Your Town
The news, events, and people of your neighborhood
Ashland
Women's writing class to be held in Ashland
A women's summer writing program will be held this month in Ashland. The Women’s Summer Writing Adventure is a three-session writing class and will take place 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. July 22, 29, and Aug. 5 at The Red Dress at 54 Front St. There will be a bonus/make-up class for participants on August 12.
Beacon Hill
Friends group raises concerns about Outside the Box Festival on Boston Common
The Friends of the Public Garden is working to reduce any damage to the Boston Common an upcoming nine-day festival may cause.
Mattapan
Crews work to dismantle former police station on Morton Street
Demolition crews are making quick work of the building on Morton Street in Mattapan that once housed the neighborhood’s police station.
Canton
Business presentation in Canton explores sales techniques in digital age
The Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce will host sales expert Mark Wayshak at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton.
Waltham
Suspended Waltham police chief taken off city payroll following assault conviction
Suspended Waltham police chief Thomas LaCroix has been taken off the city payroll after his conviction last week of twice assaulting his wife Andrea in fits of rage at their Maynard house on June 12 last year, according to Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy.
Dedham
Dedham police issue vacation checklist
Dedham police made a checklist Monday of items vacationers should perform to avoid break-ins or theft while they are away.
Dedham
Dedham police warn against telephone "grandchild" scam
Dedham police warned residents today about phone or email scam called a grandparent scam.
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.