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Sen. Brown Gives Up Drinking Until Election Day

U.S. Sen. Scott Brown says he’s given up drinking throughout his long reelection campaign.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030–2012/04/21

Lawrence Cracks Down On Bars After Surge In Violence

For the past several months, investigators with the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission have been doing spot checks in city bars looking for potential violations.

2012/03/21

Students must have their bags searched at Framingham State.

Framingham State Enforces Bag Checks To Curb Campus Drinking

After a spike in alcohol related incidences on campus this year, the school has instituted a 24 hour bag check for each of its seven dorms.

2012/03/02

The Canadian customs in Stanstead, Canada on the border with Derby VT in the US.(Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

30 College Students From Boston Busted At Vermont Border

Thirty college students from the Boston area are facing charges after they tried to enter the United States from Canada at the Derby Line, Vt., border crossing with alcohol and drugs in their bags.

2012/02/21

(Photo credit SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Teen Drivers Would Face Harsher Penalties For Pot, Alcohol In New Bill

A new bill filed on Beacon Hill proposes harsher penalties against young drivers who are caught with marijuana and/or alcohol.

2012/02/02

Voices

With a new chapter unfolding here in the chill of January, we spend short moments reflecting on those voices lost to us, a somewhat sad annual ritual.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030–2012/01/12