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GROTON — Twelve local residents and medical officials got plenty of car horns honked at them on Thursday showing support for their friends in scrubs at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center.

Movies with a police officerLOWELL — Pass the popcorn with Lowell police during a free summer movie series.

FITCHBURG — Police are investigating two shootings reported within 30 minutes Thursday night, one of which was fatal.

LOWELL — A hand-to-hand drug transaction, witnessed by police downtown Monday, led to the arrest of two Lowell men, including one man found with more than 10 grams of fentanyl, authorities say.

DRACUT — In June, tours of the stained-glass windows that once graced the former historic St. Peter's Church in Lowell drew people to St.

WESTFORD —July 14 is the best day of the year for Jody Marchand.
Following the murder of her daughter, Olivia, by her late husband, Brian, inside their Makepeace Road home on Feb.

CHICAGO —The Trump administration is moving forward with a nationwide immigration enforcement operation this weekend targeting migrant families, despite loud opposition from Democrats and questions over whether it's the best use of resources

LOWELL —Navy Vice Adm. Michael Gilday, a Lowell native, will be President Donald Trump's nominee to become the next chief of naval operations, according to Defense News and The Wall Street Journal.

BOSTON —Warning of significant mental health risks that veterans, first responders and others face, advocates urged lawmakers Thursday to launch a commission tasked with improving treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

SALEM, N.H. — A truck driver was evacuated via helicopter following a collision between two commercial vehicles on Interstate 93 Wednesday afternoon.