In this March 25, 2018 file photo, a visitor examines a marijuana sample at the New England Cannabis Convention in Boston. Three New England states legalized recreational marijuana, but there is still no place to buy pot legally in the region. Sunday, July 1, 2018, had been the target date to open pot shops in Massachusetts, but no retail licenses have yet been awarded. Possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana becomes legal in Vermont that day, but the law has no provisions for retail sales. Pot shops aren't expected in Maine until 2019 at earliest.
It's halfway through July. Why aren't any recreational marijuana dispensaries open yet?
A police officer and a local woman were fatally shot in Weymouth. Here’s what we know.
Stephanie Boaventura, of Milford, passed away on her 22nd birthday Friday in a tragic car accident.
Read the obituary for Stephanie Boaventura, a recent Regis College grad who died on her 22nd birthday
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Weymouth, MA--7/16/2018-- People hold up cellphones with a candle on them at a candlelight vigil for slain Weymouth police officer Michael Chesna. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
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Carlos Rafael in 2014.
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US open to direct talks with Taliban, officials say July 16, 2018 | 6:18 PM
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Burlington, where the pursuit and crash occurred.
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Police pursuit in Burlington reaches 90 mph, ends in crash July 16, 2018 | 5:11 PM
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Drug users can be jailed for relapsing on probation, court rules July 16, 2018 | 3:24 PM
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President Donald Trump tosses a soccer ball given to him by President Vladimir Putin of Russia to his wife, first lady Melania Trump, during a joint news conference in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday, July 16, 2018.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a join press conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)
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Vladimir Putin says he wanted Trump to win in 2016, but didn't interfere July 16, 2018 | 12:54 PM
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Lowell, Massachusetts - 4/29/2018 - Candidate Barbara L'Italien participates in a debate between the Democratic candidates for the third district congressional seat in Lowell, Massachusetts, April 29, 2018. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)
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