http://www.yourstreet.com/news/abington-ma The latest Abington, MA news updated hourly from thousands of sources. To see this news on a map, visit YourStreet.com. en-us It may be green, but not in the eyes of city officials. Three brothers who own the Prestige Car Wash on Pearl Street in Brockton thought that installing $20,000 worth of... http://www.yourstreet.com/4686102/business-told-its-grass-isn-t-green-enough Across the state, humane advocates are still celebrating the historic passage of Question 3 , which will phase out greyhound racing by 2010. We are also prepared to roll up... http://www.yourstreet.com/4682803/post-election-myths-about-the-greyhound-protection-act Rockland High School Class of 1987 will hold its 20th high school reunion from 7:30 p.m. to midnight, on Saturday, Nov. 29 , at the Holiday Inn, 195 Westgate Drive, Brockton. http://www.yourstreet.com/4684022/rockland-high-s-class-of-1987-reunion-planned Local police and the FBI have not said the Citizens Bank burglaries in Stoughton on Wednesday and Braintree on Sunday are connected. But there are stark similarities in the... http://www.yourstreet.com/4682228/different-bank-branches-different-towns-starkly-similar-crimes Framingham and Brockton entered last night's Division 1 boys' soccer EMass final at Manning Field in Lynn with 14 ties between them, so a close contest was predictable. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/4678979/close-call-framingham-gets-past-brockton If this weekend's Division 1 state championship game is decided by penalty kicks like last fall's was, and Erick Nader shoots a PK like he did last night, Framingham's boys... http://www.yourstreet.com/4676010/framingham-1-brockton-0-flyers-reach-finals BROCKTON, Mass. -- Police arrested a 15-year-old boy after they said he made a homemade bomb, attached it to a teddy bear, and left it on a local street Monday evening. http://www.yourstreet.com/4681488/police-arrest-teen-for-making-homemade-teddy-bear-bomb It wasn’t easy and it wasn’t fun, but I’ve compiled a spreadsheet of local government employment and payroll data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2007 Census of Governments in... http://www.yourstreet.com/4667178/2007-census-of-governments-local-government-employment-and-payroll-data State championship game berths are on the line tonight. This evening, both the Framingham boys and Algonquin girls soccer teams will be trying to earn spots in their respective... http://www.yourstreet.com/4667188/what-s-on-tap-flyers-t-hawks-take-center-stage The Hanover Parent Advisory Council invites the community to attend a program presented by Lynne Castino of the Federation for Children with Special Needs, Tuesday, Nov. 18, ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4666274/program-will-address-behavior-intervention-for-children-with-disabilities Calling all members of the biggest class ever to go through Norwell High School. http://www.yourstreet.com/4666042/norwell-high-s-class-of-1988-to-host-reunion-this-month The new season for Rockland Memorial Library’s Fourth Wednesday Book Discussion Group has begun. http://www.yourstreet.com/4665839/here-s-the-book-club-schedule-at-the-rockland-memorial-library A Holiday Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 22 , at Channing Church, 45 Webster St., Rockland. http://www.yourstreet.com/4665841/holiday-fair-to-be-held-at-channing-church Division 1 Khalil James-Offley, Brockton - James-Offley ran for 192 yards and two TDs in a Big Three-clinching win over New Bedford. http://www.yourstreet.com/4661096/players-of-the-week Brockton rallied twice from one-goal deficits to win its first Division 1 South title, beating Needham, 4-3, yesterday in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 tie on a frigid and... http://www.yourstreet.com/4661082/against-ropes-boxers-ko-needham For the next 12 months, the Brockton Enterprise, in Brockton, Mass., be following three medical school graduates through their first year of residency at Signature Healthcare... http://www.yourstreet.com/4661509/health-fitness-videos-becoming-a-doctor-part-viii Jennifer Fay disappeared 19 years ago, but police aren't giving up