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A Braintree firefighter has raised $16,000 to help families affected by the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

Braintree Firefighter Raises Money To Help Families of Newtown Shooting Victims

A local firefighter’s effort to help families in Newtown, Conn., has paid off in a big way.

2013/05/13

Sandy Hook School in Newtown, CT where 20 students and 6 adults were killed. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Newtown Panel Recommends Tearing Down Sandy Hook School

The group of 28 town elected officials voted unanimously in favor of a plan that would construct a new building in the same location.

2013/05/10

Sen. Kelly Ayotte. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Newtown Victim’s Daughter Confronts Kelly Ayotte On Gun Control Vote

A woman whose mother was killed in last year’s school shooting in Newtown, Conn., confronted Sen. Kelly Ayotte Tuesday during the senator’s first public appearance in New Hampshire since voting against gun control legislation.

2013/05/01

(Photo credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Charity Scams To Look Out For

Within hours of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, CT, social media pages began cropping up dedicated to the victims.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030–2013/03/08

Westford Vice Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Robert Jeffries

Westford Selectmen Withdraw Proposal To Ban Assault Weapons

A thunderous round of applause and a standing ovation greeted the news Wednesday night that a proposed town bylaw to restrict some assault weapons was going to be officially withdrawn.

2013/02/20

Josephine Gay (front) was killed in the tragic shooting in Newtown, CT.

Family Of Sandy Hook Victim Establishes Autism Fund In Her Honor

Last fall, Bob and Michele Gay were living in Newtown, Connecticut and planning a move to Massachusetts. Their daughter Josephine was one of the children cruelly taken in the first grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

2013/02/04

Photo of SWAT team member taken by Silver Lake student

SWAT Team Drill Catches Students Off Guard At Silver Lake Schools

More than two dozen SWAT team members descended on Silver Lake Regional Middle and High Schools. It was only after it was complete, though, that everyone knew for sure it was only a drill.

2013/01/23

Newtown Residents Divided On Future Of Sandy Hook Elementary School Building

Newtown residents are divided on what to do with the school building where 26 people were killed, with some favoring demolition and construction of a memorial and others encouraging renovations.

2013/01/14

A sign near Chalk Hill Middle School greets students from Sandy Hook Elementary in Monroe, Connecticut. (Photo credit DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

On School Tour, Newtown Parents Thank Teachers

An open house is being held Wednesday at a repurposed school for students who attended Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown.

2013/01/02

A child looks out of a bus window as it passes by Saint Rose of Lima Church where the funeral of James Mattioli, 6, took place on December 18, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo credit EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Newtown Trying To Give Kids A Sense of Normalcy

Sandy Hook students have not attended school since a gunman killed 20 of their schoolmates and six adults on Dec. 14. They are slated to return to a different school next Thursday.

2012/12/27

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