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  1. EMT Who Faced Charges In Shooting Found DeadRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | WBZ TV

    ... assault with intent to murder. He had been on administrative leave. Police say Williams went to a Sept. 20 party in Abington after attending a benefit for his former partner, Mark Brinkman, who died in May. Police say Williams was kicked out of the ...

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  2. Abington man found dead in Plymouth jailRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Cape Cod Times

    ... today, according to Massachusetts officials. It is the second suicide at the jail this year. Clinton Caldwell of Abington was found unresponsive on his bed early Sunday by guards on their regular rounds. Prison spokesman John Birtwell says Caldwell, ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Plymouth, MA, Plymouth County, MA

  3. Mass. prisoner found dead in apparent suicideRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Telegram & Gazette

    ... died in an apparent suicide, the second this year at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility. Clinton Caldwell of Abington was found unresponsive on his bed early Sunday by guards on their regular rounds. Prison spokesman John Birtwell says ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Plymouth County, MA

  4. Fire chief notes toll of closing station

    Saturday Nov 21 | Boston.com

    ... may not seem like a long time, unless you're a homeowner watching flames engulf your house. This is the reality Abington Fire Chief Arthur Pelland says is facing residents of the southern end of town after his department last week closed Station 2 ...

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    Related Topix: Boston, MA, Weymouth, MA, Fire, Braintree, MA

  5. School football: Nantucket fallsRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | Cape Cod Times

    ... different result from the teams' previous meeting on Oct. 9, in which the Whalers beat the Wildcats 26-6. Football: Abington burns Mashpee Click here to follow us on Twitter for score updates, stories, standings and more during the Cape and Islands ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Massachusetts High School Football, High School Football

  6. School football: Nantucket fallsRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | Cape Cod Times

    ... different result from the teams' previous meeting on Oct. 9, in which the Whalers beat the Wildcats 26-6. Football: Abington burns Mashpee Click here to follow us on Twitter for score updates, stories, standings and more during the Cape and Islands ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Massachusetts High School Football, High School Football

  7. Abington closes one of town's two firehouses

    Monday Nov 16 | WHDH

    ABINGTON, Mass. -- One of the two Abington fire houses closed Monday leaving only one fire house in town Response times will now take longer, but the fire chief says the department is simply out of options.

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    Related Topix: Fire

  8. S. Weymouth's Naval Base...Read the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | Banker & Tradesman

    ... funding obligations because it has no credit history. Tri-Town is a conglomeration representing the towns of Abington, Rockland and Weymouth. The MassDevelopment bonds, together with an $8 million federal appropriation and $15 million in ...

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    Related Topix: Weymouth, MA

  9. Clarks Summit heading expecting $50,000 deficit by year's endRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | The Times-Tribune

    ... the closure of Grandview Street, which was to be the only road accessing a 101-acre housing development in South Abington Twp. Mr. Amato said he and developer Michael Noto were forced to make costly improvements to other roads leading into the ...

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    Related Topix: Clarks Summit, PA, Scranton, PA

  10. Character Sketches: Larry MurphyRead the original story

    Apr 3, 2008 | The Apiary

    ... all, but a smart performer, adept at creating a familiar, yet absurd, world around him onstage. Born and raised in Abington, Massachusetts, Larry Murphy was "always a clown," but a rejection letter from the Massachusetts College of the Arts turned ...

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    Related Topix: Boston, MA, Somerville, MA, Cambridge, MA

  11. Thursday PickoramaRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Boston Herald

    ... Academy over BELMONT HILL: LA survives its toughest task, leading up to next week's battle with BB&N. COHASSET over Abington: Green Wave have been so good in pressure games, but we sense the tide is about to turn. Fairhaven over DIGHTON-REHOBOTH: ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  12. Lawrence Murphy; craftsman honed skills, knowledge; at 69Read the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Boston Globe

    One of Larry Murphy's favorite quotes from Thomas Jefferson captures the longtime Abington resident's voracious work ethic and zeal for accomplishment: "It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.'' Mr.

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  13. Game head-butt leads to charge vs. high school football playerRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 31 | Boston Herald

    n Arlington Catholic High School football player accused of head-butting an opponent from Abington High School during a game last month will face a criminal assault and battery charge. Cambridge District Court Assistant Clerk Magistrate Robert Gorman ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football

  14. Arlington Catholic football player faces charge in head-butting incidentRead the original story

    Friday Oct 30 | Boston Globe

    ... LaShoto, 17, is facing a charge of assault and battery stemming from the incident in which LaShoto allegedly hit Abington player Daniel Curtin. A clerk magistrate in Cambridge District Court in Medford issued the charge today after a hearing ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  15. Is Your Dentist Offering Candy BuyaRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 29 | Fox Charlotte

    Dr. Mike Thomas, a dentist in Abington, Mass., wants children to turn over their Halloween candy, and he'll give anyone who does a dollar for each pound of sweets.

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    Related Topix: Dentistry, Life, Holidays, Halloween

  16. Massachusetts Dentist Will Buy Your CandyRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 28 | The Huffington Post

    Dr. Mike Thomas of Abington Family Dental Care has posed a tantalizing offer to his patients this Halloween, reports the The Enterprise .

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    Related Topix: Dentistry, Life, Holidays, Halloween

  17. Class sizes on rise in many schools south of Boston, but not allRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Oct 25 | The Boston Globe

    ... In many public school districts, the classes aren't getting any smaller. After the latest round of budget cuts, the Abington superintendent said some elementary grade classrooms will soon have more than 30 children. Class size is a hot-button issue, ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc.

  18. Reader's Exchange: Mom who's back in school could use a laptop computerRead the original story

    Oct 24, 2009 | St. Petersburg Times

    ... in Maine. From a group of five, they've expanded to a group of about 20. They are now knitting for children in Abington, Mass. So far they have knitted more than 200 pairs of mittens for kindergarteners. One of their knitters, Emma Amato, has ...

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    Related Topix: Computers, St. Pete Beach, FL, Life, Hobbies, Knitting, Clearwater, FL

  19. There (was) no place like home

    Oct 21, 2009 | Telegram & Gazette

    ... were able to get the driver of the truck, Robert F. Stuart, 58, and his passenger, Caroline Cooney, 47, both of Abington, out from the rear door of the sleeper cab. Both were taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were ...

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    Related Topix: Leicester, MA, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Worcester, MA, Spencer, MA

  20. House, vehicles smashedRead the original story

    Oct 20, 2009 | Telegram & Gazette

    ... were able to get the driver of the truck, Robert F. Stuart, 58, and his passenger, Caroline Cooney, 47, both of Abington, out from the rear door of the sleeper cab. Both were taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were ...

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    Related Topix: Spencer, MA

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