the search. MBTA police and volunteers searched rail lines in Brockton Sunday for clues. FOX25's Martin Morenz... http://www.yourstreet.com/4659163/police-continue-search-for-girl-19-years-later BROCKTON, Mass. -- Investigators have resumed an almost two-decade old search for a girl who went missing at age 16. http://www.yourstreet.com/4663826/search-resumes-in-brockton-case-open-since-1989 WORCESTER - Reverend Lincoln Stanley "Stan" Manierre, 88, of Worcester, MA, died peacefully with his family at his side on Monday, November 10, 2008, at Knollwood Nursing Center... http://www.yourstreet.com/4656520/rev-lincoln-stanley-stan-manierre-88 BROCKTON — HarborOne Credit Union's MultiCultural Banking Center here has won the Dora Maxwell Award from the Massachusetts Credit Union League. http://www.yourstreet.com/4655490/business-newsmakers The Plymouth Salvation Army Corps kicks off its biggest fund-raiser, the annual Red Kettle bell-ringing campaign, Monday morning with a goal of reaching $235,000. That's nearly ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4656937/salvation-army-rings-in-with-kettle-campaign Brockton 34 New Bedford 14 BROCKTON - Coming off a 34-6 thrashing at the hands of Xaverian Sept. 28, Brockton coach Peter Colombo was unsure how his team would be playing at... http://www.yourstreet.com/4656837/boxers-retain-title-by-early-knockout AS ARCHITECT of the Grand Army of the Republic Park in Brockton, I am quoted indirectly, by position if not by name, in your report on the Rocky Marciano statue, without the... http://www.yourstreet.com/4656834/brockton-park-s-architect-weighs-in-on-boxer-s-statue The Plymouth Salvation Army Corps kicks off its biggest fund-raiser, the annual Red Kettle bell-ringing campaign, Monday morning with a goal of reaching $235,000. That's nearly ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4657017/salvation-army-rings-in-with-annual-yule-kettle-campaign If John Merian could whisper a Christmas wish to the man who brought the department-store Santa to Brockton, it would be to return to the era when the city's center was a... http://www.yourstreet.com/4655198/no-doubt-city-believes-in-its-santa ABINGTON, Mass. -- A commuter train struck a car in Abington on Friday afternoon, sending one person to the hospital. http://www.yourstreet.com/4652859/commuter-train-hits-car-in-abington Norwell Women’s Club third annual Norwell Turkey Trot 5k run or walk will take place at 10 a.m . Sunday, Nov. 16 , at Norwell High School, 18 South St., rain or shine... http://www.yourstreet.com/4648422/norwell-turkey-trot-5k-will-be-held-this-weekend On Nov. 18, the route will shut down because of Gov. Deval Patrick’s budget cuts. Williams is trying to get a petition going in the hopes of saving the route, which starts at... http://www.yourstreet.com/4647774/end-of-the-line-for-plymouth-brockton-bus It’s that time of year again when you watch your local cable channels and find the Rockland High School Band Auction. http://www.yourstreet.com/4648241/column-let-the-bidding-begin-for-rhs-band-auction Shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday morning (Nov. 12), a white van parked near the entrance of the Wal-Mart parking lot in Abington was engulfed in flames, and visible to several... http://www.yourstreet.com/4646945/van-goes-up-in-flames-in-wal-mart-lot WHITMAN, Mass. -- A former Halifax firefighter sacked last summer for disciplinary reasons is now facing charges for allegedly making death threats against the chief. http://www.yourstreet.com/4645795/whitman-ex-firefighter-charged-with-threatening-boss   Senior forward Michael Feblowitz scored in the second minute of Thursday night’s match, supplying Winchester with the game’s lone goal in its 1-0 victory over Bedford in the... http://www.yourstreet.com/4645041/bucs-season-ends-in-heartbreaking-fashion   The Bedford High girls soccer team controlled the pace of the game from the opening whistle to the final second Thursday night, defeating the Greater Lowell Gryphons, 6-0, in... http://www.yourstreet.com/4645040/girls-soccer-team-makes-history Brockton over New Bedford - The Boxers continue on the road to Gillette and a win over Catholic