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A former Middlesex County probate register who has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from cash and copy machines at the Registry of Deeds in Cambridge and from his campaign funds is set to be sentenced.

Share + Nov 7, 2009 5:58 pm US/Eastern NEWTON 1 of 1 Fort Hood police officer Kimberly Munley is seen this photo posted on Twitpic.com by user "hope2forget30" and dated July 4, 2009.

Fresh from his election as Newton's first African-American mayor, Setti Warren received a congratulatory phone call this week from President Obama, a Warren staffer said today.

Hoping to buy a new Motorola Droid smartphone, more than 20 people waited in line in 40-degree weather for the 7 a.m. opening of a Boston-area Verizon Wireless store.

Does Senator John F. Kerry have a keen eye for fresh political talent? It would seem so based on Tuesday's elections, when two former high-level Kerry staffers scored significant victories - Setti Warren as Newton's mayor and Ayanna Pressley as an at-large Boston city councilor.

GigaBeam announced today that the court has approved the sale process, which is a vital piece to restructuring the business assets.

Michael Meagher is beverage manager at BOKX 109 restaurant at the Hotel Indigo in Newton and chairman of the Boston Sommelier Society.

Minority candidates in at least four Massachusetts communities are hoping to make history.

A 4-year-old border collie named Nietzsche has been ordered put down after biting three people, including a child.

Boston Market $1 meal coupon is good for the rest of the week. Not to be out done with the free chicken Kentucky Fried Chicken gave out for one day, Boston Market is just about giving a whole meal away.

Lauren Barack -- School Library Journal, 10/26/2009 With the Federal Communication Commission's decision last week to consider how to protect - and regulate - the free nature of the Internet, the battle over Net neutrality went into high gear, and librarians, of course, were in the mix.

Q. Our plumber drains water and gets our house ready for the winter when we leave for warmer climes.

Positivity: Newton school bus driver survives without brain damage despite 56 minutes with no heartbeat Filed under: Positivity - TBlumer @ 8:31 am From Newton, Massachusetts : Posted Oct 15, 2009 @ 03:44 PM For Laura Geraghty, a 46-year-old from North Attleborough, Newton is far from a place on a map.

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A Newton, Mass., woman and her adult son are recovering after becoming seriously ill from eating poisonous mushrooms they picked in their neighborhood, Boston television station WCVB reported .

OMICRON electronics USA, an Austrian company, has leased approximately 5,600 square feet of office space at 230 CityPoint in Waltham.

Two Newton residents are in the intensive care unit of a local hospital after eating poisonous mushrooms they found near their yard, city officials said.

Authorities responded to a murder-suicide this morning in Newton. A man fatally stabbed his wife before killing himself, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone and Newton Police announced today.

Police are looking for a man wanted for attacking an 18-year-old woman at a bus stop last week.

Share + Oct 19, 2009 2:04 pm US/Eastern NEWTON Newton police are looking for help tracking down a man wanted for attacking a young woman at a bus stop last week.