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Veteran Behind SJC's Valor Act Ruling in Court Next Week
In the wake of the SJC's ruling, Joel D. Morgan seeking a resolution to his 2014 drunken-driving case.

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In the wake of the SJC's ruling, Joel D. Morgan seeking a resolution to his 2014 drunken-driving case.

A retired Chelmsford firefighter is charged with his 7th failure to register as a sex offender.
Police recommend drivers seek alternate routes.
The fire broke out in a duplex-style building on Neil Street.
Billerica police are asking for the public's help to find a size 4 bride and reunite her with her wedding dress.
Relive the cartoons you grew up with.
Fueled by drugs and alcohol, Daniel L. Holland was convicted of shooting his estranged wife eight times while his son young son slept nearby
Online post asks: Can I drink cyanide in coffee? Response: 'Only if you have a death wish.'
Event raises money for Children's Programs at Tewksbury Public Library.
The 66-year-old Tewksbury man was sentenced to prison for 2 to 3 years
Free safety seat inspection from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.
A Boston man known as "Supa Mario" is charged with giving women drugs and trafficking them in Newton, Waltham, Boston and Brookline.
State's highest court dismisses thousands of drug cases.
Swastikas appeared on other street signs months ago.
SJC reinstates lawsuit filed by Boston cop and mixed martial arts fighter, Sean "The Cannon" Gannon, against Boston police.
Friday is the deadline to register to vote at May 3 Special Town Meeting.
DA: DNA taken from Vanessa Marcotte's fingernails and an alert state trooper led to Colon-Ortiz's arrest.
DA: DNA taken from Vanessa Marcotte's fingernails and an alert state trooper led to Colon-Ortiz's arrest.
Students helped build a dorm to house students who must travel for hours to get to school.
Dismissal of thousands of drug cases could end four-year battle over Dookhan drug cases.