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Police in Brookline are stepping up patrols around banks in the town after a rash of robberies in the past month. Full Story »

Paul Pierce scored 19 points, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo added 18 apiece and the Boston Celtics won their 11th straight game, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 110-105 on Monday night. Full Story »

Three police detectives conducting a drug raid have been shot and wounded in Providence. Full Story »

Kimmo Timonen broke a third-period tie with 9:32 left, then added a short-handed empty-netter to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night in a preview of the Winter Classic. Full Story »

John Lackey and the Boston Red Sox have reached a tentative agreement on a five-year contract, according to a baseball official with knowledge of the negotiations. Full Story »

Police say a Boston man wanted for drug trafficking tried to hide his identity by cutting off his fingertips. Full Story »

Police located an elderly Dorchester man on Monday who had been missing since Dec. 9. Full Story »

I feel bad for our pro athletes sometimes. Full Story »

I feel bad for our pro athletes sometimes. This morning I'm listening to the radio and I hear Tom Brady come on. Cool, get to hear about grinding out a win, playing hurt and responding to a tough week, etc. And, what are the first multiple questions fired at number 12? All Randy Moss. Full Story »

The World Series champion New York Yankees will play the Boston Red Sox in the major league Sunday night opener on April 4. Full Story »

The Boston Red Sox have reached a tentative deal with right-handed pitcher John Lackey, pending a physical, ESPN reported Monday afternoon. Full Story »

A man has been ordered held on $500,000 cash bail after pleading not guilty to fatally shooting a pregnant woman celebrating her 18th birthday. Full Story »

Dozens of students at the Excel Academy Charter School in East Boston were taken to the hospital after natural gas leaked into the school's ventilation system Monday. Full Story »

A bronze plaque was reported stolen from the Lexington Battle Green last week, according to police. Officials say it was taken sometime between Thursday and Friday. Full Story »

Beginning in January, an Ipswich police officer who begins patrol at 8 a.m. will work straight through to midnight. Full Story »

An overnight shooting in Quincy was the result of apparent road rage. One man was shot and critically injured in a confrontation between two drivers early Sunday morning. Full Story »

A Kingston man who was released on bail this summer after being charged with raping a 5-year-old girl is now accused of assaulting a 3-year-old girl. Full Story »

When tickets for the 2010 Red Sox season went on sale Saturday morning, excited fans sat down at their computers to buy their tickets. For many it was a patience-testing game of hurry-up-and-wait. Full Story »

The original punishments - including standing on the gallows for an hour with a noose around the neck - have been softened to a $1,200 fine, but the unenforced, 200-year-old crime of adultery still is on New Hampshire's books. Full Story »

One man is dead and two are facing charges after a weekend shooting in Brockton. Full Story »

The Coast Guard responded to New Bedford harbor Sunday, where an oily sheen was spotted on the water. Full Story »

The New England Patriots showed up late and sent the Carolina Panthers home with another loss. Full Story »

The MBTA Green Line was shut down for hours Sunday afternoon when a trolley came off the tracks at Copley Station. Full Story »

The Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins are taking their first look at Fenway Park -- hockey-style -- less than one month before the clubs meet in the NHL's Winter Classic. Full Story »

A 300-member Army National Guard unit based in Brockton is headed for Afghanistan. The 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment of the Army National Guard is making final preparations for a one-year deployment that starts next month. Full Story »