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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

Guns from the citywide gun buyback program are seen at Boston Police Headquarters.

Gun buyback yields 43 weapons and 11 replicas, Boston police say December 15, 2018 | 9:02 PM

Fire crews responded to 168 Beacon St. Saturday night.

2-alarm fire displaces residents in Back Bay December 15, 2018 | 8:30 PM

In October, Politico reported that Robert Mueller appeared to be in a secret fight with a witness who was refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.

The special counsel is fighting a witness in court. Who is it? December 15, 2018 | 8:27 PM

Investigations look at Trump's life from all angles December 15, 2018 | 7:23 PM

Brighton

Roxbury man arrested in Georgia for June double-homicide December 15, 2018 | 5:52 PM

Loyalty among attributes Mulvaney brings to White House job December 15, 2018 | 5:45 PM

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Man charged with OUI in Braintree pedestrian crash December 15, 2018 | 4:17 PM

This photo, provided by New York State Police on Saturday, shows a rescued dog after it was thrown out of a vehicle in Cortland County, N.Y. A trucker driving nearby said the dogs were thrown from the rear passenger window of a dirty, rusty Dodge Durango. The trucker stopped and rescued the dogs.

Trucker saves dogs thrown from vehicle on New York highway December 15, 2018 | 3:47 PM

Trump visits Arlington cemetery for holiday commemoration December 15, 2018 | 3:31 PM

Police say woman harassed paralyzed woman through Facebook December 15, 2018 | 1:54 PM

All smiles is Francis Byrne, 94, of Manchester, N.H., with his great grand children standing behind him after he received a long-awaited Purple Heart medal for getting wounded during World War II. Byrne arrived by Manchester Police Department motorcade to the Elliot Hospital Conference Center, where he was presented with the Purple Heart. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff )

94-year-old New Hampshire World War II veteran gets overdue Purple Heart December 15, 2018 | 12:47 PM

People line up to turn in their completed ballots, in the Squantum Elementary School gym, in the evening.

State auditor asking towns to add up costs of early voting December 15, 2018 | 12:39 PM

A funeral procession of thousands of firefighters snakes through Washington Square as they walk to the funeral for Worcester firefighter Christopher Roy who died battling a fire last weekend. The funeral was held at St. John's Catholic Church.

Thousands pay respects to fallen Worcester firefighter December 15, 2018 | 12:27 PM

Red Sox owe nearly $12M in luxury tax December 15, 2018 | 12:27 PM

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Crew finds stranded New Hampshire hiker who took to Facebook to seek help December 15, 2018 | 11:45 AM

Alternative Therapies Group, the state's third pot shop is opening in Salem on Saturday.

Third recreational marijuana shop opens in Massachusetts December 15, 2018 | 11:43 AM

Rep. Seth Moulton D-Mass., is questioned in the basement of the Capitol by reporters on his way to meet with fellow Democrats about his opposition to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., becoming the speaker of the House when the Democrats take the majority in the 116th Congress, in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018.

Rep. Moulton sees win for party in Pelosi term-limit deal December 15, 2018 | 10:48 AM

A snowmobile has come to rest along the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee.

Snowmobile season kicks off in northern New England December 15, 2018 | 10:36 AM

The Latest: Zinke says 'attacks' led to his resignation December 15, 2018 | 10:26 AM

Zinke resigns as interior secretary amid numerous probes December 15, 2018 | 9:39 AM

Putin says rap should be controlled in Russia, not banned December 15, 2018 | 9:30 AM

Egypt announces discovery of 4,400-year-old tomb December 15, 2018 | 9:28 AM

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Boston to hand out gift cards in exchange for guns December 15, 2018 | 9:22 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump floats fictions about the border December 15, 2018 | 8:34 AM

Cranky Congress still has work to do before wrapup December 15, 2018 | 12:26 AM

Sign-up deadline is Saturday for ACA health law coverage December 15, 2018 | 12:13 AM

Federal judge rules health care overhaul unconstitutional December 14, 2018 | 9:53 PM

Man charged with killing Connecticut woman he met on app December 14, 2018 | 8:09 PM

Former State Police lieutenants face more charges in OT scandal December 14, 2018 | 7:40 PM

State income tax to drop, edging closer to 5 percent December 14, 2018 | 7:00 PM