Braintree News

On Wednesday, a million-dollar winning Powerball ticket was sold at the A Mart at 524 North St.

On a typical Saturday morning in April, Sunset Lake would be visited by some swans, seagulls, and a few pre-season sun worshippers.

The Norfolk County Mosquito Control District will begin this season's late evening ULV aerosol applications on or about May 28, weather permitting.

A 35-year-old Boston woman was arrested by Braintree police last week after she allegedly stole more than $500 worth of clothing from J. Crew and Arden B at the South Shore Plaza and fled on foot from police.

On a sunny afternoon, it's common to find 10-year-old Owen Norton playing baseball in the backyard of his Braintree home.

EOS CCA, a national debt collection agency with a corporate office in Norwell, has experience working with employees in the National Guard and has support in place for when they need to train or be deployed.

A 29-year-old Hyde Park man was arrested for allegedly selling crack cocaine at a gas station on Granite Street last week.

An 18-year-old Braintree man was charged with selling marijuana out of a shed on Edgemont Road after a neighbor reported suspicious activity to the police.

Two vineyards received seasonal licenses this week to sell wine at the Braintree Farmers Market that begins June 15.

Paul F. Kenney is a well-known Boston-area personal-injury lawyer and a partner in the law firm Kenney & Conley in Braintree, Mass.

Though no one won last night's Powerball jackpot, two individuals who purchased Powerball tickets at Pittsfield and Andover convenience stores have won the game's second-tier prize of $1 million, the Massachusetts Lottery said.

A Braintree-based developer will purchase the 26-acre Weiss Farm property for a planned apartment complex with an affordable housing component, according to a report by The Stoneham Independent.

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A 48-year-old Quincy man has been identified by Braintree police as the person behind an ATM theft at F1 Boston earlier this year and the attempted theft of money from a safe at a Braintree business on Saturday.

A re-submitted application to serve beer and wine at Wasabi at the South Shore Plaza was looked upon more favorably by Braintree officials Tuesday afternoon than when the Japanese restaurant withdrew its request for a license last September.

From Kane Funeral Home: E. Louise Vose, 87, a resident of Easton for 53 years, died Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the LydiaTaft House in Uxbridge after a period of failing health.

A Braintree-based developer will purchase the 26-acre Weiss Farm property for a planned apartment complex with an affordable housing component, according to a report by The Stoneham Independent.

In his sole campaign stop of the day, Gabriel Gomez spent about half an hour Tuesday seated across the kitchen table from members of the Lear family, Braintree residents and voters who said they are considering backing the Republican US Senate hopeful despite having voted for US Representative Stephen Lynch in the Democratic primary.

The Powerball jackpot will hit $350 million for Wednesday's drawing. Though not the largest Powerball cash payout, the jackpot is inching closer to the $384 million that was given out in November 2012 in Arizona and Missouri.

Republican Gabriel Gomez, a former Navy SEAL and Cohasset businessman running for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Secretary of State John Kerry, met with David and Pat Lear, Dan Regan and Judy Starr on Hobart Avenue Tuesday afternoon.