A successful experiment in volunteer police patrols is expanding from Scarborough into Standish, following a national trend from Florida to California.

Malborough
Nancy Stevens left Chicago 16 years ago and has never looked back. “We chose to move here from out of state,” said Stevens, who is now Marlborough’s mayor. “I haven’t regretted my decision for one minute.”

Maine Christmas tree growers say sales were down slightly
Mainers who prefer the scent of a balsam fir tree as part of their Christmas tradition turned out at tree farms and corner lots for the most part, but some Christmas tree growers reported a decline in sales.

Church buses vandalized in Turner
A church in Turner is sorting out how to get youngsters to church this Sunday after somebody vandalized six buses.

Get your ride on
Mystic River paths Where Run through Everett and Medford, with easy access in several spots.

In Mosley’s mysteries, a history of race relations in the US
NEW YORK - When the world first met Easy Rawlins, he was 28. It was post-World War II Los Angeles - a city full of opportunity and without a long history - not a bad place to be for a smart, confident black man. Fired from his job, Easy was in need of fast cash to pay his mortgage. So …

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