Saturday, May 25, 2013
Eat some good stuff on Monday and remember to honor those who have died for our country.
Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. It is a day for spending time with family and friends, eating lots of food and (most importantly) to honor those who have died fighting for the United States of America and our freedom. While hot dogs and hamburgers are the most popular items to eat on Memorial Day, there are other things you can make. Here is the guide to creating a full meal for the big day, courtesy of Attleboro resident Laurie Brasil. Ingredients Directions Combine all ingredients except for soda, mix well. Just before serving, slowly add soda. Serve over crushed or cubed ice. Ingredients Directions Heat oven to 375 degrees. Separate dough into four long rectangles. Place rectangles on cookie sheet, firmly press …
The keynote speaker at the ceremony following the parade will be a retired female airforce colonel.
There are several events scheduled for Sunday and Monday in Attleboro to honor members of the military, veterans and those who died for the United States and our freedom. Attleboro Veterans Agent Carl Bradshaw said the events will begin Sunday at 8 a.m. with a ceremony at Hillside Cemetery on South Main Street. The next event will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at Lee's Pond, where the official picture will be taken of veterans in front of the new pavilion. A service will take place at Bethany Fellowship Church (516 Newport Ave.) at 10 a.m. This will be followed by ceremonies at several veterans monuments in South Attleboro, and will conclude with a ceremony at Woodlawn Cemetery at 12 p.m. The annual parade will take place Monday …
The following information about recent local arrests and charges was supplied by the Attleboro Police Department. An arrest and/or charge does not indicate a conviction.
May 17 May 18 May 19 *The time indicates when the person was booked at the Attleboro police station.
Saturday is Missing Children's Day. Take time to look at the photos of children still missing in our state.
Every year hundreds of thousands of kids are reported missing across the country, according to the Department of Justice. Some run away, some are abducted. And many have never been found. Saturday is Missing Children's Day. Here is a partial list of children in Massachusetts who have gone missing in recent years. Check the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for full lists by state as well as age progression photos.
The house passed legislation to treat most 17-year-olds as juvenile defenders. Is this a compassionate or dangerous change?
Massachusetts is currently one of only 11 states that tries 17-year-olds as adults. A bill passed this week by the state's House of Representatives would make these teenagers juvenile defenders, according to a report by 7News Boston. That will put the Commonwealth in line with most other states, where adult court is reserved for individuals 18 and older. The bill still allows the state to try 17-year-olds as adults in serious cases, like murders. But proponents hope the change will reduce cases of rape in the state's prison system by keeping younger inmates away from older, stronger convicts. TELL US: What do you think? Are we getting too soft on younger defendants? Or is this a justified, compassionate change to protect teenagers? Tell …
Recap and analysis of the week in state government.
The rush from Beacon Hill to the westbound turnpike this week had as much to do with two of Worcester's political sons beating feet from the capitol as with the impending Memorial Day weekend. As Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray attempted as graceful an exit as possible from politics, fellow Worcester Democrat Rep. John Fresolo made his hasty escape under an ethics cloud feeling "marginalized" by his peers and pressured to resign, which he did. If not for those two storylines, the focus may have been on the Senate's breakneck budget debate concluding Thursday night as senators wiped their hands clean of 725 amendments and passed a $34 billion fiscal 2014 budget without the need for Senate President Therese Murray to threaten a Friday or Saturday …
Friday, May 24, 2013
From Memorial Day parades to holiday fender benders, this live map shows delays and diversions on Boston area roads right now.
If you're on a mobile device, click here to view the map. When you are done getting gas and packing the car, check out the live results from MapQuest above to see what's standing between you and the start of your three-day weekend. Mapquest scans for parade routes, ongoing construction, block parties and traffic jams. If your route is green, your good. If it's red, you may be headed into a line of rubbernecking fools. Good luck!
This city is one of 100 in the United States eligible to win Benjamin Moore's "Main Street Matters" contest.
Vote early and vote often. No, that's not a recommendation for how you should approach the upcoming U.S. Senate election, but rather this is what you should do if you want to see a portion of Attleboro receive a free makeover courtesy of national paint company Benjamin Moore. Attleboro is one of 100 American cities eligible for the prize in Benjamin Moore's "Main Street Matters" contest. Twenty cities will be chosen, with the winners determined by online voting. "Benjamin Moore will not only provide the paint and supplies needed for façades, porches, railings, shutters and other exterior building trims, but its color experts will consult on the best choices to enhance the architectural style, regional influences and historic references in …
The following information about recent local arrests and charges was supplied by the Attleboro Police Department. An arrest and/or charge does not indicate a conviction.
May 14 May 15 May 16 *The time indicates when the person was booked at the Attleboro police station.
You can use this gas price widget to always find the lowest price of the moment.
Click here for a full-screen view of the gas price map. If you don't see a map of our local area, click the magnifying glass in the upper right to enter your address. Nationwide, gas prices were predicted to be lower this summer compared to the last three years, but that won't translate into savings at the pump this Memorial Day weekend, experts say. "Motorists this year are facing rising gas prices heading into the Memorial Day holiday," said Michael Green, a AAA spokesman, adding that Memorial Day 2013 would probably be the most expensive since 2011. In past years, prices have declined heading into early summer as oil refineries produced more gasoline to meet expected summer driving demand. This year, though, Midwest refineries haven't …
Dennis Naughton
8:42 am on Saturday, May 25, 2013
Good move. Hopefully it will help to slow down the school-to-jail conveyer in the country that has the largest percent of its population behind bars of any country in the world--the U.S. more ›