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GROTON -- A Lawrence Academy custodian exposed himself to three students and groped another in the early 1990s, according to an investigation released by the school on Thursday.

BEDFORD -- The Middlesex Community College Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a fiscal 2020 spending plan that imposes a 2 percent fee increase for students and reduces operating expenses by 3 percent.

WILMINGTON -- Election Day is just around the corner when voters will decide a particularly contentious race for Board of Selectmen.

By George F. Will
WASHINGTON -- Pursed lips and clucked tongues signaled disapproval among the wise and responsible when, at a recent televised event, Sen.

NASHUA -- A Nashua man pleaded guilty to trafficking more than 20 live water monitor lizards he had exported from the Philippines between March and December 2016, authorities say.

LOWELL -- To foster a more diverse teaching staff, the School Department is looking to its own backyard.

Sober homes, as a recent Boston Herald article indicated, are surfacing in neighborhoods, often without notice, prompting a slew of lawsuits and complaints.

GROTON -- The public will be able to question candidates for town office during Candidates Night on May 14.

By Chris Lisinski
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
BOSTON -- In the first instance of dissenting votes cast during the House's budget debate, representatives adopted a industry-backed amendment Wednesday that relaxes portions of a Gov.

TYNGSBORO -- A 17-year-old Lowell boy suffered traumatic injuries after being thrown from the bed of a pickup truck in a parking lot on River Road Wednesday night, police said.