarmouth are mulling over the possibility of drafting a bylaw to handle an uptick in complaints about blighted properties.

Last month, Milford’s Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 to not renew the contract of Chief Tom O’Loughlin.

Outside of the Town Hall in Milford, Massachusetts, neighbors were holding signs of support for the police chief. “He’s been awesome to this community and what they’re doing is very unfair,” said Maryann Nydam of Milford. Last month, Milford’s Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 to not renew the contract of Chief Tom O’Loughlin. For 16 years he has been Milford’s...

A new Asian restaurant is on its way to a waterfront development on the South Shore, and it will be replacing a now-closed Asian fusion spot.

For the second time in as many days, at least a dozen surfers at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, rode the waves, ignoring warning signs posted at the entrance since Saturday’s deadly shark attack. The attack has prompted town officials to discuss ways to improve beach safety.

A new restaurant is on its way to the North Shore, opening where a dining spot with a big name behind it had once been.

An infestation of rats in a Chelmsford, Massachusetts neighborhood has some neighbors seeing red. Residents attended a Board of Supervisor meeting Monday night to discuss the issue on Buckman Drive where they said the source of the rats is due to one property owner being negligent with their chickens.