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Abington News Archives

Abington, MA News Archives for August 2009

Aug 27, 2009 | Coos County Democrat

Meredith hires new town manager

After 10 months without a town manager and more than five months of searching for a new one, the Meredith Board of Selectmen has hired Phillip L. Warren Jr.

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Mon Aug 24, 2009

US Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Orders Massachusetts Developer to Restore Damaged Wetlands

EPA has ordered a Massachusetts real estate developer to restore approximately 6.3 acres of freshwater wetlands in Rockland, Mass.

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Tue Aug 11, 2009

Boston Globe

Residents push T to slow commuter trains

North Abington residents are renewing their push to have the MBTA slow down commuter rail trains they say are whizzing through their neighborhood at excessive speeds.

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Sun Aug 09, 2009

ABC News

Mom Horrified to See Ad for Son on Craigslist

Jake Brennan is a happy baby. He likes to play with his brother's "big boy toys" and is learning to walk, using furniture to steady himself.

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Fri Aug 07, 2009

News of Doom

Woman finds sona s picture used in craigslist adoption scam

A woman from Abington, Mass. received a tip that her 7-month-old son's picture was being used by scammers on craigslist.

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Wed Aug 05, 2009

MyHighPlains.com

Craigslist Adoption Scam

The scenario could have been lifted from a Hollywood screenplay: mother finds pictures on the internet of children available for adoption and sees her own son.

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Mon Aug 03, 2009

Cbs3.com

Mass. Mom Finds Own Baby In Online Adoption Ad

Share + Aug 3, 2009 9:00 pm US/Eastern ABINGTON, Mass. An Abington, Massachusetts, mother is trying to find the scammer who stole a picture of her son right off of her family blog.

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The Post Chronicle

Mother Finds Her Baby For Sale Online

An Abington, Mass., mother said she found her 7-month-old son listed for sale on Craigslist in an international adoption scam.

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Boston Globe

Gates describes receiving death threats

A Massachusetts mother warned people about the dangers of the internet after finding her own child for sale through a link on the website Craigslist.org. The family was unknowingly thrust into an interna... " list.

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Sat Aug 01, 2009

Boston.com

Abington rejects override

BY 4-TO-1, IT'S NO - Faced with an average annual tax increase of $200 if passed, a strong turnout of Abington voters last weekend overwhelmingly said no to a $1.7 million Propositiong 2 1/2 override.

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