Abington News

One man is in the hospital with severe brain stem injuries and another man is facing an assault charge following a confrontation over a barking dog in Abington.

Residents in a number of area communities will see fewer police officers and teachers and closed library branches and fire stations as local officials confront the reality of an approximately 30 percent cut in noneducation local aid from the state.

Fifty elementary and middle school students in Randolph took part in a robotics rally June 22 hosted by the Students Training for Responsibility, Achievement and Success after-school program.

Maine man suffered second- and third-degree burns over 70 percent of his body in Abington on Saturday night after holding a 2-gallon gasoline container next to a friend's outdoor fire pit, fire officials said.

Jun 18, 2009 5:52 pm US/Eastern Reporting Bill Shields ABINGTON Five-year-old Brandi Rix was in stable condition Thursday, after being struck by a van Wednesday in Abington while she and her mother were crossing North Street.

ABINGTON, Mass. -- An Abington woman gave new meaning to the phrase "Baby on Board." Jennifer Damian started having contractions Thursday morning and could tell by their frequency that her baby was on the way.

Jun 17, 2009 9:25 pm US/Eastern ABINGTON A 5-year-old girl was hit by a car while in a crosswalk in Abington Wednesday afternoon.

"She's feisty," said Fred Villa, 68, the great uncle of Brandy Rix, who is recovering at a Boston hospital.

Fire Capt. John Nuttall said the girl was hit at the intersection of North and Spruce streets in North Abington by a full-size van.

Well, it looks like some folks in the local community are not welcome at Massasoit Community College.

It's a bitter splash of cold water on a tradition that dates at least as far back as the first anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 1777, when wartime Philadelphia celebrated with Roman candles.

Is revenge the reason the town won't have a fireworks show this year? Night Before the Fourth Committee chairman Robert Baker thinks so.

Office supplier W.B. Mason Inc. will pay Massachusetts $545,000 to settle allegations that it mishandled credits owed to some business customers.

Fourth of July fireworks displays have been cancelled or are threatened by economy-driven budget cuts in at least four Bay State communities: Abington and Randolph where they've already been cancelled, Walpole and Methuen.

Abington residents looking forward to celebrating on July 4 will have to do so without fireworks.

Tomorrow night's rescheduled budget session of Town Meeting could highlight more cuts than a Hollywood audition.

Sarah Williams and Ryan Rakow, both of Abington, Mass., were married April 30, 2009, at Shephard's Beach Resort, Clearwater Beach, Fla.

A 29-year-old commuter was beaten and robbed last week as he walked home on Route 123, about 100 yards from the Abington T station.

A fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Sunday at an apartment building on 77 Bedford Street in Abington.

Facing a possible $2 million loss in state aid, town officials have delayed the budget session of the annual Town Meeting to June 1. The session was originally scheduled for May 11.