Braintree News

BRAINTREE, Mass. - Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley will celebrate Memorial Day by offering thanksgiving for the Boston priests who serve as military chaplains.

Sandra Duffy of Braintree was honored as a member of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women's 2012 class of Unsung Heroines.

These students are likely just a handful of the many accomplished scholars from Braintree in high school or college.

In this May 2, 2012 photo, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Elizabeth Warren, speaks to reporters during a news conference while campaigning at Liberty Bay Credit Union headquarters in Braintree, Mass.

When Rhea Smith was growing up in Brazil, children with disabilities were often institutionalized because people did not know how to deal with special needs.

Construction began this week on the exterior of the Old Thayer Public Library , another step in a long-term plan to turn the 138-year-old building into a meeting space for Braintree residents and organizations.

Strategic Auction Alliance , a Braintree-based firm, helped the City of Quincy generate almost $700,000 from a tax title auction on Tuesday.

Plenty of firsts today in history: The first passenger railroad in the U.S. opened in 1830 in Maryland; the Brooklyn Bridge first opened in 1883; the first MLB game played at night happened at Cincinnati's Crosley Field against the Phillies; trans-Atlantic Concorde service opened to Washington; and in 2001, the Democrats gained control of the ... (more)

A 33-year-old Braintree man faces various charges, including larceny and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, after he allegedly stole a truck and hit a police cruiser while trying to drive away.

Braintree Police Chief Paul Frazier has decided to retire later this year after three decades serving the town and nearly 20 years as its top cop.

WEEI's Mut & MerloniA will be broadcast live from the Dave & Buster's in Braintree on Wednesday, May 23 rd A from 10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Throughout the broadcast the Waterboys and Girls will be giving away free prizes as Mut and Merloni talk about baseball and all things sports.

State Police and the Braintree Police Department are reconstructing the scene of an accident to find out what happened when a teenage driver struck an unoccupied, parked car in Braintree last Friday, sending the driver and her passenger to the hospital.A Emergency personnel arrived at the accident scene at about 5:30 a.m. on May 18 to find both the ... (more)

ABACUS Asset Management, a commercial real estate asset management firm founded last year by long-time commercial real estate player H. Joseph Morrison III, has opened an office at One International Place in Boston.

These students are likely just a handful of the many accomplished scholars from Braintree in high school or college.

Fontbonne Academy juniors Julia Butts of Braintree and Eliza McDonald of Quincy were recently awarded the JWL in STEM award from Massachusetts Maritime Academy.A After being nominated by a Fontbonne guidance counselor, the students submitted an application including a resume, essay, transcript, and recommendations.A On Thursday, May 10, Julia and ... (more)

BRAINTREE AND NEWTON, MA a Section "1603" of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 expired at the end of 2011.

A 17-year-old girl from Pembroke was arrested by Braintree police last Tuesday afternoon after she allegedly hit another vehicle with hers while driving under the influence of marijuana and drove away down Washington Street.

Tickets remain available for the second annual Kyleigh's Cure Road Race , to be held in Braintree on June 10, 2012 starting and ending at Emerald Hall .

A 52-year-old Quincy man was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly breaking into a Braintree woman's car, using a rock to smash the window near Cardi's Furniture and Dunkin' Donuts.

Formed as a pseudo-solo project by Nick Santino in 2006, A Rocket to the Moon is a pop rock band out of Braintree, Massachusetts.