Randolph News

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.

Leominster Golden Agers: The 35th Anniversary Celebration featuring Joey Arminios USO Variety Show will be held at Lantana in Randolph.

Fifty years ago on the Blue Hills Reservation, white-tailed deer were not as common as they are now.

Authorities say a drug-sniffing dog led police to a six-kilogram stash of cocaine hidden in the basement of a Randolph home.

State Police and Randolph drug detectives seized six kilos of what they called high-grade cocaine, with an estimated $250,000 in street value, during a raid of a Randolph home yesterday, according to Norfolk District Attorney William R. Keating.

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.

Massachusetts health officials have confirmed 69 more cases of swine flu in the state, for a total of 854 since the start of the outbreak.

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.

A NEW STUDY marking 15 years of education reform points to tough challenges in cities and towns with burgeoning enrollments of low-income students and those lacking English skills.

Bail was set at $10,000 cash or $100,000 surety Wednesday for Randolph Barden, of 141 Marion St., Springfield, on child enticement charges.

The Massachusetts Senate is expected to propose a budget Wednesday that reflects the state's plummeting tax revenues.

A worker at the CardSmart store at Riversedge Plaza found a man inside the store when she arrived to open for business Sunday morning, police said.

Associated Industries of Massachusetts has recognized Headwall Photonics of Fitchburg, which provides spectral analysis and wavelength management technologies, with AIM's Global Award.

By the time the police officer kicked the door in, it was too late. Kerby Revelus was holding his 5-year-old sister, Bianca, and while the officer watched, he dragged a kitchen knife across her throat with such fury that he decapitated her.

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Watch Video RANDOLPH, Mass. -- Fire chiefs often vent their frustration over budget cuts and understaffing, but is the right time to do that at the scene of a deadly fire? Two years ago the Randolph fire chief was suspended by the board of selectmen for making what the board ruled was "inappropriate" remarks at the scene of a fire where two boys ...

Mar 21, 2009 11:03 pm US/Eastern BRAINTREE What started out as a traffic stop in Braintree turned into a surprise crack bust by State Police.A It began when Trooper Paul Conneely pulled a car over on Granite Avenue early Saturday.

The Randolph Theater Company will present ''1776,'' about the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Motorists will have to think twice before parking in handicapped spots throughout Randolph.

The alleged vandals - Jill Igoe of 63 Woodland Road, Billerica, Jennie M. Williams of 357 Commercial St., Boston, and Kelli Chilson of 12 Unity St., Boston - were caught on tape scratching and denting a parked ...