December 23, 2016 After lawsuit, town approves deal allowing Muslim cemetery Months after being sued, a small Massachusetts town has agreed to let a local Islamic group build a cemetery that some neighbors opposed.
December 22, 2016 WWII veteran's stolen Purple Heart mysteriously reappears A Massachusetts man says his father's World War II Purple Heart stolen earlier this year has been returned, perhaps by a thief who had an "attack of conscience." Paul Curtis tells The Patriot Ledger (http://bit.ly/2hYO7eT ) that the medal was stolen along with computers, jewelry and musical instruments during a break-in at his Plymouth home in April.
December 22, 2016 Woman charged in baby deaths wants evidence from home tossed The lawyer for a Massachusetts woman facing murder charges after the bodies of three infants were found in her squalid home has asked a judge to throw out evidence police found during a search of the house.
December 21, 2016 Family of woman slain during run speaks out for first time The family of a 27-year-old New York City woman who was killed while out running near her mother's Massachusetts home is establishing a foundation in her name and renewing a call for the public's help in solving the case.
December 21, 2016 Pro-Trump students cleared in Wellesley incident Two Babson College students who drove a truck through Wellesley College with a Trump flag while yelling "Make America Great Again" will not face disciplinary charges, their lawyers said.
December 21, 2016 'Whitey' Bulger, Boston Marathon prosecutor stepping down United States Attorney for Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz, who prosecuted the high-profile cases of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) and Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, is stepping down.
December 21, 2016 High school hockey program shut down over anti-Semitism A Massachusetts high school hockey program has had its season canceled because of what one administrator called a "toxic" culture of anti-Semitism among players.
December 20, 2016 Ex-football star identified as shooter in double slaying A man who survived a deadly 2012 drive-by shooting in Boston has identified former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez as the triggerman.
December 20, 2016 Massachusetts teen due in court in texting suicide case A Massachusetts woman accused of sending her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to kill himself is due in court for a pretrial hearing.
December 19, 2016 JFK's 100th birthday to be marked with stamp, celebrations The United States will mark the 100th anniversary of President John F.