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Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS It's a safe bet the happiest fan in Patriots Nation is Nate Shron, who scored an all-expenses-paid trip to the Super Bowl for his family. Shron, 16, […]

Byline: MIKE UNDERWOOD and MICHAEL GIVENS A 12-year-old boy and a man believed to be in his mid-20s were shot and seriously wounded by a gunman firing into a house […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Can you do the Electric Slide? Do you know who invented the Salsa? Aware that folk dancing goes back to the 19th century? Has anyone ever taught […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS A slew of Bay State students have been receiving early acceptance letters from colleges for the past several weeks, but none are more grateful than Anthony Mathieu, […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Consumers are being warned to discard milk from Whittier Farms of Shrewsbury after state health officials say two elderly men and an unborn child died from products […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Lawyers representing the husband of Milena Del Valle announced late yesterday evening that Powers Fasteners has settled a pending civil suit for $6 million. "Angel Del Valle […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS In the mid-1970s, Robert "Jazz" Lewis was the man. Known for his flashy, eccentric moves on the basketball court, Lewis had nothing but a promising future ahead […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS While most people can recall their favorite holiday memory at the drop of a dime, many youngsters growing up as wards of the state have no such […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Antonio Almeida was in trouble. He used drugs heavily, had a poor relationship with his mother and was in and out of the court system after endless […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Bay State kids are finding out how much fun is held between the pages of a book thanks to a program that challenges them to get the […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS If you're making your way home for Thanksgiving today, you should have left already, traffic gurus said. "It's likely that it will be a very busy commute […]

Byline: O'RYAN JOHNSON and MICHAEL GIVENS A fast-moving two-alarm blaze destroyed a three-family home in Lynn yesterday and ruined plans for a little girl's first birthday party, but fire officials […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Hundreds of soldiers overseas will have a special treat this holiday season thanks to a Boston organization that is going the extra mile to help care for […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Cold weather is on the menu for Thanksgiving, with a small portion arriving today. The day will start off mild with temperatures in the 60s accompanied by […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Rescuers hit the Cape to care for three beached flatback sea turtles on Sunday after they washed ashore in Brewster and Dennis. The Kemp-Riley turtles, which spent […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Chelmsford High School will test nearly 200 students and staff for tuberculosis today after a teenager was found to have the potentially deadly bacterial infection. The Department […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Merilee Kern is on a Halloween mission. She wants your kids to make smart decisions on Halloween night when they're rolling in Snickers bars and Reeses Pieces. […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Looks like it's a go for the Red Sox and the first game of the American League Championship Series tonight, according to National Weather Service soothsayers. The […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Newton has a new organic food lover roaming the streets. Employees of a Newton Whole Foods store discovered an opossum packed into a crate of lettuce last […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS No one can doubt that Caleb Adames has had a rough life. A ward of the Department of Social Services, he's spent most of his teenage years […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS He may have trouble hearing, but Dwayne Ellis has no problem sensing the beauty of nature and the great outdoors. "Camping is fun because I like the […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS and RENEE NADEAU A group of idealistic preteens are hard at work painting a mural in Mattapan after they lost their original canvas on the wall of […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS and JESSICA FARGEN Employees at a Mattapan day-care center and the stunned parents of 87 tots who rely on the babysitting business accused the owner of abruptly […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS As summer burns on, hundreds of Bay State kids have found a unique way to stay chilled and athletically fulfilled while keeping out of the noonday sun: […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS With apologies to the Standells, Bostonians may love their dirty water, but Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Environmental Protection Agency are teaming up to make sure […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Bay State greyhounds are mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore. Several of the aerodynamic canines rallied at the State House along with […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS The average person probably doesn't know much about Burundi, arguably the poorest country in the world. But that hasn't stopped a Boston-based nonprofit from entering the troubled […]

Byline: MARIE SZANISZLO and MICHAEL GIVENS As the region braces for another week of sizzling temperatures, the state has failed to open more than 20 percent of its swimming pools, […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS and COLNETH SMILEY Jr. A Massachusetts couple on a long-awaited Alaskan cruise died yesterday along with a Florida couple and their pilot when their small sightseeing plane […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS and COLNETH SMILEY JR. The risks and complexities of rebuilding Iraq will be front and center this week in Boston as Iraqis and Americans gather to explore […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Boston police are hunting for a suspect who leaped from a third-floor window yesterday morning in order to avoid going to jail for assaulting a woman, police […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS and MARIE SZANISZLO A half-century after it banned school segregation, a sharply divided Supreme Court yesterday put new limits on local efforts to integrate classrooms, a landmark […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Mayor Thomas M. Menino inaugurated a new summer camp for kids yesterday on Long Island in Boston Harbor that will host 600 Hub youngsters next week. "Camp […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Of all the Bay State students planning for college this month, few have faced more hurdles - and yet feel more fortunate - than the Steppingstone kids. […]

Byline: Michael Givens Though Boston is my home now, Blacksburg, Va., is where a part of my heart will always be. What happened to the Hokie community has happened to […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Residents are ambivalent about how safe they feel in Massachusetts, and even worse, a strong majority of Bay Staters believe another terrorist strike like the crippling 9/11 […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Cancer kills thousands of people each year, but Waltham's Lynda Maguire refuses to let it get the best of her. And one of her strongest sources of […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Cavemen discovered fire. The Flintstones powered cars with their bare feet and vacuumed floors with baby elephants. Now Wakefield's Steven Creelman has made a truly significant contribution […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Larry Merritt is all about business. He demands hard work, dedication and excellence from his students, whether on the basketball court or in the classroom. "I wanted […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS At the tender age of 4, Moise Fils has life figured out. He's an expert at playing Candyland, knows his ABCs like a pro and cherishes his […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Being an alumnus of Virginia Tech, using the words "surreal" or "horrific" to describe the massacre that happened Monday morning doesn't seem to do these shootings justice. […]

Byline: JOE DWINELL, JESSICA VAN SACK, LAUREL J. SWEET, JESSICA HESLAM, DAVE WEDGE, MICHAEL GIVENS and ANITA DAVIS The bloodiest shooting rampage in the nation's history has claimed the life […]

Byline: LAUREL J. SWEET, JESSICA HESLAM, DAVE WEDGE, JOE DWINELL, JESSICA VAN SACK, MICHAEL GIVENS and ANITA DAVIS A tormented Saugus mother was waiting by the phone last night to […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS Tomorrow will be the first step in a two-part battle for a coveted seat in the City Council, as seven eager candidates square off to replace a […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS An Attleboro man facing trial in June on charges of running a pyramid scheme was indicted yesterday on charges that he plotted to put a hit out […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS The National Association of Social Workers will honor a Brookline couple for their dedication and passion as mental health care professionals. "It's very validating. It feels really […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS It was a feverish day for medical students yesterday. A stress test after fours years of hitting the books. The annual "Match Day," where would-be doctors are […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS and RENEE NADEAU The bloody beach landing by Marines and the iconic flag raising atop Mount Suribachi that inspired the phrase "Uncommon valor was a common virtue," […]

Byline: MICHAEL GIVENS The average person is spending more time on the computer than with family and friends, and computer "drama" has gotten so bad that researchers have created a […]

Byline: JACQUELINE FITZGERALD and MICHAEL GIVENS Scientists at the New England Aquarium remain baffled by the deaths of six dolphins stranded on Wollaston Beach in Quincy last Sunday and have […]