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Rail safety fact check: Fires, spills up despite industry claims
Despite the terrible derailment of an Amtrak train last week and a spate of other fiery accidents involving trains carrying flammable crude oil — five so… -
Unexplained infant deaths to be reported to state social workers
Social workers will be routinely alerted to investigate all unexplained infant deaths in Massachusetts for signs of abuse and neglect, according to new… -
Mass. state lawmaker urges action on elder abuse
A state lawmaker is urging Bay State officials to do more to help the growing number of exploited and abused elders in Massachusetts. Rep. James O’ Day, a… -
Number of children placed in Mass. foster care rises sharply
The number of troubled children in Massachusetts taken out of their homes and placed under state supervision rose steeply in the past year, according to a… -
Sudden infant death: Agency-linked babies more at risk
Three months after her baby girl’s death, Andrea LaVigne of Grafton says she still doesn’t know what caused her one-month-old’s heart to stop while they… -
High Rollers
Despite regulations, corner stores peddle cigars -- used to smoke marijuana -- to underage teens. A special report from Teens in Print. -
Drug-plagued families struggle to make it clean
Tammy Minard, a long-time heroin addict now in recovery, is determined to turn her life around for her newborn son. The 41-year-old mother of six says she… -
Grim Cycle of Falls and Fines Plagues State Construction Industry
State fails to bolster oversight of construction industry.