Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill yesterday establishing a 35-foot buffer zone between abortion clinic entrances and antiabortion protesters, the strictest state law of its kind in the nation, its supporters said.

Town votes to expand its bylaw on demolition
Concord Town Meeting voters have approved an addition to a 1999 antidemolition bylaw, a move aviation history buffs hope will prevent destruction of a vacant historic hangar at Hanscom Field, part of which lies within the town.

Where birds of a feather hang out together
There are many places you may not want to be at 6 a.m. on a mid-autumn day, and the Grackleroost is probably one of them.

Plans for Home Depot collapse in Stoneham
Plans to build a Home Depot in Stoneham off Interstate 93 have fallen apart. Stoneham selectmen had unanimously approved the site plan for the big-box store in June in an effort to expand the town’s tax base. But the project did not garner as much support in the neighborhood off Fallon Road, where residents worried about traffic and noise - …

Food drive
Memorial Hall Library will host Food for Fines, at which patrons will be forgiven up to $1 in fines for every nonperishable item donated from Tuesday through Nov. 19. For example, if someone owes $6.50 in fines for overdue books, they could clear the penalty by donating seven items. The program does not apply to bills for lost or …

Poll finds broad business support for health plan
A majority of businesses in Massachusetts think the state’s new health insurance requirements do not go far enough when it comes to small employers, according to a survey being released today that finds broad business support for the healthcare initiative.

Election Tuesday will narrow field to fill Havern’s Senate seat
Three state representatives and a retired firefighter and labor leader will compete Tuesday in the Democratic primary for the open state Senate seat from the Fourth Middlesex District, which covers all of Arlington, Billerica, and Burlington, plus precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in Lexington, and wards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in Woburn.

In No Place for Hate clash, it’s our place to think it out
In response to ” Hard to forget: Debate over ADL stance unleashes painful memories ” (Globe NorthWest, Nov. 1): It is not the Board of Selectmen’s job to choose to participate or not in a No Place for Hate program. It is my right as an individual to choose. It is not the Lexington No Place for Hate steering committee’s …

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Still truckin’
Number of trucks per 1,000 residents. Figures are for 2006.  

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