This weekend, a Quincy Point salute to shipbuilders and sailors

In the same courtroom where two of the six defendants in what became known as the Big Dan’s rape trial once stood, 10 of the key participants in the case reflected on the 25-year-old trail that sent shockwaves through a community that can still be felt today.

Getting enough support for a municipal relief package that could produce more than $400 million in annual revenue for the state’s cities and towns may prove difficult, several lawmakers said Thursday.

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The Hingham Luxury Kitchens Tour on Saturday is a combination of the latest trends in kitchens along with art by South Shore Art Center artists which have been incorporated into the displays. Proceeds from the tour will go toward the center's exhibitions and classes.

Janet Roth has lived in this house most of its life and most of hers. The brass plaque was on the front door when she and her husband, Charles, bought the house more than 40 years ago. "Lilac Cottage," it says, "built in 1938." The plaque, like the lilac bushes surrounding the Peoria home, helped convince her to buy the house.  Roth proceeded to bring her own charm to the Cape Cod-style cottage. Inside, it is as visual as the grand view of the gardens and bluffs surrounding it.

After a temporarily lull in major motion picture work, the head of the state’s film office expects a busy year for the industry now that the Screen Actors Guild board has approved a contract with the major motion pictures.

The Radio Kings' new CD finds guitarist Mike DiNallo and vocalist-harmonica ace Brian Templeton expanding to a quintet and putting forth an album more Americana and less rockin’ blues.The have a gig next Friday at Johnny D’s in Somerville.