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Corrections officers face many dangers in their work environment, but none may be more serious than the stresses they endure from years of working in such an extreme setting.  To imp...

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Nobody was injured in a fire at a Burlington hotel in the early hours of Oct. 20.  Burlington firefighters were called to the Marriot hotel on Mall Road at 1:45 a.m., when a guest sp...

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  With Halloween just around the corner and kids as well as parents out shopping for costumes, decorations and crafts, it's hard to not get just a little bit excited.  Last year...

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There are hundreds of stop signs in Burlington, but all too often, they are overlooked when drivers are in a rush. We have all seen it and probably many would admit of a stop sign ro...

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According to a new study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, roughly 17 percent of American high school students engage in smoking, drinking or doing drugs during the...

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The so-called suburban migration apparently also applies to trucks toting hazardous materials. According to The Globe, trucks filled with gas, oil and other hazardous materials that ...

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Welcome to OMGPD, our weekly roundup of strange police news from around the area:  I Don't Remember Leaving Those ThereA resident of Oxbow Road in Wayland awoke on the morning of Aug...

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The Middlesex County deputy sheriff who was found dead after an early-morning, single-car crash in Billerica Wednesday died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head that could have been ...