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He was told his father walked out in 1961. Then he started digging up the basement.

Truck strikes East Street train bridge

‘There is an enormous sign that reads: LOW CLEARANCE’

Salem, MA - 12/11/2018 - Alternative Therapies Group, the state's third pot shop is opening in Salem on Saturday. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: Daniel Adams, Topic: 12potshop, LOID: 8.4.4106552210.

Eastern Massachusetts is getting its first recreational marijuana dispensary

Sentencing bill splits conservatives but expected to pass December 17, 2018 | 3:13 PM

After judge's ruling against Obamacare, what happens now? December 17, 2018 | 2:14 PM

New Hampshire man accused of discharging shotgun, causing fireworks fire December 17, 2018 | 2:14 PM

Trista Reynolds holds a picture of Justin DiPietro, estranged father of her missing daughter Ayla Reynolds, during a news conference, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, in Portland, Maine. Her attorney William Childs, left, announced a civil lawsuit with a complaint of wrongful death against DiPietro. Ayla Reynolds went missing exactly seven years ago on Dec. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle)

20-month-old Ayla Reynolds disappeared 7 years ago. Now her mother is suing her father. December 17, 2018 | 2:00 PM

Comey on Capitol Hill for 2nd interview with GOP-led panels December 17, 2018 | 12:46 PM

Marijuana allegedly found in luggage.

Roughly 150 pounds of marijuana found in luggage at Logan; 3 people charged December 17, 2018 | 11:49 AM

New Hampshire man dies after SUV hits toll plaza December 17, 2018 | 11:04 AM

After the Fed's likely rate hike this week, all bets are off December 17, 2018 | 10:42 AM

After the Fed's likely rate hike this week, all bets are off December 17, 2018 | 10:41 AM

A Florida man allegedly stabbed 2 people inside a Bridgewater home December 17, 2018 | 10:41 AM

Russia social media influence efforts ongoing, report says December 17, 2018 | 9:45 AM

1 dead in Fall River fire December 17, 2018 | 9:30 AM

Police shoot man in Easton after high-speed chase, crash December 17, 2018 | 9:20 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's distorted reality in expanding probes December 17, 2018 | 12:25 AM

Pelosi flashes survival skills - and she'll need them in '19 December 17, 2018 | 12:21 AM

White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown December 17, 2018 | 12:10 AM

HQ Trivia and Vine co-founder Colin Kroll (right) has died at the age of 34 of a suspected drug overdose.

The 34-year-old co-founder of HQ Trivia was found dead in his apartment December 16, 2018 | 2:56 PM

Rain could be heavy at times in Boston, and some areas may see a little snow December 16, 2018 | 1:30 PM

M3 Mashpee

State closes medical marijuana dispensaries on Cape Cod December 16, 2018 | 12:54 PM

Actor-interpreters from the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, Tim Lawton and Jillian Couillard place commemorative markers at Central Burying Ground on Boston Common at the graves of participants of the Boston Tea Party.

Tea thrown into harbor for anniversary of Boston Tea Party December 16, 2018 | 12:02 PM

42 people were injured in a restaurant explosion in Japan December 16, 2018 | 10:53 AM

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)

Senators ask for fishermen's input for offshore wind farms December 16, 2018 | 10:47 AM

1 dead, 44 injured in Switzerland bus crash December 16, 2018 | 10:46 AM

White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown December 16, 2018 | 10:30 AM

Landscape of Suzhou Sceneries
Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)
1484-1504
Ink and color on paper
*Gift of the Wan-go H. C. Weng Collection and family in memory of Weng Tonghe.

Boston's Museum of Fine Arts receives gift of Chinese art December 16, 2018 | 10:26 AM

This undated photo provided by Trista Reynolds shows Ayla Reynolds, the two-year-old girl who went missing on Dec. 16, 2011 from her father's home in Waterville, Maine.

Mother of missing Maine toddler to name father in suit December 16, 2018 | 10:06 AM

Trump lawyer Giuliani rules out Mueller interview with Trump December 16, 2018 | 10:00 AM

Waterville Valley

N.H. ski resort hosting 2019 US Freestyle Championships December 16, 2018 | 8:51 AM

The Hermitage Club

Financial company seeks $700,000 from Vermont ski club December 16, 2018 | 8:49 AM

Investors seeking tax breaks skip poverty-stricken areas December 16, 2018 | 8:47 AM