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'If we invested in better alternatives, people would choose them'

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2 people struck and killed by a Christmas-themed train in Wareham

In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 photo a cannabis plant is displayed on a screen at New England Treatment Access medical marijuana dispensary, in Northampton, Mass.

Massachusetts's first recreational marijuana sales will begin Tuesday

The Latest: Germany rescinds approval for Saudi arms sales November 19, 2018 | 6:02 AM

Trump says 'no reason' for him to hear Khashoggi death tape November 19, 2018 | 12:41 AM

Will Kelly stay or won't he? Trump praises, criticizes aide November 19, 2018 | 12:30 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's misdirection on Calif fires, climate November 19, 2018 | 12:24 AM

This file photo shows an arrangement of peanuts in New York.

New peanut allergy drug shows lifesaving potential November 18, 2018 | 7:17 PM

In this Thursday, April 19, 2018, file photo, former New York City Mayor and United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action Michael Bloomberg speaks at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, in Washington. Bloomberg is donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University.

Bloomberg donates 'unprecedented' $1.8B to Johns Hopkins November 18, 2018 | 5:38 PM

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Middleborough man charged after allegedly stabbing a man in Carver November 18, 2018 | 5:18 PM

The Latest: Trump pondering Kelly's status November 18, 2018 | 4:46 PM

Trump uses derisive nickname for Rep. Adam Schiff in tweet November 18, 2018 | 3:09 PM

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Mystery man brings holiday cheer to Walmart shoppers in Vermont November 18, 2018 | 2:08 PM

The killing of beloved prep school teacher Melissa Jenkins shocked the small town of Barnet, Vt. Allen Prue (in left at picture) and his wife, Patricia, were charged with second-degree murder in Jenkins’s strangulation. The Prues previously had plowed Jenkins’s driveway.Read the story on the suspects’ arrest.

Vermont man convicted in teacher killing seeks legal review November 18, 2018 | 12:30 PM

Outside the Widener Library on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass.

7 New England college students named Rhodes Scholars November 18, 2018 | 12:20 PM

SEIU members joined The Fight for 15 Rally, which began at Northeastern University.

Top spending Massachusetts PACs linked with labor unions November 18, 2018 | 11:50 AM

Trump pondering Kelly's status, 3-5 Cabinet changes November 18, 2018 | 11:45 AM

A bald eagle soars above the newly opened 450-plus acre Mass Audubon's Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.

Record growth for bald eagles in northern New England November 18, 2018 | 11:37 AM

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Conn. man accused of abducting young son in 1987 faces arraignment November 18, 2018 | 11:16 AM

Brian Lang, president of Local 26 in Boston, during a press-conference at the Hynes Convention Center.

Union: Workers ratify contract, end Boston hotel strike November 18, 2018 | 10:30 AM

Dig resurrects a feud over which town is Connecticut's oldest November 18, 2018 | 9:58 AM

The Latest: Senator: 'Smoking gun' against prince would help November 18, 2018 | 9:46 AM

The Homestead, built around 1813 for Emily Dickinson’s grandparents, was where Emily was born in 1830.

Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst moving forward with renovation plans November 18, 2018 | 9:17 AM

Trump on Khashoggi death tape: 'No reason for me to hear it' November 18, 2018 | 1:31 AM

Wareham

2 struck by ‘scenic train’ in Wareham, officials say November 17, 2018 | 9:26 PM

Melrose

Melrose manhole explosions not gas related, utility says November 17, 2018 | 8:50 PM

Lowell

Second case of measles confirmed at Lowell facility November 17, 2018 | 5:45 PM

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Mom: Worker killed on Mass Pike was 'beloved by all' November 17, 2018 | 4:30 PM

The Latest: Trump says full report on Khashoggi coming soon November 17, 2018 | 2:55 PM

The Latest: Trump tours wildfire-ravaged Malibu area November 17, 2018 | 2:40 PM

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Florida sues Walgreens, CVS over opioid sales November 17, 2018 | 1:16 PM

No. 3: University of Maine-Augusta in Augusta, Maine. Acceptance rate: 95.4%

Maine's newest potato available throughout New England November 17, 2018 | 12:35 PM

In this Sept. 21, 2018 file photo, fire investigators pause while searching the debris at a home which exploded following a gas line failure in Lawrence, Mass.

Thousands of homes still without gas service after blasts November 17, 2018 | 12:27 PM