Memorial in the Division 1 Super Bowl. http://www.yourstreet.com/4642396/this-week-s-picks The Lady Clippers will face West Bridgewater Friday (Nov. 14) at 7 p.m. at Whitman-Hanson High School in the Division 3 South semifinals. West Bridgewater is the number one seed... http://www.yourstreet.com/4637248/norwell-girls-ready-for-friday-s-soccer-semifinals Extreme volleyball to hold tryouts Club Extreme Volleyball will hold tryouts in mid-November for girls ages 12-18. Team members attend Mercy, Farmington, Novi, Northville,... http://www.yourstreet.com/4633600/tryouts KLAA-KENSINGTON CONFERENCE GIRLS SWIM MEET Nov. 8 at Salem H.S. TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Novi, 405 points; 2. Livonia Stevenson, 299.5; 3. Northville, 237.5; 4. Salem, 226.5; 5. South... http://www.yourstreet.com/4633723/girls-swim-results Library officials are seeking support for plans to raise $2 million as part of a state matching grant that would fund an expansion of the Holbrook Public Library. http://www.yourstreet.com/4628732/officials-push-for-matching-library-grant POCASSET — Mr. Robert Arthur Anderson, 49, of Pocasset, formerly of Plymouth and Abington, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, at Cape Cod Hospital. http://www.yourstreet.com/4622674/robert-a-anderson-49 NEW BEDFORD — When Nick Andrade's shot hit the back of the net to give Brockton the win on penalty kicks, the first person on the field to console New Bedford goalkeeper Derek... http://www.yourstreet.com/4622149/brockton-2-new-bedford-1-pks-for-fourth-straight-year-it-s-death-by A missing man was found Tuesday after a state and local police search near Stoney Road in West Bridgewater. http://www.yourstreet.com/4618034/missing-man-found The Pembroke girls soccer team, seeded second in the Division 2 South tournament, defeated seventh-seeded Mansfield Tuesday afternoon, 5-1 at Pembroke High. The Titans advance... http://www.yourstreet.com/4618085/pembroke-girls-advance-to-south-semifinals-with-win-over-mansfield The Briscoe family home at 310 Adams St., is located in the prestigious "Palace Row" area of Abington and will be one of the elegant homes on this year's Olde Town Christmas... http://www.yourstreet.com/4614757/olde-town-christmas-house-tour-an-insider-s-look-at-the-briscoe-home Some sisters don't like sharing. Thankfully for the West Bridgewater girls' soccer team, the Ledin sisters don't mind sharing the ball, as they accounted for each goal yesterday... http://www.yourstreet.com/4613449/ledin-sisters-do-their-share The Cohasset High girls soccer team knocked their East Bridgewater counterparts out of postseason play on chilly Alumni Field Monday night with a 4-1 win that was every bit as... http://www.yourstreet.com/4610469/chs-girls-soccer-advances-to-semifinals-with-4-1-win-over-e-b Hanover Toastmasters Club will host an open house 6 to 7:30 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 17, at Rockland Trust, 2036 Washington St., Hanover. The public is invited to this open house... http://www.yourstreet.com/4609832/hanover-toastmasters-club-to-host-open-house-in-november An ice skating fundraiser will take place from 1 to 3 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 11 , at Rockland Ice Rink, 599 Summer St., Rockland. Come join the fun. Admission is $5 per person. http://www.yourstreet.com/4609776/ice-skating-fundraiser-to-be-held-this-week-in-rockland Kids ages 12 through 17 are welcome to join the Rockland Memorial Library’s Manga Club, which meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Those who... http://www.yourstreet.com/4609772/join-the-manga-club-at-the-rockland-memorial-library No team likes to see its season come to an end. This couldn’t have been any more evident during last Friday’s (Oct. 31) Division 2 South Sectional first round game between... http://www.yourstreet.com/4608434/field-hockey-team-goes-all-out On Friday, Nov. 14, Boston comedian Steve Sweeney is coming to Players Sports Bar & Restaurant in Rockland, where he’ll be part of the first in a series of comedy performances. ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4607831/comedian-steve-sweeney-will-perform-in-rockland-friday-nov-14