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- One Killed in Massachusetts Stolen Car Crash
One person was killed and another seriously injured just after 6 a.m. Friday in a crash on South Franklin Street and Reeds Lane in Holbrook, Mass., police said.
- 1 dead, 1 critically injured in Holbrook crash
One person died and another person was critically injured in a crash in Holbrook.
- Health costs are growing municipal concern
Insurance premiums are squeezing out other programs; few towns sign on to the state's own program so far Lost in the concern over the faltering Massachusetts budget is a painful fact that has confronted ...
- Checkout Lane: Tips on buying a snow blower
Maybe you don't want to spend two hours shoveling your driveway this winter. Or maybe you don't want to wait for a plow to get to your house in the middle of a snowstorm, only to tear up the edge of your yard.
- Daily Incidents for Wednesday, December 10, 2008
At about 2:00pm, on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, officers from Area A-1 , along with public safety officers from Suffolk University, responded to a radio call for a disturbance at 148 Cambridge Street .
- Liberty Bank to open Brockton branch
Holbrook Cooperative Bank said it has received approval from regulators to open a new branch in Brockton, Massachusetts to provide commercial lending to immigrants.
- At vocational schools, suspensions are down
While the number of students who have been suspended from public schools over the past few years has remained relatively constant, some local districts - particularly vocational technical schools - have bucked ...
- Read a transcript of former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card's Live Chat.
What advice do you have for Rahm Emanuel? Also, do you think it's dangerous that he has such a friendly relationship with the press? by Washington DC Answer: Rahm has been given an unbelievable opportunity and ...
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- An idea ferments
Stephanie Browne says she became seriously interested in wine when she was out for dinner with friends and wanted to know more about the wine list she was reading.
- Cape Commerce
The Supporters of the Provincetown Public Library received a $2,500 grant from the Edward Bangs Kelley and Elza Kelley Foundation.
- Only half the story
Joan Vennochi makes the obvious and logical argument that Massachusetts voters upset over the state of tax affairs can do something short of the political suicide represented by Question 1 , the income tax ...
- Abington convenience store sells 2 winning scratch tickets
Two Abington convenience store shoppers scratched their way to financial freedom last week.
- Raiding the pumpkin patch
Developer delays foreclosure auction FITCHBURG -- Saugus developer Kang C. Yu has staved off a foreclosure auction of his property at 424-438 Main St.
- Speaking of eyesores, how are things coming at the "place
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- Holbrook officer gets his job back
The Holbrook police officer who was recently acquitted of using excessive force on a prisoner is getting his job back.
- Police Blotter
Police arrived at 126 State St. in the Financial District and found a male on the ground with one suspect standing over him, police report.
- UMass Boston: Mulry Leads Umass Boston Women's Soccer Over Eastern Nazarene, 4-1
Freshman forward Kristin Mulry netted a pair of goals to lead the University of Massachusetts Boston women's soccer team over visiting Eastern Nazarene College, 4-1, this afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center ...
- SPIEGEL Interview with Andrew Card: 'The President Will Never Forget 9/11'
Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card discusses President George W. Bush, the Sept.
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City DescriptionHolbrook is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2000 census, the town population was 10,785.
Before European settlement, the area now known as Holbrook, Massachusetts, like all of New England, had long been inhabited by Algonquian-speaking peoples.
Holbrook was first settled by Europeans (mostly British colonists) in 1710 as the southern part of Old Braintree, and was officially incorporated on February 29th, 1872, the last town created from the former lands of Braintree. It was formerly known as East Randolph, being divided from Randolph by track from the Old Colony Railroad line.
Holbrook's development is typical of suburban Greater Boston. In the 18th and 19th centuries, farming and cottage trades, particularly shoe production, dominated the economy. Slowly, the town evolved into a primarily residential community with many residents commuting to work in Boston proper and the primary employment within the town being in service industries.
As was true of many towns in Massachusetts, its residents served during the United States Civil War. Some members of the famed 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry are buried in Union Cemetery. The impact of the War ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Norfolk County
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