Your Town
The news, events, and people of your neighborhood
Braintree
Friends remember Braintree High graduate Liz Tarpey
Family and friends are mourning the death of 23-year-old Elizabeth Tarpey, who died in a hiking accident in Hawaii last Saturday.
Downtown
It's always sunny on the MBTA
Bostonians complain so much about the MBTA that sometimes it's nice to take a step back and focus on the positive.
Somerville
Road race slated for Sunday in Somerville
The Back in the Day 10k road race will flood western and central Somerville with runners dressed retro Sunday.
Quincy
Quincy's buget to rise 4.4 percent in fiscal 2014
There were no cuts in the budget, which shows increases in nearly every department and allows for the hiring of several additional teachers, firefighters and police officers.
Scituate
Scituate's wind turbine owners see little impact from case against Chinese manufacturer
Owners of Scituate’s turbine have cautioned that nothing will change with the operation of the clean energy machine despite an ongoing lawsuit between the Department of Justice and the turbine’s Chinese manufacturer.
Canton
Canton 4th of July fireworks to be held at Irish Cultural Centre
Canton’s 4th of July events will take place at the Irish Cultural Centre on Route 138.
Peabody
Peabody teen organizes state youth art festival
Massachusetts Youth Arts Festival, organized by a Peabody teen, will take place on Sunday at Brandeis University.
Brookline
Brookline Community Foundation gives Casey Hatchett hero award
The Brookline Community Foundation has announced Brookline Police Officer Casey Hatchett as the winner of its Unsung Hero Award.
Snapshot
Community budget per person, 2012
Take the town budget and divide by the number of residents, and you get this chart. See where your town ranks. Summer communities -- with high warm weather populations but low permanent populations -- dominate the list. Wealthy communities, such as Weston, Lexington, and Cohasset are also ranked high.