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Hingham psychics no strangers to legal trouble - The Patriot Ledger
The client asked that her name not be used because she had not told her family that she had lost money to a psychic. Nicholas' attorney did not return calls for comment. In the three weeks since Smith was arrested, Hingham police said they have ...
Man shot at Wal-Mart in Avon - The Patriot Ledger
One witness, who did not wish to be identified, said she saw one man in a vehicle shoot five or six times at another man on foot. “It didn't seem like it was real,” she said. Police cordoned off a large section of the parking lot with crime scene tape ...
Quincy's Highpoint apartment complex may get bigger - The Patriot Ledger
The buildings, sources said, would be smaller than the ones there now. An expansion may include the sale of the undeveloped acreage, which already has partial foundations on it. Highpoint was listed for sale late last year, and “value-add” ...
Quincy boy, 10, arrested after pig is stabbed in Germantown - The Patriot Ledger
Lynn is a Quincy Housing Authority commissioner. A woman who lives in nearby public housing and declined to give her name said the pig is a beloved fixture in the neighborhood. “Bacon is a sweetheart,” she said. “It (the stabbing) is upsetting to me.”
Governor Deval Patrick, labor leaders agree on municipal health changes - The Patriot Ledger
The administration official refused to be named and initially declined to provide a reason for not allowing a name to be used. The official later explained it's because “the governor hasn't taken any action” – meaning he hasn't officially filed it yet. ...
Kin doubt Marshfield man is dead girl's dad - The Patriot Ledger
“It's unbelievable,” said one family member who lives on the South Shore and did not want to be identified. The paternity claim was first reported Tuesday on the Daily Beast website. It fueled already-rabid speculation about the paternity of Caylee ...
Police levels are down to 'severe' levels, officials say - The Patriot Ledger
Patrick administration officials said the plans are contingent on the receipt of appropriations from the Legislature. Patrick, in his budget plan unveiled last month, proposed a $2.50 to $2.70 surcharge on auto insurance policies to fund a new class of ...
Brockton residents relieved after 25 arrested in largest heroin trafficking ... - The Patriot Ledger
She did not want to be identified. Officers and agents arrested the two men and sent toys and other possessions flying as they ransacked the house, ...
Some residents go without heat in Quincy public housing - The Patriot Ledger
Her neighbor, who did not want to be identified for fear of retaliation, said she and her family have been without heat for more than a year.
Vice President Joseph Biden to make Quincy campaign stop - The Patriot Ledger
Biden plans to attend a morning rally for Democrat William Keating, a source close to the campaign confirmed for The Patriot Ledger. ...
Muslims to celebrate end of Ramadan amid controversy in NY, Fla. - The Patriot Ledger
Men (who did not want to be identified) at the Islamic Center of New England's Quincy site serve plates of chicken, rice, salad and mixed vegetables ...
WENDY J. MURPHY: Amy Bishop and more bull from the Bills - The Patriot Ledger
Justice Grainger of the Appeals Court ordered their release, noting that because information had already been leaked by an anonymous source, there was ...
Cloak-and-dagger investigation nailed dirty Stoughton cop - The Patriot Ledger
Several residents who asked to remain anonymous said it may have involved a falling out with another Stoughton police officer and the informant's desire to ...
Archdiocese helping lesbians' son enroll in another Catholic school - The Patriot Ledger
“First they accepted him, and then they said they couldn't take him,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified because she and her partner, ...
St. Paul School in Hingham refuses to admit lesbians' son - The Patriot Ledger
“First they accepted him, and then they said they couldn't take him,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified because she and her partner, ...
POLL: St. Paul's School in Hingham refuses to admit lesbians' son - The Patriot Ledger
“First they accepted him, and then they said they couldn't take him,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified because she and her partner, ...
POLL: St. Paul's School in Hingham refuses to admit lesbians' son - The Patriot Ledger
“First they accepted him, and then they said they couldn't take him,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified because she and her partner, ...
Woman shot in her car outside Pembroke home - The Patriot Ledger
A Lake Avenue resident who asked that his name not be used said that he heard four loud noises shortly after 10 pm and then heard a woman scream. ...
Alleged shooter Bishop went largely unnoticed at Braintree High - The Patriot Ledger
Another classmate, who asked that his name not be used, remembered Bishop as “a smart girl, always in the top of her class.” He also recalled she was “a ...
Troubles mount for closed hardware store chain - The Patriot Ledger
The managers, who asked not to be named, supplied copies of tax and Social Security documents to The Patriot Ledger to support their claims. ...