Blaze in South Attleboro destroys garage, cars

ATTLEBORO - A two-car garage in the midst of tightly clustered homes in a South Attleboro neighborhood burst into a ball of fire Thursday night and was destroyed, along with two cars and a snow blower inside.

Foxboro teen charged in fatal Rhode Island crash

FOXBORO - A Foxboro teen was charged with drunk driving, death resulting, after a passenger in his car was killed in an early morning crash on Route 10 in Cranston.

NA fire board ousted

NORTH ATTLEBORO - Selectmen voted Thursday to oust all of the town's fire commissioners, alleging the board violated open meeting law and started with a predetermined conclusion in its investigation into complaints about the management style of Fire Chief Peter Lamb.

Bridge OK'd for $9M in stimulus funds

FOXBORO - Construction of a $9 million skyway over Route 1 that would link a development proposed by the Kraft Group with Patriot Place and Gillette Stadium will start this spring, the state says.

Harsher partying penalty proposed at NHS

NORTON - Norton High School athletes have long faced serious consequences if they are caught drinking or using drugs - even off campus.

Interactive video games coming to Patriot Place

FOXBORO - Patriot Place is getting into the international spy game - and maybe a little wet.

City schedules new flu clinic

ATTLEBORO - The next H1N1 flu clinic will be for healthy city children on Monday but they must be pre-registered by e-mail by Saturday at 8 p.m.

Judge OKs teen's settlement

ATTLEBORO - A 17-year-old girl who said she was beaten by police after leaving a party last year has been awarded a $100,000 settlement.

Selectmen want report on manager kept sealed

MANSFIELD - Selectmen are continuing to stonewall efforts to release a special counsel report about the former town manager, with the latest request coming from the former manager himself.

Raising student spirits at KP High

WRENTHAM - Kicking off today, King Philip Regional High School students are taking part in an intensified version of spirit week.

Build like a Sumarian

ATTLEBORO - Brennan Middle School seventh-graders are doing more than reading about ancient civilizations in history class.

Foxboro man faces charges in steroid case

ATTLEBORO - A Foxboro man was arraigned Thursday on drug possession charges related to the seizure of steroids from his former home in Mansfield last month.

Foxboro parents warned

FOXBORO - Parents of children in the Burrell School district received a letter this week warning about a suspicious, older white male reported in the Windsor Drive area last weekend, Police Chief Edward O'Leary said.

Kitchen fire damages home in Plainville

PLAINVILLE - Firefighters say a Plainville woman's quick thinking may have saved her and her children when a blaze broke out Thursday at their Broad Street home.

Foxboro schools cut budget

FOXBORO - School Superintendent Christopher Martes this week outlined a tentative plan to help the town make up the school-side share of an estimated $537,000 deficit in this year's town budget.

Driver denies racing on I-95

ATTLEBORO - One of two drivers who crashed their cars, allegedly while racing on Interstate 95 in South Attleboro last summer, pleaded innocent Thursday in Attleboro District Court.

Chamber honors Attleboro couple's contributions

FOXBORO - A dedicated Attleboro couple and a new North Attleboro business were recognized Thursday night at the annual meeting of the United Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Discussion set on hiring of NA principal

NORTH ATTLEBORO - Parents and community members interested in sharing the characteristics they would like to see in the next high school principal are invited to attend a special meeting next week.